Common drugs that increase dementia risk on: June 25, 2019, 02:59:35 pm #1 MS patients often have bladder problems that lead them to doctors who then prescribe one of the common bladder-control drugs. Many of these drugs are either anticholinergics or antimuscarinics. As effective as some of them are, they also carry a risk of dementia for some, according to this article in Medical News Today (June 25, 2019)--"These Common Drugs May Increase Dementia Risk": These common drugs may increase dementia risk Drugs that doctors often use in the treatment of overactive bladder, gastrointestinal conditions, and depression may increase dementia risk by almost half. bit.ly Logged MS Speaks--online for 20 yearsSPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) 12/16/20 - 3/16/24.
Anticholinergic drugs could increase dementia risk Reply #1 on: June 26, 2019, 08:52:46 pm #2 More on this finding in Doctor's Guide - Neurology (June 26, 2019)--"Anticholinergic drugs could increase risk of dementia":http://bit.ly/2X3EQm7 Logged MS Speaks--online for 20 yearsSPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) 12/16/20 - 3/16/24.
Anticholinergic drug exposure and the risk of dementia... (JAMA) Reply #2 on: June 30, 2019, 03:37:42 pm #3 The article in JAMA Internal Medicine (June 24, 2019):http://bit.ly/2ZYS9WU Logged MS Speaks--online for 20 yearsSPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week) 12/16/20 - 3/16/24.
