Your Medicine Causing Dementia? (Medicines that INCREASE Risk of Dementia)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Is my medicine causing dementia? Which medications cause dementia??
We take medication expecting it to make us better or make us feel better. The last thing we want is to take a medication for one thing and have it make something get worse.
(See below for the full list)
If you are taking any of the Anti-Cholinergics as a long-term medication, then that is exactly what might be happening. You might be taking something to help you sleep or to lessen muscle spasms, and what it might be doing in the background is increasing your risk of developing dementia. Do you take any of the medications I discuss?
Here is the list, it is not complete, but contains all the most common drugs:
Amitriptyline (Elavil) [high AC activity]
Atropine [high AC activity]
Benztropine (Cogentin) [high AC activity]
Chlorpheniramine (Actifed, Chlor-Trimeton, etc.) [high AC activity]
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) [high AC activity]
Clomipramine (Anafranil) [high AC activity]
Clozapine (Clozaril) [high AC activity]
Cyclobenzaprine (Amrix, Fexmid, Flexeril) [moderate AC activity]
Cyproheptadine (Periactin) [moderate AC activity]
Desipramine (Norpramin) [high AC activity]
Dexchlorpheniramine (Polaramine) [high AC activity]
Dicyclomine (Bentyl) [high AC activity]
Diphenhydramine (Advil PM, Aleve PM, Benadryl, Tylenol PM, Unisom, etc.) [high AC activity]
Doxepin (Adapin, Silenor, Sinequan) [high AC activity]
Fesoterodine (Toviaz) [moderate to high AC activity]
Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) [high AC activity]
Hyoscyamine (Anaspaz, Levbid, Levsin, Levsinex) [high AC activity]
Imipramine (Tofranil) [high AC activity]
Meclizine (Antivert, Bonine) [high AC activity]
Mepenzolate (Cantil) [high AC activity]
Nortriptyline (Pamelor) [high AC activity]
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) [high AC activity]
Orphenadrine (Norflex) [high AC activity]
Oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol) [high AC activity]
Paroxetine (Brisdelle, Paxil) [low AC activity]
Perphenazine (Trilafon) [high AC activity]
Prochlorperazine (Compazine) [moderate AC activity]
Promethazine (Phenergan) [high AC activity]
Protriptyline (Vivactil) [high AC activity]
Pseudoephedrine HCl [moderate to high AC activity]
Scopolamine (Transderm Scop) [high AC activity]
Thioridazine (Mellaril) [high AC activity]
Tolterodine (Detrol) [high AC activity]
Trifluoperazine (Stelazine) [high AC activity]
Trimipramine (Surmontil) [high AC activity]
Other drugs which have AC Activity and could pose a risk:
Alprazolam (Xanax) [low to moderate AC activity]
Amantadine (Symmetrel) [low AC activity]
Baclofen [moderate AC activity]
Brompheniramine [high AC activity]
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) [moderate AC activity]
Carbinoxamine (Arbinoxa) [moderate to high AC activity]
Carisoprodol (Soma) [moderate AC activity]
Cetirizine (Zyrtec) [moderate AC activity]
Cimetidine (Tagamet) [moderate AC activity]
Clemastine (Tavist) [moderate to high AC activity]
Clidinium & chlordiazepoxide (Librax) [low to moderate AC activity]
Clorazepate (Tranxene) [low AC activity]
Codeine [low AC activity]
Colchicine [low AC activity]
Darifenacin (Enablex) [moderate to high AC activity]
Digoxin (Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin) [low AC activity]
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine, Gravol, etc) [high AC activity]
Diphenoxylate/atropine (Lomotil) [moderate to high AC activity]
Disopyramide (Norpace) [low to moderate AC activity]
Flavoxate (Urispas) [moderate AC activity]
Fluphenazine (Prolixin) [moderate AC activity]
Furosemide (Lasix) [low AC activity]
Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, Dyazide, HydroDIURIL, Maxzide & others) [low AC activity]
Loperamide (Imodium) [moderate AC activity]
Loratadine (Alavert, Claritin) [moderate AC activity]
Loxapine (Loxitane) [moderate AC activity]
Maprotiline [low to moderate AC activity]
Meperidine (Demerol) [moderate AC activity]
Methocarbamol (Robaxin) [moderate AC activity]
Methotrimeprazine (Nozinan) [moderate AC activity]
Nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia) [low AC activity]
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) [moderate AC activity]
Orphenadrine (Norflex) [moderate AC activity]
Quetiapine (Seroquel) [moderate AC activity]
Procyclidine (Kemadrin) [moderate AC activity]
Propantheline (Pro-Banthine) [moderate to high AC activity]
Ranitidine (Zantac) [low AC activity]
Solifenacin (VESIcare) [low to moderate AC activityy]
Thiothixene (Navane) [high AC activity]
Tizanidine (Zanaflex) [high AC activity]
Tramadol (Ultram) [low AC activity]
Trihexyphenidyl (Artane) [high AC activity]
Trospium (Sanctura, Spasmex) [high AC activity]
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You are actually protecting the patients I am so impressed and that is just totally awesome thank you.
