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What Causes Excessive Sleepiness And Dry Mouth While On Coricidin HBP?

Hello, My 89 year old mother has been taking Coricidin HBP for the past 24 hrs., 1 pill every six hours. It was recommended by her Dr on Thursday who also gave her an azithromycin 250 mg. for a persistent cough. A chest x ray was taken and there is no pnuemonia. Today she is also running a temp of 100. She is sleepy, weak, dry mouth, loss of appetite and has only had 2 glasses of water and an ensure drink at lunchtime. One more thing, she does not have high blood pressure so I think we bought the wrong corcidin. Your thoughts?
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Hi,

In my opinion, there is no reason to be worried and usually, this is just temporary and self-limiting. Excessive daytime sleepiness is common issues and should be considered in this case.

Excessive daytime sleepiness may be caused by conditions such as sleep deprivation, metabolic disturbances, sleep apnoea, medications, neurological disorders such as seizures and psychiatric disorders such as depression. If emotional causes are ruled out then some tests can be done to confirm the diagnosis.

In my opinion, polysomnography (sleep study), is one of the necessary examinations in order to achieve a correct diagnosis.

Please discuss with primary care Doctor about these issues.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Excessive Sleepiness And Dry Mouth While On Coricidin HBP?

Hi, In my opinion, there is no reason to be worried and usually, this is just temporary and self-limiting. Excessive daytime sleepiness is common issues and should be considered in this case. Excessive daytime sleepiness may be caused by conditions such as sleep deprivation, metabolic disturbances, sleep apnoea, medications, neurological disorders such as seizures and psychiatric disorders such as depression. If emotional causes are ruled out then some tests can be done to confirm the diagnosis. In my opinion, polysomnography (sleep study), is one of the necessary examinations in order to achieve a correct diagnosis. Please discuss with primary care Doctor about these issues. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon