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Default Jan 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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@Tart Cherry Jam, LOL at your surprise from Amazon. Sell it on Facebook market place maybe? Personally though, I'd probably just toss it.

Flossed but didn't brush again yesterday.

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Default Jan 14, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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@Tart Cherry Jam, LOL at your surprise from Amazon. Sell it on Facebook market place maybe? Personally though, I'd probably just toss it.

Flossed but didn't brush again yesterday.
I know a transgender woman going through a hormonal transition. I emailed her but she said she had no use for them, thanking me for the thought. I will see about Facebook market place and if not, sure, will toss them.

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Default Jan 15, 2024 at 09:26 AM
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Once again flossed but didn't brush last night.

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Default Jan 15, 2024 at 09:33 PM
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This thread has reached the 500 post milestone @splitimage

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Default Jan 16, 2024 at 08:47 AM
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Thanks for pointing that out @Tart Cherry Jam. I'm actually not sure how I feel about hitting 500 posts. In one way it's good because it shows I've been trying to take better care of my teeth for a while now, but the flip side of that is I feel maybe I should have made more progress.

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Default Jan 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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Flossed and brushed last night.

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Default Jan 18, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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Alas, my narcolepsy medication has started to cause dry mouth. Somehow this side effect took more than a week to develop even though I have been on the same dose.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...ngue#treatment

I will start using my Xylitol mints all the time to see it if helps. I will see my dentist in February for cleaning and will ask her for recommendations, too.

It is annoying. It makes me want to swallow what little saliva I have all the time.

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Default Jan 18, 2024 at 09:50 AM
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I'm sorry your med is causing mouth dryness. That would drive me nuts.

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Default Jan 18, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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Sometimes I floss but don't brush. I think I only just noticed this thread.


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Default Jan 19, 2024 at 08:11 AM
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Hi @Fuzzybear glad you found us.

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Default Jan 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM
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Thanks for pointing that out @Tart Cherry Jam. I'm actually not sure how I feel about hitting 500 posts. In one way it's good because it shows I've been trying to take better care of my teeth for a while now, but the flip side of that is I feel maybe I should have made more progress.

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but you floss on most days. it is consistency and consistency is progress @splitimage

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I'm sorry your med is causing mouth dryness. That would drive me nuts.

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Thank you!

I took 75% of the dose this morning, not because of dryness but because last night I was hypomanic, a known side effect of amphetamine. I noticed much less dryness this evening, so this side effect appears to be dose-dependent.

I have to go back to the full dose tomorrow because 75% did not give me enough alertness in the morning and early afternoon and I will be driving a lot tomorrow morning and afternoon so I must be alert. And then my psychiatrist has sent the same prescription but ER to the pharmacy so I will pick it up and we will see what the ER version does in terms of dryness. Yes, this thing can drive you nuts.

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Default Jan 20, 2024 at 08:33 AM
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Flossed but didn't brush again yesterday. I've signed up for another 5 day Tiny Habits program to see if I can make brushing a more regular thing.

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Rough night, so I didn't floss or brush yesterday.

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