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does pilocarpine work for nighttime dry mouth
This is what the RA gave me but I never heard of anyone taking this. Does it work?
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This is what the RA gave me but I never heard of anyone taking this. Does it work?
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I know there are oother comments about this but I can't find them.
@phxbarb just saw this while checking something else I did a search (typing in "dry moiuth") on opening page on this site and quite a few sites cames up about dry mouth, hope this helps
I have dry mouth which is particularly bad at night, waking me up multiple times during the night. I started taking pilocarpine - 1 tablet (5 mg) before bed and it seems to help, but not eliminate the problem. With pilocarpine I still wake up a couple of times, but not as bad as before. Tried taking 2 tablets, but that causes excessive sweating, which also wakes me up.
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1 ReactionI am a tonsil cancer survivor (7.5 yr). Xylimelts were a Godsend for my dry mouth. It has a very mild mint flavor with xylitol to stimulate the damaged saliva glands. They have a surface that can stick to your gums and they last for up to four hours. Good for sleep. Hope this information helps.
Phil