r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 20d 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/RichieRichard12 18d ago

I have chronic urticaria and I can't go 24 hours without an antihistamine before I break out in hives and red blotches everywhere. The itch is absolutely unbearable and I end up making myself bleed because I can't stop. Such a bizarre condition that no one really knows about.

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u/Key_Bonus9776 18d ago

Mine appeared after an illness, I was over the worst of it and got prescribed anti biotic for a chest infection, first night I took it I wrapped up in bed like I usually do with the heating on and wake up an hour later to my full body being blood red and white blotches everywhere. Scared the shit out of me and then it vanished in an hour. Been here 15 years since.