Posted by yxibow on December 7, 2005, at 1:00:42
In reply to Re: Living on antipsychotics - a retrospective » xbunny, posted by ed_uk on December 6, 2005, at 14:24:41
> A long acting anticholinergic called benztropine (Cogentin) used to be available in the UK. The tablets were discontinued though - it's only available as an injection now. Procyclidine, orphenadrine (Disipal) and benzhexol (also called trihexyphenidyl) are the only anticholinergics still available as tablets.
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> Warm regards
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> EdIts unfortunate that Cogentin was discontinued although it is on the mind numbing side. Does (what I think works better in my opinion) Akineton (Biperiden) still exist -- it is an old line anticholinergic but without some of the heavily atropine conditions of the others. Its available here, in the US, by special order at pharmacies.
- J
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