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Good information, as usual, Joe. Let me just add,
judging from my experiences with patients who have
used it (although they did not have PD) that the two
most common complaints were dry mouth and blurred
vision. Which generally subsided after a few weeks.
Carole H.

--- "J. R. Bruman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Will A. Kuipers wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone from this list give me some information
> about Cogentin?
> >  My memory tells me I saw something written about
> Cogentin, but I >  can't remember when or where.
> > Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Cogentin is the brand name for benztropine, a drug
> with anticholinergic
> properties like those of atropine, and used
> therefore to treat PD. It
> was mentioned in my message last Sunday about
> NMS/AWS because of rare
> but possibly serious side effects described in its
> PDR entry. Cheers,
> Joe
> --
> J. R. Bruman   (818) 789-3694
> 3527 Cody Road
> Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013
>

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