The following 10 drugs may cause memory loss!
1. Hypertension drug (β-blockers) β -blockers can slow down the heart rate and lower blood pressure, and are usually used to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. In addition, they are also used to treat chest pain (angina pectoris), migraine, tremor, tears and some types of glaucoma.
Beta blockers include atenolol (Nuo Min), carvedilol (COREG), metoprolol (metoprolol tartrate, metoprolol), propranolol (propranolol), sotalol hydrochloride (sotalol hydrochloride preparation), timolol (Qingyanlu) and so on.
How they lead to memory loss: Beta blockers are thought to cause memory problems by interfering ("blocking") some key chemical signals in the brain, including norepinephrine and epinephrine.
Alternative: For the elderly, another antihypertensive drug, calcium channel blockers, is often safer and more effective than beta blockers. If β -blockers are used to treat glaucoma, it is recommended to ask medical professionals whether carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, such as Dozoxamide, are needed. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
2. Cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) Statins can be used to treat high cholesterol.
Statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lascaux), lovastatin (Lipitor), pravastatin (Prorocol), rosuvastatin (Lipitor) and simvastatin (Shujiangzhi).
How they cause memory loss: cholesterol is an important part of the brain. In fact, the brain contains a quarter of human cholesterol. These lipids in the brain are essential for forming connections between nerve cells and maintaining potential memory and learning ability. Drugs that lower cholesterol level can not only lower cholesterol level in blood, but also lower cholesterol level in brain, thus affecting memory and other psychological processes that require higher cholesterol level in brain.
According to a study published in the Medical Journal in 2009, three-quarters of people who use statins will have adverse cognitive reactions. The researchers also found that the cognitive ability of 90% patients will be improved within a period of time after stopping statin treatment. 20 12 February, the US Food and Drug Administration ordered pharmaceutical companies to add a new warning label of "possible amnesia" in the prescription information column of statins.
Alternative: If you are taking statins because of hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension and other problems, ask your doctor whether you should be worried about the above negative effects. Can it be replaced by sublingual administration of vitamin B 12 (1000 μ g/day), folic acid (800 μ g/day) or vitamin B6 (200 mg/day)? Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
3. Auxiliary sleep drugs (non-benzodiazepine sedatives and sleeping pills) These drugs are used to treat insomnia and other sleep problems. They are also used to treat mild anxiety.
It belongs to non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics: dextrozopiclone (serpentine), zopitan (sonata) and zaleplon (sleeping pills).
How do they cause memory loss: Although these drugs are different from benzodiazepines in molecular structure, they play the same role in brain pathways and chemical messengers, resulting in similar side effects and addiction and withdrawal problems. Such drugs can lead to amnesia, sometimes leading to dangerous or weird behavior.
Alternative: It is recommended to consult a doctor whether melatonin can be used instead. Taking 3 to 10 mg of melatonin before going to bed sometimes helps to restore a healthy sleep pattern. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
4. Antiepileptic drugs Antiepileptic drugs have long been used to treat seizures. These drugs are used to treat neuralgia, bipolar disorder, mood disorder and mania.
The antiepileptic drugs are acetazolamide (acetazolamide preparation), carbamazepine (Tongjingning), Izzo tabine (Izzo gabine), gabapentin (neuroinhibin), lamotrigine (ribitong), levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine (Qule), pregabalin, lufenamine and topiramate (topiramate).
How do they cause memory loss? Anticonvulsive drugs can prevent seizures by inhibiting the signal flow in the central nervous system (CNS), and all drugs that can inhibit the signals in the central nervous system may cause memory loss.
Substitution: Many epileptic patients find that phenytoin sodium has little effect on memory, so they can try to communicate with their doctors to see if it needs to be replaced. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
5. Antidepressant (tricyclic antidepressant) TCAS (tricyclic antidepressant) is a prescription drug used to treat depression, anxiety, eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, smoking cessation and some hormone-mediated diseases, such as severe menstrual cramps and hot flashes.
Tricyclic antidepressants are amitriptyline, clomipramine (Annafenib), desipramine (desipramine hydrochloride), doxepin, imipramine (imipramine hydrochloride), nortriptyline, propopamine and trimetimipramine mesylate.
How to cause memory loss: About 35% of American adults who take TCAs report some degree of memory impairment, and 54% report difficulty in concentration. Tricyclic antidepressants are thought to cause memory problems by blocking two key chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine.
Alternative: Talk to your doctor about whether there are the same or better non-drug treatments. You can also discuss with your doctor whether you can reduce your dosage (antidepressants often have side effects and are dose-related). In addition, discuss with your doctor whether serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRI or SNRI) can be used instead. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
6. Narcotic analgesics (opioid analgesics) Narcotic analgesics, also known as opioid analgesics, can be used to relieve moderate or even severe chronic pain, such as pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
The narcotic analgesics include fentanyl (Dorje), hydrocodone (Vicodin), hydromorphone (Guangxi), morphine and oxycodone (oxycodone hydrochloride and paracetamol tablets). These drugs come in many different forms, including tablets, injections, transdermal patches and suppositories.
