Victor Pe...Nuvigil lists "mouth sores" as a serious side effect. Mouth sores are fairly common (such as canker sores and swellings). What distinguishes these "serious" sores from common ones?
Nuvigil an d Mouth sores?
- Posted:
- 25 Apr 2011 by Victor Pearson
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- canker sore, nuvigil, aphthous ulcer, side effect, swelling, mouth
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Added 25 Apr 2011:
The sores I get are mostly on my lower lip on the inside.
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LaurieShay25 Apr 2011
Hey Victor,
I take Nuvigil and I too get mouth sores. My doctor said to not worry about mine. I know they are a sign of serious reaction to the medication but he honestly said that mine anyway were nothing serious. I get sores on my tongue that are very painful, but they are not blisters, if that helps. I am on a high dose of Nuvigil (300mgs athis with another doctor in early May.
Wish I could be more definitive. I am curious to see what other people have to say as I have been plagued by these sores three out of four weeks every month.
Keep in touch,
Laurie
Anonymous 25 Apr 2011
I don't know about the drug you listed, but was always told canker soree are related to the stomach. Know it sounds crazy, but the only treatment I know of is campophenique. I not sure I spelled it right, but it's worth a try They seem to take about 10 days to go away. I feel for you because I used to get them all the time. Now being on Prilosec for so many years, I haven't had one. Doctor must have been right about the stomach causing it. Since taking the proton inhibitor, as I said haven't had a one. Just a thought...
rob925
4 Jul 2011
I used to get cancer sores all of the time, then they eventually went away. I now get them about once or twice a year. They can be related to stress and/or stomach or constipation issues. They can be painful, especially when you get multiple ones at the same time.
Rinsing the area with milk of magnesia helps short-term. The only way I got rid of them within one day was by using a silver nitrate stick. These are sticks with cotton tips dipped in silver nitrate. You lightly touch the canker sore with the stick which cauterizes the sore. It will be gone by the next day. But it stings like hell for about 30 sec. An old fashion doctor told me about this and he gave me a few sticks. You used to be able to get them from pharmacies, but I'm not sure anymore.
madhatter...25 Apr 2011
Campho-Phenique is a wonderful gel or liquid that you can use on cold sores OUTSIDE your mouth, around your lips, that is absolutely the ONLY product that has ever 'cured' my cold sores. If you catch a cold sore when it is first starting to rise, run a wash cloth under very hot water and steam it a few times, THEN put the C-P on it several times a day, and, hopefully, it will just disappear!
ElizaJane23
25 Apr 2011
When I start getting the cold sores that form outside my mouth, I start taking L-Lysine - an amino acid, in tablet form. I take this for a couple of months, usually during the winter and no more cold sores. Otherwise I'll have them constantly all winter long.
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dang it, I lost part of my post. I was trying to say that I take 300mg dose and plan to discuss with another doctor in early May.
Laurie, have you tried Biotene mouth rinse to help with them. It is recommended for mouth irritations caused by dry mouth. I have used it before with success for sore tongue caused by antidepressants. It is in with the mouth rinses at the drug store and they have a toothpaste too.
Sore tongue caused by antidepressants? I don't know anything about this. I've been on one antidepressant or another for the past 27 years, and frequently have a sore tongue with deep cracks in it. No doctor has ever related the sore tongue to the antidepressants. Do you know of a correlation between the two? You may have just dissolved one of the mysteries of the millenium -
Hey Eliza, I had the dentist look at my tongue, actually 2 of them, nothing appears to be wrong with it, but it feels like it has lie bumps on it. A notice on my rx for amitriptyline said that I might consider using biotene mouth rinse and toothpaste for dry mouth and it worked. I was on a low dose of amitriptyline but notice this occurs when I am on it. The biotene does not contain sodium lauryl sulfate or alcohol, it has natural enzymes in it and is suggested for those who suffer dry mouth from chemo and other meds. It is about $6 for the mouthrinse and$6 for the toothpaste at mass retail stores. It is worth a try for most people.
I take a 300 mg. tablet of Nuvigil every morning, and I have sores inside my mouth too--- but never connnected them to this drug, as I've had them off and on for many years, and just thought they were caused by either stress or highly acidic foods. Now I will watch more closely. If they go away and then come back, then it isn't the pills...
Thanks for the heads up on Biotene... I have dry mouth because I am a mouth breather over night--hope this helps!!!
Mary, madhatter