Burning Mouth Syndrome

[Trent58]

I have recently been prescribed lansoprazole due to a burning sensation on my tongue and in my throat, accompanied by a metallic bitter taste. My GP thinks it might be caused by acid reflux but I’ve been on the tablets for nearly a week and there is no change. Are the tablets likely to have had some effect by now if acid reflux is causing these issues?

[Jumpey]

It's hard to say.Each person is different. Lansoprazole didn't work for me.

[Trent58 in reply to Jumpey]

Were you prescribed something different? Did you experience a burning mouth/throat with your symptoms?

[Jumpey in reply to Trent58]

I'm trying Omeprazole at the moment. I have a painful throat but not mouth.

[Trent58 in reply to Jumpey]

Good luck, hope it improves for you

[Inominate]

I have throat symptoms and have recently been prescribed lansoprazole. However, I was also prescribed peptac/ gaviscon which gives the most immediate relief. It’s worth trying gaviscon to see if it relieves the burning symptoms and supports your doctors diagnosis. Read the patient information leaflet though, as you shouldn’t take the tablet and gaviscon close together as effectiveness of the ppi might be affected. My doctor is reviewing after 1 month of treatment, so that might be an indication of length of time to show improvement. After one week I had improved symptoms, but after 3 weeks I am not yet symptom free. Good luck.

[Timso in reply to Inominate]

did you get your acid sorted out in the end ? I’m at start of my journey

[Inominate in reply to Timso]

No, still have symptoms, sometimes better, sometimes quite bad and I can't determine why. I am waiting now for an endoscopy . I have hiccups after physical activity so it could be hiatus hernia. Looking at posts below, yes symptoms coincided with menopause but I have had reflux before (but with gastric rather than throat symptoms , though). Research shows HRT is no therapeutic benefit for this type of reflux in menopause. More women get reflux during or after menopause but I am not sure if this is hormone related or weight gain or emotional that's going on. I also get relief from chewing gum, I use whitening gum which has calcium carbonate to neutralise acid, buy alkaline water to drink and am taking multi vitamins, specifically to compensate for the loss of B vitamins that PPIs can cause. its a long journey! Still waiting on the NHS - such a shame for the staff.

[Gme210]

Hi Trent,

I also experienced this. It's not pleasant. I couldn't tell from your handle if you were male or female.

If female are you menopausal?

G

[Timso in reply to Gme210]

can menopause start acid ?

[AHG123]

Gaviscon Advance is the one to take. My specialist said to take it freely but not close to Lansoprazole as they counteract each other.

[hjskev]

Hi I have suffered from burning mouth on and off for years. When it's bad I find it very depressing. My doc says it's caused by silent acid reflux but I am not aware of it and I sometimes doubt it is the cause because my my mouth feels at its best in the morning and slowly gets worse throughout the day. There are a lot of conflicting theories on what causes burning mouth. On the advice of my doctor I took omeprazole for quite a long time. I didn't like taking it and wasn't sure it was doing any good. Since stopping it my mouth just feels the same.

I have noticed that some toothpastes irritates it and for when its really bad I use Oranurse toothpaste which has no taste. This was recommended by a specialist at maxiofacial. I sometimes add a tiny bit of flavoured toothpaste to make my mouth feel fresher.

I take Gaviscon advance at night too and sleep with my head raised in case it is caused by reflux.

Burning mouth is more common in menopausal women and there is a theory that it could be caused by nerve damage or by dry mouth. I don't know so I have developed my own system of minimising it and keeping it at bay. When it's really bad I find chewing gum gives some relief which is counterintuitive as mint in toothpaste irritates it. And chewing gum is not supposed to be good for reflux. As you can tell I'm confused. Good luck and if you find anything that helps I would be interested to hear what it is.

[Angela124m]

Lansopreazole did nothing for me. Nexium has been good. Try it. My GP prescribed it but you can buy it over the counter.

[Canta]

B12 deficiency causes burning tongue. I had it and a B12 mouth spray solved that and other problems. If you carry on with the B12 spray then add in a B complex supplement as they all work in synergy.