Many of us have memory lapses from time to time. We can’t remember a password, where we put our glasses, or why we came into the room. When these lapses happen, we assume it’s a common sign of aging, or perhaps a repercussion from too much wine and too little sleep the night before.
But memory loss is also a side effect of common prescription drugs.
If your daily life has become hampered by trouble remembering things, one of these prescription drugs may be the culprit.
Antianxiety Drugs (Benzodiazepines)
This includes common prescriptions such as Xanax, Librium, Klonopin, Valium, and Ativan. These drugs are typically prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, muscle spasms, delirium and agitation.
The problem is, these pills work by suppressing certain key areas of the …show more content…
Pharmacists recommend limiting courses of treatment for short periods of time to avoid these side effects. And, as always, it is safer and healthier to investigate a more natural solution to the problem.
Cholesterol Drugs (Statins)
This list includes name brands such as Lipitor, Lescol, Mevacor, Pravachol, Crestor, and Zocor.
Cholesterol gets a bad rap. While too much of the lousy cholesterol, LDL, is not good, the good kind, HDL, is necessary for our bodies to work properly. The brain, in particular, needs cholesterol to function optimally.
So, while statins are lowering the cholesterol in your circulatory system, they are also lowering the levels in your brain. When this happens, the connections between nerve cells may suffer.
If you have been prescribed statins for slightly elevated cholesterol levels rather than for the treatment of coronary disease, speak to your doctor about instead receiving a cocktail of B vitamins that could do the same job but without the unwanted side effect.
Antidepressant Drugs (Tricyclic Antidepressants)
This list includes name brands such as Elavil, Anafranil, Norpramin, Sinequan, and
But memory loss is also a side effect of common prescription drugs.
If your daily life has become hampered by trouble remembering things, one of these prescription drugs may be the culprit.
Antianxiety Drugs (Benzodiazepines)
This includes common prescriptions such as Xanax, Librium, Klonopin, Valium, and Ativan. These drugs are typically prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, muscle spasms, delirium and agitation.
The problem is, these pills work by suppressing certain key areas of the …show more content…
Pharmacists recommend limiting courses of treatment for short periods of time to avoid these side effects. And, as always, it is safer and healthier to investigate a more natural solution to the problem.
Cholesterol Drugs (Statins)
This list includes name brands such as Lipitor, Lescol, Mevacor, Pravachol, Crestor, and Zocor.
Cholesterol gets a bad rap. While too much of the lousy cholesterol, LDL, is not good, the good kind, HDL, is necessary for our bodies to work properly. The brain, in particular, needs cholesterol to function optimally.
So, while statins are lowering the cholesterol in your circulatory system, they are also lowering the levels in your brain. When this happens, the connections between nerve cells may suffer.
If you have been prescribed statins for slightly elevated cholesterol levels rather than for the treatment of coronary disease, speak to your doctor about instead receiving a cocktail of B vitamins that could do the same job but without the unwanted side effect.
Antidepressant Drugs (Tricyclic Antidepressants)
This list includes name brands such as Elavil, Anafranil, Norpramin, Sinequan, and