Thank you so much for the warning, Dr. Berry. It’s very thoughtful for you to spend your time and expertise to warn us. I’m 73 and my memory is just really starting to suffer and I’ve been on lots of these meds for a very long time. I have an excellent doctor and he stays right on top of my health problems but I will still check this out. Thanks again, sir.
Thank you for explaining that as patients WE have responsibilities in our own care! So often people accept blindly and never have a conversation with their doctor(s).
Sometimes the doctors lie about your condition - in order to make more money ! ! Can't sue them cause - you signed the permission forms !
A lot of doctors don’t like to be questioned. I wish they were more like you.
They used to be god, now some still think they are. I have noticed that many have very limited medical knowledge, and those that do, have it only in a narrow speciality. That is quite understandable, as a Chemist, I don't know everything about chemistry, only a general knowledge, and only expertise in my speciality.
@@grancito2 That's great thing to be honest about though. It is just a shame some doctors are arrogant and rude enough to always think they know best or more than the patient does about everything and ignore what they say. The least they could do is listen and if necessary do more research into what is brought up.
I’m SO blessed to have a great doctor! He knows I was in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury 1967-70. He happens to play the guitar. Once we were talking about music and he broke into an old ROLLING STONES song and I chimed in. We take 5 or so minutes talking about my health and the rest of time we visit. He has a super sense of humor I told him that he’s like a “ beautiful mind”. Genius/but wonderfully weird. He said that’s what his kids tell him 😂. GOD bless him! I really love him
Find another doctor. They are like apples. plentiful, easy to find. Keep the ones you like and discard the rotten ones
Charles Phillips agreed. Thing is, you have to look for a doctor “in network “ your insurance company group. So the 🍎 apple you choose has to be in a designated orchard!!🤗
I got my memory and focus back when I quit Gabapentin. I’d rather have pain than lose my brain.
Oh I was given it and noticed I started to have facial spasms. The specialist found nothing wrong, my Dr said I was being difficult. The spasm continued and got stronger so I stopped taking the med. It took time but the spams are now gone.
Thank you for spelling lose correctly. Seriously, thanks.
Look up trigeminal neuralgia the choose which is worse, losing short term memory or suicide?
Me Too.
My mother was put on 25mg of Seroquel for dementia. The first time she took it she completely flipped out. Extreme delusions, paranoia, agitation, anger. It was a disaster. I didn’t give her any more after that first dose. I researched and it stays in your system for about 48 hrs. She returned to her baseline after a day and a half. Since then I have given her Sativa gummies. Night and day. She’s not agitated, she’s in good spirits, no paranoia or delusions.
My Dad suffered from Parkinson's, and towards the end he lost the ability to feed or clothe himself. He'd lost so much weight, and because his mind was still sharp but he was completely unable to communicate, he became frustrated then apathetic. Finally us kids suggested he try a Sativa-type med and Mom was willing to try anything if it would help him. We got him some chocolates (he had trouble swallowing and choked often, and the chocolates just melt in your mouth, plus he LOVED chocolate!) and within 24 hours he was hungry again! And slept better. Mom kind of laughed, said she never imagined that us grown kids (in our late 50's at that point) would know of this, but I give the credit to my sons for this--the youngest especially as he's done extensive research because the VA is now allowing this with veterans and he's a veteran's advocate. Anyway, sorry for the short-story, just wanted to say kudos for mentioning this type of treatment--it's been very successful for so many!
This Doctor is Spot on. I am 66 years old and I have taken a heap of these Medications and now I am Paying the Price.
How ?
The FDA should be ashamed of themselves and be abolished!
The problem is what does that do? Leave even more power in the hands of big pharma. FDA needs to be restructured to remove the power big pharma has over it.
Agreed .... the FDA! IS! Working! Against American! Citizens!... NOW!....
then, instead of a bad gatekeeper, you get no gatekeeper at all...not too smart
That's throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It (and many other institutions) have been captured by the industries they are suppose to be regulating/guarding against (such as the American Dietetic Association being "sponsored" by snack food and soft drink manufacturers). Boot the corruption out of these institutions so they can return to their intended purpose: Protecting people.
Ever heard the term, "Burning down the barn to get rid of rats"? Not so smart. It's called "over-reacting."
The thing I hate the most about getting older is this short term memory loss.
Also, the thing I hate the most about getting older is this short term memory loss.
In the middle of commenting to you I forgot what I wanted to say
Didn't comment on this reply i don't think! Did you want that cup of tea ☕
haha
Forget about it
Goodonnne
I, for one would like to thank you for taking the time to make this video. In doing so you could've very well saved someone's life, myself included.
