Re: Bipolar and Dry Mouth
I am on Lithium and Clonazepam for sleep. I have had dry mouth with the sticky, slimy side effect for years now. Everything I have tried has failed. Sugarless gum and hard candy are temporary solutions. I am thinking of lowering my lithium dosage and asking my Doc to add either Lamictal or Tegretol. I am hesitant as to the lowering of my Lithium, as I slide into Mania quite easily. But the side effects do affect my mood, and it is really starting to get to me. Also, after many years on psychiatric meds with the dry mouth side affect, you could buy a car with the Money that has gone into my dental repair work! Oh my, this has turned into a rant. Unusual for a Bipolar 1?
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