saliva and drooling

[Iambest]

50m from India diagnosed 2 years back. On pramipax 1:5mg daily, last 3-4 months producing lots of saliva impacting my speech also.would like to know if anyone else has same experience and how to reduce this drooling; it’s really embarrassing

[Boscoejean]

"Food and drink

Some foods and drinks can anecdotally help reduce saliva production, you might try:

Please note that someone with reduced awareness or poor oral control should not be given chewing gum or food or sweets to suck as they present a risk of choking

Ginger (fresh, dried or tea)

Dark grape juice

Papaya juice

Sage (capsules, tea, tincture or powder)

Horseradish (capsules, tablets or powder)

Fresh ginger"

oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/leaflet...

[Boscoejean]

There are medications for excessive salivation but they come with quite a few side effects.

[Jennyjenny2 in reply to Boscoejean]

My husband has been using Atropine eye drops 1% under the tongue, 1 drop x 3 times daily. Just wondering, when you say the medications come with quite a few side effects, I’ve been very concerned about his cognitive decline of late. Or maybe it’s confusion. Could this possibly be a side effect of the Atropine?

[Jennyjenny2 in reply to Boscoejean]

Thank you so much for mentioning about the side effects. I have just googled and found rare side effects of the Atropine drops are confusion and poor memory! I have been very upset and concerned as I was thinking it was early dementia! We have a GP appointment early next week, I’ll mention to him. In the meantime I’ll try and introduce the other natural things you have mentioned. Thank you so much once again!

[Redginger]

Yes, my husband has had trouble with lots of drooling. His neurologist suggested that he take phosphatidyl choline and it does without a doubt make a significant difference. He takes 420mg twice a day I'm pretty sure. We currently are using the Source Naturals brand. I don't know what brands are available in India.