exacerbate cognitive issues.
If you take these kinds of medicines for a long period, especially if you are older or have other risk factors for brain diseases, you run a substantially higher chance of experiencing memory problems because these drugs essentially starve the brain’s learning centers of their necessary chemical fuel.
- Benzodiazepines
Another class of drugs to be extremely careful with are benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and lorazepam (Ativan). These are commonly prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, and seizures.
Benzodiazepines work by enhancing the effect of the
neurotransmitter
