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 ?.

[stella5349]

I believe I talked with Liz on this issue with the dry mouth and burning tongue syndrome also. I suffered a year with agonizing burning tongue and white tongue. I have found since on Armour thyroid my symptoms are minimal but ocassional dryness is still there. I suffered also from severe acid reflux.  I believe when Hypo thyroid after digging for a year this is a condition related to hypothyroid and setting off our PH balances in our systems. I have found some natural remedies let helped to balance me out on the PH and took away the burning tongue. I am no longer on acid meds either.

I noticed , for me, on the white tongue, it really is not a coating on it. It is the tiny hairs on the tongue that are causing the tongue to look white. Brushing the tongue didn't help for me at all. In fact it made it worse.  Experiment on this: suck the saliva totally out of the mouth  then quickly look at your tongue in the mirror. Do you notice the taste buds raised a bit? they look like little tiny hairs. This is what is causing the dry mouth and white tongue. I believe between PH being out of whack with hypo- and - the thyroid meds given this is related. Found alot of non scientific proof - but nothing any medical doctor will put together.

[jd2]

i get a white tongue when my dose is too low.
before i was diagnosed (when i was hypo) i had a green tongue (and sometimes white)!! (scary!) and the doc said it was acid reflux and that i had to eat more often (which helped). he gave me some tablets for acid reflux and my tongue went normal.

[rohit_786]

So it looks like dry mouth is thyroid symptoms also. Is any have dealing with canker soar as well in mouth i had one last week ?.

[TDCRose]

My mouth was dry, swollen tounge and always thirsty until I started Synthroid.  I just assumed they were symptoms of being Hypo.

[cmclien]

I forgot to mention that I switched toothpastes about 2 days after I started Levo....so either the levo is actually helping it or it is in fact the toothpaste.  But out on the net if you google it, there are lots of people with similar issues who don't have thyroid issues and they all say its the toothpastes (even biotene bothers some people which is supposed to be gentle).  I read a good test is also to just brush with water for a couple days, a dental hygenist told me its not the toothpaste that cleans your teeth (that is only for the fluoride), its the brushing.  And see if it improves.
Cindi

[cmclien]

Hi,
Just a thought, have any of you tried other toothpaste brands?  I too had the white tongue, the swollen tongue feeling, sometimes my mouth hurt, once in a while it would peel.  My mouth felt so dry all the time I was even tested for srjogens it bothered me so much but it was neg.  I was using a sensitive toothpaste and switched to plain old aquafresh (not whitening, or tartar control or anything) and after a few days my mouth was much better.  I know years ago I had major issues with Colgate toothpaste also where it made my mouth peel.  I'm back to using the sensitive toothpaste only once a day because I really need it, and I rinse really well afterwards, I only use listerine once a day too.  
Of course coincidentally I have hashimoto's but my mouth was bothering me way before I was ever put on levo so I don't think its related....
Give it a try and see if it helps.
Cindi