Re: Re: Dennis from East Texas- Sjogrens?

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I just got to thinnking after talking with the nurse today, and my Sjogrens

didn't really get in high gear until I started taking Restoril in place of

Xanax twice a day. I had been taking the Xanax once a day usually, more when

I needed them. The Restoril (Temazipam) was only taken at night until I used

up all the Xanax. Could that be causing all my problems? Stranger things

have happened.

Dennis in Eastexas

" It's not Rocket Surgery "

[ ] Re: Dennis from East Texas

> Dennis, I try to keep a few sugarless mints on the night table along

> with a bottle of water. Salagen is also a high copay med for me (60

> bucks) so I stretch them out as far as possible. I had a sjogrens

> flareup right after I had surgery on my nose,I was still all packed

> and stuff, with the worst dry mouth ever. I am sure I was a sight to

> see, I probably looked like a monster! I really try to drink enough

> water during the day, and that helps a little bit.

>

> -- In , <betnden@...> wrote:

>>

>> I'm still here, Joyce, thanks for your concern. I haven't had a

> need to say

>> anything and the board was kinda dead lately. I'm also trying to

> gather all

>> the papers for Betty's disability application. Because she applied

> with the

>> Social Security Disability folks, the county is trying to set her

> up with

>> food stamps and whatever she's entitled to. I have a feeling they

> are out

>> for their share of her estate when she dies. I don't know if it's

>> everywhere, but Texas has to be 're-imbursed' for all they will

> have dished

>> out to her when she dies. I need to talk to a lawyer, I guess.

>>

>> I also have been having a time with Sjogrens. 2 nights ago, I

> awoke after a

>> couple of hours with crusty lips that I could breathe through with

> them

>> tightly closed, and the rest of my mouth was very dry as well. I

> had gone to

>> bed without any chewing gum. Along with that, I can take a swallow

> of water

>> after sloshing it around my mouth, and the bad stuff goes away.

> Until then I

>> can't talk because of the dryness and I don't know what to do with

> it. Any

>> ideas without breaking the bank? I have one prescription for

> Evoxac, but

>> it's too expensive at about $50 per month.

>>

>> Dennis in Eastexas

>> " It's not Rocket Surgery "