Thank you for being bold enough to publish this!!!
Dr you give me more good health information than I received or picked up in 40 years of nursing. Thank you.
My husband spent many years behind a locked down dementia/memory unit. He was a Type II diabetic. One day while there, I asked the nurse that was dispensing the med how many of the people in there had Type II diabetics. She said ALL OF THEM. I really believe it was the meds he was taking causing this cruel type of dementia!
Antispychotics can increase chances of diabetes. I read some medical articles about that. It's sad that the solutions being "meds" can also cause other problems.
@@renmachado1820 this☝️
Is metformin one of those medications?
Money matters ,are health does not matter. The evil I've seen is common .They know they are hurting you by giving you that medicine ,,they know .Nobody is fooling anybody ,money is more important .I'm paying for the actions of many evil drs .Get printouts of every medicine you take ,you will be shocked at what's in your medicine.
I wonder if the meds are changing eating habits which could lead to diabetes
I am 72 yrs young and I take ZERO big pharma! I feel great and I am in good health
My mother's story: After she broke her nose from a fall on a tennis court about 45 years ago, she was prescribed strong pain meds that she became addicted to until 2.5 years ago. In addition, for about 20 years she was prescribed several other strong meds for a variety of things. So, 2.5 years ago I took my mom to her doctor for a check-up. He pulled up her chart to review her meds, and I asked him why she was on so many meds. He said because she needs them. Hmm. She began showing signs of dementia right around the time of that doctor's visit. I was able to wean her off the pain meds, and then I eventually weaned her off all other meds. She has been completely drug free for 2 years, and is completely healthy, except for her mind!!! Also, she has no pain anywhere in her body. Unfortunately, her dementia is getting noticeably worse by the week. Whether her dementia is caused by the DECADES of prescription drug use, I don't know, but it sure seems like it could be a significant contributing factor.
deep anchor any type of dementia is tough. Hard on the patient and the caregiver. You have my prayers.
My sister and brother kept my mothers condition away from my knowing for years.Grabbing her assets was more important than letting me know she had dementia. I lived far away a d was kept in the dark about everything. My sister the executrix is evil.
I'm very sorry to hear about your mom. Thank god she has you. Very very few good doctors.
100% YES
My mom was put on Namenda 10 years ago for dementia and it made her so much better!
Yay!! Your book, Lies My Doctor Told Me, arrived on Friday! I couldn’t put it down... it is refreshing to read a book written by a doctor who really cares if the average person walks away understanding what he has to say. I feel like I have more usable information about my own conditions and how I can help myself and others. ❤️👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you for this list. I have been taking Benadryl for quite a while (years) to help me sleep. The one I have been using is Sleep Aid from Costco. It works wonderfully but no more for me. My husband never takes anything except his antidepressant and meds for a heart rhythm issue. He is having serious problems with memory. We are both 77 years old.
Melatonin works great for sleep and it's natural💜💛💚
I’m 58 and take no medicine.
I take Chlorella
I take cayenne
I take garlic
Maybe you can add honey+pollen, turmeric+black pepper, apple cider vinegar, chaga mushroom, trace minerals etc.
With all of those you and I mentioned one will be quite okay?
Perttu hytönen Maybe you should stay away from chemicals especially in the home. Supplement with vitamin B group and other vitamins. Cooking in aluminium pans is a bad thing and the use of toxic deodorants. Fast food shite is a no no too
Joe Smoke Why VitB groups. My doctor just put me on B 12.
@@joesmoke9624 Please explain which one is not needed and also do you even know what those ingredients includes?
@@TUSSCANNY B12 is needed you just have to use the best form of it b/c of absorption.
Sugar is one of the worst drugs on the planet.
It absolutely is. I had to learn the hard way, I guess that's human nature. But thank goodness I (most of the time!) I began paying attention to my general level of health and make correlations between it and what I was eating. Now, if I even indulge in a sugary dessert a few nights in a row, I feel it! That's one of the big advantages of changing your diet for the better. You become very used to feeling great and having lots of energy, but when you partake of sugary stuff, you feel the effects right away.
Watch chemtrails and the effect on the brain, and watch ( rise up with risey ) he will tell you why the skies are being sprayed. The government's ain't never going to tell the masses. I've had alzheimer's / dementia 6 years now , but I've discovered my own cure since january.
Stephanie robinson is
@@dennisglass412 tell is please.
@@monember2722 believe it or not , ive noticed a huge increase in my memory just by staying indoors, and if i do go out, I try to avoid getting caught in the rain as it seems to put me on cloud 9 again. Once I've had my 6 monthly appointment in january I'm going to stay indoors until my next appointment in July and I will get back to you and let you know how much improvement I've made on my memory test. The reason why there spraying the skies is because there's a binary star system coming through ours. And it's going to cause a pole shift/reversal in 4 to 7 years. And the chemtrail chemicals are aluminium, barium, strontium, etc. All part of there agenda 21 de-population .
