Anxiety dry mouth is a fear induced undersecretion of saliva in the salivary glands. With the maximum length of 10 minutes, anxiety symptoms are short lived but have long term effects in personal, professional, familial and social life.
Irrational fears or phobias are subtly linked to anxiety induced dry mouth. People suffering from specific absurd fears such as darkness, pain, spaces, water, hair, strangers, and so on, in the onset of the disorder will begin to breathe abnormally, oftentimes fast and rapid, and sometimes irregular. This inevitably affects the gland that produces saliva which in result causes drying of the mouth. You may feel thickness, rough, arid, and sometimes cracking of the lips, difficulty in swallowing and occasionally, burning sensation in the mouth.
During high anxiety moments, the body prepares all its armies for action. This primarily includes the adrenal glands, the amygdala – the whole endocrine system and partly, the nervous system. Consequently, makes rapid changes in the body.
Also called ‘cotton mouth’, drying of the mouth is less common and not so noticeable among sufferers because it is simply and not so highly and significantly distracting compared to extreme anxiety symptoms such as chest pain, palpitations, depersonalization and fear of losing control and dying. Anxiety dry mouth nonetheless, is a clear indicator that the individual is suffering, in this case, lesser in intensity, however still cannot be tolerated. Every single symptom can contribute to the growth and development of other pathological anxiety panic symptoms. If this scenario occurs to you more than your ability to bear with it, it can be really disturbing and annoying. So it is always better to take action as soon as possible.
The first practical thing to do when you have anxiety dry mouth is to drink sufficient water. Drink eight glasses or more on a daily basis. Bring water when going out, you will never know when and where anxiety strikes. Your water bottle is your emergency kit that you can depend on in times of dry mouth. Another thing to consider is to increase your dosage of water; this will certainly help your body’s maintenance of moisture and humidity, and in many ways prevents you from experiencing such discomfort. You can do this by taking regular sips of water during the day and drinking as much during meals. Also, it is notably helpful to avoid things that obviously causes drying of the mouth such as caffeine based products, be it food or beverages and/or tobacco, too salty and spicy foods, and too sweet (highly sugar-based) products.
Anxiety dry mouth can be easily eliminated if you take time in doing so. Drink as much water as you can, bring bottles with you when going out and take time to work on your mental health.
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