10 patient evaluations for Trihexyphenidyl

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Nov 13, 2009 (Started Feb 02, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (cognitive confusion, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Experienced tiredness when first starting for a week or so. When discontinuing, stopped after weaning down to 1 tablet daily for ten days, MAJOR BRAIN FOG. Impaired cognition, focus, numbness feeling in the head. Went back to 1 tab for 15 more days. Today is second day off and the head feels a little like a mild headache.
Side effects: cognitive confusion, word fishing

  • 2 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for tremor in hands)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (memory problems, cognitive confusion, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I took this for quite a long time, but after I started to not remember conversations with my kids, I decided to figure out why this was...once I stopped it helped a lot with my bad memory...
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: cognitive confusion, word fishing, memory problems, memory problems

Sep 19, 2008 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for tremor in hands)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (memory problems, cognitive confusion, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Side effects: cognitive confusion, word fishing, memory problems, memory problems

  • 2 helpful marks

Oct 28, 2008 (Started Sep 22, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (short temper, sleep problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleep problems, short temper

  • 1 helpful mark

Sep 21, 2009 (Started Sep 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Misplaced DBS Leads)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Excess causes severe dehydration and chest aching. Also reduces saliva.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, sleep problems

Nov 16, 2008 (Started Sep 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for dystonia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleepiness, sleep problems)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, sleep problems

Sep 17, 2008 (Started Sep 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for dystonia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sleepiness, sleep problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: No word of wisdom yet. Just don't drive after the first week.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, sleep problems

  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 25, 2011 (Started Oct 12, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I stopped Artane March 2011...the short term memory was causing some major problems in my life
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory

Jan 3, 2011 (Started Oct 12, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Artane definitely helps with my tremors but it also cause some short term memory problems
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory

Apr 2, 2010 (Started Oct 12, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I was off Artane for several months, by my request. I started again because my tremors started getting bad again. I did not see any improvement in my memory loss while I was off of the artane
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory

Nov 20, 2009 (Started Oct 12, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (cognitive confusion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Started taking Artane when diagnosed. It helped my tremors, but had a devastating effect on my short term memory. My neuro and I felt like it was time to start weaning me off of Artane on Oct 29,2009. I took my last dose morning of Nov 20, 2009. Went from 5mgs 4xdaily to 2.5 mgs 1xday over 3 weeks. Have not seen any real improvement over short term memory loss but over all feel better physically. My tremors have not increased significantly enough to warrant going back to Artane.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: cognitive confusion, loss of short term memory

  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 8, 2009 (Started Apr 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (word fishing, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, word fishing

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 8, 2010 (Started Dec 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for dystonia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Had no effect on gait.
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 9, 2016 (Started Dec 20, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 6 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 13, 2012 (Started Apr 28, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pd was progressing)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (complete exhaustion, anxious mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: lots of great changes at first, bladder control, sleeping better, less tremoring
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 13, 2009 (Started Jul 28, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 2 mg/5 mL Daily
Advice & Tips: Discontinued under recommendation of neurologist, due to possible effects on heart valves I think.

  • 0 helpful marks
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