Common medications are associated with diminish brain function and size. April 19, 2016April 21, 2016Dr. Barry Dworkin Health Headlines Commentary for April 19, 2016 [display_podcast] Source: Common medicines including cold and flu tablets, heartburn drugs and sleeping pills ‘SHRINK the brain and slow down thinking’ Reference: Association Between Anticholinergic Medication Use and Cognition, Brain Metabolism, and Brain Atrophy in Cognitively Normal Older Adults Related posts: Lack of evidence has not stopped increased use of antipsychotic meds to calm agitated elderly Two stories that underlie importance of risk and benefit of using medications Study bias against methadone distribution clinics blinds them to the deficiencies of mental health cares services in Ontario Opioid death rate in the US has reduced average life expectancy anticholinergics