paranoid. i have anxiety.. and some oral problems..?

im not looking for judgment. looking for answers. so for almost a year now iv had an infected root canal and an infected unfinished root canal. i just got dental surgery so i will be taking care of that in these upcoming weeks.. i also had a throat infection about a few weeks ago..... now for the past few days ive been feeling sick. feverish, my two teeth hurt and that side of my face and glands feel weird. hurts when i swallow...... is this a medical emergency? i called my MEDICAL doct. and she prescribed me antibiotics????? i cant see the dentist till monday. there is tiny puffyness in gum, it is tender.. im more worried and freaking out about the fact that there is an infection spreading in my body and my throats gonn aclose in my sleep or something???????????????!! should i take the antibiotics my MEDICAL doc prescribed??? HELP. any iput would help
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Absolutely take the antibiotics. You have an infection. You should have tried to make it more urgent with your dentist/oral surgeon. Your infection is spreading and needs to be dealt with. There could be other things going wrong too. Please do not delay and start the antibiotics now!
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