Are you or your parents taking medications that may be bad for the brain?

An online study from JAMA Neurology published April 18, 2016 showed that for those age 70-75, common medications like Chlor-Trimeton, Benadryl, Antivert, Dramamine, Ditropan, and Paxil can result in poorer cognition, lower brain volumes and less glucose metabolism in the whole brain and the temporal lobe than the control group.

Are you or your parents taking medications that may be bad for the brain?

An online study from JAMA Neurology published April 18, 2016 showed that for those age 70-75, common medications like Chlor-Trimeton, Benadryl, Antivert, Dramamine, Ditropan, and Paxil can result in poorer cognition, lower brain volumes and less glucose metabolism in the whole brain and the temporal lobe than the control group.

This study was a long and deep one (8 years, 402 subjects) and the results were measured from brain MRIs and Positron Emission Tomography.

These medications are both OTC and prescription and the commonality is that they are anticholinergic.  You can find the complete list at www.agingbraincare.org. under Tools.