Popular Drugs Linked To Dementia Even At Low Dosage

Popular Drugs Linked To Dementia Even At Low Dosage:
"A new study out of the University of Washington provides the strong evidence that certain popular drugs may increase the risk for dementia in older adults.
The drugs share some common mechanisms within key areas of the brain, but are used primarily as ingredients in over-the-counter sleep, cough and cold, and allergy medicines as well as in the treatment of an overactive bladder and depression.
Drugs and Dementia
The most commonly used drug linked to dementia was diphenhydramine, which is used in many popular products such as Benadryl, Nytol Sominex, Theraflu, Triaminic Allergy, plus many others.
Also implicated where drugs containing chlorpheniramine (Aller-Chlor); oxybutynin (Ditropan) and tolterodine (Detrol) for overactive bladder; and the tricyclic antidepressants, such as doxepin or amitriptyline..."