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Dav1965
Dav1965 Member Posts: 132
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I use bioten spray. Nobody understands when you say you have dry mouth they just think drink something. Then i spend 10 minuets about how it does not work that way. I tried Sweets mugg root beer thats the best drink for me. Thanks Sweet. But the thing that works best for me is milk with hersheys syrup in it. It cant be regular choclate milk just hersheys syrup. Who would have figured that. God bless. David

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    Stoppers 4
    Hondo swears by Stoppers 4...I haven't tried it mainly for the fact I can't find it over the counter.

    Stoppers 4

    John
  • Dav1965
    Dav1965 Member Posts: 132
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Stoppers 4
    Hondo swears by Stoppers 4...I haven't tried it mainly for the fact I can't find it over the counter.

    Stoppers 4

    John

    Never heard or it
    I will look for it and ask my pharmacist for it and see what happens.
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    Dav1965 said:

    Never heard or it
    I will look for it and ask my pharmacist for it and see what happens.

    I drink a lot of milk. I
    I drink a lot of milk. I have managed to get down to 1%, I cannot do the skim. It's too thin. I even steep my tea in all milk or almond milk. Water not only doesn't feel very good in my mouth, but it's harder to swallow for me.

    I guess you can't get the Stoppers 4 OTC. At least I haven't been able to find it any where. When I am done with the bottles and tubes of biotene I have, I am going to order the stoppers to try.
  • robinleigh
    robinleigh Member Posts: 297
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    sweetblood22 said:

    I drink a lot of milk. I
    I drink a lot of milk. I have managed to get down to 1%, I cannot do the skim. It's too thin. I even steep my tea in all milk or almond milk. Water not only doesn't feel very good in my mouth, but it's harder to swallow for me.

    I guess you can't get the Stoppers 4 OTC. At least I haven't been able to find it any where. When I am done with the bottles and tubes of biotene I have, I am going to order the stoppers to try.

    Salogen
    Has anyone found help from salogen. It is a prescription but we do think it is helping with saliva somewhat...
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    robinleigh said:

    Salogen
    Has anyone found help from salogen. It is a prescription but we do think it is helping with saliva somewhat...

    I tried it, but it didn't
    I tried it, but it didn't help. But, I only had the one fried major salivary gland to try and stimulate. It made the backs of my hands sweat profusely, and my head drip with sweat when I ate, but my mouth was still as dry as dust.

    I think it's definitely worth a try, I know it does help some folks. Glad it's helping somewhat.
  • timreichhart
    timreichhart Member Posts: 194
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    robinleigh said:

    Salogen
    Has anyone found help from salogen. It is a prescription but we do think it is helping with saliva somewhat...

    About Salogen
    I have tried it and it really never worked and I am year post treatments and I am getting little bit of saliva back but not as much before I started cancer treatments and I still get dry mouth and dry throat so I still drink alots of water per day.
  • backachedp
    backachedp Member Posts: 132
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    saliva
    My Husband takes an Rx called Evoxac 30mg 3 times a day and it help's him. He also always has a bottle of water room temperature with him everywhere he goes...uses Biotine Spray too...he was told his Saliva glands will not come back. He say's these pill's help alot, but he still cannot tolerate cold drinks like water...he will have a Shake from McDonalds now and then, but it bothers him to drink anything cold.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    Skiffin16 said:

    Stoppers 4
    Hondo swears by Stoppers 4...I haven't tried it mainly for the fact I can't find it over the counter.

    Stoppers 4

    John

    Stoppers4

    Yes I am buying stock in the company the best dry mouth spray I ever used. Once or twice at night and you will get a good night sleep..

    Well it works like that for me, I have been rad twice.
    Hondo
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    robinleigh said:

    Salogen
    Has anyone found help from salogen. It is a prescription but we do think it is helping with saliva somewhat...

    Hi robin
    I used Salogen for about 6 months but did not find it helped too much for me, Hope it does better for you as we all are different.

    Hondo
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
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    timreichhart said:

    About Salogen
    I have tried it and it really never worked and I am year post treatments and I am getting little bit of saliva back but not as much before I started cancer treatments and I still get dry mouth and dry throat so I still drink alots of water per day.

    Saliva Reproduction ~ Tim
    Don't give up hope... I am over two years post rads. I had gains on both saliva and taste all through my 2nd year..actually even now I find improved taste on things that weren't there several months ago.

    I'm probably a good 90 - 95% on both taste and saliva...

    John

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