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Originally Posted by lurkingforacure
Unless I'm mistaken, this is an old drug that is now being scripted as a sleep aid and/or for depression. In our experience, it has helped neither!
I would think that it would be easy enough to look at the people that have taken Trazodone over the past decades to see if they developed dementia, that is real-world results, instead of what may happen in a test tube. Frustrating.
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Yes, it is an old drug which has been used for Alzheimer disease.
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1995-30502-001
I think that the good news
is that human tests may start very soon and it will take 2 to 3 years to get the results?
Drug already prescribed to millions of Brits 'may protect against Alzheimer’s'
I have been taking 300 mg Trazadone at night for the last 18 months and found it very effective for putting me to sleep.
I can't tell whether it has any effect on my PD or memory. I noted they used very high dose in the reseach paper so 300 mg may not be effective!
So I agree with all that it is not a "wonder drug" BUT LET US KEEP HOPING!!!
Imad