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Suneeta Sunny

Taking Any Of These 5 Medications Daily? Doctor Cautions That They May Cause Dementia

Dementia has many causes, with Alzheimer's disease being the most common, often linked to risk factors such as age, genetics, and certain medications. (Credit: Image by Freepik)

The pills that you pop in daily might be doing more than easing your symptoms—they could be silently affecting your brain. According to a doctor's warning, long-term use of five commonly used medications may increase the risk of dementia, a devastating condition that affects memories and thinking abilities.

Dementia is a silent epidemic, impacting over 55 million lives across the globe and growing by nearly 10 million cases every year. The condition, caused by nerve cell damage, slowly deteriorates memory, reasoning, coordination, mood, and behavior, interfering with a person's everyday life.

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