Can Xanax Cause Dementia

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My brother had been on Xanax for 25 years or more, and the age of 58 he was diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia. Now, 3 years later, he is a complete vegetable with 24/7 caregivers. The Ashton Report strongly suggests that Xanax, as well as other benzodiazopines, can cause severe memory loss, personality impairment and other changes in the brain that are all symptomatic of dementia. Does anyone have similar experience after long-term use of Xanax? ## The answer is possibly but not really. It should be prescribed & watched closer in older people. Also a withdrawal from the medicine can cause serious problems that can be thought of as dementia?

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My brother had been on Xanax for 25 years or more, and the age of 58 he was diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia. Now, 3 years later, he is a complete vegetable with 24/7 caregivers. The Ashton Report strongly suggests that Xanax, as well as other benzodiazopines, can cause severe memory loss, personality impairment and other changes in the brain that are all symptomatic of dementia. Does anyone have similar experience after long-term use of Xanax? ## Hello, Alex! How are you? I am very sorry about what has happened to your brother. Yes, some studies have shown that long-term use of them increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and dementia later in life. However, the studies have been unable to prove a direct causal effect, so it really can't be stated with certainty tha...

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I have real bad anxiety and panic attacks one day my friend gave me a 2mg xanax and i was feeling alot better. How do I get a prescription? I have health insurance and am located in Sarasota Florida. ## I just saw on Dateline NBC how hundreds of Pain centers selling Xanax and Opiates opened just when I left in 2008. No wonder you can't get much in Florida anymore. ## See your friend or visit a Doctor ## I agree, go see a doctor if it's that bad! You may need records of taking it in the past, so bring some proof to your appt! ## I need to find a doctor in Sarasota or Bradenton that will prescribe alprazolam to me my doctor recently move out of state and the two places I have been to no longer prescribed that drug stating that in new studies it has been found to cause dementia. I ...

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