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Old 09-11-2006, 02:20 PM #1
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Not sure that dystonia is nm, but there's no movement disorder forum here (apart from PD), and this query goes across conditions anyway.

Has anyone noticed a difference in effect between 'melt in the mouth' tablets, and ones that you absorb in your stomach? (As I've just had to switch due to the fizzy version being discontinued - and I'm feeling sleepiness that I haven't felt in years).

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Welcome!

I have dystonia as the result of acquiring viral parkinsonism. I take Mirapex for RLS and the dystonia. It works really well. I'm not sure as to what medications you are referring to.

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It's not a dystonia drug per se - it's a painkiller (which only came into the picture because of the twisting spasms causing pain). I was more curious whether people had noticed difference in effects when switching between different types of the same drug really.

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I tend to use aspirin for my migraines and will often use the ones you suck on when out as opposed to dissolve and swallow. I find they act quickly and work effectively. The only other experience I had was going into surgery they gave me an antinausea wafer as opposed to swallowing a tablet or injecting into IV. They said it works better, it just melted on my tongue and it was great, I had no post operative nausea at all.

It would depend on the med perhaps and long term usage. I would suggest discussing with your chemist/pharamcist. They are the most knowledgeable when it comes to meds -docs prescribe them, but the pharm knows the inside out of them.
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Umm, good question. Actually, I think my doctor told me that pills that are taken sublingually tend to work more quickly but it probably depends on the medication. I know Levsin (which is a smooth muscle relaxer) works better that way, as does Ativan. I don't know about opioids (or other types of pain medications) as I have never tried it that way, the taste is always nasty. I would just swallow those or crush them up if you're having a difficult time.

As far as your second question, I have not tried a lot of drugs so I couldn't answer that but everyone reacts differently to drugs.
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