Burning Mouth Syndrome Questions

Burning Mouth Syndrome - I've had BMS for seven years. Has anyone had this go away on its own?

... without treatment? I had a benign cyst removed from my throat 7 years ago and this triggered my burning tongue syndrome. What hell! I've been to countless dentists, ENTS, oral surgeons, GPs and NONE of them know what to do. I've had my teeth ground-down, capped and night guarded, all... read more

Should gabapentin be taken with food?

Anyone had dental procedure prior to onset of Burning Mouth Syndrome?

I had Burning Mouth Syndrome after a dental procedure. I had many painful fissures and a one inch circular dark red sore on my tongue. There was a water blister the size of a dime in the middle of this circle. There is a great lack of understanding concerning this illness. I was seen at one of the... read more

Gabapentin - gapentin and gum problems?

Hi. I have been taking gabapentin most of this year and have had increasing problems with my gums and teeth. Mostly gum recession, tooth loosening, bone support for teeth degrading. I have looked uop anti seizure meds, of which gaba is one, and discovered that all the above probs can be side... read more

Burning Mouth Syndrome - My teeth & gums are the main area of my pain?

... Does anyone else have pain that starts in their TEETH then spreads upwards (downwards) into the gums? My pain is more look severe sensitivity/burning. My dentist just thought I had sensetive teeth because when my pain 1st started, I only got it when I was outside in the winter. Now 8years later... read more

Burning Mouth Syndrome - could gabapentin make this worse?

I just got home from the ER and was treated with dilaudid andzofran. They also gave me a GI cocktail containing lidocaine and milk of magnesia. My throat, esophagus, mouth, lips and nostrils burned like habaneros had been rubbed all over them. My pain is triggered by eating just about anything and... read more

Burning Mouth Syndrome - Is there a toothpaste that will not burn my mouth?

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Foods to avoid when I'm diagnosed with BMS?

I was just diagnosed with Burning Mouth Syndrome. I was told there is two different stages, as to I was diagnosed with the extreme one. I have never felt anything like what I do with BMS, personally I'd rather give birth all over instead of what I feel with this. I'm ok when I get up in... read more

Is there any doctor out there that can treat burning mouth syndrome?

I don't care if I have to go to another country for treatment, I'm at wit's end with this burning mouth.

Burning Mouth Syndrome - I had an Oral Surgeon tell me BMS was caused by your body coming off of...

... hormone therapy. Since I have read and been told this terrible infliction of pain to your mouth(tongue) 95% in post-menopausal women it makes some sense. Has anyone else been told this?

Alpha Lipoic Acid and bad urine odor?

I have started taking 200mg of alpha lipoic acid daily for burning mouth. I noticed that after taking the capsule my urine has a bad smell —like skunk or sulfur. My physician has not heard of that side effect and said to increase the dose to 600mg daily because 200mg was not helping with my... read more

How Long Does it take for Amitriptyline to Get Out of your System?

I was prescribed just 25mg/day at bedtime. I wanted to discontinue it because I thought it was giving me weird side effects. I had been taking the medication for about 5 weeks when I chose to stop it.

I have just been diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome after root canal and crown on two teeth where

... the dentist punctured my maxillary sinus, exposed the bone and I fought a two month infection with many antibiotics and steroids. All of a sudden after infection healed, my tongue and roof of mouth burn so badly I am currenly on pain pills short term with the most devastating pain I have ever... read more

Burning Mouth Syndrome - Has anybody else found that medical cannabis has relieved their symptoms?

... I live in New Mexico (not Mexico) and have been using Medical Cannabis since June and now find it is no longer a problem

Burning Mouth Syndrome - tongue numb or itchy or tinglilng or burning...anyone had success with?

Anyone have answer to how to get mouth flora back to normal? Is it the gut? Yeast? Now I am eating raw garlic to help with the symptoms.