How they cause memory loss: These drugs can stop the flow of pain signals in the central nervous system and weaken people's feelings of pain. Both of these behaviors are mediated by chemical messengers and involve many cognitive processes. Therefore, the use of these drugs will interfere with long-term or short-term memory, especially when used for a long time.
Alternative: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the best drugs to treat pain in patients under 50 years old. However, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are not suitable for elderly patients and will increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Ask the doctor if tramadol (tramadol hydrochloride tablets) can be used instead. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
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7. Parkinson's drugs (dopamine receptor agonists) These drugs are used to treat Parkinson's disease, some pituitary tumors and other diseases.
Dopamine receptor agonists include apomorphine, pramipexole and ropinirole.
How to cause memory loss: Dopamine is a chemical messenger involved in many brain functions, such as stimulating motivation, pleasant experience, fine motor control, learning and memory. Dopamine receptor agonists can activate dopamine signaling pathway, which can cause side effects such as memory loss, confusion, delusion, hallucination, sleepiness and compulsive behavior (such as overeating and gambling).
8. Anti-anxiety drugs (benzodiazepines) Benzdiazepines can be used to treat various anxiety disorders, restlessness, delirium and muscle spasms, and can prevent seizures. Because benzodiazepine has a sedative effect, doctors sometimes use it to treat insomnia and anxiety accompanied by depression.
Benzodiazepines include alprazolam, diazepam, clonazepam, diazepam, fludiazepam (fludiazepam), lorazepam, midazolam, Quezepam, temazepam (temazepam capsules) and triazolam (sleeping pills).
How they lead to memory loss: Benzodiazepines can inhibit activities in key parts of the brain, including those involving short-term to long-term memory transfer. It is for this reason that benzodiazepines are added to anesthetics in some operations to help patients forget any unpleasantness during the operation.
Substitution: benzodiazepines are rarely prescribed to the elderly, and even if they are prescribed, only a small amount will be prescribed. This is because the elderly metabolize this drug much slower than young people, which leads to memory loss and delirium in the elderly and increases the risk of falls, fractures and motor vehicle accidents. If you are taking anti-insomnia drugs containing benzodiazepines, please ask your doctor if there are any other alternative drugs. For example, if you have insomnia, melatonin may be better. Take 3 ~ 10mg before going to bed. Melatonin can help you get back to a healthy sleep. It should be noted that sudden withdrawal of drugs will have serious side effects, so don't make a decision without authorization.
9. Drugs for urinary incontinence (anticholinergic drugs) These drugs are used to relieve the symptoms of overactive bladder and reduce the onset of emergency urinary incontinence, such as sudden urination that often prevents you from reaching the bathroom in time.
The anticholinergic drugs are Dafenacin (tenidap), oxybutynin (uromodulin, oxygen control), solinarine (succinic acid), tolterodine and hydrochloric acid.
How they lead to memory loss: acetylcholine is a chemical messenger that regulates various functions in the body. Anticholinergic drugs can block the action of acetylcholine, thus preventing the involuntary contraction of bladder muscles and controlling urine flow. However, in the brain, they also inhibit acetylcholine in the central area of memory and learning. When the drug is taken for more than a period of time or combined with other drugs that can affect acetylcholine, the risk of memory loss is obviously increased. The elderly are particularly prone to adverse reactions of anticholinergic drugs, including constipation (which can lead to urinary incontinence), blurred vision, dizziness, anxiety, depression, hallucinations and so on.
Alternative: The first step is correct diagnosis. Ask a doctor or other health professionals to check whether your urinary incontinence symptoms are caused by other reasons. Such as bladder infection or drugs (such as antihypertensive drugs, diuretics or muscle relaxants).
If these non-acetylcholine causes are excluded, it is suggested that patients try to change some simple lifestyles, such as drinking less caffeinated and alcoholic drinks, and doing Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles at least before going to bed, which is helpful to control urination.
If all these methods fail, adult diapers can be considered anywhere, with cushions or pads. They can dress comfortably (invisibly) in daily life, almost eliminating the risk of embarrassing accidents. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
10. antihistamines (first generation) the first generation antihistamines are used to relieve or prevent allergic symptoms or common cold symptoms. Some antihistamines can also be used to prevent carsickness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and treat anxiety and insomnia.
Belonging to the first generation of antihistamines are: brombenamin (brombenamin maleate), carbine maleate (carbine maleate), chlorphenamine maleate (chlorphenamine maleate), chlorphenamine maleate (Tavixen), diphenhydramine (anti-cold agent) and hydroxyzine (oral hydroxyzine).
How they cause memory loss: These drugs (prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs) can inhibit the action of acetylcholine. Therefore, it may inhibit the activity of memory and learning areas in the brain, leading to memory decline.
Alternative: A new generation of antihistamines, such as loratadine (Keratine) and cetirizine (cetirizine), have better adaptability to elderly patients and there is no risk of affecting memory and cognition. Remember! Don't change the drug treatment plan without authorization!
