It has been shown that the use of benzos increases the risk of Alzheimers.
http://news.yahoo.co...-234653544.html
Alzheimers Risk Linked To Benzos.
Started by fishinghat, Sep 10 2014 07:43 AM
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Posted 10 September 2014 - 04:09 PM
I'm with Gail, here - don't want to know anything else today...
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Posted 10 September 2014 - 08:15 PM
I read an article about this study in one of the UK newspapers yesterday ... poked quite a few holes in it, which made me feel better ... I'm trying to find it and will post the link here.
Here it is ...
http://www.telegraph...Alzheimers.html
From the article:
". . .retrospective studies such as this cannot prove causation. Therefore there is still a possibility that, rather than causing Alzheimer's disease, benzodiazepines tend to be prescribed to patients presenting with anxiety or insomnia as part of an as yet undiagnosed dementia."
"The finding that benzodiazepine exposure is associated with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease five years or more later could mean that the drugs cause the disease, but is more likely to mean that the drugs are being given to people who are already ill. In other words, we are seeing an association, rather than a cause."
Here it is ...
http://www.telegraph...Alzheimers.html
From the article:
". . .retrospective studies such as this cannot prove causation. Therefore there is still a possibility that, rather than causing Alzheimer's disease, benzodiazepines tend to be prescribed to patients presenting with anxiety or insomnia as part of an as yet undiagnosed dementia."
"The finding that benzodiazepine exposure is associated with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease five years or more later could mean that the drugs cause the disease, but is more likely to mean that the drugs are being given to people who are already ill. In other words, we are seeing an association, rather than a cause."
Edited by FiveNotions, 10 September 2014 - 08:20 PM.
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