Effect of trazodone on cognitive decline in people with dementia: Cohort study using UK routinely collected data.
Andrew SommerladNomi WerbeloffGayan PereraTanya SmithHarry CostelloChristopher MuellerAndrey KormilitzinMatthew BroadbentAlejo Nevado-HolgadoSimon LovestoneRobert J StewartGill LivingstonPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2021)
There was no evidence of cognitive benefit from trazodone compared to other antidepressants in people with dementia in three naturalistic cohort studies. Despite preclinical evidence, trazodone should not be advocated for cognition in dementia.