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New study suggests dementia risk is high for users of common drugs
- canada_dry 7y agoA similar study by Harvard a few years ago found that taking benadryl increases dementia risk. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-201501287667 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-d...
- howard941 7y agoAs noted in the article, the study was unable to distinguish between causation and correlation. This study is further complicated by its failure to find a correlation between anticholinergic antihistamines and dementia that IIRC was noted in the earlier study pointed to by a sibling. That other study specifically noted the use of anticholinergics in controlling certain prodromal symptoms of dementia which leads back to the causation/correlation uncertainty and the desperate need to resolve the uncertainty.
- mindgam3 7y agoDrug list includes some commonly prescribed for anxiety or so-called mood disorders including Xanax and Zyprexa. A more complete list: https://www.theseniorlist.com/medication/anticholinergic-drugs/ https://www.theseniorlist.com/medication/anticholinergic-dru...