side effects of anxiety

[AMBER85]

hi I am currently suffering from anxiety it came on over night as never suffered from anything like this before its effecting my saliva glands which make me cant smile propley and my mouth freezes up its effecting my daily like as im so conscience and it makes it worse , ive tried chewing gum but that doesn't help has anyone suffered from this and can give advice? the doctor has put me on sertraline which I started on Monday thannks

[blackcat64013]

Hi, Chewing gum is a good activity in itself even if not effective on dry mouth. Your brain is engaged on something else other than anxiety.

For the dry mouth symptoms, a visit to a pharmacist will give you the option of lozenges, tablets and a gel to relieve the dry mouth.

Time will tell when the meds kick

in & how effective they are. Hoping Sertraline works for you.

[AMBER85 in reply to blackcat64013]

Yeah it's just the spazams I get in my mouth stressing me out x

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Can be caused by anticipation of food or sometimes if you are smoking. Sometimes if you are having problems with your teeth or sucking on sweets that can cause the mouth to salivate. When was the last time you saw your Dentist, Do you suck on your teeth ??

BOB