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That isn't used very often anymore, as it may make dry eyes worse! "Pilocarpine is seldom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007011/

"Pilocarpine is seldom used today ... pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/pilocarpine ... #:~:text=Pilocarpine%20is%20seldom%20used

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 31 6:47am

I take pilocarpine it seems to help some.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797773/

I take pilocarpine it seems to help

Discussion: How do you deal with dry eyes?

Support Group: Eye Conditions

Posted: Jan 16, 2023

I have been on pilocarpine for 30 years, for dry eye, and dry mouth (I also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1046823/

I have been on pilocarpine for 30 years ... dry eye, which showed me that the pilocarpine

Discussion: Sjögren’s Syndrome: how do you manage the symptoms?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Apr 7 10:41am

I take pilocarpine for saliva but I don’t think it helps that much is that the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014273/

I take pilocarpine for saliva but I

Discussion: Does acupuncture help saliva glands damaged from radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 9:44am

Ask your doctor for pilocarpine, that may be more effective for you. Some days are worse...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031347/

Ask your doctor for pilocarpine, that

Discussion: Sjogrens patients, saliva issues, flares?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 10 8:27pm

i use pilocarpine it is fairly good i be in pain my back and knees i...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007498/

i use pilocarpine it is fairly good

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 31 7:48pm

I’m going to try the cevlimine again if it don’t work I might have to go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019679/

work I might have to go back to the pilocarpine

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 21 8:41am

Does pilocarpine really help? I have the medication but don’t take it every day.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/790995/

Does pilocarpine really help?

Discussion: Sjogren’s Syndrome – Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 31, 2022

HELLO sbtheplumer, I take Pilocarpine it's fair. But if you can't find anything else that helps...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1018108/

HELLO sbtheplumer, I take Pilocarpine

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 18 4:44pm

I have suffered from dry mouth after cancer treatment. My doctor prescribes pilocarpine Rx. 1 /3’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857103/

My doctor prescribes pilocarpine Rx.

Discussion: Having problems with dry mouth possibly from medications

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: May 9, 2023

I have SS and I take pilocarpine. Which does better this one or the Cervimeline? I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/652417/

I have SS and I take pilocarpine.

Discussion: Sjogren’s Syndrome – Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Nov 8, 2021

I have been on pilocarpine for decades and it works. I went off it for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026512/

I have been on pilocarpine for decades

Discussion: Sjogrens patients, saliva issues, flares?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 3 8:06am

Hi, @rostrevor - just wanted to check in with you and see if the pilocarpine (Salagen)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/210141/

to check in with you and see if the pilocarpine

Discussion: Dry mouth: Any ideas on how to help?

Support Group: Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)

Posted: Aug 25, 2018

I have had Sjogren's for many years and take Pilocarpine for dry eyes and dry mouth....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929801/

Sjogren's for many years and take Pilocarpine

Discussion: Sjögren’s Syndrome: how do you manage the symptoms?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Sep 14, 2023

I was on pilocarpine for decades! It stimulates saliva production within an hour, and it also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008880/

I was on pilocarpine for decades! ... The last one to go was pilocarpine,

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 3 10:51am

In my experience, muscarinic receptor antagonist like atropine or scopolamine, or tricyclic antidepressants like Elavil may...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759104/

Chewing or sucking on ice cubes and pilocarpine

Discussion: Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2022

It’s nice to find a clan of fellow dizziness sufferers. Here is my meclizine report. Yesterday...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934240/

I use Restasis eye drops, and take pilocarpine ... Yesterday I had not taken my pilocarpine ... Today I will take the pilocarpine first

Discussion: Intermittent dizziness?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 22, 2023

Pilocarpine does work for dry mouth. The problem I had with it was hot flashes. There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793334/

Pilocarpine does work for dry mouth.

Discussion: Sjogren’s Syndrome – Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 6, 2023

I was prescribed pilocarpine- 2 to 3 tablets daily-for extreme dry mouth. It worked very well,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1020111/

I was prescribed pilocarpine- 2 to 3 ... suffer from hot flashes at age 69, the pilocarpine

Discussion: I have Sjogrens and dryness is progressively getting worse.

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 21 7:15pm

Hi uncbball, Just came across your posting.. Can you tell me the name(s) of any of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/104574/

A rheumatologist gave me pilocarpine

Discussion: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS)

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 4, 2017