After a few months, try to reduce/ stop anticholinergic medication

This article was first published on December 2, 2022. It was last reviewed and updated on December 2, 2022. Patients are rightly prescribed anticholinergic medication for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced acute dystonia or parkinsonism. And, in a few, selected patients treated with a high-potency first-generation antipsychotic, it is also appropriate to prescribe an anticholinergic prophylactically,…