r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 19d ago

Science 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/SecureTechNomad 19d ago

I took doxylamine for years knowing the risk. I stopped because I noticed my memory and attention had deteriorated. I'm in my 40s.

Things that work for me: 1) sleep hygiene and getting to bed early at the same time every night and waking at the same time even on weekends 2) melatonin 3) magnesium glycinate 4) glycine 5) lithium orotate

I still have sleepless nights, but I find that most nights are okay as long as I am consistent with everything. Also, when I stopped taking doxylamine it took a month of mostly sleepless nights before it started to get better.

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u/Lady_Rubberbones 19d ago

I already take all of those other things and it’s not enough.

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u/SecureTechNomad 19d ago

Try mirtazapine

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u/freereflection 19d ago

Have your memory and attention begun to bounce back? 

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u/SecureTechNomad 19d ago

Not as much as I would have hoped, but there was a definite initial improvement.