Has anyone out there ever suffered from dry mouth as a result of prolonged use o!


Question:

Has anyone out there ever suffered from dry mouth as a result of prolonged use of antidepressants?

I am suffering from drug induced dry mouth after prolonged use of antidepressants. Has anyone else had experience of this and what would you advise. (I am still on the tablets citalopram 20mg per day) Also can anyone give advice on how to cope with a dry mouth, mine is torture! very very distressing! please help!


Answers:

I used to take low dosage amitriptiline and was told that i would never get a runny nose as it dries you out. iguess that could be the same with other antidepressants too. try sucking mints.




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