Anyone heard of

Isign4Him

 

hey all I was wondering if any of you have any experience with Saligon .. Not sure of the spelling , it's medication to help with saliva

In Christ, Kevin

phrannie51

I've heard of it....

but haven't tried it.  There are a couple other prescription meds out there for dry mouth....I figure they probably work differently for each person, just like everything else seems to do here.

p

longtermsurvivor

salagen

commonly tried for dry mout following radiation.  For some, it works well.  For others, not so much.  I was a complete failure.  Side effects can be a problem.  SWEATING!  Nausea, diarrhea.  But for many, worth a try.  Technically it is a cholinergic agonist, so it has effects on all of the body's cholinergic receptors.  That's why the side effects are so common.  In fact, it is said that if you don't have enhanced sweating, you won't get the salivary effect.

 

Pat

D Lewis

phrannie51 said:

I've heard of it....

but haven't tried it.  There are a couple other prescription meds out there for dry mouth....I figure they probably work differently for each person, just like everything else seems to do here.

p

Wait.. what?

Phrannie, I LOVE the 'do'.  Looks alot like what I see when I look in the mirror. xxxooo

Deb

peggylulu

longtermsurvivor said:

salagen

commonly tried for dry mout following radiation.  For some, it works well.  For others, not so much.  I was a complete failure.  Side effects can be a problem.  SWEATING!  Nausea, diarrhea.  But for many, worth a try.  Technically it is a cholinergic agonist, so it has effects on all of the body's cholinergic receptors.  That's why the side effects are so common.  In fact, it is said that if you don't have enhanced sweating, you won't get the salivary effect.

 

Pat

Salagen ?

No one has even offered me anything for dry mouth ! I even ask my GP if there was anything that would help and he said if there was he would have given it to me !!! Help !

sonyk728

yes - I take Salagen - makes me sweat but it helps with saliva

I've been on salagen for well over a year - 3 times a day. I can surely tell when I miss a dose because my mouth gets dry and when I do take it, I do get the sweats, especially facially. Small price to pay. Part of the new normal. Good luck!

sonyk728

D Lewis said:

Wait.. what?

Phrannie, I LOVE the 'do'.  Looks alot like what I see when I look in the mirror. xxxooo

Deb

Yes Phrannie - looking good

Go girl!

peggylulu

sonyk728 said:

yes - I take Salagen - makes me sweat but it helps with saliva

I've been on salagen for well over a year - 3 times a day. I can surely tell when I miss a dose because my mouth gets dry and when I do take it, I do get the sweats, especially facially. Small price to pay. Part of the new normal. Good luck!

Salagen

Thank you ! I am going to ask for some tomorrow . P

meinken

Saligen(?)

I tried saligen the first time I had radiation in 2010.  Didn't help me and I couldn't even muster up the side effects

This time around (new tumors and new radiation, 12 weeks since, clean PET though) my doctor recommended Evoxac. 

Never heard of it, but I just started with it today. 

I'll follow up with results.  Some dry mouth relief would be nice