I have hypothyroidism. I take 0.01mg of Levoxyl a day for at least 2 yrs. now.
Lovoxyl contains T3 and T4. I have had persistant salty taste in my
mouth for at least 6 weeks.My neice belived she read that salty taste
is related to thyroid problems.  Can you let me know if this is
correct, and what is the remedy?  Thank you, Sharon

Sharon~

There are variety of reasons you could have a salty taste in your
mouth; the two most probable are:
 
1. The medication you're taking may make your saliva salty. Check with
your pharmacist to see if this is a known side effect, or try taking a
different brand of medication.

2. You?re dehydrated. Make sure you're drinking enough water each day
(caffeinated drinks don't count).

Other possibilities include:

3. You may have sinus problems; in particular, post nasal drip can
cause a salt taste in your mouth. Check with a doctor if you have any
sinus pressure or drainage.

4. Although it's unlikely, you may be overproducing tears. (Our bodies
constantly produce tears.)

I cannot find any reliable medical source that claims a salty mouth is
a symptom of thyroid disease; however, many people with thyroid
disease *crave* salty things, so perhaps that's what your niece is
thinking of.



Regards,
Kriswrite
 
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Kriswrite, the answers were good.  However, they are the same ones I
got when I was looking on the net. None of them apply to me.  Thank
you anyway, Sharon

A search of Googja showed some talk of salty tastes in
alt.support.thyroid. You might try asking this question there.

Best.

What is alt. support. thyroid?  You said ask the question there.  Where is there?

alt.support.thyroid is a Usenet newsgroup.

If you do not know how to use the newsreader which probably came with
your internet service, you can access the newsgroup with Google
Groups, using your Web browser, which you are using to post this
question to Google answers.

Go to 
<://www.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=alt.support.thyroid>

To ask a question in the group, you'll need to click on the "Post a
new message to alt.support.thyroid" link in the upper right corner of
the page. You must register with Google Groups before you are allowed
to post to the newsgroup.

I hope you find some kindred spirits and good advice in the newsgroup.

Best.

Sharon~

I'm sorry you weren't 100% pleased with your Answer. In the future, it
would be helpful if you let the Researcher know what you have tried or
already know, since we aren't mind readers :)  In addition, before you
rate an Answer, you should feel free to request clarifcation of your
Answer.

Regards,
Kriswrite