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Anticholinergic Burden of Tricyclic Antidepressants: Cognitive and Cardiac Risks Explained

Anticholinergic Burden of Tricyclic Antidepressants: Cognitive and Cardiac Risks Explained

Tricyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline carry high anticholinergic burden, increasing risks of dementia and dangerous heart rhythms. Safer alternatives exist, and deprescribing can reverse cognitive decline.