Dry mouth Hypothyroid

[rohit_786]

Does any one has any issues with Dry mouth and kind of white tongue ?. Is this common in Hypothyroidism /Hashi or it could be a side effects of levoxyl ?.

[Me967]

P. S. Usually when this happens my throat also swells.  I think due to the lymph nodes.  My Dr. checked for Strep on many occasions and said not to worry about it.

[Me967]

Hi.  Well I just started Levothyroxine a month ago.  
My mouth for years gets very dry where it actually hurts to swallow at night.  I keep water next to me at night.  
I also have had issues for years off and on with ( I believe is thrush) my tongue being white and a white film on the in the back of my mouth and uvula (when brushed it bleeds).  My throat also gets red and inflamed and very sore.  

I don't believe it is connected with the Levo.; but, it may be connected with the thyroid.  I don't know.  For a while I thought it could've been heart connected.  

Now I think it's just when you run your body down.  ???? Just guessing.

[Liz94]

Well I'm anxiously awaiting the results of that Sjogrens test.  Hopefully it'll be in tomorrow. I've had all of those things mentioned, the GERD, the Hashimotos, the whole 9 yards and I'm sick and tired of it.  I'm not taking it anymore, I want my life back whether my body wants to cooperate or not.

[Piper15]

I feel your. Pain, Gerd started mine but it has gotten a lot better, but mouth is  still horrible. It  burns and is dry as a desert. Low thyroid, put on synthroid. It didn't help my mouth and and eye's.  Checked for Sjogrens and it was negative. I'm going to the dentist next for answers. Good look in trying to find an answer. I noticed this posted a long time ago. I hope you got an answer.

[AJWS6]

Piper, dry mouth can be caused by many factors, including medications, illnesses, sugar, etc....  I do not know the cause of your dry mouth condition/discomfort, I have dry mouth, but not due to thyroid disease.  What helps me tremendously is sucking on crushed ice.  There is a product called Biotene dry mouth moisturizer, which works wonders, can be picked up at pharmacies.  Lemon water always helps.  

As for dry eyes, I've tried numerous eye drops on the market, what works best for me is Systane ultra eye drops, another product that works really well is Thermalon dry eyes heat compress.  Wish you well on your journey.    

[estrelinha]

For the ones that have autoimmune thyroiditis, Sjogren's syndrome is always  a possibility, but I agree with other causes like hypo symptoms, etc.

"A common disease that is occasionally associated with Sjogren's syndrome is autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis), which can lead to abnormal thyroid hormone levels detected by thyroid blood tests. Heartburn and difficulty swallowing can result from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), another common condition associated with Sjogren's syndrome." Inflammation of the salivary glands can lead to mouth dryness, swallowing difficulties, dental decay, gum disease, mouth sores and swelling, stones and/or infection of parotid gland inside of the cheeks.

http://www.medicinenet.com/sjogrens_syndrome/page2.htm

[Liz94]

I have recently been to my regular doctor for this problem because I'm sick and tired of it. But, my teeth also hurt very badly on one side of my mouth in addition to the burning tongue/canker sores.  My doc did a blood test for Sjourns snydrome (no idea on the spelling), a CT of my sinus cavity, an MRI of my left jaw and put me on Prilosec. She feels like burning tongue results from acid coming back into the mouth. This is probable for me as several years ago I suffered from a severe case of GERD and was on Nexium for 1 1/2 years.  However, I do not have those symptoms at this time. I've noticed that while I've started the antacid my teeth do not hurt anymore but my tongue still burns just as bad as always.  I'm starting to think it has something to do with my thyroid level. My tsh is very low right now and I know it's getting lower but my endo won't check it for 3 more weeks.  I believe I'm getting hyper and that's what causing all this nonsense.

[Smilerdeb]

I have had the dry mouth, the swollen tongue, lacerated tongue and also the mouth ulcers (cankers) very badly.
This only occurs when my FT3 level is high and I am hyper or heading hyper.
I have tried just about everything as it was so sore and just made me cry with the pain until last week.
I found a solution.
It is the acid from foods and the thyroid that causes this and the solution is ....
put 1/2 soluable disprin in the mouth and rub it up and down the tongue...and around the mouth with the tongue to form a sort of 'paste' in the mouth.
This eases the symptoms and believe me it worked for me.
If no disprin (soluable aspirin) then bicarbinate of soda (make a paste).
I have had these problems on and off for the last 14 months.
Try it...it cant hurt you