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drooling

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I have two girls with cp and my oldest drools so much and when she goes to school she is wet all the time.Is there any thing that I can do or any medication she can take to help with the drooling?
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My 7 year old with CP also has a drooling problem. We deal with it by putting 1 drop of Atropine Sulfate under his tongue each morning. This is actually a prescription for watery eyes, but it is also used for drooling. It does not taste very good, but we only have to use it once a day, and it works. Hope this helps.
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I have heard that botox works well for drooling. It is injected into the saliva glands and slows down the production.. Just something I have heard
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my son kodie drooled too and i found that if you push up on her/ his bottom lip then they know its their.... it helped alot jen
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ask your neurologist...ours gave us a patch many years ago, i believe it may have been for motion sickness, but it not only worked, it CURED her of drooling within a year of wearing the patch! i'm sorry i can't remember what it is called, but your doctor should know about it.my daugher is nineteen now, and no drooling!
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i have been racking my brain since reading your question...i belive the patch was called scopamine or scopalamine. ask your doctor about it. it REALLY helped my daughter!! good luck
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My Neuro suggested that botox for the drooling is not really a good idea becauset hat means you are taking a "does" away from somewhere else that might need it...she has noticed that oral medication, and the patch scolamine (sp?) are WAY better choices.
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This is my first time here. My nephew also has a drooling problem. His doctor suggested a med for it but I can't remember what is was. My sister in law decided not to give it to him. Sometimes it's not so bad but other times it's a real problem.
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We used a prescription med called Robinl for our son'e excessive drooling. It helped a lot and eventually we took him off it,
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I also have a problem with my daughters drooling but I have no advice. I have however found great advice from the recent replies. But I have a question if you dont mind me asking. You say you have 2 children with CP. I was actually trying to figure out the chances of that. Im sorry if its forward but Im scared to have another, and I really want more kids! Could you maybe shed some light on it for me?
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We used to use Scopolomine patches. They didn't completely solve the problem, but they did help.

Drooling can also signify injury to the vestibular areas of the brain, - try short periods of slow vestibular stimulation such as rocking or gentle rolling. - It can have quite an effect.
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Mo25.

Look here.

http://www.snowdrop.cc/info2.cfm?info_id=62153
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My son's neurologist says that after his 3rd birthday he will Dominic Saltropine. He has a terrible problem with drooling, but I told him I wanted to wait until he was completely done teething first to see if it gets any better after he has gotten all of his teeth. Hope it helps!
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This support group is great!
My daughter is 17 months w/ CP and is very aggresive. Lots of posturing and arching and crying out and she can't seem to relax to fall asleep and or stay asleep. Has any one else have to deal with this behavior?
Her current medications are Keppra and Valproic Acid.
We do see her neurologist this Tuesday and I pray we can get some answers.
Have a awesome weekend everyone! ")
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