{"id":17,"date":"2026-08-22T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:09:00","slug":"these-common-drugs-may-increase-dementia-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/these-common-drugs-may-increase-dementia-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"These common drugs may increase dementia risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dementia is an umbrella term that describes impaired memory loss and changes to cognition in various medical conditions. While it\u2019s commonly associated with older people, dementia isn\u2019t a part of typical aging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-preamp=\"serena-chatbot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The exact reason why some people develop\u00a0dementia\u00a0and some people don\u2019t is unknown, but certain medications may increase your risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If you\u2019re already living with dementia, some medications may also worsen your current symptoms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a class=\"chartbeat-section\" name=\"meds-associated-with-dementia\"><\/a>Medications that worsen dementia symptoms<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Medication may be necessary from time to time, especially as you age, but many drugs come with their own set of side effects, some of which can impact your thinking and reasoning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Taking these medications when you live with dementia may make your symptoms feel like they\u2019re getting worse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Anticholinergics<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Medications that block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine are known as\u00a0anticholinergic drugs. They have a wide application in the medical world as treatments for respiratory disorders, incontinence, and certain mental health conditions, among many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Anticholinergics work well for many conditions because they impact your parasympathetic nervous system, a network of nerves that encourage relaxation and restorative rest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dementia is an umbrella term that describes impaired memory loss and changes to cognition in various medical conditions. While it\u2019s commonly associated with older people, dementia isn\u2019t a part of typical aging. The exact reason why some people develop\u00a0dementia\u00a0and some people don\u2019t is unknown, but certain medications may increase your risk. If you\u2019re already living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","eq-blocks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalslisting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}