Posted by BLPBart on August 23, 2002, at 1:31:59
In reply to Re: Try a tongue scraper - Thanks!, posted by menolly57 on August 18, 2002, at 17:05:24
> Thanks guys! I thought for a while that maybe my post was too long to get much of a response.
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> I could try the tongue scraper, but I doubt it will help very much because it feels like this bad-tasing substance is being secreted from all over the inside of my mouth, and not just from the tongue. (How can I tell? I just can.) But I should probably have one of those scrapers anyway.
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> Sleepy lizard, which meds did you find have bad taste as a side effect? I know about Desipramine and Trazodone, but I don't know about Prozac, Wellbutrin, or Claritin for that matter. Do you know anything more about this "action in the brain?" Might it have something to do with food?
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> I have also tried mouthwashes, mints, tooth brushing and Italian ice (yes -- that helps too!), but all of these only provide temporary relief. I was hoping to get to the bottom of the problem, but it looks like I may be stuck with it for the time being. As I said, my present combo seems to do well for me in terms of mood, so I don't want to try something else until I at least get a job and a housemate.
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> I think I am going to go back on the Trazodone. I'm getting the bad taste anyway, and I might as well take something that lets me sleep.
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> Thanks again and take care everyone! :)
>This is sounding somewhat familiar. I used to take prozac and wellbutrin but quit the wellbutrin after having some severe side effects. I then started a combination of wellbutrin and dexedrine. Everything was going well for a few months and then suddenly (this was early June) I started having what appeared to be severe post-nasal drip. I went back on my claritin which I only take when needed but it didn't help at all. I found that I was feeling inundated with post nasal drip and then my tongue got extremely painful (I described it to my husband like I had used acid for mouthwash). The top of my tongue got inflamed and all of the tastebuds, particularly on the back of my mouth were white and swollen. I tried experimenting with my meds to see if I could see what was causing it. I eventually came to the conclusion that it was due to the wellbutrin/dex combo. Either one alone caused some dry mouth but it was manageable. The combination was too much. My doc took me off the wellbutrin a few weeks ago and we're waiting to see if the dex alone will do the trick for me. Now I'm having a little problem with the post nasal drip and some dry mouth but I've used some of the ideas in the earlier posts - I use Biotene toothpast, suck on sugarless candy at work or chew sugarless gum and use a non-alcoholic mouth wash.
BTW, when you mentioned the claritin it made me wonder if you could possibly be suffering from a sinus infection. I've had these in the past and you'll have a horrible taste in your mouth from it and can also cause bad breath.
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