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Just a heads up: There are a lot of drugs that have been linked to neurodegeneration, which will hinder concussion recovery. And not just prescription drugs, even common over-the-counter drugs have negative side effects.
When taking any of these drugs, it's important to weigh the side effects against the benefits. Dementia Linked To Benzodiazepines, Sleeping Pills, Anticholinergics - Mental Health Daily List Of Drugs That Can Cause Dementia - Meds Safety Drugs Linked to Dementia: The Complete Guide - GoodRx Drug Classifications Linked To Dementia: Opioid medications: Morphine Hydrocodone (Norco) Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Fentanyl (Duragesic) NSAID medications: Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) Indomethacin (Indocin) Benzodiazepines Ativan (Lorazepam) Klonopin (Clonazepam) Valium (Diazepam) Xanax (Alprazolam) Sleeping pills (Z-drugs) Ambien (Zolpidem) Lunesta (Eszopiclone) Sonata (Zaleplon) Anticholinergics Advil PM, Tylenol PM (Diphenhydramine) Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) Chlorphenamine Dramamine (Meclizine) Antidepressants Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) amitriptyline (Elavil) amoxapine clomipramine (Anafranil) desipramine (Norpramin) doxepin (Sinequan) imipramine (Tofranil) maprotiline nortriptyline (Pamelor) protriptyline (Vivactil) trimipramine (Surmontil) Antidepressants Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem) Fluvoxamine (Luvox) Paroxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Antidepressants Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors duloxetine (Cymbalta) venlafaxine (Effexor) desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) Antidepressants Monoamine oxidase inhibitors phenelzine (Nardil) tranylcypromine (Parnate) isocarboxazid (Marplan) selegiline (EMSAM, Eldepryl) Other Antidepressants Mirtazapine (Remeron) Desyrel (trazodone) Bupropion (Wellbutrin) nefazodone (Serzone) Antiparkinson drugs amantadine Apokyn apomorphine bromocriptine Cycloset Gocovri Kynmobi Mirapex Mirapex ER Neupro Osmolex ER Parlodel pramipexole Requip Requip XL ropinirole rotigotine Antipsychotics aripiprazole (Abilify) asenapine (Saphris) cariprazine (Vraylar) clozapine (Clozaril) lurasidone (Latuda) olanzapine (Zyprexa) quetiapine (Seroquel) risperidone (Risperdal) ziprasidone (Geodon) Antimuscarinics Oxybutynin Tolterodine Propiverine Darifenacin Solifenacin Trospium Fesoterodine Antiepileptic drugs Phenobarbital (many brand names) Lamotrigine (lamictal) Carbamazepine (tegretol) Topiramate (topamax) Oxcarbazepine (trileptal) Zonisamide (zonegran) Gabapentin (neurontin) Levetiracetam (keppra) Antihistamines Brompheniramine (Dimetane) Cetirizine (Zyrtec) Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton) Clemastine (Tavist) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Fexofenadine (Allegra) Loratadine (Alavert, Claritin) Gastrointestinal antispasmodics atropine belladonna dicyclomine (Bentyl) hyoscyamine (Levsin) (This drug is no longer available in the US) loperamide (Imodium) promethazine (Phenergan) Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Amrix arbaclofen baclofen carisoprodol chlorzoxazone cyclobenzaprine Dantrium dantrolene Diastat Diastat AcuDial diazepam Fexmid Flexeril Gablofen Lioresal Lorzone metaxalone methocarbamol Norflex Ontinua ER orphenadrine Ozobax Parafon Forte DSC Revonto Robaxin Ryanodex Skelaxin Soma Valium Antimuscarinic bronchodilators Tiotropium (Spiriva) Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta) Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair) Ipratropium (Atrovent) Revefenacin (Yupelri) Glycopyrrolate (Seebri Neohaler, Lonhala Magnair) Antiarrhythmics Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) Flecainide (Tambocor) Ibutilide (Corvert) Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Procainamide (Procan, Procanbid) Propafenone (Rythmol) Quinidine (many brand names) Tocainide (Tonocarid) Irritable bowel syndrome medications: Hyoscyamine (Levsin) Dicyclomine (Bentyl) Overactive bladder medications: Darifenacin ER (Enablex) Oxybutynin (Ditropan) Tolterodine (Detrol, Detrol LA) Trospium (Sanctura) Solifenacin (Vesicare) Fesoterodine (Toviaz)
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