MandySlade
05-08-09, 06:14
So I have a couple large and really old (17 years) amalgam (mercury composite) fillings. After reading all the recent news about them causing mercury poisoning, I went to the dentist (for the first time in a long while). She told me that they don't use mercury fillings at that office and that they remove them (esp as old and worn out as mine are) because of "potential health issues".
Commence to panic.
So we scheduled my cleaning for 2 weeks later, my fillings replaces for 2 and 4 (doing them in sections because of expense) weeks after that, a few new fillings put in, and a wisdom tooth pulled lastly (fun, I know).
Ok, great, I'll just have the amalgam fillings removed, end of story, right? WRONG. I've been reading up on it, and a lot of websites say that removal can cause even more mercury to leach into the bloodstream potentially causing severe health problems for MONTHS and possibly long term effects. They all talk about the mercury vapor. My dentist said they use high-force suction to remove them and take "all recommended precautions". But, now I'm just freaking terrified.
Have they poisoned me so much already that I'm brain damaged or doomed for cancer? When I have them removed will I feel sick for months on end or maybe get cancer from it down the road?
I even read horror stories from people who got them removed and said they got "worse".. but that they were already suffering from them. Unfortunately most of the symptoms listed are things like:
Anxiety, Depression, Irritability, Short term memory problems, Insomnia, Lack of concentration...
As you can see, these are all VERY similar to anxiety related symptoms. I have all of those, but..... which is causing it?
*sigh* I just don't know what to think anymore. I wish I never got them in the first place, but I was a kid, I didn't really have a say in the matter.
Commence to panic.
So we scheduled my cleaning for 2 weeks later, my fillings replaces for 2 and 4 (doing them in sections because of expense) weeks after that, a few new fillings put in, and a wisdom tooth pulled lastly (fun, I know).
Ok, great, I'll just have the amalgam fillings removed, end of story, right? WRONG. I've been reading up on it, and a lot of websites say that removal can cause even more mercury to leach into the bloodstream potentially causing severe health problems for MONTHS and possibly long term effects. They all talk about the mercury vapor. My dentist said they use high-force suction to remove them and take "all recommended precautions". But, now I'm just freaking terrified.
Have they poisoned me so much already that I'm brain damaged or doomed for cancer? When I have them removed will I feel sick for months on end or maybe get cancer from it down the road?
I even read horror stories from people who got them removed and said they got "worse".. but that they were already suffering from them. Unfortunately most of the symptoms listed are things like:
Anxiety, Depression, Irritability, Short term memory problems, Insomnia, Lack of concentration...
As you can see, these are all VERY similar to anxiety related symptoms. I have all of those, but..... which is causing it?
*sigh* I just don't know what to think anymore. I wish I never got them in the first place, but I was a kid, I didn't really have a say in the matter.