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Originally Posted by rach73
There is a thread on the MGA forum here in the UK where someone is experiencing symptoms of an allergic reaction to Mestinon.
They have a rash when they take the mestinon and some people find that they can't tolerate it due to the allergic reaction and not the side effects.
Allergic reaction - swelling of mouth, lips and tongue etc, skin rash
Side effects (although they can be horribly severe) - nausea, vommiting, the runs, stomach cramps, drooling (I've had all these! LOL)
The ingredient that people tend to be allergic to is the BROMIDE.
I would contact your Dr if your mouth/ lips have swelled its not a good sign and your next reaction could be more severe.
Good luck
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Rach
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Thank you. This makes sense. A few people here have suggested it might be an allergic reaction. After I read your post, I looked up bromide and it does seem like this might be the problem. I had the nausea, runs, cramps, and drooling but what really bothered and scared me was the swelling. Especially combined with the drooling - it felt like I was going to drown in my own drool (and I'm not even a rock star from the 70s!).
My doctor and I need to have a lo-o-o-o-ng talk about all of this.