So far the nights I've slept with it on my mouth, I wake up with less mouth irritation and pain

Still trying to heal this mouth, which is like nursing a wounded lamb back to health. It's going well at least!

My friend who lives in Ireland is also trying the same technique of duct tape.

As a general rule, I wake up with the tape still intact. Depending on how I'm sleeping that is. I have taken the tape off my mouth in my sleep before.

Friend did suggest a tape that breathes a bit more (can be bought at the drug store I believe) that holds just as well, so I may have to look into that one! I think it's a cloth based tape v whatever duct tape is, plastic? LOL.

dmplaura

Do you also have dry eyes? There is an autoimmune condition which features a dry mouth and eyes ( Sjogren's Syndrome ) and often appears as a secondary condition.

You might ask on the autoimmune forum how those with Sjogren's Syndrome cope with their dry mouth symptoms.

Merle

Nope, the eyes are not dry. Just the mouth seems to be when I sleep and if I don't drink lots of water through the day.

I'm leaning on dehydration.

They did retest my ANA, so we'll see if anything funky comes up in that. I know that testing is used in part for Sjogren's

Copax does a number on the gums with dry mouth too. Talked to my dentist about it. He has quite a few MS'ers and noticed a huge difference between those on DMD's and those who aren't.

He recommended a non-alcohol based mouthwash to help with the dry mouth too. Be warned though, tastes like toothpaste.

Oh really? This makes EXCELLENT sense, because my dry mouth did begin around the time of Copaxone entering the picture.

I woke up to my tape laying stuck to my bedsheet and not on my mouth this morning LOL!

I chew sugarless gum for my dry mouth at night. If I wake up with dry mouth, I chew gum for a few minutes, that relieves it, and then back to sleep I go.

I have had very dry eyes since starting copaoxone. I think its one of my triggers.

I drool at night, so thats still good in my world.