Drug
Benztropine
Common brand names:
CogentinBenztropine is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and to treat adverse reactions to anti-psychotic drugs.
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
Supportive Interactions
1- Support Medicine
Benztropine
L-Tryptophan and Vitamin B3
Akathisia is an adverse reaction to anti-psychotic drugs, where a person has an uncontrollable desire to be in constant motion. One preliminary report suggested that 4,000 mg of L-tryptophan and 25 mg niacin per day taken with benztropine enhances the treatment of akathisia. Controlled studies are necessary to determine whether L-tryptophan and niacin supplements might benefit most people taking benztropine who experience adverse reactions to anti-psychotic drugs.
L-Tryptophan and Vitamin B3Benztropine- Kramer MS, DiJohnson C, Davis P, et al. L-tryptophan in neuroleptic-induced akathisia. Biol Psychiatry 1990;27:671-2.
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