Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Hello! I need two questions answered desperately. I'm having a really tough time right now with pain flares and I'm pretty convinced I have CFIDS. I meet with my doctor this next week. One questions is: how does everyone deal with severe dry mouth? I need to increase my dose of MS Contin but when I go to 30mg, I instantly get really bad dry mouth, so bad that sometimes if I don't have anything in my mouth or I'm not constantly drinking something (which is not what I want to be doing when I'm running errands or shopping, etc) - my mouth and throat suddenly get so dry that I can't swallow which is scary and breathing is painful. It's like I'm not making any saliva. Have people found that this eventually becomes less severe once you get used to the medication? If that is the case, then I'll stick it out longer but its become a major issue for me. Other question: I want to have some more testing done for Chronic Fatigue. What viral/etc tests has everyone had done to rule out or diagnose Chronic Fatigue? I know I shoudl be tested to see if I have viruses hanging out in my body, like the one that causes Mono and others like that. Any help here would be wonderful. Thanks!! Whitney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 The key is finding the right doctor. There are lot of people on this list who have some good medical help. Perhaps if you state where you live, we can point you to one of them. Once you get a diagnosis and can try different things to help alleviate your symptoms, I think we can be of more help. There are also other lists where you can post, too. CFS-L@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I have the right doctor for sure. I see him almost every month now. I've been on this list for over 3 years now I think. I have severe Fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, Myofascial pain syndrome and probably CFS. I'm in California, in the Bay Area. I've tried many things and i'm on a few drugs - will probably end up with a lot more after my doctor viist tommorr.w. If anyone has any good ideas, let me know! whitney > > The key is finding the right doctor. There are lot of people on this > list > who have some good medical help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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