 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | I believe one of those medicines that is supposed to help with dry mouth is Salagen (Pilocarpine Hydrochloride), but people in my support group who have used it have complained that it make them sweat excessively.
In the support group, Acupuncture seems to be the treatment of choice.
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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