Diet pills can harm your kidneys. While you probably know that the safest and most effective way to lose weight permanently is to eat less and exercise more, Americans have an obsession with rapid results. As a consequence, diet pills are a big business for manufacturers. Some, however, are very unsafe, and have been linked to kidney problems and damage.
Medication and supplements that can completely cure reversible dementias include: 1  Vitamin B12 supplements for pernicious anemia. 2  Hormonal supplements for hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or other imbalances.  SSRIs or other antidepressants for depression symptoms which may mimic dementia.
PrevAcid and Hypomagnesaemia. In March 2011, an FDA Drug Safety Communication warned that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors had been associated with hypomagnesaemia (low serum magnesium levels). In many of the cases reviewed by the FDA, magnesium supplementation alone did not improve low serum magnesium levels and the PPI had to be discontinued. Could PrevAcid be Associated with Dementia? A study published in the JAMA Neurology in April 2016 suggested that regular use of proton pump inhibitors might increase a seniorâs risk of dementia by 44%.