People complaining..He’s just being informative. You have a fast-forward button, so use it if you like
Check with your doctor if you are taking any of the drugs on this list. There may be a safer alternative.
Cripes! Nearly all the meds my team has prescribed are on this list. Last year I instinctively tapered down all of my meds and have been med free (I just learned to live with my horrific symptoms lol) for about 8 months now. I plan to inform my FamDoc in a few weeks. I'll have some blood work done to see if keto/IF are benefitting me where they *knew* my meds were NOT. They knew because I told them the meds didn't work, and blood work doesn't lie. I wish I could tell you the whole story, but you would want to bill my insurance for that kind of time :D
HeartU Dr. Berry!!
KenDBerryMD I can’t see the list? I can see the video and the comments but no list? What am I doing wrong
Tracey Harris me too!
Where is the list??
Aha! Click the down arrow on the title of the video! Holy cow.
You are truly incredible. I wish all the doctors in the world would be like you. Selfless, thanks again
I see 2 that I need to drop NOW! Wondered why my memory was getting so bad, and I'm not that old. Calling Dr. tomorrow.
Where did you see the list?
@@arlenegage9873 Click "sea more" at the top of the page.
Under the video heading click on the word MORE it will take you to the list.
I've always said if any doctor says you need to take a medication long term, get another opinion.
Even stuff that keeps you alive? If i dont take my thyroid meds i get really ill
@@tinkerbellUK There is always the chance that there is a better and safer option that is either in testing or newly available. If your doc is up to speed on their homework then they will know what new drugs are in the lineup.
@@Whistlewalk
ROTFL 🤣 You’re stupid to tell somebody to stop taking their thyroid medication
How l wish I'd seen this video sooner. Glad someone is talking about it though.
THANK YOU for sharing this!!! It empowers me to be the best advocate I can for my loved ones and myself.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him remember how he got there.😂
foxiefair123 😂😂😂😂, have not heard this one before
Just finished your book. WOW! Even at 70 years old I learned so much. Cannot wait for your next one. I do not have a thyroid gland and have suffered at the hands of well meaning military doctors for years. After reading your book I feel more I powered
TRUE! I also started signs of dyslexia along with beginning stage of dementia after my long term use of "over the counter PM meds". These symptoms stopped after I stopped using the meds in about 2 weeks. My slight hand tremors also disappeared.
Dr Berry is correct, it’s a tough decision. My wife suffered an 18mm aneurysm on her internal carotid artery 17 years ago. The coils used to treat the aneurysm push against her trigeminal nerve and caused paralysis of the muscles that control eye movement. Trigeminal neuralgia is know as the suicide disease, it is that painful. High doses of gabapentin is the only treatment that works to control the pain. The trade off is short term memory loss. A difficult, difficult decision to make, extreme pain or memory loss.
I started taking a diuretic that’s included in the second list in October 2018 for HBP. I told the doctor that my plan was not to be taking this very long. In early May 2019 I started Keto and lost 13 pounds. I ran out of the prescription a few days before seeing my doctor the first week in June. My pressure was normal each time I took it. After not taking it for two weeks, he officially removed the diuretic from my prescription list. I’m taking no meds thanks to Keto along with a little mineral supplementation.
Great info. You are a fine Dr. for trying to help all us people out here. I hope that all are willing to listen.
Thank you for exposing our risks. I love how hou explain things so we can share with others.
I’m only 39 and take Benadryl occasionally for allergies but now I’m scared in the long run I’ll get dementia. I want you to be my doctor
So informative. I have been watching your videos this week and I am starting my keto life tomorrow--I went shopping today, made my meal plan and I am so ready. Wish me luck.
Awesome! You got this!
You will feel so much better!!! I'm 8 days in now. Keto flu is not fun, but keep focused and eat basics. It gets easier. My husband is experiencing HUGE successes with blood sugars...he's down lower now than he's been in decades!!
No luck needed! Keep putting you as a priority!!!
It's a year later, how did it turn out for you, your keto diet?
I like butter Bob's low carb, high fat diet I've lost 30 pounds.
Very thankful for this video. My Mom took so many of these for years. Now in old age she can't function properly. No matter how many times I told her to stop, she would never listen. I had to really force the Doctors to look at what she was taking in the hospital. Now she holds it against me. I can tell you that these drugs used over long term also destroy relationships in families as well!
It is my firm belief that the massive rise in Dementia coincides with the increase in carbohydate intake due to totally erroneous dietary advice mandated by negligent Governments and that adopting a ketogenic diet will prevent dementia and probably reverse many of its effects. Some serious research should be undertaken into this as it is a looming disaster.
