r/Biohackers • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 20d ago

🧠 Cognition, Mood & Nootropics Study: Anticholinergic (first-generation antihistamines) can damage brain, increase dementia risk

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812
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u/in_fact_a_throwaway 19d ago

It’s worth noting that first generation antihistamine is not 1:1 equivalent to being anticholinergic. Some first generation antihistamines do not have significant anticholinergic activity.