20 Medications That Cause Memory Loss, Stop Using Them

20 Drugs that Lead to Memory Loss

The former vice chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Richard C. Mohs, made a list of 20 drugs, which lead to memory loss. Here is the whole list:

• Steroids
• Antihistamines – Dimetane, Clistin, Tavist, Vistaril and Benadryl.
• Lithium
• Methyldopa
• Naproxen
• Antidepressants – Vivactil, Elavil, Anafranil, Norpramin, Pamelor, and Surmontil.
• Interferons
• High blood pressure drugs
• Beta blockers (particularly those used for glaucoma)
• Quinidine
• Insulin
• Benzodiazepines – Ativan, Dalmane, Librium, Klonopin, Doral, Versed, Restoril, Valium, and Xanax.
• Parkinson’s disease – scopolamine, glycopyrrolate, and atropine.
• Antipsychotics – Haldol and Mellaril.
• Barbiturates – Amytal, Seconal, Phenobarbital, and Nembutal.
• Epilepsy – Phenytoin and Dilantin.
• Chemotherapy drugs
• Antibiotics (quinolones)
• Painkillers – heroin, codeine, and morphine.
• Sleeping pills – Sonata, Lunesta, and Ambien.

If you are taking some of these drugs, make sure you get in touch with your doctor and discuss the possibility of them affecting your memory. You can always find something healthier.
Moreover, you need to take more food supplements, be more physically active and include healthy foods in your diet, this is good for the health of the brain.
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