Comments on: H2 blockers linked to mental decline? http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/ Eric Cheng's Journal Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Aaron http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1662860 Aaron Tue, 06 May 2008 01:42:48 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1662860 Let me assure you, Eric, that this is irrelevant to you and your readership, as are (*hopefully*) most articles in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society! What this paper is talking about is the fact that use of H2-blockers (and all other medications with anticholinergic effects) can increase cognitive problems in the elderly. In those people who experience cognitive decline while using such medications, discontinuation of the offending agent typically relieves the impairment. Suffice it to say, though, that those most affected are usually those with the poorest cognitive substrate in the first place. Regardless, this article should NOT give pause to young people who use H2-blockers, whatever the regularity of use. Let me assure you, Eric, that this is irrelevant to you and your readership, as are (*hopefully*) most articles in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society!

What this paper is talking about is the fact that use of H2-blockers (and all other medications with anticholinergic effects) can increase cognitive problems in the elderly. In those people who experience cognitive decline while using such medications, discontinuation of the offending agent typically relieves the impairment. Suffice it to say, though, that those most affected are usually those with the poorest cognitive substrate in the first place.

Regardless, this article should NOT give pause to young people who use H2-blockers, whatever the regularity of use.

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1661193 echeng Mon, 05 May 2008 21:01:49 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1661193 Fixed. Thanks, Markus. Fixed. Thanks, Markus.

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]]> By: Alexis http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1660987 Alexis Mon, 05 May 2008 20:23:19 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2008/05/05/h2-blockers-linked-to-mental-decline/#comment-1660987 here's the link for the actual study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17661965?ordinalpos=8&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum ill try to find the full paper and read it maybe we could do something similar with young asians, adjusting for the cognitive effect of drinking and find out here’s the link for the actual study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu.....d_RVDocSum

ill try to find the full paper and read it

maybe we could do something similar with young asians, adjusting for the cognitive effect of drinking and find out

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