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Suggest Treatment For Dry Mouth
Posted on
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
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Fri, 10 Oct 2014
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Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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might be from meds?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am on thryoid medication and zoloft but i have been on both of these for a long time now
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the followup information. Zoloft could potentially cause this type of symptom but since you have been on it for a long time it seems unlikely. Otherwise we want to make sure that you are drinking an adequate amount of fluid on a daily basis. This would involve at least 8 glasses of water per day. You would also want to look at your diet and make sure that you're not consuming an excessive amount of sodium. Stress can sometimes also contribute to this.
Sometimes I will have patients to come during the day and this sometimes helps to improve the symptom of dry mouth. You can try this to see if that helps.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the followup information. Zoloft could potentially cause this type of symptom but since you have been on it for a long time it seems unlikely. Otherwise we want to make sure that you are drinking an adequate amount of fluid on a daily basis. This would involve at least 8 glasses of water per day. You would also want to look at your diet and make sure that you're not consuming an excessive amount of sodium. Stress can sometimes also contribute to this.
Sometimes I will have patients to come during the day and this sometimes helps to improve the symptom of dry mouth. You can try this to see if that helps.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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