#55215 07-25-2004 02:36 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 156 | In a prior post I noticed a lot of complaints regarding Salagen and sweating. I ran a search on Evoxac and didn't really see any comments on it. Has any tried it, found it useful, had side effects, etc.?
For those unaware, apparently these two drugs aid in the dry mouth area.
Thanks,
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#55216 07-25-2004 05:04 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 41 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 41 | Hi Sabrina, I was on a clinical trial for 1 year
with Evoxac, it didn't help me. I didn't notice
any saliva increase (I have almost none) while
on the medicine, and no change after I stopped
taking it. I had no side effects that I noticed.
One of the listed side effects is reduced night
vision. I have heard of good results with Evoxac,
but that may be with folks who have more salivary
function. O-O
Head and neck SCC
TXN2bM0 stage IV
Finished treatment 6/02
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#55217 07-25-2004 08:13 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Sabrina,
I spent several months on Salagen and Evoxac. I haven't taken either for about two months and I didn't really notice much difference with either drug in regards to less dry mouth. I had about the same experience sweating with both and sweated more when the temperature was cooler for some odd reason.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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#55218 07-25-2004 10:16 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Sabrina,
I've been using Salagen for over 13 years (5mg 3 times a day), and I definitely notice a reduction in saliva if I miss a dose. In my case, the sweating from Salagen seems to be minimal if I take the pills most of the way through mealtime. (Now if I could only kill off the hot flashes -- that's a whole nother sweating story!)
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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