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| | Abilify & Psychosis : Cogentin & Akathisia |
 | | Since he does suffer from Akathesia and is also somewhat rigid and stiff, she wants to prescribe Cogentin. |
 | | As for the Cogentin question: I think I know what your former doc' was talking about, as Cogentin is an anticholinergic", antagonizing acetylcholine, and it's running low on acetylcholine that is part of the problem of Alheimer's dementia, which can basically look psychotic as it worsens. |
 | | But again, except in the elderly, it is not routine to worry about Cogentin doing this unless it's obviously implicated (and again, that's not to say we shouldn't worry about it more; I do try to avoid having to use it, in part for this concern. |
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