COGENTIN Reviews (BENZTROPINE MESYLATE)Average Rating: 2.3 (29 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COGENTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COGENTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Involuntary movements from haldol | Just pure sleepiness, and slowness! | I am taking it for about 1-2 weeks because the ER doctor gave me an injection (via "rear" muscle , OUCH!) on 02/18, for a HEADACHE! That was an anti psychotic, very high in potency tranquilizer. Not for me, and I was left sleeping for two days and having RLS, and my tongue was tightening up.. I was also repetitively saying "something is wrong" like a broken record. I now have to take Cogentin to eliminate these uncontrollable movement, after only one does of Haldol. So far, day two (too soon to give more info) It did it's job, but I still feel slightly restless. Not everyone reacts to the same meds the same way.. but for me, it calmed me down and made me feel REALLY relaxed. | F | 14 days 1mg 1X day | 2/24/2013 | 3 | ringing in ears? | sleepy.very dopey.Takes effort to focus eyes sometimes | I just started congentin & remeron. So i do not know what is doing what. but I am picking up the house. an that is good. | 2 days | 2/24/2007 | 3 | side effects from invega | constipation, dry mouth, blurred vision | solved side effect from invega but created many more side effects, constipation, dry mouth, and blurred vision. | M | 10 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | Akathisia | Extreme dry mouth to the point I could barely swallow and felt like I was choking! Could barely think or form a sentence.HORRIBLE..made my agoraphobia come back! | F | 1 days | 7/21/2012 | 1 | Pacing | Muscle stiffness Loss of memory Very bad sleep paralysis Confusion Vomiting Sense of reality impacted for less than a day Irritability Depression Unable to speak Restlessness while sleeping | Horrible side effects. Wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy. While you're going through withdrawal/side effects, you can't even describe how you're feeling because you don't have any sense. You can't even talk properly. That's what I went through. | F | 18 | 1 days 1 mg 2X day | 7/13/2020 | 4 | Akathisia | Dry mouth, Could not swallow food. | Cogentin helped with akathisia associated with an antipsychotic drug, but the side effects are horrible. I would recommend this medication to anyone cause the side effect akathisia is to me is terrible. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 8/30/2009 | 5 | Akathesia from antipsychotics | Dry mouth | This was a miracle drug. My akathesia was so intense but it just melted away 100 percent when I took this drug. I only quit it when I quit the antipsychotics. I would sometimes get dry eyes or itchy skin from it but that's about it...I didn't notice the constipation like others are saying. | F | 21 | 6 months 2 mg 2X day | 9/27/2010 | 1 | Muscle stiffness | Made my joints crack and hurt. Was suppose to treat muscle stiffness/weak walking caused by abilify. Took it for 1 day and I’ve had enough. | F | 21 | 1 days 2mg | 10/25/2018 | 4 | Extra Pyramidal Symptoms | I initially experienced blurry vision but that is gone. Still have very dry mouth and difficulty regulating core body temperature. | I take this drug to combat side effects of antipsychotics and it works great for that! | F | 22 | 6 months | 6/8/2008 | 2 | Combat effects of abilify | Very dry mouth and throat, muscle cramps, trouble putting words together or thinking of words, and my mouth and hands twitching enough to make it hard to type and hard to talk without sounding crazy. | F | 23 | 3 days | 10/10/2008 | 2 | akathisia from abilify 30mg | overall heavy feeling, still had muscle twitches and cramps. In combination with my abilify it was making me much more anxious, restless, and just made me feel like I wanted to jump out of my skin. depression worsened | Works on some but didn't on me. Stopped taking it today and feel better this evening already. | M | 24 | 2 weeks | 8/20/2009 | 2 | side effects risperdal and geodon | Constipation, acne | Don't think it worked with geodon. Not sure if was effective with risperdal | M | 25 | 4 months 1X day | 7/19/2013 | 2 | Akathisia | I take Seroquel 100mg as a sleep aid. It works really well in low doses with few side effects but as you go up with dosage on antipsychotic, bad things can happen....but Cogentin was pretty nasty all way around...First of all, it didn't really help...I got almost no sleep last night because I was so restless...I will list the really crappy side effects below | drowsiness, difficulty urinating, EXTREME dry mouth and its a thirst I couldn't quench, feeling quite foggy and just dragged out along with difficulty/slow speaking. However, I know that Cogentin is a first line treatment to the EPS side effects caused by anti-psychotics...so I'm sure it works for many people but I personally had a bad reaction | M | 28 | 4mg 1X day | 7/2/2015 | 1 | Side-effects of Risperadol | It made my muscles very weak. I was unable to walk. I was extremely sensitive to bright light. | M | 31 | 20 days | 5/17/2006 | 4 | Akathisia | Memory loss | Works great for akathisia | M | 36 | 100 days 1mg 1X day | 11/20/2020 | 5 | Akathisia | Slight tiredness, very relaxed | I took this drug to help combat the horrible effects of Akathisia and it worked like a dream. It took about 3 hours to notice the difference but I feel much better now. | M | 38 | 3 days | 4/14/2006 | 4 | akathisia from Latuda | Dry mouth! Like someone else said, it makes it hard to eat. I have to take a sip of water with every bite in order to swallow. Also, ringing in my ears now and then. | This is a TERRIFIC med to treat Akathisia. I was having night time restlessness from taking Latuda, to the point that I couldn't stay asleep and wanted to crawl out of my skin. I'm trying to decide if the dry mouth is a fair trade off for sleep. It's really unpleasant. | F | 38 | 13 days 2X day | 2/22/2012 | 2 | side effects | Lost my eyesight for seeing near. I've discontinued taking it and I still can't read my mail or a book. I even got reading glasses and they help some, but it's still blurry. Also, dry mouth. | Great for solving my akathisa due to another med. But the side effects are a deal breaker. They're awful. That said, I'm sensitive; if a med has side effects I'm sure to get them. So other people might not even get these side effects. | M | 38 | 2 weeks 1X day | 3/5/2012 | 3 | akathisia | depression took over like a vengeance! life started to feel hopeless. | It helped take away the akathisia I feel while taking abilify, but since I suffer from depression as well, it's worsening it. | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 2 | Excessive sweating | This drug causes me SEVERE fatigue! I take it at night and getting up in the morning feels like pulling my brain up out of quicksand. I am also napping during the day most days. The dry mouth is also no joke, but the fatigue makes it so I can't even function properly. I feel heavily sedated all day. | F | 40 | 8 months 1X day | 7/16/2022 |
COGENTIN (BENZTROPINE MESYLATE): Benztropine is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease or involuntary movements due to the side effects of certain psychiatric drugs (antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine/haloperidol). Benztropine belongs to a class of medication called anticholinergics that work by blocking a certain natural substance (acetylcholine). This helps decrease muscle stiffness, sweating, and the production of saliva, and helps improve walking ability in people with Parkinson's disease. Anticholinergics can stop severe muscle spasms of the back, neck, and eyes that are sometimes caused by psychiatric drugs. It can also decrease other side effects such as muscle stiffness/rigidity (extrapyramidal signs-EPS). It is not helpful in treating movement problems caused by tardive dyskinesia and may worsen them. Benztropine should not be used in children younger than 3 years. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)