Jonathan Dews
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Hi. I used to take oxybutinin tablets to help control my bladder. They helped but made my mouth very dry. Last year I saw a Urologist and he proscribed micrabegron to be taken in combination with tamsulosin. They are more effective and make my mouth less dry. I live in England but I guess the same drugs are available in the US.
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Hi Matthew. I have had this problem for a while and I was advised by the Ataxia clinic in London, England to make an appointment to see a Urologist. This turned out to be really useful. Before seeing the Urologist I had been taking oxybutinin, which I notice somebody has mentioned in a reply to you. Personally I found these tablets made my mouth really dry and they weren’t that effective anyway. The Urologist prescribed mirabegron and tamulosin. You take the mirabegron during the day and the tamulosin before you go to bed. Personally I find these drugs work much better and they don’t make your mouth as dry.I have a friend with ataxia and he uses the same drugs.
Hope this helps
Best wishes
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Hi Frankie. I have been using an anti-depressant prescribed by my UK doctor called Citalopram. When I tried it 6 months ago I took one 10 mg tablet a day but it didn’t do much apart from giving me mild diarrhoea! However, for the last month I have been taking one 20 mg tablet a day and it’s really made a difference. I take one as soon as I get up in the morning and after an hour or so I find it really improves my mood and energy levels. A friend of mine, who has ataxia,also finds them to be very helpful. They can cause side effects in some people but sometimes these will disappear after a few weeks. My experience has been very positive so far. Apparently Prozac has a similar effect.