Benztropine and Dry Mouth: What Users Say

• coc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2019

For Extrapyramidal Reaction "Took this for extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) caused by a very small dose of Abilify (1 mg) that had me jumping out of my skin and gave me horrible tremors. It helps with the akathisia, but the side effects from the Cogentin are just as unbearable. My vision is completely blurred, my mouth is so dry that my throat hurts, I'm getting migraines, and I can't remember anything I did five minutes ago. I don't feel safe driving. I have flushed my Abilify down the toilet, and the Cogentin is about to receive the same fate. Dosage is 0.5 mg twice a day. I only took my nighttime dose last night before bed and fell asleep immediately, it sedated me. I'm so angry about these meds. Done with feeling like a pharmaceutical experiment. I refuse to take them anymore. Hopefully, they wear off quickly."

• ama...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2016

For Extrapyramidal Reaction "I was prescribed 1 mg 2 days ago to help with side effects I was having since increasing my Abilify to 10 mg a day. The first day, I could tell my restlessness and agitation had decreased by about 90%. Today is the 2nd day, and I feel even better! Now, I feel like the Abilify is actually working. I did not give 10 stars because I've had two side effects: dry mouth and blurry vision. I'm hoping as my body gets used to this medicine, those side effects will dissipate."

• Car...
• February 28, 2021

For Extrapyramidal Reaction "I was on this medication for about a week but found that it didn’t help with my jaw clenching at all. It really dried out all parts of me. My throat was always dry, my eyes would become super dry and red, and I would have pain behind my eyes. My lips were also incredibly chapped during the time I was on this. Wasn’t ideal."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 5, 2022

For Extrapyramidal Reaction "I have been having random, all-over muscle spasms for 11 days now, since upping my dosage of Latuda for a manic episode of bipolar disorder from 20 mg to 40 mg. My psychiatrist doesn't think this is extrapyramidal syndrome, but obviously, it is. I don't think I randomly developed MS. Anyway, the pain from constant muscle spasms was unbearable, and Cogentin helped lessen my pain immediately. I have been having this awful tightness in a thick band around my ribcage, keeping me from taking a deep breath, and this fades as soon as I take the pill. Muscle cramps are still there, but much less severe. More like an annoyance than debilitating pain. 8/10 because my dry mouth is so bad I got oral thrush, and combined with baclofen (muscle relaxant), I am so incredibly tired and weak, everything is so heavy I can't lift a mug of tea to my lips, or walk properly without enormous effort. Stairs seem near impossible. But, overall positive experience for help with terrible muscle spasms side effect."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 4, 2021

For Extrapyramidal Reaction "I was given benztropine for Parkinsonism and akathisia from Abilify. Works basically perfect besides some dry mouth and brain fog. Also puts you to sleep almost instantaneously, which is nice."