Allyson,

I've never found the side effects of Salagen to be so problematic that I would stop taking it. If I do miss a dose, I notice the increased dryness in my mouth fairly quickly.

The side effect that I've heard cited most often is sweating. While it does happen sometimes, for me it's usually a rather quick episode -- and something that's more noticeable if the weather is hot anyway, or I'm in a hot room. I found early on that if I took it partway through a meal, rather than on an empty stomach, the sweating effects seemed to be lessened. I take 5mg tablets, 3 times a day.

Cathy

Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989