Very dry mouth with Mounjaro and CPAP even with taping

[remstarcpap]

Longtime cpap user, Resmend s9 Auto, Resmed P10 mask.

Since taking Mounjaro, I often get severely dry mouth at night with cpap. I have taped for years, but even with taping my mouth gets super dry.

Question: What could improve this? Would a full-face mask help, as it could deliver humidified air directly to my mouth? I had been using Biotene Oral Balance Gel, the old formula, which helped quite a bit. The newer Biotene gel lasts less long but helps.

Any other suggestions? The dry mouth is the only side effect of Mounjaro, which has helped me to lose 25 lbs so far.

[LSAT]

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Longtime cpap user, Resmend s9 Auto, Resmed P10 mask.

Since taking Mounjaro, I often get severely dry mouth at night with cpap. I have taped for years, but even with taping my mouth gets super dry.

Question: What could improve this? Would a full-face mask help, as it could deliver humidified air directly to my mouth? I had been using Biotene Oral Balance Gel, the old formula, which helped quite a bit. The newer Biotene gel lasts less long but helps.

Any other suggestions? The dry mouth is the only side effect of Mounjaro, which has helped me to lose 25 lbs so far.

[zonker]

i agree with lsat's recommendation. been using them for almost 10 years. good stuff!

[lazarus]

Eating less means that a person is taking in less water in his or her food, so many on GLP-1/GIP medications have to put extra effort into drinking enough water to make up for that fact.

But I'm sure you know that.

"Make sure you stay hydrated while taking this medication. Drink water often. Eat fruits and veggies that have a high water content. Drink more water when it is hot or you are active."--https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/d ... -injection

[ChicagoGranny]

... dry mouth at night with cpap. I have taped for years, but even with taping my mouth gets super dry.

For dry mouth, I use Trident sugar-free gum. One piece is placed into a lower cheek, and a second piece is placed into the upper cheek on the other side. Place them in whole just before putting on the mask. It might take a few nights of practice to get the method down. I've been doing this for years. My dentist approves.

BTW, I also tape. I have chronic dry mouth and use one piece in a cheek when I go out or have a visitor. When it's just Gramps and I at home, I use Xylimelt discs or TheraBreath lozenges. I can't get either to last all night, thus the Trident.

Would a full-face mask help, as it could deliver humidified air directly to my mouth?

CPAP humidifiers are designed to moisturize the nasal passages. They have little effect on mouth-breathing.