Anyone else experience dry mouth and excessive saliva?
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Does anyone else experience periods of dry mouth and/or excessive saliva? I suffer from health anxiety, but I also have GERD and Allergies. Lately I've had periods where my mouth was very dry which makes it difficult to swallow. I also have periods where it feel like saliva is accomulating in my throat / mouth and I constantly need to swallow.
Long story short I googled which I know I shouldn't do but some of the things that came up were kind of unsettling. Does anyone else experience this?
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maria00967 JoeAnxiety
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I have to swallow again and again .
cia42277 JoeAnxiety
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Yes on the dry mouth. For the last two days it's been constant...and a bad taste. Some mornings I wake up with my mouth so dry it's scary!!! Chewing on a toothpick helps, as it makes mouth produce saliva.
Other days, mouth will only be dry for an hour or two. Lemon drops help, also. And, dear Joe, make sure you are fully hydrated!!! You need to drink one half your body weight in ounces of liquid...most of it water. No soda or sweet drinks, except a glass or two of gatorade. Sugar aggravates anxiety.
Hope this helps, Honey. Hugs
JoeAnxiety cia42277
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lisalisa67 JoeAnxiety
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lynnann48124 JoeAnxiety
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tess33005 JoeAnxiety
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Are you on any meds whhich cause dry mouth?
Remedy - drink some water
And STOP googling everything!!
love Tess xx
rosedee JoeAnxiety
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Yes all the time.
I was told I have reflux and then sinisus etc
Which doesn't help with my anxiety.
The more I think about it the more it happens.
I constantly have to swallow and it feels like I have something that doesn't want to go down. I to have googled and I scared myself so much. We have to stop googling.
Hope your feeling better soon.
Andyflips rosedee
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brenda_67736 JoeAnxiety
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Oh my gosh I'm glad I'm not alone although I feel like I am! I'm glad I found this post. I've been suffering for years with this annoying problem! My mouth either gets too much saliva or lately mostly extremely dry where I can't stand it! Yes I have anxiety but it has never been this bad before as lately. Do you think an ENT Dr can do tests to see about my salivary glands? Can someone please talk to me about it and we can give each other support ASAP? Thanks
suz10479 JoeAnxiety
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Since last Spring I have experienced excessive saliva. I have to swallow frequently so it takes a long time to fall asleep. Sporadically, my mouth becomes very dry making it hard to swallow unless I take a sip of something. On top of all that there is a very thick phlegm that fills my throat. When I cough, small solid bits of mucus travel up into my mouth. Saw an ENT and he said it had to do with my parotid gland. His advice was to drink plenty of fluids and eat citrus fruits or anything that is bitter. My final symptom is occasionally a hot bitter liquid enters my mouth, I assume from the parotid. I haven't found anything on the last symptom. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
lisalisa67 JoeAnxiety
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abdurahman21336 JoeAnxiety
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