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Posted by Tomatheus on September 27, 2010, at 19:02:48
I am wondering if anyone with experience on Cogentin (benztropine) can tell me whether or not the side effect of blurred vision gets better with time. I'd rather have a tremor than blurred vision, so I'm probably going to discontinue the medication unless I have some reason to believe that the blurred vision will become less severe.
Posted by Maxime on September 27, 2010, at 20:18:02
In reply to Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time, posted by Tomatheus on September 27, 2010, at 19:02:48
> I am wondering if anyone with experience on Cogentin (benztropine) can tell me whether or not the side effect of blurred vision gets better with time. I'd rather have a tremor than blurred vision, so I'm probably going to discontinue the medication unless I have some reason to believe that the blurred vision will become less severe.
How long have you been on the med already? I took it and I didn't have that side effect. I found that magnesium help as well with the tremor I had ... not as good as cogentin, but it did help.
Posted by Tomatheus on September 27, 2010, at 21:00:15
In reply to Re: Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time » Tomatheus, posted by Maxime on September 27, 2010, at 20:18:02
> How long have you been on the med already? I took it and I didn't have that side effect. I found that magnesium help as well with the tremor I had ... not as good as cogentin, but it did help.
I've been on Cogentin for about a week, and my vision's been blurred for three days now. I'll definitely consider magnesium for my tremor if I do go off the Cogentin. Thank you for suggesting it.
Tomatheus
Posted by Zyprexa on September 30, 2010, at 14:40:26
In reply to Re: Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time » Maxime, posted by Tomatheus on September 27, 2010, at 21:00:15
I got blurred vision from cogentin. Its not as bad on a lowered dose, so I take half the prescribed dose. I have not realy noticed the blurry getting any better and I've been on it for 3 years or so. It does not bother me much so I still take it. I was on geodon once and that made my vision so blurry it was imposible to see. Had to stop taking it. Currently I take 1mg cogentin a day, split in half.
Posted by Tomatheus on September 30, 2010, at 20:17:17
In reply to Re: Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time, posted by Zyprexa on September 30, 2010, at 14:40:26
Zyprexa,
Thank you for your response. I stopped taking Cogentin as of yesterday, and my vision is still actually a little blurred. I might consider taking a lower dose of the medication as you've done at some point in the future, but for now I want to see how permanent the blurred vision is without the Cogentin.
Tomatheus
Posted by Zyprexa on October 1, 2010, at 22:21:27
In reply to Re: Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time » Zyprexa, posted by Tomatheus on September 30, 2010, at 20:17:17
When I stoped the geodon it took a while for the vision to go back to normal. Don't remember how long, but it might have been months.
Posted by Tomatheus on October 1, 2010, at 22:26:19
In reply to Re: Cogentin: Does blurred vision go away with time, posted by Zyprexa on October 1, 2010, at 22:21:27
Zyprexa,
Thanks for the info. I'm sorry to hear that it took a while for your vision to return to normal after you stopped taking Geodon. Thankfully, my vision seems to have returned to normal as of today.
Tomatheus
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