I think it's due to all the immunizations we get that have aluminum in the aluminum is the thing that activates the immune system to whatever they want us to be immune to. I'm not getting any more immunizations I want to pay $300 for a shot to keep from getting shingles when it can give you shingles! I had shingles and it's no fun and they wanted me to get the shot I said I'm not risking that again plus I'm not paying $300 for it! After suffering through for a few weeks with the shingles with the terrible burn terrible itch I said if I had terrible sunburn like this I'd be putting vitamin E on it so I got a thousand IU tablets prick the capsule and spread it on the rash which was half my back and it was instant pain relief. The rash healed I could wear regular clothes again no scar showed up and no nerve damage. My doctor was truly amazed at how fast it healed I have no side effects from that shingles. So if you ever get shingles or know someone tell him to get the vitamin E out and start spreading it on no more itch and no more burning
Thank you forgiving this list out it will be so very helpful for the people that I know they're on medications. And I can't believe anybody would do a thumbs down here well obviously maybe they're already demented
As a colorectal cancer survivor, one of the parting gifts of the treatments that saved my life, was some loss of bowel control. When the urge came, I needed to find a bathroom quickly. I was told I would never regain control, because the muscles had been damaged by the radiation treatments.There were several close calls, so my physician put me on a lifetime regiment of Loperamide (Imodium). I was told it was safe, but I still had concerns about taking any drug forever. I slowly weened myself off of it, and after watching your video, I'm really glad I did. Over time and with the addition of Intermittent Fasting, I now have completely normal and predictable bathroom habits.
I'm on narcotics and my doctors are always surprised that keto is keeping it normal! :)
Thank you so much for this review! My mom died of dementia. This was very good to know!
Every pill we take every bite of food we take causes something
Eat Organic, eat less of everything you want.
This is such vital information for many patients. Often chronic pain is lost along the way and think Dr' find it easier to just allow the same meds to be taken "forever" if the patient does not complain of any worse pain or less pain. They just feel "If it is working, that is gret" Hopefully many tests were done to find out why the pain is there to be with.
I do thank you for you posting this and do think more will talk with their own Primary Physician or other specialist and see if it is right for them to continue any of the above medications, at least. Sometimes changes can be good.
When I was 12 years old I had a bleeding ulcer and almost died. My doctor put me on tagament, a very high dosage. My mom questioned the doctor after 2 1/2 years. He literally said, "oops, I forgot to stop that." I didn't know if I had gone to school, I would ask what was for dinner an hour after we ate. I wouldn't know if I had said hello to someone right after we talked. Thank God my mom and friends knew I didn't do drugs.
I still have some memory loss but not nearly as bad as then. It's sad that I'm better with my memory at 50 than 12-14 years old.
Georgiann Ward is
Wow, glad that was caught! Are you on the keto diet now? I have better memory on it and I have a chronic illness affecting my brain. Hope it helps you too!
Your doctor used the word "oops" verbally or were you just using poetic license? I've never heard anyone in person over the age of 9 say the word 'oops' aloud.
Thank you Dr. Berry, your videos have literally changed my health for the better. I wanted to add DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE to this list. It’s an anticholinergic too and is sold under brand names such as Unisom. Unisom is sold under TWO DIFFERENT FORMULAS: Unisom Sleep Gels which are Disphenhydramine (and are on Dr. Berry’s list here) , and Unisom Tabs, which are Doxylamine Succinate (and not on the list here). I know this list wasn’t intended to list every single medication, but I thought I’d mention Doxylamine because it’s commonly sold via Unisom over the counter sleep aids.
Im so glad you posted this, Im on one of these medications for nerve pain and my family has a history of Alzheimers. I had a talk with my doctor about side effects but this didn't come up
Look into fasting.
Try CBD against nerve pain!!
Thanks doc i really appreciate you.....I am medical professional 4 decades,turning Naturopathic 5 yrs ago.... And you are rare....
Thanks Dr. Berry for giving us this list.
I used to take one of the meds though it is no longer prescribed to me.
I will forward this to people that I know.
Dr Berry, thank you for this. I see some antihistamines on the list but not mine so I wanted to know your thoughts. I take Singulair, Xyzal and Flonase for allergies for spring and fall. Without them I get awful headaches. I have also been getting allergy shots for 2 years but I guess they didn’t help because the severe headaches came back as soon as ragweed season started. Are my meds in this category you discussed? ❤️Love your videos!
2:50 - Doctors need to plan and monitor when to stop prescribing meds, that burden should not fall on the patient. As patients we need question every prescription and refill because our doctors may be negligent about reviewing our pharmaceutical history with each visit. This goes for the NDs as well as the MDs.
This presentation is a work of art. Thank you so much.
I was on Amitriptyline until a year ago when i regularly stopped breathing. "Sleep apnea" while wide awake!
That sounds horrifying.
