Dry mouth, dry eyes and dry skin

[Darcy3]

Has anyone noticed having dry eye, dry mouth and dry skin since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s? Just wondering as I never had this issue until my Parkinson’s diagnosis.

[Rhyothemis]

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[Sudhap]

Yes I have dry mouth feels like sand papers at night

[park_bear]

Prescription medicine cevimeline plus sugar-free lozenges for the dry mouth. Important to take measures to relieve it.

[Darcy3 in reply to park_bear]

Thank you. I will ask doctor next time for Rx for dry mouth.

[jocelyng in reply to Darcy3]

I occasionally take a over-the-counter lozenge called Biotene. Very effective. I take flaxseed oil and fish oil pills for dry rye. Also great.

[Nitro53]

Definitely dry skin is new for me. As for dry eyes I’ve read that PD slows the number of times you blink causing dry eyes. I saw my ophthalmologist who put plugs in my eyes (painless) that help with the dryness. Completely made a big difference . No dry mouth.

[Darcy3 in reply to Nitro53]

Thank you. Will look into plugs.

[chartist]

Darcy3,

This may help :

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Art

[freefallmode]

Yes, dry eyes then skin then itchy flaky dry skin started for me about 2 years after PD diagnosis.It turns out to be caused by food allergies (never had any in my life before that.) Strongly suspect PD and food allergies are related somehow

[Darcy3 in reply to freefallmode]

Interesting. I may look into allergies myself. Thank you.

[freefallmode in reply to Darcy3]

In case it helps, the worst triggers in my case are: soy, dairy, wheat/grains, nuts, eggs, fish.. going on a simple veggie/fruit diet for 3 or 4 days could be enough for you to know for sure.

[chartist in reply to freefallmode]

freefallmode,

One common denominator for food allergies and PD is dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. In PwP, correcting the dysbiosis can improve symptoms by over 50%. Correcting the dysbiosis in cases of allergies looks like it is likely to be helpful based only on animal studies, but it does resolve the issue in animals.

Art

[freefallmode in reply to chartist]

Thanks Art, that makes sense. I took an antibiotic daily for 6 months, years ago; that could be related too.

[chartist in reply to freefallmode]

It sure could!

Art

[JustJeff]

Yes to all those particularly dry eyes for some time before being diagnosed i use Hico eye drops which help....then had a dreadful frozen shoulder for 18 months and eventualy after seeing 5 GPs a consultant diagnosed PD ....

[Darcy3 in reply to JustJeff]

Hope you are doing better now you are on the right medication.

[Jana86]

I use Blink eyedrops once a day..no DX needed. I do think the meds have some diuretic effect and dry out nasal passages, skin, eyes...and are the major contributor to constipation. Drink lots of water and try to avoid other food/drink that is also diuretic.

[Darcy3 in reply to Jana86]

Thank you for sharing your experience with dry eye.

[Sudhap]

Thanks for a tip. I will definitely get some auger free.

[pmmargo]

Hmmm...I now have dry mouth as well. I'm only on Rytary and Rasagiline. I noticed some of my pills had expiration date 10/21 which is NOW so perhaps that is the explanation. The dry mouth also makes me speak with a slur..my doctor friend was afraid I might have had a stroke cause it showed up after a nap initially and today. It seemed like it had gone away for a while. Appreciate any advice ...I notice it is in the Rytary side-effect list.

Thanks.