Anticholinergic DrugsThis list is not complete, but gives you some of the major categories of medications with anticholinergic side-effects. The names in parentheses are not all-inclusive, but give you at least one example of a medication in that family:
- Tricyclic antidepressants (amitryptiline [Elavil])
- Other antidepressants (trazadone [Desyrel], paroxetine [Paxil])
- GI anti-spasmodics (dicyclomine [Bentyl])
- Phenothiazines/first generation antipsychotics (haloperidol [Haldol])
- Lithium
- Antihistamines (diphenhydramine [Benadryl])
- Anti-Parkinsonian agents (benztropine [Cogentin])
- Muscle relaxants (carisprodol [Soma])
- Some drugs used for acid reflux (Zantac)
- Some calcium channel blockers (Procardia)
