The
AARP published an interesting article regarding drugs that may cause memory loss. Here is a quick summary.
Read the full post.
Here are 10 of the top offenders.
1.
Antianxiety drugs
Examples: Alprazolam (
Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam (Versed), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (Restoril) and triazolam (Halcion).
2. Cholesterol-lowering drugs (Statins)
Examples: Atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor).
3. Antiseizure drugs
Examples: Acetazolamide (Diamox), carbamazepine (Tegretol), ezogabine (Potiga), gabapentin (Neurontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), levetiracetam (Keppra), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), pregabalin (Lyrica), rufinamide (Banzel), topiramate (Topamax), valproic acid (Depakote) and zonisamide (Zonegran).
4.
Antidepressant drugs
Examples: Amitriptyline (Elavil), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil) and trimipramine (Surmontil).
5.
Narcotic painkillers
Examples: Fentanyl (Duragesic), hydrocodone (
Norco, Vicodin), hydromorphone (
Dilaudid, Exalgo), morphine (Astramorph, Avinza) and oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet). These drugs come in many different forms, including tablets, solutions for injection, transdermal patches and suppositories.
6.
Parkinson's drugs
Examples: Apomorphine (Apokyn), pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip).
7. Hypertension drugs
Examples: Atenolol (Tenormin), carvedilol (Coreg), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol), propranolol (Inderal), sotalol (Betapace), timolol (Timoptic) and some other drugs whose chemical names end with "-olol."
8.
Sleeping aid
Examples: Eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (
Sonata) and zolpidem (Ambien).
9. Incontinence drug
Examples: Darifenacin (Enablex), oxybutynin (
Ditropan XL, Gelnique, Oxytrol), solifenacin (Vesicare), tolterodine (Detrol) and trospium (
Sanctura).
10. Antihistamines
Examples: Brompheniramine (Dimetane), carbinoxamine (Clistin), chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), clemastine (Tavist), diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and hydroxyzine (Vistaril).
I deliberately kept this to the types and brand names so you can spot yours quickly. And when you do it might be worth a conversation with your physician about your medications.
- published: 04 Sep 2013
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