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I have taken Bentyl (dicyclomine) for the past several years only when I have extreme pain and spasming. (I was doing really good - had gone a month with no attacks but just had a bad bout.) My doctor originally prescribed it in 20mg but I found that that dosage would take care of all my pain but really incapacitate me. So she cut the dose in half so sometimes if I have a little pain or any pain at work I can take one, dull the pain, still do my job, but not be a space cadet. Plus I really shouldn't drive on 20mg. Specifically its side effects are dry mouth, blurred vision. And in my experience it has not been a good idea to use this medication and drink. (Mind you, I rarely drink so I am a lightweight that way and only had one drink when I had the antispasmodic in my system but mixing the two really knocked me out cold.) I would say that I treat bentyl like a pain killer. It's good for the occasional flare up but you need to get to the bottom of the cause of the pain. Plus, antispasmodics wipe out all nerve function and thus you don't have the normal nerve function to run your intestines. So I usually have diarrhea the next day. (Sometime correct me if that is incorrect.) Best of luck!

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