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Is There OTC Medication That Can Be Taken For Dry Mouth?

Im experiencing dry mouth but my doctor says i have no medical problems is there any medicine iover the counter i can take to help stimulate my saliva cause biotene helps for a little while but doesn t last.
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Hi,

For dry mouth you need to get to the cause. Mostly the cause in a healthy person with no systemic complications can be dehydration.

Thyroid conditions or other autoimmune diseases needs to be ruled out before taking any medication.

If you would have been my patient I would like to recommend you Pilocarpine, which is a salivary stimulant, if you are not allergic to it and you also don't have any associated systemic disease.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Is There OTC Medication That Can Be Taken For Dry Mouth?

Hi, For dry mouth you need to get to the cause. Mostly the cause in a healthy person with no systemic complications can be dehydration. Thyroid conditions or other autoimmune diseases needs to be ruled out before taking any medication. If you would have been my patient I would like to recommend you Pilocarpine, which is a salivary stimulant, if you are not allergic to it and you also don t have any associated systemic disease. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.