Cevimeline and Headaches: What Users Say

• lov...
• September 20, 2020

For Sjogren's Syndrome "First, I must say I have never written any online review for any product or service. I just don't have the time, and I am not into social media. However, I read many reviews about Evoxac, and due to the feedback, I got up the nerve to try it. I hate taking any type of medication, so it was a big deal for me. Exactly one hour after taking the first pill, I had two episodes of lightheadedness. It went away after a second. That night, I had a headache. I only took one 30mg tablet of Evoxac because my doctor said to take as needed, up to 3 per day. The next day, I took another tablet at the same time in the morning. No dizziness or headache. After about a week of just taking one tablet each day, I noticed about one hour after I took it that my mouth had saliva and I could swallow! This was a lifesaver for me. I've been taking it for one month, and I still only take one per day. I also use Biotene mouthwash twice a day. I would recommend this drug to anyone with dry mouth due to Sjögren's."

• Jun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

For Sjogren's Syndrome "I’m really glad Evoxac helped people here with Sjogren's. It has really improved my dry mouth, and I can cry again. The problem is I have all the side effects they list, and it’s really bad. I’m sweating constantly, I’ve got headaches and chills, I feel like I had the flu last week, and I didn’t. I’m just miserable, and I can’t take it anymore, so I’m gonna stop taking the medicine. I know the dry mouth is really bad, but I can use other things for that. I’m gonna go see my rheumatologist and see if she’s got something else for me. Good luck to all of you, and God bless."

• Anonymous
• February 28, 2012

For Sjogren's Syndrome "I just started to take Evoxac yesterday around lunchtime. So I took 2 pills yesterday, and at night I cried these huge tears. So I know it's working. For the dry mouth, it takes one hour for it to work, it feels moist but not wet. At the end of the day, a headache comes as a side effect. Overall, it is good."

• New...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2015

For Sjogren's Syndrome "I had been telling all my doctors about my dry mouth, eyes, and skin. Well, I finally got a new rheumatologist, and she checked me and said, 'Boy, you have severe dry mouth.' I said yes, along with eyes and skin, and she recommended this for me. At first, I had dizziness and headaches, so she told me to stop, and I did. But to me, I can handle the headaches but not the dryness, so I went back on it, and within an hour of taking it, I am doing better. I can swallow now, I had not been able to eat anything dry, it would get stuck in my throat. Now I can. I am a happy camper. Now to deal with my other issues at hand, I hope this helps... God bless."

• Pam...
• December 1, 2019

For Sjogren's Syndrome "Just started taking this medicine. I’ve taken it for almost a month. It definitely works very well for dry mouth and dry throat. I am taking Restasis for the dry eyes, and that is working great. However, like one lady mentioned here, I have felt like I have had the flu for the last two weeks. So I was prescribed Tamiflu. That made it worse. Severe, severe fatigue. I am not sleepy, I am just tired all the time. I have back pain, upset stomach, headaches, body odor, shaking, nausea, vomiting, and other bad side effects. I’m going to speak with my ENT about this tomorrow. I have an appointment to see a rheumatologist for the first time in February! Takes a long time here in Memphis to see a rheumatologist since we don’t have very many. So I need my ENT to figure out what I need to do for the next two months. This medicine definitely works for Sjögren’s syndrome, but the side effects are too severe for me to keep taking this medicine."

• Anonymous
• February 28, 2010

For Sjogren's Syndrome "This medicine gave me horrible headaches when it was wearing off in my system."