Anyone having more saliva in mouth with more swallowing?

Women's health
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hello folks its been a while since ive been on....is anyone noticing themselves having to swallow more as noticing more saliva in my mouth and annoying at night when trying to sleep? thanks in advance CK

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Hi CK,
Nice to see you here, hope you’ve been well!
I seem to cycle between super dry mouth and what you describe. Both super annoying at night when they happen.
I’m 51, a tiny bleed every 70 to 90 days or so now.

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Hi Sara
thx for the reply and nice to know im not alone. i dont get dry mouth, just more saliva with more swallowing…and it can keep me awake as cannot sleep with having to swallow while lying down.
im 51 too and postmenopausal.

ive also had a real issue with post nausal drip too..

C

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post nasal drip can be caused by allergies x

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hi there - yes i have this problem too. It used to happen a couple of days before my period but now im in full blown peri menopause it seems to happen on and off for a few days at a time. I also have the post nasal drip thing. I’m not sure about this but i think it has something to do with histamine. Ive noticed since my hormones got a bit more haywire (I’m 49) that i get more hayfever type feelings, more itchy skin problems, itchy ears etc and I read that there was a relationship between declining oestrogen and histamine. Anyhow - the answer is yes I have the same symptom and its definitely hormonal. I try to eat regularly and balance blood sugar, sip hot herbal tea and if desperate I take an anti histamine at night which does help the saliva thing although you would need to check with a pharmacist or GP to see if that was ok for you. Menopause is the weirdest thing.

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actually estrogen increases histamine, in peri you have more estrogen than progesterone xx

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Sorry Toria thats not true for everyone… I was heavy progesterone in peri

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lucky you, my estrogen has tested high every time,and allergies off the chart xx

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plus you have to get tested often as it can change daily xx