Hey, I don't smoke regularly, but when I do, I always get really dry mouth. My issue is, that I suffer from a really dry mouth (xerostomia) and a coated tongue. However, after I smoke it gets even worse (to the point where my tongue feels kind of numb and I can't speak properly). So I tried to look up why this happens and came across this older article (2013). Because of my xerostomia, the last few lines very particularly interesting for me. I am pretty sure the cotton mouth from smoking is very individual, but at least a few people here must have got experience with it I guess. Did you notice any long-term saliva production changes when smoking regularly? Anybody heard by any chance of using marijuana to treat insufficient saliva production, as mentioned in the article?From what I have observed the famous chronic smokers at least - Tommy Chong, all the rapers etc. have a really good saliva production - I know this is weird as hell, but when your mouth is constantly dry for 5+ years, you start noticing weird shit. So my assumption was, that weed helps with this somehow. And now I find out it makes things even worse. Thanks for any input guys.
i get cotton mouth aka dry mouth every single time i smoke. EVERY time. it is what it is. i chew gum and drink water, juice, tea. i keep a bottle of water near me when i sleep.