Savannah Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I have been taking it for about 15 years. About 3 yrs ago I started getting really bad dry mouth. I spoke to another person who said he got dry mouth from Seroquel also. pdoc said it was either the Seroquel or the trazadone. I have been tapering off the trazadone with no relief. has anyone else experienced that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Yes! I get bad dry mouth and I am pretty sure Seroquel is the culprit. I've been taking it for around 10 years and I believe that's when this started although I'm not entirely sure as I was also on Abilify at the time. I drink lots of water to try to counteract this side effect with mixed results. And I guess I'm "lucky" I have to wear a cpap machine that has a humidifier in it so that helps with overnight dry mouth. But during the day it can get bad too. They also make a certain brand of mouthwash, moisturizing spray, toothpaste, etc called Biotene. It is supposed to work really well. I don't know how expensive it is but it might be worth checking out. It's specifically made for people with dry mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Cheese, i have tried biotin, oasis and another one suggested by my dentist but none lasted over 30 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp56 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I get this too, but I've gotten used to it. There's a special prescription toothpaste that my dentist prescribes to counteract the damage a dry mouth can do to teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking for answers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 i do but i just drink alot. lioke 50% of ppl on seroquel get dry mouth, obviously severities vary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Some of Biotine's effects will not be felt but are of major concern, like remineralization of your teeth. Without saliva to bathe the teeth in minerals you get cavities and with good mineralization small cavities can be filled in so you don't have to go to the dentist to fill cavities. Drinking water does not help this. Biotine makes up for the loss of minerals due to dry mouth. This is the main reason I use Biotine mouthwash, to restore minerals lost to dry mouth. The toothpaste helps with this, also. The major damage done to teeth due to dry mouth is this, mineralization, so my dentist tells me. I agree that the mouthwash and toothpaste did not help for very long with dryness. What did work for me was the spray. My dry mouth comes on suddenly and I am screwed if I can't get a drink of something. This is where the spray is great. It fits in my pocket and a few sprays in my mouth and it is no longer dry and stays that way for a good while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Saw my pdoc today. He is having me try Salogen. The cheapest place I could find was at Costco for $120/mo. Too rich for me! But pdoc said I will know if it works after 1 week so I am only getting a 2 week supply to in case it doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCrazy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I get this all the time too. As others said, drink a lot of water. Not an ideal fix but it works. The thing to really worry about is that dry mouth affects your teeth. A few years ago I went back and forth to the dentists getting more and more fillings and he kept telling me I was eating too much sugar. In hindsight I can't see how that would be true, and it's only recently I found out that dry mouth can cause tooth decay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianOCD Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I get it too, much worse on Ativan though I'd say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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