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Chlorhexidine, imipramine, and aripiprazole

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Nyssa81
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I was at the dentist yesterday and had a tooth removed. The dentist gave me a local anaesthetic and stemmed the bleeding with a haemostatic sponge which she said would dissolve, and I had to bite on some gauze for 20 minutes afterwards. Later on I had my dinner and then took some chlorhexidine mouthwash. Then I was standing making a cake when I suddenly felt very dizzy and started to see stars, and was very thirsty. To be fair I hadn't drunk much since leaving the dentist. I just wondered if this was purely a blood loss issue, or some sort of interaction between the anaesthetic and my medication (aripiprazole (Abilify) and imipramine (Tofranil)) or the chlorhexidine mouthwash. I also worry I might be pregnant; did a pregnancy test after missing my period which was negative, so it appears not, but for the blood loss experienced I feel like being dizzy and thirsty and almost fainting is a bit much. I also cut my finger when making the cake however, but it didn't bleed that long.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

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