>My doc who interrogated me for a long time before giving me the
>Ritalin LA didn't mention anything about it. He told me to hang in
>for the first few days before my body adjusts to it. I'm supposed
>to take it everyday but I don't like feeling addicted so I take it
>every few days. But I am getting this bizarre dry mouth feeling
>even on the days I've not taken the meds. My mouth is not dry but
>it feels dry like I licked a roll-on antiperspirant. I've been
>taking b-complex drops for a while...way before I started the meds.
>I say, unless the doc is on it, chances of him/her knowing much more
>than what the studies note are nill.
>
>

Dry mouth is not a very serious side-effect. It's not even the same
thing as dehydration.

You can buy a mouth moisturizer at the pharmacy, kind of a
"pseudo-spit." Lots of drugs have this side effect and you don't need
to be too worried. Ask the pharmacist for other ideas. It could also
be something else you are taking, or just anxiety too.

I don't know what "feeling addicted" means. If it is just that you
take something consistently, it is probably not a big problem, right?
If you take B vitamins everyday, are you addicted to those?

If you take the medication only every few days that is likely the
only times when you will get the benefit. Your body adjusts better if
you take it every day as directed. But ask your doctor for the
official scoop. That's why they are the doctors, not us.

Lew
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