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Re:Deep Sleep May Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins by flatline on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:16PM (#21415741)
Trazodone is more widely prescribed nowadays. Ambien, sonata, lunesta and the like are generally not prescribed for long term use. Plain old benadryl may work well if you haven’t tried it.
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Re:Deep Sleep May Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins by Scipio_Afri on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:23PM (#21415762)
"Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk"

"In a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers offers compelling evidence of a link between long-term use of anticholinergic medications like Benadryl and dementia."

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-d...

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Re:Deep Sleep May Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins by slowmovintarget on Thursday October 31, 2019 @10:49PM (#21415870)
Further, Ambien use is also linked to dementia and alzheimers: https://www.alzdiscovery.org/cognitive-vitality/blog/can-som...
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