Dry Mouth Issues - throat cancer

Hi everyone , I am 9 weeks post treatment for tonsil cancer that consisted of 6 weeks of radiotherapy with 2 lots of chemo , the dry mouth during the night is really tough to deal with , I have a humidifier and have tried Xylomelts and Biotene Gel all with limited success  , I have done some research and found a prescription product called Pilocarpine which aids saliva production and has some good reviews , has anyone on here tried this product ? The dry mouth is really affecting me during the night and I can’t remember the last decent sleep I had . Any advice would be really appreciated .

Thanks Peter 

  • I'm sorry about the dry mouth issues you're contending with at the moment Peter. It must be very frustrating.

    Hopefully some of the members you've been chatting with on other discussions will see your post and let you know their thoughts on this product soon but if you'd like to get our cancer nurses thoughts on this then do give them a call. They're available Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m on 0808 800 4040.

    I hope you're able to get a good nights sleep soon Peter.

    All the best, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator