EXTREME dry mouth and eyes

[cudagirl]

I have had a serious bout of dry mouth and eyes for about 4 months now...so bad it is causing tooth decay. I was tested for Sjogrens but the test they ran( Sjogrens AB) came back negative.  My mouth gets so dry I can't even talk.  I am also having eye problems like light sensitivity, this weird white gooey deposit on my eye and I have had to use eye drops constantly.  Right below my jaw on both sides, I have swollen glands but they do not hurt....any suggestions?  I don't like my Rheumy doctor since we switched insurance...I don't want to ask them or even go back there.  This is becoming a problem though

[PlateletGal]

What some physicians now believe is that autoimmune conditions are the result of intracellular bacteria. These mycoplasmas have the ability to multiply and cause additional symptoms. In my case, I have CFS and I also have symptoms of Sjogren's Syndrome.

[cudagirl]

Thank you for your reply...I am a Lupus patient and the meds I am on I have been on for a long time.  I don't think it is medication related. I just know that my tongue is swollen because it keeps sticking to the top of my mouth, and I can't really eat anything hard. It is really strange. Thanks again
Pam

[Coolio Hernendez]

Are you on any meds that could cause this ?

[PlateletGal]

Do you have another health condition ? And have your physicians found out why you have swollen glands ?