Extreme Dry Mouth during Ars

[bigdummy]

Has anyone else had horrible Dry Mouth during their ARS scare? I mean really dry, like you couldn't form enough salivat to spit for a few days

[cluelessintexas]

I got really dry mouth right after it happened.. I think it's severe stress and anxiety induced..
I get it sometimes when I am really stressed...

[te-ay]

yes. i've had dry mouth from time to time during this period. my friends tell me it's anxiety, but i feel it's due to ars

[coz80]

I also had very dry mouth for many days and i had to drink alot

[cryin]

i have dry mouth too for about a week or more.  i  also have have this feeling of wanting to thrown up.

[bigdummy]

Every time I try to tell myself no risk I think about how dry my mouth was. At times my tongue feels dryed out if that makes any sense.

I drank 3 liters of Fiji Water the day before and I still had the dryest mouth of my life. This scares the hell out of me. I switched mouth wash and have been trying to tell myself thats what it was, but man I just keep thinking of how dry my mouth was.

[MiamiLat]

Dry mouth here too...

[nerviouskid]

yeah I did.  Mine was really severe during my ARS scare.  Dry mouth can be associated with many other things as well though.  I drank liters of water just like you did and it wouldn't go away for some days.

Anxiety problem is devestating.

[bigdummy]

Man, and you tested neg after a real exposure, that is a little comforting. Thank you for your reply.

[bigdummy]

anyone else had drymouth?

[bluebell81]

I wake up in the middle of the night (which i never did before the HIV scare) and my mouth is dry and burning like I have not drank water in days.

[bigdummy]

what do you do all day? Its like you post, and then out of the blue you come back and ask more questions in a panic state.

[Marins]

I get dry mouth quite a lot (and no, nothing to do with my current concern). I typically get it when I get really stressed out. It's normal and sounds like what you are going though. I actually feel it now, along a cold/canker sour. Considering I am only a few days from my "risky encounter" I know enough that all it is, is stress (along with other stress symptoms I am feeling and had felt before).

[Wear/a/Jimmy]

Dude go get tested....   man you remind so much of a friend I had back in the states... FFF  Fat F'n Funny guy he was.  That is how he got the ladies, because he was in no way a Travolta...  

The dude had no shame, and no pride either. Fact is he suffered from depression, came from a very very poor family. Dang he was funny though.  I remeber he once called a doctors office and asked the lady on the phone if he could pee after taking his medication.... because the bottle warned against operating "Heavy equipment" after taking the meds.

So any how, go get tested....  and poof your mouth will get better.  

I still have some anxiety issues. Today is my last day of my 14 days shot of Rocephin (2 grams) and then I am placed on a 2xDay 500 mg of ciproflaxin for 14 days.  My anxiety is, if this does not work then what?  

Things are feeling better. No more pain in the prostate area, no more noticeable pain in the testicles....   Just a slight continious burn in the urethera area. It is especially noticeable when I make wood. I tested negative for everything, practically twice over even.  But they never did test my man-goo  so we don't know if there is an infection in that area of the system.  I had my prostate massaged......   Nope, I still can't relate to those that find satisfaction in that.

I did offer to produce my own "sample" without the doctors manipulating finger.... "he asked me just how I was going to produce my own sample, I replied, I had been doing it for decades...

Any how, go get tested....  I think you know by now you are negative, so go get it down, and lets laugh together...

take care BD

[bluebell81]

Here is my day:

Wake up around 10-11am. Late because I cant sleep and have HIV nightmares that leave me awakening at all hours of the night. This is how I know my mouth is dry and parched as I wake up constantly.

Check the forums and post.

Watch soaps and try to eat something and maybe do some housecleaning

Get cabin fever, then maybe go the grocery store.

Come home and try to find jobs online and submit my resume

Watch the news

Try to eat dinner

Go back to the forums

You must know that my anxiety peaks at night. That is when I feel alone and everything is dark and I know most people are asleep in their beds with no worry. I am afraid to sleep, that is when the bad dreams come.

[bluebell81]

where did you goooooooooo?

[Marins]

Until you can get a conclusive test, you can exhibit all the symptoms in the world and it doesn't mean anything. All it is right now is nothing more than stress and anxiety. Trust me, I know the feeling. I tend to get stressed out pretty easy and had a real bad case of it several years ago. To the point you are describing. I couldn't sleep, always felt like ****, didn't want to eat, aside from work, I had no inclination to go out, be with friends, always felt hot (feverish) - but no temperature, tight chest, tight / sore throat, etc. At the time, I also knew it was stress. What I did, and I don't mean to offend you, but I went to the doctor and got Zoloft (yes, it's a drug for depression, overall that's how I felt, and it did help) and some Ambien (it work's wonders for sleep).

What really took care of my problem at the time was making some very important life changes - which I did.

I don't see how anyone here is going to say something that is magically going to make you feel better and that's what you are looking for. But if it is really eating you up inside that much, see a doctor and see what he/she can do.

I am only a few days after my exposure, so have a much longer wait than you, and yes, I feel stressed as well, but I know there is nothing I can until I can get tested and I know that no matter what I might feel, symptoms I might experience, etc before my 12 week test, it means absolutely nothing until the test results come back.

Am I looking forward to the long wait? No. Do I wish I could get tested right now with 100% conclusive results? Absolutely. But I can't.

The best advice I can give is if you can find something to help take your mind off of things, have a friend or family member to talk to, etc. - then do that. If all else fails, see a doctor.

[Marins]

BTW - My last comment was for BlueBell81 (I just realized this was bigdummy's thread)

[Bryanle1988]

dry mouthg can cuase by aniety, or during the night u breath with ur mouth.
drink alot of liquid.

[bigdummy]

I fell asleep.

Thanks Jimmy for the kind words and all.

[bluebell81]

When it was only a few days past my exposure I didnt fear HIV tests and I wanted to know right away.

Now that I am at 6 weeks, the point where i can find out for sure if I have it, I am too scared to go. I am also scared if I get a false positive. If they told me it was positive I just know I would have an actual heart attack.

[bigdummy]

My exact feelings too. WHen it first happened I wanted to know what was wrong with me, now I don't want to know as bad.

[bluebell81]

I am so scared right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just turned on my tv and it was a commercial for an eye drop to help with EYE HERPES!

Apparently herpes virus can travel to the eye!!!!!!!!!!! It can blind you!

I just know I have herpes from that jerk. Even tho the blood test said I dont have herpes I or 2.

Like Dr HHH said, 3 months is when you should test :( I tested at 1.5 months.

[bluebell81]

What if I am left with HIV, Herpes and then the herpes goes to my eyes and I am blind with HIV?

I feel so upset right now like I could throw up.

[bigdummy]

If I knew herpes was as easy to get as it appears to be, after all it only takes skin to skin contact. I would have gotten every person I ever slept with tested before we did anything. Herpes 2 is no joke, but I'd rather have that than the big one being HIV.