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What Causes Dryness In Mouth While On Plaquenil?
I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH R.A - STARTED PLAQUENIL 4 DAY AGO - HAD DRY MOUTH SYMPTONS FOR 18 MONTHS - COULD BE SCHOGRENS BUT MAYBE NOT,. WITH PLAQUENIL DRY MOUTH HAS TRIPLED - I WAKE EVERY HALF HOUR AND AM SO SLEEP DEPRIVED IT S ALMOST WORSE THAN THE DISEASE. SHOULD I CONSIDER A DIFFERENT DRUG?
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Such dry mouth is not due to drug that is being taken and even not due to the Rheumatoid arthritis (If R.A stand for this) but such dry mouth could be due to some oral disease or lesion and this need to be ruled out some time this may be due to hyperacidity, some systemic disease also need to be ruled out like diabetic and it is really matter of concern, changing drug could not be the option of this, take care.
Well come to HCM
Such dry mouth is not due to drug that is being taken and even not due to the Rheumatoid arthritis (If R.A stand for this) but such dry mouth could be due to some oral disease or lesion and this need to be ruled out some time this may be due to hyperacidity, some systemic disease also need to be ruled out like diabetic and it is really matter of concern, changing drug could not be the option of this, take care.
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