psa and fibro now dry eyes nose and mouth teeth breaking Sjogrens?

Sjogren's can give you dryness in any and all of your normal moist body areas, but it can be present in any of them independently of the others. For instance, you may have dry eyes only, dry mouth only, etc, or any in combination. The idea that you cannot have Sjogren's because you don't have dryness in one particular area (vagina) is NUTS! And wrong.

Your eye dr should have started you off with an OTC eye lubricant for first treatment of dry eyes. If that isn't enough, there is prescription Retastis for treatment, also eye plugs and some other things. There is a specific test they use to measure eye moisture & tear production.

Your dentist should have recognized dry mouth - there are OTC Botene products (mouthwash, gum, toothpaste) that help with the issues. I can't recall if the prescription Retastis helps that as well or not.

Your rheumy should have been able to recognize & diagnosis Sjogren's from symptoms, he should know about both the eye & mouth issues. There is a blood test that can be run, also a lip biopsy helps confirm it -- my dr diagnosed from symptoms only.

I would try the over -the-counter treatments and if you don't find relief, get an opinion from a second rheumy - I don't think much of the one you are using now.

Best wishes!

My dentist switched me to biotene toothpaste and mouthwash for my dry mouth. I use eye lubricant and allergy drops 24/7 and always wake up with red eyes and a cotton mouth. I also have over symptoms including dry vajj and tingling in my feet.

My Internist had my blood tested and it came back as I don't have Sjogren's. Did this happen to anyone else and then another test confirmed that you have it?

They keep throwing all my symptoms in the fibromyalgia basket but these are not fibro symptoms.

I take several medications that have dry mouth as a possible side effect but had these problems before I started the medication.

Normal, I feel for you as I've been to a Rheumy that didn't do any tests and just said my foot problem was not fibro related. I went to a foot doctor who did testing, including an MRI and for neuropathy, and said the problem must be fibro related. My Internist had the blood test done for Sjogrens and it cam back negative. If I were you I'd keep on getting second opinions as Sjogrens is a condition that if diagnosed should help you with your SSDI application.

I'm also on medication for an underactive thyroid. I also had to have my colon removed, due to ulcerative colitis and now have an internal j-pouch made from my small intestines that is giving me problems including cuffitis and have C-diff. I also have GERD. I suffer physically, have chronic pain from the gastro problems and fibromyalgia. I am in theraphy, take 2 antidepressants and xanex as am being treated for PTSD and depression.

I'm currently receiving long term disability insurnce benefits but am afraid they are going to stop them and I will have to fight them and won't be able to get SSDI.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.