User Reviews - Salagen Oral
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Reviewer: usmc53grunt, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: st.leonardpatient, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have been taking this medication for 1 1/2 yrs and I will often get either an abundance of saliva or it will work very little. It is not a constant, regular effect at each daily dosage.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Prescribed by dentist to counteract dry mouth caused by Zoloft (sertraline) taken before sleeping, Pilocarpine did reduce the
dry mouth effect, but it had a side effect of "stealth" diarrhea: liquid with flatulence.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was prescribed Salagen oral pills to counteract dry mouth and a persistent cough I may have developed as a side-effect of anti-depressive medications. It did moisten my mouth and throat, but I found that it also caused me to sweat profusely. I also found the amount of saliva that built up in my mouth was slightly uncomfortable, and I had to swallow a lot more than usual.
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