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Popular Drug Taken By Millions Linked To 40% Higher Dementia Risk, Study Finds

The pill is normally taken three times a day.

For those who had been administered it more than 12 times, this risk increased to 40%.

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According to the findings, individuals who were administered gabapentin should now have their cognitive decline evaluated, according to the experts from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

However, they warned that the results only demonstrate a correlation and do not establish that using the medication will result in dementia.

According to experts today, gabapentin may not be the cause of chronic pain in those who need it because they may have simply been less physically active, which is a known risk factor for dementia.

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a chemical messenger in the brain that works as a brake on overexcited nerve cells, is the target of the medication, which is produced by