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Taking Trihexyphenidyl
24 Patients currently take Trihexyphenidyl
14 Patients stopped taking Trihexyphenidyl
hardtop03
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
hardtop03
Artane, 2 mg daily since May 13, 2008
old salt
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
old salt
2 mg daily since Apr 04, 2007
ctyankee21
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
ctyankee21
12 mg daily since Oct 20, 2006

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Brand Names: Agitane, Artane, Benzhexol, Broflex, requip

What is Trihexyphenidyl? Trihexyphenidyl is an antimuscarinic drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Trihexyphenidyl

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 16
Other
Other: 25% 4
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 13% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 13% 2

Patient Dosages

1.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 100 mg daily N/A
2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Trihexyphenidyl

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
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2
4
3

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trihexyphenidyl (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 8
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 63% 5
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 50% 4
Other
Other: 25% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 13% 1

How Long Patients Took Trihexyphenidyl Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
2
1
2
2
3


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