What is the best treatment for the symptoms caused by Sjogren's syndrome?

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From your description, it is clear that you have confirmed Sjogren's syndrome. Unfortunately, it is a chronic autoimmune disorder and treatment options are very limited. The treatment is only symptomatic and supportive in the sense that whatever symptoms you have we intend to alleviate those symptoms. But no definitive treatment is effective in the long run.

As you said, you experience shortness of breath on exertion which suggests that your airways and lungs are probably affected by the disease. So it is our first aim to detect to what extent is lung involvement by doing various tests. The characteristics of the disease are dryness of various mucous membranes and dryness of airways, which leads to further symptoms like cough, bronchitis or bronchiolitis, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Pulmonary hypertension can set in in the long run. So keep watch on it by regular 2D (two-dimensional) echo test of the heart for PAH (pulmonary hypertension). Also, keep watch on various complications of the disease.

Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive treatment have shown some promise but it is not void of side effects. Qvar (Beclomethasone dipropionate) inhaler will alleviate your cough and breathlessness. But it is better if you take Fluticasone plus Formoterol inhaler twice daily along with a spacer. Also, taking Levosalbutamol and Ipratropium inhalers for emergency use is also advised. Immunosuppressive tablets like Cyclosporine can be taken under your physician's observation. Overall total treatment is symptomatic.

I hope this helps.