Wtf that messed up might sound crazh try very light exercise it helped me
I made a complaint today, on Metoprolol. Its been given to my sister for years now, causing short term memory loss and confusion. Otherwise she is a super great historian! I notice a difference the moment she is given this! I call it a knock out drug and the next morning she does not remember anything from the night before! But, I am her memory care and if I start her recall and visit with her, tell her to search her memory, all comes back! Her blood pressure is so low and then she is given this drug at her nursing home, just to get her to go to sleep, I believe. Its not needed at all.
No one will address the issue or remove my sister from this drug she is given; although she has 2 other medications! I researched it, and it should not be given to seniors over age 65, or for longer than 3 years! Its going on 5-6 years!
Have a discussion with your doctor---WHAT A JOKE! If they see you for 5 minutes you are lucky! Most have the attention span of a 2 year old!
Make a long appointment with your Doctor
I had read that people over 65 should not take cetirizine regularly because it was harmful, so I asked my doctor about that and he said that I could take it everyday for the rest of my life and it would have no negative side effects.
I can count on one hand, with fingers left over, the number of actually good doctors I've had in my 72 years. Doctors who are actually interested, and cared, and the knew what they were doing.
Good grief, having a conversation with a doctor about medicine after a 10 minute meeting seems futile. Ask a pharmacist they know more. There are kick backs remember. Why did you not emphasize healthy lifestyle choice and herbals? Why didn't you specifically mention statins?
I love you Dr Berry, thank you sooo much for helping in a BIG way to mitigate the damage of mainstream medicine and psychiatry! Dr Liz 🥰
Thank you Dr. Berry! I’ve been on Baclofen for 5 years. Just got off of Seroquel this year. I’ll be having this conversation with my doctor!
Most doctors don’t take kindly to anything but blind obedience.
Thanks Doc Berry for always watching out for our health! I DO take one of the drugs listed above. For my low back and only as needed. I am SO careful about medications and always asking my Doc. if I still need it.
Take CBD oil for pain! It works!
Topical, sub-lingual or inhaled? How does CBD oil work for low back pain?
Take it orally! It is awesome! I had a tooth ache and could not get a dental appointment for four more days. I used Motrin for pain. Before sleep I took CBD oil and it was the bomb. Fell asleep and woke up pain free. I cannot say enough. I was in Hawaii with my mother and her epidural injection did not work. I suggested CBD oil and she consented. I found a shop and walked to it and purchased some. The rest is history. CBD really helped my mom where the epidural failed! I did not get a root canal like my dentist suggested either!!!!!! I am much better. I had just bitten down hard on nuts with a sensitive, large filling! Don't use Motrin. It impairs immunity!!!
Thanks for the info :)
Also! No side effects! You don't even feel like you are taking something!
I was prescribed losarten for HB for about eighteen years. After about 5 yrs of taking this I was diagnosed as having diabetic retinopathy even tho my A1C# remained under 60. For ten years I suffered through painful shots in the eyes. My feet turned red. Puzzled I finally read that broken blood vessels can be caused by long term use of Losarten. I stopped immediately. After getting those painful and frightening shots for years I never again needed another shot. This is after years of getting these shots monthly. Two years have gone by. My feet are clearing and as I said, I never needed another shot in the eyes. YES check ALL your meds. It is not a joke. Excellent advice. Do not just trust your doctor. I feel that medicine these days is aimed around making big pharma rich NOT providing the best patient care. I find it frightening. Protect yourself and your family!
Thank you for this video Dr Berry. I am wiser after listening and checking the list. Found one that I need to the check on.
Very important information with great support for people to take responsibility for their health and have real, often health saving conversations with their doctors. So many people don't question their doctors - they follow blindly what has been given to them in forms of diet and prescriptions - however this is not the way to go, especially these days when so many doctors do not have time to read their medical journals with the latest studies, to research and search out non-pharmaceutical supports and/or alternatives for medications - Thank you for this informative video, Dr. Berry
Good Lord--someone just tell me what time the medicines get named !
Read the program description.They are all listed.
Are you gonna tell us what meds they are..my gosh!
The only anticolinergics that I know is belladonna and thats off the market!!!
Ok I saw the list..All meds have side effects which are ridiculous..some worse than what one is taking them for..so the real answer is: darn if I do darn if I don't!
omgggg thats what I was saying and I was trying to be nice about it,, OMG
Around the age of 21, went to see a psychiatrist to treat my anxiety and depression and I was prescribed effexor and Klonopins. At the age of 45 I'm taking 1 mg of those benzos a day. I just made an appointment a neurologist for next week after watching videos about drug-induced dementia. What the conference did for me was help me manage stimulants like meth and cocaine or otherwise I would shake like a leaf. A month after the first time using cocaine I was having episodes or I would get lost we're not recognize familiar neighborhoods in my early twenties. I pray at least it's 50% reversible and by the way your video was very informative and I enjoyed it
Amazing how people can be so rude. Do you know how lucky you are to get this man's advice for free?
