Dementia findings are food for thought but not definitive proof

In light of possible link to some sleeping pills and antihistamines, it makes sense for people to consider what they are taking

The possibility that some very common over-the-counter sleeping pills such as Nytol and hayfever tablets like Piriton could trigger dementia is highly alarming for those who take them and likely to lead to the binning of many thousands of blister packs on several continents.

But the research from Seattle does not actually prove the link, experts say. It is a warning about the possible effects of long-term use of these drugs, not a copper-bottomed forecast of how many people who have ever taken such pills are going to get Alzheimer’s.

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