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Hi there. First post. Transitioning problems and Saliva retention?

Helge

Hi Everyone. I would be ever so grateful if someone could shed some light on a problem, please. For the last couple of years my 16 year old daughter has has serious transitioning problems whereby she will go forwards and backwards many times before entering a room (often enertring backwards), going up stairs, getting in & out of a car etc. She has to perform a ritual of hopping up & down, leaning back,  and psyching herself up to do it.  She often resets herself by taking a couple of steps backwards, and will turn light switches on/off many times when entering/leaving a room. Its like a form of OCD, and I am thinking maybe anxiety driven. During the last 2 years she has also taken to withholding her saliva in her mouth, until it is full, and then she proceeds to deposit all the collected saliva onto the back of her hand, to then run down her arm! Very unsightly! We have been to the GP and tried various medicines, botox injected into the saliva glands etc but not effect. She has also tried taking gaviscon continuously for a fortnight in case her condition was gastro related, again without success at all. She is currently on the waiting list for an endoscopy to investigate matters further. Anyone else had similar experiences?

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  • Stress can cause excess saliva production. I used to have it a bit when I was in my 20s. I didn't want to keep swallowing as you swallow air each time which bloats you. If you stim using your tongue you can also generate more saliva.

    The OCD issues and transition problems point to being stressed, possibly subconsciously.

    I would guess things to reduce stress would help, hat to lower light from above, sunglasses maybe, I used to like having long hair to hide behind, purposely lowering shoulders to not be so tense, deeper slower breathing from diaphragm and not chest, obviously comfy clothes/shoes.

    Maybe you've already thought of all these. I don't have anything else. I never knew what the issue was so just put up with it.

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  • Stress can cause excess saliva production. I used to have it a bit when I was in my 20s. I didn't want to keep swallowing as you swallow air each time which bloats you. If you stim using your tongue you can also generate more saliva.

    The OCD issues and transition problems point to being stressed, possibly subconsciously.

    I would guess things to reduce stress would help, hat to lower light from above, sunglasses maybe, I used to like having long hair to hide behind, purposely lowering shoulders to not be so tense, deeper slower breathing from diaphragm and not chest, obviously comfy clothes/shoes.

    Maybe you've already thought of all these. I don't have anything else. I never knew what the issue was so just put up with it.

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