I can't stop excessively swallowing my own saliva wtf?

[Anonymous]

Sorry its so confusing and kinda gross to ask.. but randomly last night at about 12 am.. I became conscious about how much saliva was in my mouth and after that I couldnt stop swallowing it.. it took me till 4 am to finally get to sleep when I attempted to distract myself with as many other things as possible.

The annoying habit or whatever it is continued to the day before.. and its now night of that day and ITS STILL HAPPENING... I can't even talk or sing or do anything.. every 5 seconds saliva builds up in my mouth.. I swallow it and then it happens again.

I heared it was anxiety or some disease? but It can't be a disease cause it only just happened... maybe its anxiety? but if thats the case then why does saliva actually form so much more then it used too wth is going on... please help, I now can't stop eating and drinking because its the only thing that stops me from swallowing saliva but Im not even hungry or thirsty...

[MORPHEUS_12]

Before you allow someone to scare the shit out of you and further perpetuate your anxiety, I want to add my own two cents. What you may and the other commenters may not know is that your ears, eyes, nose and throat are all connected together. This could be as simple as a post nasal drip. Not sure where you reside in the vast world but here in the United States certain pollens are prominent. Pollens like ragweed and mold affect a lot of people and will continue to bother sufferers until we have a real good sold freeze to kill those spores. My recommendation for you to try a simple yet effective antihistamine like benadryl or Zyrtec. If an antihistamine drys up the saliva then it's likely allergies. I have never heard of gelatin from eating one's weight in gummy worms causing the symptoms you described. Best wishes.

[TheWaterisFine]

I think you're on the right track, medications can also affect it too! Caffeine? Nicotine?

[wankiam]

over salivation is usually an indicator of something being physically wrong... now that could be something as simple as having eaten the wrong thing in which case it will pass quite quicky but if it continues i suggest you get to see a doctor

[Asker]

Shoot... I might over ate too many sour worms would that do it? im not sure what else it could be

[wankiam]

yeah thats it... full of gelatin and sugar so your stomach is struggling to cope hence all the saliva

[Asker]

alright tysm hopefully this won't last over a week or something

[wankiam]

it should pass in the next few hours... any longer and its probably something else

[Anonymous]

That sounds like anxiety, i get it where i have a fear that i am going to swallow my tongue and choke on it in my sleep and it gives me insomnia. Got to love being mentally ill.

[Coloradomtnman2]

Try sucking on something safe. It may help

[Coloradomtnman2]

Be careful though too much saliva can upset your digestive system

[Dantheman101]

Ewwww

[Asker]

hey man you didn't have to read it

[Dantheman101]

I know