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What Causes Dryness In The Mouth And Throat?

In the morning I sometimes wake up with a red stripe in the middle of my tongue. My mouth is dry and also my throat. I am constantly drinking water to quench my dry mouth. I do take sugar free cough drops that do help to alleviate the dryness. Here is a list of my prescriptions: Naproxen 500MG 2 x a day Duloxetine 60 MG 1 x a day (AM) Duloxetine 30 MG 1 x a day (AM) BusPIRone 15 MG 2 at 1 x a day (AM) HYDROXYCHLOR 200 MG 2 x a day Simvastatin 20 MG 1 x a day (PM) Vit C 1 x a day Vit D 5000 1 every other day
Fri, 1 Dec 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

You are suffering from Dry Mouth or Xerostomia and in your case the medication that you are taking seems to be the cause..
So my suggestion is to once consult your Physician and get evaluated..
If possible the doses of medication can be reduced or medicines can be changed..
For now you can use oral lubricants like Oralgel.
Chew sugar free chewing gum.
Suck lemon drops..
At night you can place Xylitol patches over the cheek mucosa as it helps in maintaining a layer inside mouth and eliminate dryness.
Drink plenty of water..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Causes Dryness In The Mouth And Throat?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. You are suffering from Dry Mouth or Xerostomia and in your case the medication that you are taking seems to be the cause.. So my suggestion is to once consult your Physician and get evaluated.. If possible the doses of medication can be reduced or medicines can be changed.. For now you can use oral lubricants like Oralgel. Chew sugar free chewing gum. Suck lemon drops.. At night you can place Xylitol patches over the cheek mucosa as it helps in maintaining a layer inside mouth and eliminate dryness. Drink plenty of water.. Hope this helps.. Regards..