TakeAChillPill Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I think I know a thing or two about Congentin even though I have not taken it. It can help those who experience side effects from their antipsychotics. Sleeping is not my thing right now. I have been on a low dose of Abilify for almost two years now. I've been on 7 mg. I feel the lower dose is activating to me. Also, I recently got a cpap and am having a rough time getting accustomed to it. I feel like right now would be a great time to try Congentin. Does anyone have experience with this drug? Did it help you? Was it bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browri Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I took Cogentin once. I think 1mg. My doctor gave me a short course of them because I was experiencing some intolerable akathisia from loxapine when we overshot the dose. I have to say that I definitely won't take it unless I really can't tolerate the restlessness. It really affected me cognitively. I was really foggy. Was trying to count something and found I couldn't do basic addition until I really though hard about it once or twice. I also had trouble focusing my eyes. I was pretty confused and felt rather stupid. I still have them. I didn't throw them away but I'm definitely reserving them for when I have to increase the loxapine to deal with an episode and just can't tolerate the restlessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp56 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I had a similar experience to browri. I had issues with memory recall (more so than usual) and also had trouble piecing together sentences (my thoughts were disorganized). That said, YMMV. There are other meds out there that aren't anticholinergics like Cogentin or Artane, such as propranolol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 No side effects for me But I'm not sure it'll help u sleep unless you can't sleep from akathisia or other side effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Propranolol is the first line med for akathisia, provided your blood pressure does not drop too low. Doses of propranolol to treat akathisia are around 20-60 mg a day with 3 times a day dosing. There is a once a day pill for propranolol that works well, propranolol er. Propranolol will slow heart rate some to little at these doses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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