Editing Scopolamine (section)

==Overdose==
[[Physostigmine]], a cholinergic drug that readily crosses the [[blood–brain barrier]], has been used as an antidote to treat the [[central nervous system depression]] symptoms of a scopolamine overdose.<ref>{{cite book| veditors = Barash PG, Cahalan M, Cullen BF, Stock MC, Stoelting RK |title=Clinical anesthesia |year=2009 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0-7817-8763-5 |page=346 |edition=6th }}</ref> Other than this [[supportive treatment]], [[gastric lavage]] and induced [[emesis]] (vomiting) are usually recommended as treatments for oral overdoses.<ref name = EMChyd/> The symptoms of overdose include:<ref name = EMCBut/><ref name = EMChyd/>
* Tachycardia
* [[Heart arrhythmia|Arrhythmia]]
* Blurred vision
* [[Photophobia]]
* [[Urinary retention]]
* [[Drowsiness]] or [[paradoxical reaction]], which can present with [[hallucinations]]
* [[Cheyne–Stokes respiration]]
* Dry mouth
* [[Erythema|Skin reddening]]
* Inhibition of [[gastrointestinal motility]]