I am 19 weeks post treatment and have been taking Pilocarpine. My Doctor told me that it would take one month before I'd feel results and he was right. After a month I now am producing saliva. Not constantly but for a significant time after taking a pill.

Interestingly, neither my Radiation Doc nor my Chemo Doc prescribed it. The ENT Doc that I saw for follow up did.

I certainly recommend the Pilocarpine, I tried four different Acupuncture protocols without success and having a totally dry mouth has been very depressing. The saliva produced is not enough to assist in eating solid foods but does provide a level of comfort.

Stage 3-4 Squamous BOT diagnosed 3/19/12
Molars removed 3/29/12
(Cisplatin) inpatient: 4/11/12-4/16/12; 5/2/12-5/9/12; 5/29/12-6/4/12
Feeding tube: 8/9/12-11/21/12
Radiation 8/10/12-8/29/12
Chemo 1X/week 8/10/12-8/22/12
Last PET/CT clear: 9/17/13