Burning mouth difficult to treat

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 67-year-old female. Starting around Thanksgiving 2009, I have had a burning on the inside of my bottom lip. I hadn’t been sick, and the only prescription I was taking at the time was a hormone. I also took over-the-counter Benadryl (I have bad allergies) and something for my stomach.

My doctor diagnosed me with glossopyrosis. He has tried several prescriptions, but they only work for a few days. The newest was Nystatin with Benadryl and tetracycline, plus four others that I don’t remember. It only helped for two days.
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