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 |
| 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Cervical Dystonia | 5 mg. - This worsened Cervical Dystonia. It could be due to the antihistamine (diphenhydramine) in it. I'm not sure. It also caused tiredness, insomnia, acid reflux, blurry vision, headache, indigestion and loss of appetite. I also had a slightly bad taste in my mouth. [Note: I was still on Clonazepam at the time]. I tried it three times. | This did not help out the Cervical Dystonia at all, but actually worsened it. This could be due to the antihistamine in it. I have noticed that certain antihistamines worsen Cervical Dystonia. | M | 51 | 3 days .5 MG 1X day | 3/21/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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)