Logen Side Effects
Generic name: atropine / diphenoxylate
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Apr 17, 2025.
Note: This document provides detailed information about Logen.
Applies to atropine / diphenoxylate: oral solution, oral tablet Side Effects associated with atropine / diphenoxylate. Some dosage forms listed on this page may not apply specifically to the brand name Logen.
Applies to atropine / diphenoxylate: oral solution, oral tablet.
Precautions
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.
Diarrhea usually stops 2 days after treatment with this medicine. If your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse within 10 days of treatment, check with your doctor.
This medicine may cause serious stomach or bowel problems (eg, toxic megacolon). This is more likely if you also have ulcerative colitis. Check with your doctor right away if you have bloating, constipation, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain.
Check with your doctor if you have dizziness, fast, shallow breathing, a fast, weak heartbeat, headache, muscle cramps, pale, clammy skin, thirst, extremely high fever or body temperature, decrease in urine volume, decrease in frequency of urination, difficulty in passing urine, painful urination, dry skin and mouth. This may be signs of condition called atropinism.
Check with your doctor before using this medicine with alcohol or other medicines that affect the central nervous system (CNS). The use of alcohol or other medicines that affect the CNS with diphenoxylate and atropine combination may worsen the side effects of this medicine, such as dizziness, poor concentration, drowsiness, unusual dreams, and trouble with sleeping. Some examples of medicines that affect the CNS are antihistamines or medicine for allergies or colds, sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicines, medicine for depression, medicine for anxiety, prescription pain medicine or narcotics, medicine for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, medicine for seizures or barbiturates, muscle relaxants, or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics.
If you think you or anyone else may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once. Taking an overdose of this medicine may lead to unconsciousness and possibly death. Signs or symptoms of overdose include severe drowsiness, shortness of breath or troubled breathing, fast heartbeat, and unusual warmth, dryness, and flushing of the skin.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Serious side effects of Logen
Along with its needed effects, atropine / diphenoxylate may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking atropine / diphenoxylate:
Incidence not known
- bloating
- confusion
- constipation
- cough
- decrease in the frequency of urination
- decrease in urine volume
- diarrhea
- difficulty in passing urine (dribbling)
- difficulty swallowing
- discouragement
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dry skin and mouth
- extremely high fever or body temperature
- false or unusual sense of well-being
- fast, shallow breathing
- fast, weak heartbeat
- feeling of warmth
- feeling sad or empty
- headache
- hives, itching, skin rash
- irritability
- loss of appetite
- loss of interest or pleasure
- muscle cramps
- nausea
- numbness of the arms and legs
- painful urination
- pale, clammy skin
- puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- redness of the face, neck, arms and occasionally, upper chest
- restlessness
- seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
- stomach cramps or pain
- thirst
- tightness in the chest
- trouble concentrating
- trouble sleeping
- unusual drowsiness, dullness, tiredness, weakness, or feeling of sluggishness
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- vomiting
- weight loss
Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur while taking atropine / diphenoxylate:
Symptoms of overdose
- agitation
- back pain
- bigger, dilated, or enlarged pupils (black part of eye)
- blurred vision
- difficult or troubled breathing
- feeling of warmth
- fever
- garbled speech
- increased sensitivity of the eyes to light
- irregular, fast or slow, or shallow breathing
- loss of consciousness
- mood or mental changes
- pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin
- seizures
- speech that is not understood
- stiff neck
- unusual tiredness or weakness
For healthcare professionals
Applies to atropine / diphenoxylate: oral liquid, oral tablet.
Nervous system adverse events
- Frequency not reported: Numbness of extremities, sedation/drowsiness, dizziness, headache, somnolence[Ref]
Gastrointestinal
- Frequency not reported: Swelling of the gums, toxic megacolon, paralytic ileus, pancreatitis, vomiting, nausea, abdominal discomfort, constipation[Ref]
Cardiovascular
- Frequency not reported: Tachycardia, cardiac irregularities (e.g. arrhythmias, bradycardia, palpitations)[Ref]
Ocular
- Frequency not reported: Increased intraocular pressure, dilation of pupils with loss of accommodation, photophobia, angle closure glaucoma[Ref]
Genitourinary
- Frequency not reported: Urinary retention, difficulty in micturition[Ref]
Psychiatric
- Frequency not reported: Euphoria, depression, confusion, restlessness, hallucinations[Ref]
Dermatologic
Hypersensitivity
- Frequency not reported: Anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema[Ref]
Metabolic
- Frequency not reported: Anorexia[Ref]
Respiratory
- Frequency not reported: Respiratory depression in children[Ref]
Other
- Frequency not reported: Malaise/lethargy, hyperthermia, dryness of the skin and mucous membranes[Ref]
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References
1. "Product Information. Lomotil (atropine-diphenoxylate)." Searle
2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics."
3. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information."
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