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One may be prescribed Scopolamine as an option to treat depression. It is a drug that is found in some depression medications, and is prescribed in very small doses because it is very dangerous to take too much.

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to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) associated with anesthesia and surgery. Scopolamine also has a mild analgesic and sedative effect,

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The patch is treated with the belladonna alkaloid scopolamine, an anticholinergic drug that is a central nervous system depressant and an antiemetic.

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