Popular Drugs That Cause Memory Loss and May Lead To Alzheimer’s
Popular Drugs That Cause Memory Loss and May Lead To Alzheimer’s
by Dr Sam Robbins
One of the unfortunate problems of getting older is less energy – both physical and mental. This is for a variety of reasons and at the end of this video, I’ll give you natural solutions for improving your energy levels for both your BODY and MIND.
However, what’s interesting is that the same reasons that cause fatigue for your body and mind, can also cause memory loss, cognitive problems and may lead to dementia and Alzheimer’s.
And even though this is a part of aging, many people are experiencing these negatives at a much younger age.
Statin Cholesterol Lowering Drugs For almost 2 decades now it’s been known that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor (Atorvastatin), Crestor (Rosuvastatin), Zocor (Simvastatin) and similar statins cause memory loss and cognitive problems.
Anti-Anxiety Drugs Depression and anxiety typically go together. And anti-anxiety drugs, such as Benzodiazepines, cause what is called anterograde amnesia — which is the inability to form memories from events going forward in time.
The most popular “benzo” drugs being
alprazolam (Xanax)
diazepam (Valium)
lorazepam (Ativan)
temazepam (Restoril)
clonazepam (Klonopin)
chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
triazolam (Halcion)
