Posted by mindevolution on January 20, 2007, at 16:36:27
In reply to Re: INSOMNIA - PLEASE HELP!!! FRUSTRATED!!!, posted by halcyondaze on January 20, 2007, at 10:54:42
> We just recently discussed Cogentin (b/c I also have mild restless leg) - do you think this might help w/ sleep?are you kidding? if you wanted a drug to make you mentally ill you found a beauty, it can even creates a toxic psychosis: look at the side effects and don't underestimate their potential: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticholinergic
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=895its the treatment they used to give people with parkinson's before they developed levodopa and dopamine agonists and is generally thought to accelerate a patients mental decline in return for a minor improvement in muscle control. "Acetylcholine is also involved with attention, the sleep-wake cycle, and other aspects of cognitive functioning."
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408593_5ME
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