What Causes Hypersalivation?

Posted on Sun, 21 Feb 2016

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Question : Excuse me sir, i had asked you a question about my salivation problem, i would think about my saliva and would produce more and end up with a bad swallowing habit, and you told me that i could control it with inhibitory "cortical reflexs" What are those and how could I use them. Could you also give me your contact info, a phone or email i would like to speak with you more if possible, its an emergency im not the only one in my family affected by it, i may need info or some appointment. But please answer my question alsom

Answered by Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hypersalivation

Detailed Answer:
Hypersalivation or sialorrhea is excessive production of saliva and can be due to many reasons.Commonest are Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), excessive starch intake,Pancreatitis,Liver disease,Serotonin syndrome etc.

Since your medical history is that of Paranoid squizophrenic,you may be on drugs like clozapine,risperidone which are known to produce excessive salivation.
If you fail to inhibit unwanted salivation by your own control(here comes cortical inhibiton),you may try anticholinergic drugs that normally reduces the production of saliva for symptomatic management e.g propantheline, hyoscine, amitriptyline.

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Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar