A question about artane

[mikeritchie30]

My psychiatrist just switched me from cogentin to artane. Now this is to counteract movement disorders caused by the antipsychotics I take. However, on the internet I've read that artane can worsen movement disorders. Now does my psych doc know what the heck he's doing? As a side note, even at low doses I've noticed that artane is fairly euphoric, maybe as strong as tramadol.

 

[debaser]

First generation antipsychotics can cause diskynesia (abnormal movements of the face) and parkinsonian syndrome in the long run and at high doses, so corrective medications can be prescribed. Yes they come with their own set of secondary effects, and trihexyphenidyle (Artane) is a drug that is also abused alone in certain parts of the world. It is a very dangerous drug to abuse, and that's why doctors prefer giving tropatenin (Lepticur) or even vitamin B6 (pyridoxin) to combat these movement disorders.

Old antipsychotics aren't very refined drugs, and newer antipsychotics don't carry the same neurologic risks, as far as I know, or at least these risks are very limited compared to older drugs.

 

[pasha]

Trihexyphenidyle has a big black market in where i used to live. Personally I never enjoyed the high because of the side effects, but many friends did. It's used to control the symptoms of Parkinson's, which are the same symptoms antipsychotics cause. I saw my psychiatrist prescribe this to many patients who couldn't stop moving. I think the reason for the movement problems are that antipsychotics create, is that they shut down dopamine and correct me if I'm wrong I believe trihexyphenidyle modulates dopamine.