💊 Anticholinergic vs Cholinergic Meds follow @nursewellversed for simplified nursing education Anticholinergics and Cholinergics are drug classes that either prevent or enhance the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. ⭐️Key things to know: →Acetylcholine plays a key role in the PNS →Anticholinergics BLOCK acetylcholine, therefore INHIBITING the PNS, leading to stimulation of the FIGHT or FLIGHT (SNS) response 🏃‍♂️Remember SNS= SURVIVAL MODE They can cause: →pupil dilation →increased H