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hi all, I've had OLP for three years now with no relief from any of the symptoms and have been really miserable and fed up. I've been given one final chance using tacrolimus, I used it before at a lower dose with no success. I really hope this one works! If not I will be referred to a specialist in London. Fingers crossed!
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richard92537 Esuma
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Hope you have a bit of luck with that---is your taste badly affected---mine is very metallic so food is not a pleasure any more with all the consequences that involves
janet1947 Esuma
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i have capped 3 old teeth adjacent to the bad spots in my mouth with gold caps that was the answer for meit must have been the old mercury in teeth
gail41674 janet1947
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there is a theory that Mercury can aggrevate.
Esuma
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Sorry to hear youre struggling too. Luckily my tastebuds haven't been effected but i cant eat anything with any spice at all, too vinegary, too sharp / acidic, it even hurts to eat banana! its so frustrating, i find myself now eating too much sweet foods as theyre one of the few foods that are 'safe' ! my tongue is always sore but i find it gets unbearable if im ill, i had the flu a few months back and it was agony to keep my tongue in my mouth. just so painful.
i dont think for me its anything to do with my teeth - i dont have any fillings except white ones and have had them for a long time, nothing 'new' to trigger it etc.
anne13482 Esuma
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Hello Esuma,
If it's any consolation, you are not alone. I've had it about 18 months now.
Mouth so bad that for almost a year I'd been on a liquid diet! I can eat
mushy foods now. Have virtually no taste.
Do you feel ill with it? How does it effect your moods? I've gone from being
a placid, easy-osy person to anxious and depression at times. But I find if
I deliberately read; paint; watch a good film or just engross myself in some
mind-filling activity it does help. Well, it gives my brain & gob a rest for a
couple of hours anyway 😄
I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that your new medication will work.
Please keep us updated.
Kindest wishes
Anne
Sista882000 anne13482
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Have you tried Dexsomethasone . 5 mg, oral irrigation, swish for 5 min. then spit out. Worked great for me with erosive and ulcerations in my mouth.
anne13482 Sista882000
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No I don't think so.
I tried two... can't remember what they were called right now.
One gave me swollen throat. The other one gastristis & urthritis for several days. Put me off trying anything else.
I am due to see an ENT doc on 14th Nov. Perhaps I can suggest this and see what he says.
Thanks,
Anne.
gail41674 anne13482
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In the US dermatologists are the knowledgeable doctors with OLP.
Giving up nightshade plants will do wonders for you but takes 3 months to get toxins out of body. don't cheat.
janet1947 Sista882000
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i have tried dexsomethasone myself when gets really bad a few times a day however it causes my throat to get sore as well so i discontinue
stazstaz Esuma
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This does not have the dosage or frequency, but I share it anyway. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18093246
anne13482 stazstaz
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Thanks, Stazstaz.
Sista882000 Esuma
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you dont swallow the steroid liquid, 5cc,s, i did it 3x a day for 4 weeks. Dramatic treatment for me. Now i am on a rinse when symptoms come back, but so much less intense. just hold in mouth for 5 min. then spit out. 5 min. is long so i would do a wash, shower, clean something to pass time.
janet1947 Sista882000
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my instructions same as u. it helps tremendously however even though i dont swallow it some how must go down my throat a little
gail41674 Esuma
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Give up eating nightshade plants. it may take up to 3 months to get total results but it helped me tremendously.
i get an annual endoscopy to be sure it hasn't traveled to my esophagus (cancer).
i take 20mg of doxycycline 2x day. dermatologist is the doctor to see for this.
i have a steroid gel to use on gums if i have a flare up. i have it under control since giving up nightshade plants, try to stay calm, went gluten free also.
richard92537 Esuma
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Hi
What are nightshade plants-?
I am on betamethazone--wash mouth for 5 mins--do not swallow---think it works with any discomfort but as i said the real problem is lack of taste---and i agree it having big effect on my life--don't go out for meals any more--do get depressed--am not seeing my partner--who lives in another part of town--as much---thank God for golf--keeping sharp objects in the drawer-!!!
janet1947 richard92537
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ive had mine for at least 4 yrs now have some good days but more often there not so good i thought the gold fillings would help but after a few weeks i guess they weren't the culprit after all i get very disheartened and very depressed dont think i would feel as depressed if i felt there was something that could eventually cure it but there's nothing.