These Medications Could Give You Dementia If You Take Them Too Often — Two Are Over-The-Counter

New York Post ^ | Dec. 13, 2024 | Tracy Swartz

[nickcarraway]

SNIP

“If you take diphenhydramine, also known as Benadryl or Elavil, or any sort of antihistamine medication or anticholinergic for a long period of time, it has been linked to dementia,” Hasan said.

Benadryl is an over-the-counter antihistamine used to relieve symptoms of hay fever, allergies and the common cold.

Research has shown a link between an increased risk of dementia and long-term use of Benadryl and other anticholinergic drugs that block acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter crucial for muscle contractions and important brain functions like learning and memory.

[nickcarraway]

Ping

[BobL]

If people want to get dementia, just keep carb-loading.

[Flaming Conservative]

Benadryl is NOT the same as Elavil. Elavil is amitriptyline. Benadryl is diphenhydramine. Totally different drugs. Who edits these, articles?

[UnwashedPeasant]

My doctor said one of my drugs could cause dementia, but I do not remember which drug. Or who the doctor was. What was the questions again?

[Grampa Dave]

Elavil Uses, Dosage & Side Effects

Drugs.com
https://www.drugs.com › elavil

Elavil from www.drugs.com

Jul 31, 2023 — Elavil is a prescription medicine used to treat symptoms of depression. Elavil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide ...
‎Elavil Dosage · ‎Elavil User Reviews & Ratings · ‎Elavil · ‎Drug Interactions

[ConservativeMind]

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Thank you, nickcarraway!

[RummyChick]

Elavil is in the type of drugs listed in the article.

For those that have had your DNA tested and take drugs in that class you might to see if you have a p450 problem. Drugs listed are problematic for me . Might make me more susceptible .

[dforest]

It is the sleep aid stuff.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“just keep carb-loading.”

Now you tell me. While reading this article and replies, I finished a small piece of left-over lasagna and a few ounces of Black Butte Porter.

[joshua c]

many over the counter sleeping pills are diphenhydramine

[jerod]

Another good way to get dementia... Keep on living and eventually it will kick in.

[null and void]

Who edits these articles?

Journalism graduates.

[Bobbyvotes]

I have allergies so been taking Benadryl for 40+ years. No signs of dementia. Just normal short term memory loss at age 84.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

+statins

[willk]

This dementia thing is getting like global warming. Everything causes it.🙄

[John S Mosby]

Obviously not anyone familiar with basic pharmacy names and products-— an antihistamine on one hand and an antidepressant used in a sentence to wrongly associate them as the same drug! Lunatics who know nothing in the first place.

[Veto!]

Thanks for the giggle.

I take that drug too.

[Rusty0604]

Good to know, thanks.

[Larry Lucido]