These commonly prescribed medications may increase your risk of dementia
A study out of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom found there is a link between dementia and certain classes of anticholinergic drugs.
The drugs — particularly antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiepileptic drugs — resulted in nearly “50% increased odds of dementia,” according to the observational study published Monday in the peer-reviewed JAMA Internal Medicine journal.



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