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Originally Posted by Dragonfly1

around 25ish years ago, i had major dental work done, lots of fillings some deep with amalgam fillings to most, and id had a lot of anaesthetic. When i had it done, i was quite slim and super fit, i went to the gym regularly, did weights aerobics, swam a lot, road my bike everywhere......after the fillings were done, i started to feel unwell, i became sensitive to smells, perfumes nearly killed me......i began to get really tired all the time, and i could no longer sustain my activity levels which were quite normal for me....i began to gain weight even though i wasn't eating more. I went to the doctor, and she said i was having a thyroid issue....so she put me on thyroid medication, which made me feel worse.....i went to specialist, who said that for some reason my pituatry was malfunctioning but didnt know why, and did tests.....nothing concrete could be found......i was taken off the thyroid medication, but by this time id gained 60kgs!!...just OMG!...i got really depressed and didn't know what to do......ever since i had the amalgam fillings, ive suffered ill health in one form or another......i still carry the extra weight, although since menopause ive been able to lose some of it........ive just had recent dental work which removed most of the amalgam fillings, but i have two left.
The second last filling that i had in november brought on a massive migraine that had to be treated by the doctor.....the nerves in my jaw are still sensitive to the dental work today.......so to me, going to the dentist can be quite detrimental to one's health.....unless of course it is just a coincidence that all those things happened after dentistry.....

Dragonfly, I'm so sorry dental work did so much damage on your body. I have 1 or 2 metal fillings left to remove. My dentist is a firm believer that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. I was originally going to have them all removed. Now, only if it's necessary.