Two more peices of advice I might offer Crystal. Do you suffer from any allergies? I found I had allergy eyes years ago but never did anything about it. They were pretty bad as far as dark shading and looking almost dead when I'd get up in the morning. Not to mention it would take hours for me to look awake and normal around my eyes. Anyway, recently I went to my doctor and asked for any kind of medication I could take to try to block what my body released that reacted with whatever I was allergic to. I also had allergy testing and was allergic to tree pollen and animal dander.

At any rate my doctor prescribed Zyrtec and Singulair because my condition was severe. She also claimed the two meds worked in different ways, so both of them together would help. I am here to tell you they did.

Now back to the breath issue.. I noticed before I started the meds I had a huge amount of mucous in my throat every morning when I'd get up. When I'd gargle with Lavoris mouthwash, I mean literally holding my head back and gargling for 60-90 seconds, three times consecutive, I would get HUGE amounts of solids from the back of my throat. I'm certain it was large amounts of mucous that may, in your case contribute to bad breath. After I was on the meds for a while the large amount of mucous dropped to a minimal amount. My breath feels even fresher now. My eyes look better too.

Just wanted to offer this advice as well.

Luck.

-h