Reply #3: I've had problems with booze throughout my life

[Khephra]

but pills? Never. I figure if I'm going to be in pain I might as well enjoy myself.

Personally, I think the dentist I went to is/was a stoner. He used the "lingo" quite a bit during the visit. And he didn't skimp on the NO2. Man, I think he must have given me the highest dosage of pure NO2 that I've ever had at a dentist. And he was quite generous on the pre-and post-pulling medication.

I have panic attacks, so the good dentists that I've gone to usually give me something so I can sleep the night before and so that I'm calm going in. One time when I went to a dentist who didn't do that, I ended up having a panic attack that was so severe that I almost had a heart attack and they had to call an ambulance for me. So it's not just a "being afraid of the dentist" thing. It's a serious phobia with me.