From the April 2019 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
Are Your Medications Making You Forgetful? Causing Fuzzy Thinking?
Memory lapses and fuzzy thinking may be brought on by drugs that treat conditions ranging from incontinence to allergies.
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The onset of memory lapses and cognition problems are often chalked up as inevitable aspects of aging. But for many people, it’s their medications that are causing some memory and thinking issues. The side effects of drugs ranging from cold medicines to anti-anxiety medications often list complications like memory lapses, fuzzy thinking and difficulty concentrating. […]