Aug 4, 2010 Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical
conditions negatively affect your brain, causing long term
cognitive impairment. These drugs, called anticholinergics,
block acetylcholine, a nervous system neurotransmitter. They
include such common over-the-counter brands as Benadryl,
Dramamine, Excedrin PM, Nytol, Sominex, Tylenol PM, and Unisom.
Other anticholinergic drugs, such as Paxil, Detrol, Demerol and
Elavil are available only by prescription. “Researchers …
conducted a six-year observational study, evaluating 1,652
Indianapolis area African-Americans over the age of 70 who had
normal cognitive function when the study began … ‘[T]aking one
anticholinergic significantly increased an individual’s risk of
developing mild cognitive impairment and taking two of these
drugs doubled this risk.’” Dr. Mercola’s Comments: Many view
over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as safe because they don’t require
a prescription. Well nothing could be further from the truth. In
fact, many OTC drugs were previously