What he never told me anything he was about to if he couldn't then be up front with us
Are you stupid. He said the list was below the video heading. See the word MORE click on that and it will take you to the list.
Are you stupid…. He said it was below the video heading. Click on the word MORE and it will take you to the list ,,really
Only a real doctor would put a whole website of listed medications just in a UA-cam video description. Thanks Dr. Berry! We know there's probably another whole list to mention. People do need to work with there doctors, and mind those side effects. Forntunely for me and my sensitive system, meds either work super well or nearly kill me, so I'm in constant negotiations with my doctor's. Falling back on lifestyle adjustments and physical therapies, or in my case relaxation therapies and mental health excersizes, can certainly help keep you from "over" using medication to begin with.
So it’s okay that I keep forgetting to take my medications 🤣
Raymond Yocum That’s basically what happens.😂
This video increased my risk for dementia AND related agitation. Want to know why?....well I didn't know the harmful meds were going to be listed but not spoken. Thanks for the info after all But Two minutes of video would have been more appropriate than over 8 mins.
It's right under the video.
Click on the word MORE it will take you to the list
How about Gabapentin and Pregabalin? What do they do to the brain??
I started researching the meds I was on. As my Dr prescribed me more meds, they counteracted each other. He had to add new meds and increase old. I started eliminating them and many problems ceased and the original problems he was treating remained the same. I have been med free for a couple of years now. I will only treat acute conditions with western meds from now on.
Thank you so much! This is amazing and we definitely will make some changes! I can't believe it!
For those of you who do not see the list of meds. -- right under his picture it states SHOW MORE - click on those two words.
Thanks Dr. Now I understand why I have started forgetting little things as I am taking medicine for my anxiety problem for about 2 3 years.
I knew Tramadol was bad news. I just started taking it this year for knee pain. The doctors here will not prescribe anything else for pain. However, the weight loss and anti-inflammatory effects from the ketogenic diet has helped with pain. Thank you.
Yeah in my head I thought "dr I can't use tramadol anymore, need something else" will not go over well! Lol glad keto did it for you! I have less pain in some joints but not all, however a million benefits overall :) I have a friend that she doesn't have shoulder pain since starting!
I wonder if any of these drugs can cause canine dementia. Some of my dogs have been given Claritin for their allergies and our deceased German Shepherd suffered from dementia and severe anxiety probably due to the dementia. I would think it's not out of the question for our furry family members to suffer some of the same side effects from these drugs as we do. Going to have to be more careful with our current dog as she also suffers from seasonal allergies and she has been given Benydryl and Claritin.
A brain is a brain, no matter what mammal it is located in.
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Lately I have been wondering if my standard poodle may have dementia. 🙁
The people posting that they just want a list and don't want to listen to the video are the people he is talking about in the 9 minutes he is speaking. People who blindly take (or stop taking) medication instead of understanding what it is they are putting into their bodies are the ones who end up with conditions like dementia because they are not questioning anything or even bringing up to their doctors that they have been on a medication for a long time that really should be a short-term solution. The risks are worse than the benefits in a lot of situations, so doctors will use anticholinergic medications for short-term use, but unless the benefits outweigh the risk of potential dementia with long-term use, anticholinergics should not be taken for long periods of time. If you don't know what that word means, do what he is suggesting and talk to your doctor and/or Google it. His entire message is to use our brains and talk to our doctors instead of making decisions based off a list from some random doctor on UA-cam. He is actually sharing really important information and is a good doctor for doing this instead of giving people a list they don't understand and will blindly jump to conclusions about. Listen, think about what he is saying, and talk to a medical professional.
Oh, my!
I just took 2 Benadryl for sleep right before I started watching this video. No more!
AMY SCHAEFER it’s actually more damaging to the pressure in your eyes. I take only for allergic reactions. And we all need to take Imodium as needed. Everything in moderation. Restoril is not on the list and it accelerates dementia symptoms.
You are so right about the rut of taking drugs consistently for decades, so much allergy and treatment every single day. And my husband never questions the medication his retired doctor had given him 25 years ago.
Often many elderly patients are confused because of so much medicine instead of memory loss!
Jules Servant of Jesus my father used to take up to ten different tablets a day for RA he ended up getting dementia
I am SO glad that I've found your channel, as well as your lively wife. I've taken Nortriptyline, daily, for about 10 years for a migraine preventative. I saw in another video that it can cause weight gain. I have recently stopped it. Alzheimers runs in my family. I want to prevent that at all costs. Thank you, Doc!
thanks for the effort you have put into this dr berry ! much appreciated
thanks so much for this video, what scares me is how automatic the system seems to be. #1-patient sees doctor, #2-doctor matches symptoms to drugs, #3-doctor prescribes drugs, #4-repeat. My mother recently died and had dementia. she was on 22 prescription "medications" for many years. someone made a lot of money off her.
