My husband has dementia, pretty advanced. He can eat and chew yet but he drools so much all the time. I have a towel by his neck to catch the saliva and his skin condition is good. Any help?
Scopolamine is the name of the medication. It's been prescribed to patients that have had a CVA to control drooling in my case. Please call his PCP and ask if this is appropriate and he will give you a prescription.
My mother drooled a lot toward the end. I asked her nursing home if something could be done. They replied that it din't seem to bother Mom and there was no medical reason to treat it. It was a cosmetic problem that might bother some other people, but not her. That really put it into a new perspective for me.
My husband drooled a lot, and it did bother him. He always had a "spit bowl" with him as well as a box of tissue. Toward the end his hospice nurse noticed how uncomfortable he was with the drooling and she suggested a med whose side effect was dry mouth -- namely the behind-the-ear patch used to prevent motion sickness. It worked pretty good. I wouldn't try this without discussing it with a doctor. On hospice a lot of medication concerns just don't apply, but would for longer-term use.
It sounds like you are coping well. Does this drooling bother him?
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My husband drooled a lot, and it did bother him. He always had a "spit bowl" with him as well as a box of tissue. Toward the end his hospice nurse noticed how uncomfortable he was with the drooling and she suggested a med whose side effect was dry mouth -- namely the behind-the-ear patch used to prevent motion sickness. It worked pretty good. I wouldn't try this without discussing it with a doctor. On hospice a lot of medication concerns just don't apply, but would for longer-term use.
It sounds like you are coping well. Does this drooling bother him?
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