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Originally Posted by imark3000
I have long wondered about this question and did search for an answer. I must say that I have a feeling (but no proof) that there is a conspiracy against this class of drugs by the medical/ pharmaceutical industry and the hidden reasons are related to profitability of selling these "old" drugs which compete with the l-dopa and dopamine agonists. I know that this statement sounds weird, irresponsible and stupid so I repeat that it is only a hunch and you may take it as a joke which is not funny !!
The following recent article is a recent example of research which provide a ‘may be / may be not’ answer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...blems-in-older
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as you may know i take nortriptyline which includes anticholinergic properties. The side effects are no worse tham most drugs. I have none that i can see. Some are on artane and cogentin; i tried cogentin and loved how relaxed i f elt but it clouded the brain. That was early on in the illness - maybe i wouldn't notice the fog now lol.
i know a guy who took cogentin and said it was the only thing that helped his tremor.
i'm all for my nortriptyline for nerve pain, antidepressant, and anticholinergic. my dystonia is sometimes actually not there at all on a lucky morning.
here are the side effects and i am not trying to convince you, it's just the one i am on.
http://www.google.com/search?q=is+no...e=utf8&oe=utf8