Why do I feel sick when the dentist x-rays my teeth?

Ok, I'm getting a dentist appointment finally tomorrow. I haven't been there for, like a year or two and I am terrified. I need an appointment because one of my wisdom teeth is impacted and there's also a cyst there =/ I am scared of the x-rays they do, when they put the thing in my mouth I start to feel like I want to throw up. I hate that feeling! Also the last time I had a tooth taken out, even with the numbing it hurt like hell =( How can I calm down during these procedures?

You have a sensitive gag reflex. There are techniques they can do to help relieve that. Explain to the assistant before she begins taking your x-rays. You can also try to breathe deeply. Tell the dentist also that you're difficult to numb so he or she knows to give a couple extra injections.

just breathe, i feel the exact same way during xrays! i just breathe and sometimes hold my breath so i don't have that "oh crap i am about the throw up" feeling.

i had 2 impacted wisdom teeth removed about 3 years ago. hopefully your tooth didn't do any damage to your surrounding teeth because that could be even more painful.
when my wisdom teeth were taken out i was pretty out of it, they put me to sleep since impacted teeth are more compicated. when you go in ask if you can get your precription for painkillers/antibiotics so you can get them before the surgery, trust me, it helps a lot!
you might be swollen and bruised just put some ice packs on your face to help with that. i looked like a chipmunk for 2 weeks! haha

I have the gag reflex too.. When I was a child, my dentist at the time said to breathe thru your nose... i have done that ever since and it works,... good luck with the surgery. I had all 4 taken out last monday... everyone is different but for me I was pretty good the first couple of days... then on day three is when the pain settled in. now its almost a week after and I have some jaw pain and my teeth are really sensitive and its more annoying than the pain. Be sure to get some pain killers.. you are going to need them.. over the counter stuff doesnt work on me at all. I go for my check up tomorrow.. im for sure going to ask for more pain killlers... I would say..complete healing will take 2 full weeks.. it will for me anyway