Anticholinergic medications may increase Alzheimer’s risk, a new study reports Anticholinergic medications block acetylcholine (i.e., “vagusstoff”) and inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by binding with this neurotransmitter’s receptors. Over 600 medications are known to trigger some degree of anticholinergic activity (Ghossein, Kang, & Lakhkar, 2020). Anticholinergics are a common class of drugs prescribed by doctors — or purchased over-the-counter (OTC) without a prescription — for the treatment of allergies, asthma, common cold symptoms, COPD, hay fever, hypertension, overactive bladder, Parkinson’s disease as well as psychiatric disorders, depression, and a host of other ailments. What Is Acetylcholine and Why Is It Also
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