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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | For side effects of Abilify | Very dry mouth, so much that it affects my speech and ability to eat. Some dizziness and constipation | I would recommend this drug for help with the terrible side effects of Abilify. No more muscle cramps or restlessness. I was able to sit through an entire movie. | F | 52 | 14 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/30/2012 | 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 | 4 | side effects of Trileptal | blurred vision | I was put on Cogentin when I first started Trileptal and so I don't know how it is "helping" as a side effect drug. I have had some dizziness, too, but don't know which drug is causing it. Wish I could say more. | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 12/30/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Restless Leg Syndrome | Worsened depression and anxiety, terribly blurry vision, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, foggy brain, difficulty forming sentences and thinking of words, fatigue, hopeless, listless, worried. | I only took it for 2 nights and woke up and suddenly had blurry vision. Reading glasses helped, but will this ever get back to normal? 36 hour half-life. 10 1/2 days for it to be out of my system?!?!?! | F | 40 | 2 days 1-2 mg 1X day | 11/24/2020 | 1 | Allergic response to maxolon | The worst experience of my life...dry mouth to the point I had no saliva despite sipping water all day,nausea,no appetite,agitation,heightened anxiety,worse depression unable to think clearly,poor memory. From just one dose... | Poison! | F | 50 | 1 days 2 mg IM 1X day | 3/9/2022 | 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 | 1 | Side effects of Geodon | This drug was a complete nightmare I experienced inability to speak, psychotic delusions, extreme paralysis and walking causing me to collapse. I couldn’t remember anything and loss any sense of reality. I was terrified that the side effects were going to be permanent. Luckily I was only on the drug for a week. I will never go on this drug again and I warn anyone that it’s very important to review side effects with a psychiatrist. | This drug can cause muscle stiffness and can cause serious falling. | F | 54 | 0 days 30mg | 7/23/2019 | 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 | 1 | tics | trembling hands, off-balance, memory loss, difficulty with speech | I took this med for the tics that I have. The side-effects are horrible, especially the speech problem. I'm afraid to go out of the house, because I honestly can't talk to anyone and make any sense at all. Just trying to form a sentence is very hard and people know that something isn't just right. Embarrassing!! | F | 41 | 7.5 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 1 | side effects of risperdol | horrible, couldn't think, couldn't move, release me from delusions that mental health professionals were intelligent creatures. I was wrong-the devil advocates they are. | Psychotic psychiatrists at Benedictine Psych in Kingston,NY said I suffered from delusions, rage, explosions. I agreed so I could get out of the hospital & to take defense. These nut doctors are horrible. /what are they talking about?Some crazy alcoholic claiming to be my father said I must leave my wonderful career and work in a dusty, dirty factory as a favor. said I was delusional about crimes against me. Horrible drug-how is a pill suppose to change the past reality. Make the psychiatrists eat this for breakfast. Thanks for a lost life. My apologies to all for ever manufacturing these poisons. Poison, Poison and more Poison. Is this a real psych drug???? | F | 58 | 5 years 1mg 2X day | 9/28/2012 | 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 | 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 |
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)