Question about a prescription medication

[BigStar]

I am in a state where that is still illegal.

 

[BigStar]

Well it might help the back but I am looking for something that WILL cause dry mouth.

Heck might be able to find a simple sleeping pill that causes it.

Drink a lot of room temp water does it to me every time. (?) Might be a personal thing tho

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

I can skinny as a rail, or maxed out muscle wise and that might help with the back problems.

However It is not going to clear out my nasal passages, fix my deviated septum, clear out my allergies, keep me from getting headaches if I sleep on my back, keep my mouth from opening because I am not getting good air flow through my nose, stop me from drolling and therefore help me sleep.

Who knows? Maybe some nostril crunches would help?

 

[Ranching]

Curious if any Doctors out there ( @jobberone ), or maybe someone who is currently taking a medication that fits the bill, to weigh in on.

I am curious if there is a prescription muscle relaxer out there that may have a side effect of giving a person dry mouth.

Said prescription should not make the person loopy, drowsy is ok but nothing loopy our act crazy. Also said medication should not be one of those that is known to be extremely habit forming or addictive.

So basically what I want to know is..is there a muscle relaxer out there that actually helps relax the muscles, that could be used on a regular basis without making someone addicted or loopy, somewhat drowsy is ok but even if it does not make someone drowsy that would be even better...but DOES have the side effect of giving someone dry mouth?

Hope that makes sense.

Reason I ask is I have back issues...my back recently has really been bothering me a great deal.

However I also have sleep issues. Chances are I should be using a Cpap mask to sleep but I really really really do not want to start down that road as I move around too much in my sleep, I can't stand to sleep on my back as when I rarely do I always get a headache.

I have trouble breathing through my nose at night causing sleep apnea issues. I sleep on my side and or stomach most times. Due to the breathing through my nose issues that were leading to sleep apnea...my body started compensating so I started sleeping with my mouth open.

This would be ok however the problem is it creates the problem of drooling at night. So waking up multiple times in the night to wipe drool off my cheek/beard and moving the pillow around means not getting a good nights sleep.

However there for some time I was taking a pill that caused my mouth to be dry when I took it at night. This would stop the drooling at night and I would get a better nights sleep.

So I was wondering if there was a recommended muscle relaxer out there that kill two birds with one stone...help relax the muscles in my back that have been giving me trouble while at the same time giving me dry mouth to stop the drooling and in doing so help me sleep better at night without waking up multiple times.

Again...I do not want to start having to try to using a Cpap mask...i honestly don't think I could get used to one.

I was taking a muscle relaxant that gave me dry mouth, I was also getting numbness and prickly feelings in my limbs. I assumed it was from my L5 or even from alcohol. Low and behold, it was a a side effect of the muscle relaxant. I stopped taking it and the numbness and prickly skin sensation stopped within 24 hours.

 

[Ranching]

Been overweight my whole life.

It used to be that it would take me about between one to two hours, after laying down, before I could get to sleep. My mind would be racing thinking of one thing or another. Used to envy people who could just lay down and go to sleep.

A few years ago my allergies were getting so bad and so often than I started taking Zyrtec on a daily basis. Bad thing was when I started it I was taking it in the morning. However it made me too drowsy during the day so I started taking it about an hour before bedtime and it actually helps me get to sleep pretty quickly.

The weight issue can cause sleep apnea but it is not going to clear my nose up to breath through. Also it should be noted that I have a deviated septum from a childhood injury and I also have asthma.

IF I could sleep on my back, I would probably remedy all of this issues. However as stated before anytime I sleep any short length of time on my back I get a headache. It is one thing to retrain you body to sleep a specific way..I had to do that in the past due to some ear issues so I sleep differently laying on my left side vs right side.

But again since I don't get sleep on my back, since my nose is not always clear when I go to sleep even after taken an alergy pill at night and an alergy nasal spray in the morning...it means I sleep with my mouth open with leads to drooling.

Since the CPap mask is out of the question and sleeping on my back is out of the question...I would like to kill to birds with one stone and take something that also causes dry mouth....if that also helps with a bad back...that is a bonus.

Even if I do lose weight...I will still be sleeping on my side/stomach...will still have nasal issues and probably still be sleeping with my mouth open.

I lost about 100 pounds 5 years ago, stopped snoring and was able to sleep,thought the night until I hurt my back a few months ago. My back is finally getting back to normal with therapy and the use of an inversion table, been sleeping great the last few weeks. Good luck

 

[CyberB0b]

I lost about 100 pounds 5 years ago, stopped snoring and was able to sleep,thought the night until I hurt my back a few months ago. My back is finally getting back to normal with therapy and the use of an inversion table, been sleeping great the last few weeks. Good luck

Same here. Dropped 30lbs and sleep much better.

 

[CF74]

Cyclobenzaprene is supposed to be non-addictive, works great for muscle spasms. Dry mouth is on a per case basis...