Every year, prescription drugs cause more than 6.5438+million deaths, and more than 654.38+ 0.5 inpatients have serious side effects. Every prescription drug has certain risks, but one of the most common side effects is memory loss.
Three Drugs Causing Memory Loss
1. drug-resistant drugs
Every drug with the word "anti", including antidepressants, antihistamines, antipsychotics, antispasmodics, antibiotics or antihypertensive drugs, will affect the level of acetylcholine, which is the main neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory. When the level of acetylcholine is low, the following symptoms may appear, such as delusion, mental confusion, blurred vision, hallucination, memory loss and dementia.
2. Sleeping pills
Sleeping pills are notorious for causing memory loss. Some popular sleep drugs are called "forgetful drugs" because people who use them will experience sleepwalking, night terrors, hallucinations and even sleep driving. Studies have found that sleep drugs can cause a state similar to drunkenness or coma. Therefore, people who use these pills will not experience that the brain needs to maintain and repair their restorative sleep. In fact, there are many other methods that are better than using sleeping pills.
3. Statins
Statins are popular cholesterol-lowering drugs and one of the worst drugs in your brain. They can lead to memory loss, which should be listed on the label as a serious side effect. A quarter of your brain is made up of cholesterol, which is important for learning, remembering and thinking quickly. Therefore, these cholesterol-lowering drugs seriously affect brain health. Understand that statins are bad for your health and consult your doctor.
Twenty drugs known to cause memory loss
The following drugs may cause memory loss, which is a potential side effect:
Parkinson's disease-atropine, scopolamine, glycopyrrolate painkiller-morphine, heroin, codeine epilepsy-phenytoin or sleeping pills-lenestat, ambien benzodiazepines -Xanax, diazepam, Dahmane, ativan naproxen quinidine steroid antihistamine antibiotics (quinolones) hypertension drug interferon beta blocker (especially glaucoma blocker) insulin methyldopa.
This list was provided by Richard C. Moshe, former vice president of the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical College.
What should I do if I need to take it?
Please consult your doctor when using these drugs, because they will affect your memory in some way. Try to find some better choices, different drugs or just try to change your living habits. If you must use them, take some positive measures to reduce the burden on your brain, such as doing some physical exercise, eating a healthy brain diet or some brain supplements. Provide the healthiest conditions for your brain, keep healthy and agile, despite overcoming the harm caused by these drugs.
Now there are many chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and so on. It is already difficult to treat. Generally speaking, health is the most precious to us, but health can't rely entirely on high technology and drugs. And one is not medicine, but food, with no side effects. It can regulate various systems of human body, clear intestine, clear blood and detoxify, regulate human immunity, and supplement minerals, vitamins and dietary fiber that human body lacks. All diseases will be reduced, and we can all live happily and healthily every day.
Some drugs do damage patients' memory ability in the application process. But this effect varies from person to person. This kind of "adverse reaction" can be tolerated by most patients, and even taking medicine for a long time will not have much impact on normal life. But some patients are so obvious that they even have to stop taking drugs. In this case, it is necessary for the patient to adjust the medicine. The following are brief descriptions of two common drugs:
1, β -blockers are widely used cardiovascular drugs, typically betaloc, which can lower blood pressure and slow down heart rate, but these drugs will block the transmission of some key signals in our brain, leading to abnormal memory ability;
Substitution: For patients with hypertension, there are actually many drugs that can play a very good role in lowering blood pressure, such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (Puli), angiotensin II receptor antagonists (sartans) and so on;
2. Statins are also one of the most widely used cardiovascular drugs, which can reduce blood lipid, stabilize plaque, resist inflammation and even reverse arterial plaque. However, the inhibitory effect of this drug on cholesterol synthesis in the body also reduces the cholesterol content in the brain, which is a necessary component for the brain to maintain the underlying memory and learning ability. Therefore, statins affect memory ability by reducing cholesterol content in the body;
Alternative: If only to reduce blood fat, we can take vitamin B2, B6 or nicotinic acid orally; But for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, statins are the most effective drugs to stabilize arterial plaque and delay or prevent the development of atherosclerotic lesions. So whether you can replace it with other drugs requires a comprehensive assessment of your condition before making a decision!
Of course, in addition to the above, there are many drugs that will also affect the memory of users, such as sedatives, sleeping pills, antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants, anesthetics and so on. Therefore, we must pay special attention to this situation in the process of medication, so as to adjust the medication plan in time!
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Actually, I want to ask about the basic situation. What is the patient's age? Primary disease? What basic diseases do you have at the same time? Chief, where's the ct? Any brain atrophy? Any history of head injuries? Do you accept any special treatment? Do you have separation and conversion disorder?
As I mentioned above, all problems may lead to memory loss, but generally do not include drugs. Psychotropic drugs have great side effects, but they will not affect patients' memory. The problem of amnesia mentioned in this topic is far greater than amnesia. Conventional drugs in hospitals don't exist, which can make people lose their memory. Isn't that the so-called amnesia drug? This medicine can be produced, and it is estimated that the worry-free water will be sold soon.