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What causes mouth dryness?

I am a 36 year old female. I wake up with a dry mouth every morning. I want to know what causes mouth dryness?

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So many things can cause xerostomia/dry mouth: Dehydration, diabetes, smoking, mouth breathing, medications...
Mouth breathing, also some medication.
Could be various medications
Hi,

Dry mouth can be caused by a number of things... most likely it can be a side effect of your current medication particularly if you are on high blood pressure, anti-anxiety, antidepressant medicine, et al. There are over 500 drugs that can cause dry mouth, plus also drinking too much coffee or alcohol products can also contribute to dry mouth/burning sensation. We usually recommend drinking lots of water, sucking on sugar-free lozenges, and using dry mouth products like Biotene over-the-counter.
I hope you feel better soon.
There are many medical conditions which can lead to dry mouth. Most commonly, it is a side effect from medication.
Hello,

Sorry to hear about your dry mouth. There are a number of things that can cause dry mouth and sometimes hard to pin down. Medications and mouth breathing are the two most common. There are hundreds of medications that can cause dry mouth. If this is the case, you would speak with the doctor that prescribes the medication causing the dry mouth and he/she would evaluated whether they can change the dose or switch to a different medication. Just because a medication causes dry mouth in one person does not meant it will cause dry mouth in another person. Even over the counter medications can cause dry mouth. Are there any medications that you take before going to bed at night? Any allergy or sinus medications? These medications are used to dry out your sinuses so you can breathe at night. Breathing through your mouth is another common cause for dry mouth. While we sleep at night, our noses can get stuffy and the brain will open our mouth slightly so we can breathe without us waking up. This will dry out your mouth after a few minutes, and when you wake up, your mouth will be very dry. It helps to discuss with a professional your routine because dry mouth can be usually tracked down to something we do not even realize. For example, you say you wake up with dry mouth, how is the dry mouth throughout the day? Does it go away shortly after you wake up? We know it is occurring at night, but is there something that you do during the day to keep it going?
Hope this helps.

My best to you!

William F. Scott IV, DMD