BOTOX

[jimo2017]

i recently posted regarding botox injection for excessive saliva anyone had this treatment i would be intrested to hear from PD sufferers who have

[Bailey_Texas]

Be careful Parkinson's from what i have read does not cause excess saliva we just don't swallow as often or control it as well.

[jimo2017 in reply to Bailey_Texas]

thats what my neuro said but he also said botox helps to stem excessive saliva be intrested to hear from anyone who has had this treatment

[cflloyd in reply to jimo2017]

My husband got the botox injections in his salivary glands. Unfortunately, we believe that it did no good and possibly made his swallowing worse. I have seen posts from people that have had good results. My husband seemed to always have the adverse reactions to most of the medications and treatments. He did have better results with the Scapolamine patch with drying up the salivation but even that has its issues, such as extreme dry mouth one day and then normal for one day and then excessive salivation on the third day. Our doctor got the prescription approved to change the patch every other day and that seemed to control things better. Its rather expensive. We considered removing the salivary glands but that is rather drastic.

This disease is mostly a "try this" and see if it works for you. However, botox does take several months to wear off. As Bailey said, be careful.

[jimo2017 in reply to cflloyd]

thank you for that post ,i wonder if age is a factor iam 81

[bubee]

My husband's doctor order Atropine drops =one drop under is tong up to 4 times a day if necessary. Ask your doctor about it It works great.

[bubee]

my husband' s doctor ordered Atropine drops -one drop under the tong up to four times a day if necessary -four hours apart Works great- hope I haven't sent this twice! Bubee

[NRyan]

Be careful....dry mouth will rot your teeth, even with good oral health. I asked my dentist about my fillings and told him I have PD. His first comments were concerns about dry mouth and its impact on my teeth going forward. I work on increased saliva production and keep hydrated. Botox may cause dry mouth.