Too much watery saliva produced...

[bronzedeskchair]

For as long as I can remember about once every six months or so I'll have problems sleeping because I produce excess watery saliva.  It'll get to the point where I'll be producing so much that my stomach will start to hurt due to swallowing too much saliva, my throat will hurt, and I can't sleep because I keep having to spit out my saliva every 10 seconds.

It's sort of hard to explain, but it's really annoying because it will happen at random times for apparently no reason at all.  Every time this happens I know I won't be getting any sleep that night.  It's currently 5:50 and I have been up for an hour and thirty minutes spitting out saliva because I can't get back to sleep.  My stomach and throat hurts and I'm currently filling up a water bottle with saliva because I can't bear to swallow it any more.  

I'm a healthy, active, 20 year old who doesn't take any medications.  I do not smoke, dip, or partake in any unhealthy habits.

Advice would be amazing.  I'm so tired of having this problem and after scouring the internet and finding nothing on it, I decided to finally post something.

Is there any way to stop saliva production or slow it down during these nights?  Perhaps by eating something?

[jayborn]

im experiencing this exact same problem but i discovered that my mercury dental fillings are part of my problem.i plan to have my silver mercury fillings removed asap..also i came across some great info below..hopefully it may help u...

Saliva is produced in and secreted from the salivary glands in the body and functions to initiate digestion. The secretion of saliva is under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Hypersalivation, or increased saliva, can be caused by overproduction or decreased clearance of saliva.

Causes of saliva overproduction include pregnancy, excessive starch intake, gastroesophageal reflux disease, pancreatitis, liver disease, serotonin syndrome, oral ulcers, and oral infections. Medications that can cause saliva overproduction include clozapine, pilocarpine, ketamine, and potassium chlorate. Toxins can also cause hypersalivation. These include mercury, copper, organophosphates, and arsenic.

Causes of hypersalivation due to decreased clearance of saliva include infections such as tonsillitis, retropharyngeal and peritonsillar abscesses, epiglottitis, and mumps. It can also be caused by problems with the jaw such as fracture or dislocation; radiation therapy; and neurologic disorders such as myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, rabies, bulbar paralysis, bilateral facial nerve palsy, and hypoglossal nerve palsy.

Treatment of hypersalivation should be directed toward the underlying cause. Some patients find relief with use of mouthwash and tooth brushing, which might have a drying effect.
Best.

[mike586586]

If you have a problem with excess saliva you can try a medication which switches it off. In Australia the medication is call ATROPINE 4% . It is an anti muscarinic medication. It is an eye drop. A side effect is that is reduced saliva--
Directions for use: Instill one drop under the tongue when required. It is highly effective. You will need a doctor to prescribe. Best of luck to all of you

[luvastray]

I seem to produce excess saliva when I eat or drink anything, including water, but only at home.  When this starts, I need to get several paper towels and just keep coughing up into the towels. Sometimes I cough so hard, I involuntarily throw up.  I do have six dogs in the house and one cat.  When I eat out, I don't have this problem. Also, it seems much worse at certain times of the year.  I live in the Atlanta, GA, area.  I notice that when I have to go on a hill in my back yard which has a lot of trees and shrubs, I seem to get an attack.  I don't think this is from GERD.  It could be Candida. Right now, I'm physically exhausted from coughing clear saliva up all day and last night.  God help us all.  By the way, I'm almost 65 and I have had this problem for years, but only in GA., not Chicago where I used to live.  Again, this happens primarily in Fall and Winter and only when I'm home.

[san_marine]

well, evidently the problem has been around for a long while and no appropriate solution has been found yet anywhere on the internet. i'd love to see someone provide information on how to lose it, instead of scientific terms and how it is caused. i'm a 20 yr old guy having this trouble all the day resulting in leaving out droplets of saliva everywhere. i desperately need help. its an emergency.

[Kmarvel89]

This always works for me but I don't know it it will work for anyone else but I guess it couldn't hurt to put it out there to see if it could help. Like alot of the above comments I have found myself multiple times awoken or unable to sleep due to excess saliva being produced. I jumped out of bed and ate breakfast. Specifically frosties cereal will long life milk. After the bowl I was completely fine. Yes. Very weird but works everytime for me. I hope this helps someone else.

[Rafiel]

I Have The Same Exact Problem But You Know How I Get Rid Of it?
I Go To The Sink Or Any Bathroom sink Then Put large amounts of water in my mouth then spit it out over and over for at least 4 minutes then i go in the kitchen and quickly eat something. examples of what i eat (cereal chips crackers. (anything if desperate enough) Then It Goes Away