Common antibiotics found to cause delirium and other brain disorders

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If you thought antibiotic resistance or destruction of helpful gut bacteria were reasons enough to avoid the use of antibiotics, you’re right. But in case you are still sitting on the fence when it comes to using these widely prescribed drugs, add side effects of delirium and other brain disorders to the list of reasons to avoid them.

Researchers reviewing mountains of scientific data found hundreds of cases where patients developed delirium and other brain problems after receiving common antibiotics. In the elderly, delirium is particularly serious, with an increased rate of complications for recovery.

Wide variety of common antibiotics cause devastating results on health

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital reviewed seven decades of medical reports, and found case studies on 391 patients who developed delirium and other brain problems after being given antibiotics. The problem appears to have been widespread with 54 kinds of antibiotics from 12 classes involved.

The antibiotics utilized in the patient studies included intravenous types, such as penicillin, as well as those commonly provided in oral form, including sulfonamides and ciprofloxacin. The patients varied in neurological reaction.