Hypersalivation/drooling? Unless I eat almost constantly!

[BFB145]

I am almost constantly hypersalivating/drooling now unless I eat large amounts of meat very regularly or suck on a vitamin or mineral tablet of some kind, various types help more than others like magnesium and B vitamins but even these are no longer very effective at keeping the drooling at bay.

Sucking on various other things from imodium to NSAIDS like aspirin have also helped to hold off the drooling for a while at times but again along with virtually everything else I have tried after a while they start to become less and less effective. At present other than eating meat almost constantly there seems to be very little I can do to keep it at bay. Symptoms of this first arose a couple of years back and have progressively got worse. This condition was present before and remains present even when I don't take either vitamin or mineral supplements or any medication of any type, I have experimented to confirm this for certain.

I should also add that when I get a really bad attack of the hypersalivation/drooling it feels very distressing, a bit like physical shock. I simply cannot function and can't even speak until I eat or suck on something to relieve it. I should also add that very often I don't even feel hungry and don't actually want to eat.

I have sore sides on both the left and the right around my kidney area and according to a recent ultra sound I have what looks like a kidney stone in my right kidney which has yet to be confirmed for certain by a CT scan.

I have pre-diabetic blood sugar levels, I have been monitoring them at home for a number of months including when I have been on the verge of experiencing the hypersalivation/drooling but they have never dropped low enough to explain it, they are always between 6 and 11 mmol/L over at least about 50 tests.

My GP said she has never seen anything like this in 25 years and doesn't really know where to refer me to and neither did the last one before her, they have basically just looked at me blank. Anyway having to refer me somewhere she has booked me an appointment with an endocrinologist in the hope they might be the right area. Am I going to the right kind of specialist? Has anyone ever heard or seen anything like this before? I am in utter despair and desperation.

Many many thanks,

[silverfox67]

     Do you have amalgam (silver) fillings?  They contain mercury and recent studies show that we can be poisoned by them.
      Many people have been "cured" by having these replaced with the new filling materials.
      
Wishing you the best

[SedonaMom]

If you have a Mayo Clinic in your area or even if you have to drive or fly there, I would go there, they are are the best, check to see if your insurance is accepted there first. They have all the Doctors on one campus, otherwise, you could be going to Doctor after Doctor and that could take months and months. You definitely need a specialist, a regular GP is not your answer.
IT may take a team of doctors to solve this for you and again the Mayo has all those things.


Best of luck to you.    From SedonaMom

[silverfox67]

     I can only say that I am so sorry you have this condition.   I have a little book titled:  The Best of Health and on page 165 it says this about Too Much Saliva.

"It's possible that you just have trouble swallowing.  That problem, which people often don't notice, can cause saliva to collect in your mouth, making you think your saliva glands are working overtime.  an ear, nose, and throat specialist can test you swallowing reflex, which can be damaged by several neurologic or muscular disorders.  if the reflex is normal, you should probably see a dentist who specializes in salivary-gland disorders - usually at a university medical center or large hospital - who can measure your saliva secretion.  If excessive salivation is the problem, doctors should check for an underlying cause, such as a drug side effect, gastroesophageal reflux, or a rare effect of diabetes".

       Sorry I couldn't answer in my own words.  I hope this information is helpful.

Wishing you the best