WOOOOW!!!! Could you drag it out any longer without telling us what these meds are....
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Thank you for taking the time to enlighten others about the dangers of medications. But the Best healing practice is to go alternative, I’m 62 years old and have not touched conventional Medicine for over four decades, except for an aleve for a strong occasional headache or antibiotics for a tooth cavity. I currently have no medical condition or illness and Haven’t had any for years and years...my secret is All natural food, Usana Cellsentials (all natural vitamins) daily exercise, and daily meditations!
The trouble with such "helpful " videos is they need to cut to the chase, not let us wait so long for info that is promised.
Be smart enough to click the more info next to title of video. That's the problem today everyone wants it now, right now, I don't want to wait even 1 second longer. Grow up! I remember when U actually had to go to a library and spend hours or even days of doing your own research. If you remember that as well, then you should really be ashamed!
@@dalton7145. he said it was below the video heading……the word MOVE a click on that word and it will take you to the list …. How easy was that
Good to have information. I must say, though, that the more “open communication” between dr./patient is quite new. You can say it’s also the patient’s responsibility, but people grew up trusting their doctors and respected their profession. Generations were never given info that would ever have made them question their doctor, people had faith. Going forward this will change, but millions went through life without information.
It would be easier to list the drugs that don't pose a Risk of Dementia!
Thank you Doctor, helping us when even doctors are not aware of what the pharmaceutical companies let us ingurgitât en. Bravo!
Diphenhydramine, commonly known as antihistamine Benadryl. Is my longest medicine ever. Until now. I have five stars in IU's of vitamin D3. I would prefer to talk to a pharmacist instead of a doctor.
I’ve only just started Keto and I feel great. My father started paleo/primal years ago. He lost allot of weight, he avoided type2, gout, and a slew of other heath problems. But over the last few years he started having major problems with memory loss and early onset of dementia. He also has thyroid problems, that he blames for his memory loss no matter what doctors tell him. He self medicated with all kinds of supplements that I’ve said could be the problem. This happened so suddenly and like I said he has been doing low carb/paleo/primal for years. His health for his age (mid60’s) was unbelievable. Now his brain deterioration seems to have accelerated and we don’t know what to do. Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
*What about Zoloft? My aunt has dementia and beginning of Alzheimer's. She's on 50 mg of Zoloft per day as well as incontinence medications.*
_She talks to the people, her friends, in the TV._
That's so GREAT she is still making FRIENDS.
Thdbk you, Dr Berry! With my doc on board, I have dropped 3 drugs on this list.
Way too many practitioners just do not listen to what their patients tell them about side effects.
Started taking Amitriptyline 15 years ago for restless legs, 25mg a night. Been trying to get off slowly and I am at 10mgs currently. This med is physically addictive. If I drop more than 10% a month I get withdrawals: chills, fatigue, aches. I wish I never swallowed the first pill!
Considering the medical studies that have come out suggesting the cause of depression might very well be gut-related, I think it's extremely important that anyone, myself included, look into ways to combat this. I'm guessing the probiotic route, but I'm new to this, so I'll certainly continue to research & would suggest others do the same. It would appear proper gut health is essential for the body's health in so many ways.
Thank you! So many people just go with the flow. Be your own advocate. There are also other methods to heal thyself.
I just looked up the cholinergic wiki to understand why these drugs increase risk of these diseases. "Neurologically, cholinergic is the abbreviated term referring to acetylcholine, (the suffix -ergic means stimulating). The parasympathetic nervous system, which uses acetylcholine almost exclusively to send its messages, is said to be almost entirely cholinergic. Neuromuscular junctions, preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system, the basal forebrain, and brain stem complexes are also cholinergic." So these drugs stop the "stimulation", correct? Reading further, it makes me wonder if supplementing with choline would be of benefit to reducing the risk of Alzheimer's. It also is supposed to prevent fat deposits in the liver and "facilitates the movement of fats into the cells" (meaning it helps with insulin resistance?).
GraeMatterz I am on one of these drugs, so I take choline twice a day. However, not all cholines cross the blood brain barrier. Alpha GPC pharmaceutical grade does. It is sold on Amazon. Also - exercise!
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And they told me that my forgetfulness was because of my sugar. I knew that didn't sound right. Thank you
I was on cyclobenzaprine for many years, and then I have a TIA and I was starting to lose my words & forgetfulness and my neurologist instantly told me to stop taking it & I was hospitalized because he felt it was a contributing factor and I did stop it because I felt I was getting early onset dementia because my father Had that with Alzheimer’s and died so there’s so much truth to what you just said
You spend the entire video not naming the medication! What a waste
becky--the list is typed below the video.