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" Question I have been taking frusemide, zocor, enalapril and Aspirin for some years.  For best part of a year now I&amp;#039;ve suffered from dryness in the throat, which I can best describe as feeling as though I have dust at the back of my throat.  This has got progressively worse in the last few months. I cough in an attempt to clear but it requires some vigorous coughing to achieve relief, but even that doesn&amp;#039;t prevent the dryness any more.  A day doesn&amp;#039;t pass without this almost constant irritation. My GP informs me that the problem is a side effect of my medication.  Is there no alternative medication that could be prescribed?   Answer Dryness in the throat can be a very distressing symptom and there can be many causes.  It is always worth excluding mouth-breathing and snoring due to nasal obstructions or abnormalities of the nose and palate.  But it may be that you are producing less saliva than you used to, or it just might be related to your enalapril or frusemide. Enalapril belongs to the group of drugs called ACEIs, which will produce a tickly dry cough in some people.  Although it seems unlikely that a dose as small as 20 mg of frusemide would cause dryness and symptoms of dehydration.  It may be worth asking your GP to test your kidney function with simple blood and urine tests.  There are also some conditions that reduce production of tears and saliva.  So it would be worthwhile having a chat with your doctor about this miserable symptom. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team   Other Qs &amp;amp; As Can I avoid a sore throat? Difficulty swallowing &amp;amp;#8211; how will I be treated? Echinacea for my daughter&amp;#039;s colds? I am a singer &amp;amp;#8211; how can I protect my voice? Is my cough related to my allergy? Mucus in the throat My throat hurts every time I swallow Sore throat and feeling ill Sore throat because of tonsillitis Throat complaint What is Lemierre&amp;#039;s disease? What is nutcracker oesophagus? What is strep throat?   Last updated 08.03.2015 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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