What is a common side effect of atropine?

Excess doses of atropine sulfate may cause side effects such as palpitations, dilated pupils, difficulty swallowing, hot dry skin, thirst, dizziness, restlessness, tremor, fatigue, and problems with coordination.

What are the toxic effect of the atropine?

Manifestations of atropine overdose are dose-related and include flushing, dry skin and mucous membranes, tachycardia, widely dilated pupils that are poorly responsive to light, blurred vision, and fever (which can sometimes be dangerously elevated).

Who should not use atropine?

overactive thyroid gland. myasthenia gravis, a skeletal muscle disorder. closed angle glaucoma. high blood pressure.

What is atropine used for in an emergency?

It is used in emergency situations when the heart beats too slowly, as an antidote to for example organophosphate insecticide or nerve gas poisoning and in mushroom poisoning. It can be used as part of the premedication before general anaesthesia.

Can atropine cause hypertension?

However, when given by itself, atropine does not exert a striking or uniform effect on blood vessels or blood pressure. Systemic doses slightly raise systolic and lower diastolic pressures and can produce significant postural hypotension.

What drugs interact with atropine?

Most frequently checked interactions

• Acetylsalicylic Acid (aspirin)
• Activated Charcoal (charcoal)
• Adrenalin (epinephrine)
• Ativan (lorazepam)
• Atrovent (ipratropium)
• Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
• Cardizem (diltiazem)
• Dextrose (glucose)

How does atropine affect the brain?

Atropine is primarily effective in treating the muscarinic effects of OP poisoning, especially in its effects on bronchial secretions, It has no effect on the neuromuscular junctions. Atropine crosses the blood-brain barrier and counters the effects of excess ACh on the extrapyramidal system.

Does atropine affect the liver?

Atropine is a natural alkaloid anticholinergic agent that has potent antimuscarinic effects and is used by injection to treat symptomatic bradycardia, severe bronchospasm and to reduce vagal stimulation. Atropine has not been implicated in causing liver enzyme elevations or clinically apparent acute liver injury.

Does atropine cause muscle paralysis?

Atropine will not act on the neuromuscular junction and has no effect on muscle paralysis or weakness, fasciculations or tremors. Atropine is not dependable in reversing the weakness or paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

Does atropine increase BP?

How long do side effects of atropine last?

How long do the effects of the atropine last? The blurred vision, caused by the atropine, will last for approximately seven days after the last instillation. The dilated pupil may remain for as long as 14 days.