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Posted 6/11/2011 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
Just wondering if anyone has bad dry mouth from meds and what they do to remedy it. I have tried some of the mouth washes and toothpaste, but I rarly do that at 2 in the morning when it wakes me up...anyone use something that lasts the night?
Posted 6/11/2011 2:57 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have any idea for night, but I suck on hard candies during the day. Try mouthwash with no alcohol in it. Mouthwash always gives me a dry mouth.

Best wishes,

Hugs, Karen

PS maybe you need a humidifier at night.
Posted 6/11/2011 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Biotene makes a gel that helps me in the middle of the night. It comes in a tube, and when I wake up with my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth rolleyes, I will just squirt some in. I keep it on my bedside table so I can just grab it without having to get up. I don't know of anything that lasts all night, but that does help if I wake up miserable.

Hugs - Austen
Posted 6/11/2011 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
I have always gotten dehydrated easily so the dry mouth I get from my sleeping pills hasn't really changed things for me as I've always had to drink water at night. Then again, because they're sleeping pills, I tend to sleep right through it...
Posted 6/12/2011 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
My son has recently gotten cronic dry eyes and dry mouth...He uses a special rinse for his mouth and eye drops with a steroid....These offer little help.

His symptoms did not start until after he took Liquid Lexapro. Are you taking lexapro?
Posted 6/12/2011 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
The wonderful dry mouth of which you speak comes from many of the doctor drugs...neat side
effect...it rots your teeth. Needless to say, I found that out after mine started rotting after taking
the meds. Until then I only had about one cavity every 5 or 6 years. Now I've lost most of the
back ones and the front ones are starting to go. Please take caution with these meds and don't
wait until it's too late to reverse the damage.
Posted 6/14/2011 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
My dentist told me about a product: OraHealth Xylimelts. You use them at night. Two discs (one on each side of the mouth) wedged between your cheek and gums (they suction to the gums and stay put) keep your mouth moist for most if not all of the night. I used to wake up several times a night and need to spray biotine or some other spray to moisten my mouth. I have not had to do that in weeks. It took a little getting used to the feeling of the disc on my gums but it is so worth it. Xylimelts are difficult to find where I am (very small town) but I order them from Amazon and have had no problems. I think most pharmacies would have them or order them if you would like to try them. I paid $12.00 for a box of 60. They also make the mints which I carry in my purse for those moments I'm out and not able to get a drink. They last about two hours and have also been wonderful.

Meggie
Posted 6/14/2011 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't had any luck at all with Biotene products. My dentist gave me a Rx for highly fluoridated toothpaste.

For me it's mostly the pain meds that cause the dryness. Eyes, nose, mouts, skin, etc.

Being a strictly nose breather helps the most. Ayr nasal gel helps the nose at night. Preservative-free eyedrops are important. I think preservatives in other products make things worse too.
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