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Cogentin
Cogentin is an anticholinergic agent which is a kind of anti-Parkinson's drug (brain and nerve drug).
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A 40-year old asked:
When does someone need to take benztropine (cogentin)?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can pseudoparkinson be treated with cogentin (benztropine)?
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Benztropine mesylate uses?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Can cogentin (benztropine) cause anxiety?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the side effects of Cogentin (benztropine)?
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A 41-year old asked:
How much benztropine (cogentin) causes hallucinations?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Is Cogentin (benztropine) sedating? When is the best time to take it?
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A 38-year old asked:
How much benztropine (cogentin) would you have to take before hallucinations begin?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Besides propanolo and cogentin, (benztropine) what other meds can be used for akathisia?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can cogentin (benztropine) cause vertigo?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can cogentin (benztropine) cause memory loss?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does Cogentin (benztropine) counteract Concerta in any way?
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A 25-year old male asked:
If cogentin (benztropine) is causing constipation will it go away after discontinuation?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Do i need to take cogentin and geodon (ziprasidone) together or can I just take geodon (ziprasidone)?
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A 36-year old asked:
Haldol, (haloperidol) cogentin, and alcohol, is it okay to mix?
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A 47-year old asked:
Will cogentin help alleviate geodon (ziprasidone) side effects?
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A 30-year old asked:
Took haldol (haloperidol) cogentin. How long do side effects last?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Cogentin (benztropine) allergy?
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A member asked:
Is cogentin (benztropine) a narcotic and are there any interactions with valium?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Does zyprexa (olanzapine) have anticholinergenic effects? If it does would it have some properities similar to cogentin built into it?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Does the blurred vision from cogentin (benztropine) ever go away (while taking it)?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I've been on Cogentin/Benztropine for a year now for side effects from Abilify. Is that bad? Will it cause any long-lasting anticholinergic effects?
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A 28-year old male asked:
How do you fix acute muscular dystonia caused by antipsychotics? Is there a method other than cogentin (benztropine) or do I have to discontinue antipsychotic?
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A 33-year old female asked:
How long does it normally take for hallucinations brought on by cogentin (benztropine) take to go away in an elderly female who was given 2 does in hospital. ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Does geodon (ziprasidone) or cogentin cause acne? I took geodon (ziprasidone) 160 mg the other night and I think it's that. Or it could be from starting cogentin. Explanation
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it safe to take cogentin (benztropine) while pregnant or breastfeeding?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Does geodon (ziprasidone) or cogentin cause acne? Think cogentin erupted many pimples
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A 26-year old male asked:
Neuroleptic akathisia. Benadryl (diphenhydramine) when it occurs but sometimes it doesn't suffice & i need cogentin. Can cogentin be used daily for chronic akathisia?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is more effective for akathisia caused by geodon (ziprasidone) and other antipsychotics. Artane or cogentin?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Will cogentin heal tongue enlargement and tongue licking back of bottom tooth caused by geodon (ziprasidone) and other antipsychotics I was on?
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