stable not balanced Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 hello! i just started taking cogentin for eps. i have dry mouth and i seem to get over-heated rather quickly. my face turns a nice lobster color. does anyone know about the red-faced thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Is it not related to getting overheated? so far you haven't mentioned anything surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stable not balanced Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 my face gets beet red even with minimal exertion. why over-heat so easily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Fever, heat stroke, and hyperthermia are all listed as side effects on the PI sheet. I don't have numbers, but I'd imagine they're fairly common SEs. IIRC, acetylcholine is involved in thermoregulation, so it's not suprising that an anticholinergic medication would have this effect. EDIT: hypo -> hyper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Thank you Aurochs. a.m. p.s. Picture, if you will, those soldiers who fought in Desert Storm who were taking similar tablets as a precaution against nerve gas while wearing chemical suits, face masks, carrying 70lb field packs in 120 heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest opt4more Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Fever, heat stroke, and hyperthermia are all listed as side effects on the PI sheet. I don't have numbers, but I'd imagine they're fairly common SEs. IIRC, acetylcholine is involved in thermoregulation, so it's not suprising that an anticholinergic medication would have this effect. EDIT: hypo -> hyper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest opt4more Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I'm sorry they lied to you Aurochs, but the label for cogentin states you should avoid getting over-heated. It states drink lots of water and avoid hot weather and direct sunlight. It's a good thing if the soldiers could handle it but you can't avoid the warning signs that state you should avoid hot weather and be careful of heat exhaustion. With that I'd also like to add it states you should get up slowly because it could cause dizziness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Umm... what? Yes, the PI sheet does say all those things. It says them because it also says that hyperthermia (ie overheating) is a fairly common side effect. I'm not sure where the conflict between those two statements is that you would say that "they" lied to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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