definition  of the word cogenines  it is used with psychotropics to
treat a secondary issue

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 23 Sep 2004 12:09 PDT

The prescription drug Cogentin is used to treat secondary effects of
certain psychotropic drugs. Could this be the word you're looking for?

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Clarification of Question by snickers20-ga on 23 Sep 2004 13:27 PDT

yes thats exactly what im looking for (my teacher wasn't sure how its
spelled) can  you give me any information about it, such as what
secondary effects it treats.

Cogentin is a brand name for benztropine, an anti-parkinsonian agent
which is sometimes prescribed in order to help prevent side-effects
caused by certain psychotropic medications, including symptoms such as
tremors, stiffness, and muscle spasms. These kinds of side-effects are
called extrapyramidal effects.

"Benztropine

 Also indexed as: Cogentin®
 
...Benztropine is used in the treatment of Parkinson?s disease and to
treat adverse reactions to anti-psychotic drugs."

Truestar Health Encyclopedia: Benztropine 
http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/1319003.html

"COGENTIN 
 Generic Name: benztropine... 
 
Benztropine is used to treat the stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor
muscle control of Parkinson's disease. It is also used to treat and
prevent these same muscular conditions when they are caused by drugs
such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin),
perphenazine (Trilafon), and others."

Drugs.com: COGENTIN
http://cogentin.drugs.com

Here you'll find a list of some of the psychotropic drugs with which
Cogentin might be prescribed (under "Typical Neuroleptics"):

Schizophrenia Support: Antipsychotic Medications
http://members.aol.com/leonardjk/drugs.htm#typ

And here is a good discussion of extrapyramidal side-effects:

National Electronic Library for Health: Extrapyramidal side effects
http://www.nelmh.org/page_view.asp?c=20&did=2329&fc=005002007

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: cogentin psychotropic
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=cogentin+psychotropic

Google Web Search: extrapyramidal effects benztropine OR cogentin
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=extrapyramidal+effects+benztropine+OR+cogentin

I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before
you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud