Posted by jay on October 25, 2001, at 6:29:27
In reply to Re: BLACK HAIRY TONGUE-Depakote? to all, posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 17:53:45
I actually got this with a couple of a.d.'s. One was Zoloft, and the other Serzone. I was Dx'd with "Thrush" though, which is a fungal infection.
Anti-fungal med cleared it up in a few days, but I had to stop taking the psych meds.My doc explained it is possible a few psych meds may have effects on the immune system, and he had come across others (and I have seen others on here also) develop throat infections, flu, colds, etc quite quickly while starting or on a certain a.d. I guess it's all particular how our individual immune systems respond.
Jay
> These are some of the sites I found as well...
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> Last winter, right around the time I started Depakote, the edges of my tongue turned dark. My tongue felt like I had bitten it, (but like it was swollen and sore all over) but because of the location, I would have bitten the front too if I had had a seizure and bitten my tongue....The darkness has faded, and after seeing the dentist recently, he says I am healthy...To come in next time it happens to have him look at it...That like these sites say, 'black tongue'is a 'bloom' of bacteria. I got a tongue scraper that keeps the top of my tongue cleaner. No one was concerned.
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> I am curious to know if anyone has seen this as a SE of Depakote? I reassured to see the posts here...once again, confirming my steadfast belief that this site is really a cross roads of information on the things that concern me. Thank you.
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> mouse with a toothbrush
> susan C
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> > >
> > > Good news and bad news. The good news is that it is not dangerous and easily controlled. The bad news is that it isn't pretty. It is usually called "Black Hairy Tongue." Try these pages :
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> > > http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/00035.html
> > >
> > > http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/DIB/BlkHairyTong01.htm
> > >
> > > http://webmd.lycos.com/content/asset/adam_imagepage_2375
> > >
> > > I hope you don't get this side effect.
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