EDIT; I can’t reply to everyone individually but thanks for all the suggestions! Opiates are out of the question, doctors here will only prescribe those in terms of absolutely extreme suffering or end of life care. I also don’t particularly feel interested in developing a hard drug habit. Diclofenac and such are available but also only on separate prescriptions, I’d have to visit another doctor for that. I’m well stocked on paracetamol & ibuprofen, and apart from that, lots of ice cream, pudding & soup :)

Also, since a fair few people seem to doubt the veracity of my story, here’s the 22 extracted teeth (the other 10 were already gone in previous extractions).

  • Hikermick@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I had an infected tooth and the pain was awful. The dentist told me to take four ibuprofen. When I mentioned the instructions said no more than two at a time he said it was okay for a short period of time.

    • lattrommi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Terrible advice unless it’s with edibles. Smoking weed (or anything else) will lead to dry socket most likely and should be avoided at all costs.

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    4 months ago

    I recently had to deal with a very painful tooth surgery. Unsafe amounts of combined paracetamol, ibuprofen and more did not help. It hurt enough that I considered grabbing pliers and pulling my teeth out.

    Eventually I was given opioid medication. I did not remember much of my time on it, but that’s better than the pain

  • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I had 6 teeth removed at once. I can remember the pain. I found crushed or blended ice was helpful and doesn’t have risk of getting stuck.

    It will be okay. Setting your expectations will help mentally. It’s still really rough. Did they prescribe you anything in terms of pain management?

    OTC: Tylenol didn’t touch the pain. Ibuprofen helped some but was still pretty mild.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      4 months ago

      fyi tylenol is a brand name drug of paracetamol (or in the US i believe acetaminophen)

      i believe it and ibuprofen relieve different causes of pain, and in australia we’re advised that both paracetamol/acetaminophen and ibuprofen work well in conjunction

      … also ibuprofen and caffeine are acrually a great combo for pain relief! so much so they they sell the combination as a product

  • Xyphius@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I had 8 teeth pulled at once, many years ago. I couldn’t take Tylenol 3s as they made me sick. I did my best with ibuprofen and acetaminophen (one Motrin, one Tylenol extra strength). My father kept me distracted as much as possible. His advice was to keep your mind distracted as it can help with the pain.

    • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Yeah this is a good option - too much ibuprofen is harmful, as is too much acetaminophen. But you can take both together and get double the pain relief.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        NO DO NOT TAKE THEM TOGETHER.

        You need to alternate them. Taking them together creates negatively synergistic effects which ruins your health.

        FOR ANYONE READING DO NOT MIX IBUPROFEN AND ACETAMINOPHEN

        • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          4 months ago

          that’s SO wrong… in australia our doctors and surgeons FREQEUENTLY tell us to take both ibuprofen and paracetamol (which is what most of the world calls acetaminophen) together

          perhaps you’re thinking of taking <brand name> and <other brand name or generic form of>

          ie do not take tylenol and paracetamol/acetaminophen, since they’re the same and you’re double dosing

          to add:

          too much paracetamol/acetaminophen causes liver damage

          too much ibuprofen effects your stomach, intestines, and kidneys

          their overdose effects are different

  • erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Neat whisky. You don’t need to drink it if you don’t want, just gently swirl it around your mouth for a while and spit it out.

  • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Did you and your doctor not have this conversation!?

    Or are you more inclined to listen to the internet over the person who’s job it is to pull all your teeth out of your head?

    Answer: Oxy.

  • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    I don’t know where you are, but if you’re in Europe I’d get my hands on some Novalgin (illegal in the US because it isn’t addictive) other than that there’s some kind of pads for jaw operations that you put in the freezer.

    I personally find pain more bearable than the cold, so no ice and a lot of sleep for me

  • ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’ve never gone through this exactly but have had stints of prolonged pain. I really hate painkillers. I try to meditate. I try to remove my self from the pain and see it externally. Not make it disappear, just see it as separate from myself. And I try to focus on the temporary nature of it. It will pass. In time, I won’t even remember how intense it was. The memory will be there, but not the detail.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Basically, one can avoid being traumatized by a thing by choosing to willingly embrace it.

      Trauma comes when the mind is recoiling.

      The pain will still hurt when being embraced, but it won’t “scar” a person the way pain experienced on retreat will.

    • the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Im assuming if op had to get all his teeth removed he also can’t afford the meds or the anti-drysocket paste that dentists should use to help with this pain. I could be wrong

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      No!

      DO NOT MIX ibuprofen and acetaminophen!

      You need to alternate these in schedule:

      • Take 600-800 mg ibuprofen
      • Wait six hours
      • Take 1000-1500 mg acetaminophen
      • Wait six hours
      • repeat

      Note that the upper end doses I mentioned are SHORT TERM dosages. Don’t do that more than a couple of days.

      • Foreigner@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Where have you been told this? Are you perhaps confusing acetaminophen for something else? Doctors will tell you that you can take ibuprofen and acetaminophen (paracetamol) together . It’s advised you wait an hour after you take one type before you take the other to see if the first medication works well enough. There are even medications sold as a combination of both. What you shouldn’t take ibuprofen along with other Non-steroidal anti-i inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin.

        • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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          4 months ago

          You may be right. The combination of ibuprofen and aspirin might be the thing I was advised against by my doctor. It was back in 2019 that I had this event so my memory could be hazy.

          On the other hand, when’s the last time you saw a box of Combogesic on the shelf?

      • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        4 months ago

        chiming in again, because this is FLAT OUT WRONG

        combining these is the instructions we are given in australia by doctors and surgeons. it’s not only okay, it’s RECOMMENDED to avoid needing stronger pain killers