burning mouth syndrome at 27 - Dental Health Message Board

rgriffin · 12-27-2004, 04:12 PM

I'm a 27 (just turned 27) female who has symptoms of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). Typically this happens to women after menopause, but since I'm so lucky, I got it at 26. Anway, last Feb. 2004 I had dry mouth, and some irritation, it went away. It came back a couple times prior to July, but then it came back in july and I have had it daily since. Some days is worse than others. I've been to my PCP, dentist and ENT. The ENT assures me it is not cancer, but no one knows what is causing this. Especially since i'm so young. I didn't know if I could possibly find someone else who has this. I do pretty good mentally for a while, but then I just really get down. My husband and I are tying to have a baby, and that's not working either. I just hope there is nothing wrong with me that would affect my baby (if I ever get pregnant) that might be causing this. Thanks for your help.

Bethrandi · 12-27-2004, 07:10 PM

Ask your dentist about taking extra vitamin b-12(no prescription) and Nystatin lozengers (prescription.) My sister started with burning mouth at age 25 (she is now 32)....stress seems to play a big part of it.

The Nystatin really helps her.

Good luck,
Beth (-:

rgriffin · 12-28-2004, 08:52 AM

I actually had blood test results come back today from the ENT. I am not anemic, but my B12 levels were high. Don't know what that means yet. I guess your sister is still having problems, but hopefully hasn't gone crazy yet. Are the Nystatin lozenges the only thing that helps? Thanks for the response.

Bethrandi · 12-28-2004, 04:03 PM

Hi Rgriffin,

The Nystatin definitely helps my sister when she has a bad bout of burning mouth (she used to be on the liquid which she would swish around in her mouth and swallow. Just recently she was put on the lozengers which dissolve in the mouth over a short period of time.)

It is an awful problem to have - it seems to be more prominent when she is under a great deal of stress - and who is NOT these days??!! Whenever her tongue is "burning" the dentist will also give her a very low dose of alprolazam (don't know if I spelled that correctly..) which is an anti-anxiety medication. She has never been on any mouth rinses.

If it is any comfort at all, it seems to come and go pretty quickly (a week to two at most, every 2-3 months.)

I hope you are getting some answers from your dentist and I hope you feel better knowing there are others out there that understand what you're dealing with!!

Regards,
Beth (-:

rgriffin · 01-03-2005, 09:09 AM

Did your sister ever have any children after this starting happening? We're TTC, but so far nothing. I just wanted to know if she had any problems. Also, when she first got this how long was her longest timeframe without it going away. I've had it now constantly (daily) since July. I just need a break. Thanks for your help.