Re: Are anti-cholinergic meds bad for memory? » gilmourr

Posted by SLS on July 19, 2012, at 19:42:53

In reply to Are anti-cholinergic meds bad for memory?, posted by gilmourr on July 19, 2012, at 14:05:58

> Seems like any med I'm on with anti-cholinergic properties, recently unisom, sleeping med has made me have some bad short term memory + fogginess, kind of dumbed down feeling.
You are correct. Anticholinergic (antimuscarinic specifically) drugs can interfere with memory function.

> Are there any sleeping meds with no ACh antagonism?
If you are purposely avoiding benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, Rozerem might be worth taking a look at.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000321/

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