Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Hi Jerry. I am 68 and was on zocor and lopid for 8 years. Took myself off of them in June. Am beginning to feel better. Have been clear thru Mayo Clinic and no doc. would admit to anything.Check out SpaceDoc.Net. Good luck. Dale Lipitor and Lopid I have been taking Lipitor and Lopid for about 3 years and about a year ago I noticed I was losing weight and muscle. I read somewhere that the two should not be taken together. Does anyone know if this is true or not. I also have experienced short term memory loss almost immediately after taking Lipitor. I told my doctor about this and he acted like he didn,t believe me. He said they give this to alzheimer patients for memory loss. I quit taking the Lopid about a week ago to see if it would make a difference. I,m 68 years old and feel much older. My numbers are all good but I don,t feel good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Go to this web address: http://www.drugs.com/PDR/Lopid_Tablets.html. Look at warnings, drug interactions and contraindications on the PDR sheet. I have pasted the drug interactions paragraph relating to statins in this post. Also look at the mortality results of the Helsinki Heart Study under warnings. Also go to Spacedoc.net if you want to read about memory problems with Statin drugs. Pleae note taht all of the advertising info about alzheimer patients has the word " may " in the sentence. -----------------------paste----------------------- 3. Drug Interactions --(A) HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: The risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis is increased with combined gemfibrozil and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapy (see CONTRAINDICATIONS ). Myopathy or rhabdomyolysis with or without acute renal failure have been reported as early as three weeks after initiation of combined therapy or after several months (refs. 8, 9, 10, 11). (See WARNINGS .) There is no assurance that periodic monitoring of creatine kinase will prevent the occurrence of severe myopathy and kidney damage. -----------------------end paste----------------------- Regards Gayle > > I have been taking Lipitor and Lopid for about 3 years and about a year > ago I noticed I was losing weight and muscle. I read somewhere that the > two should not be taken together. Does anyone know if this is true or > not. I also have experienced short term memory loss almost immediately > after taking Lipitor. I told my doctor about this and he acted like he > didn,t believe me. He said they give this to alzheimer patients for > memory loss. I quit taking the Lopid about a week ago to see if it > would make a difference. I,m 68 years old and feel much older. My > numbers are all good but I don,t feel good. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 I had some issues with Lipitor a few years ago and quit taking it for a few weeks just to see if I felt better. That didn't help, so I went back on it thinking I was just getting older. Long story short... I think you have to be off the stuff for months to start feeling better, if ever. I have been off Crestor for seven months and I am just now starting to feel better. If you think Lipitor is giving you problems, it probably is. Just look back at all the messages in this forum and read your story written by someone else. Lipitor and Lopid I have been taking Lipitor and Lopid for about 3 years and about a year ago I noticed I was losing weight and muscle. I read somewhere that the two should not be taken together. Does anyone know if this is true or not. I also have experienced short term memory loss almost immediately after taking Lipitor. I told my doctor about this and he acted like he didn,t believe me. He said they give this to alzheimer patients for memory loss. I quit taking the Lopid about a week ago to see if it would make a difference. I,m 68 years old and feel much older. My numbers are all good but I don,t feel good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 I am only 48 and seen a 105 year old man that can do more than me. I am walking dead thanks to 2 years of Lipitor. Stop taking lipitor imediatly. I am off of it for a year now and have got better very slowly and only a little. I may give up hope. Just stop taking it. I control my colesetrol very easy with diet. > > I have been taking Lipitor and Lopid for about 3 years and about a year > ago I noticed I was losing weight and muscle. I read somewhere that the > two should not be taken together. Does anyone know if this is true or > not. I also have experienced short term memory loss almost immediately > after taking Lipitor. I told my doctor about this and he acted like he > didn,t believe me. He said they give this to alzheimer patients for > memory loss. I quit taking the Lopid about a week ago to see if it > would make a difference. I,m 68 years old and feel much older. My > numbers are all good but I don,t feel good. > I am only 48 and seen a 105 year old man that can do more than me. I am walking dead thanks to 2 years of Lipitor. Stop taking lipitor imediatly. I am off of it for a year now and have got better very slowly and only a little. I may give up hope. Just stop taking it. I control my colesetrol very easy with diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 > > I had some issues with Lipitor a few years ago and quit taking it for a few weeks just to see if I felt better. > That didn't help, so I went back on it thinking I was just getting older. > Long story short... I think you have to be off the stuff for months to start feeling better, if ever. > > I have been off Crestor for seven months and I am just now starting to feel better. > > If you think Lipitor is giving you problems, it probably is. > > Just look back at all the messages in this forum and read your story written by someone else. > > > I am wondering if my husband has a thyroid problem. What tests did you have done to confirm this? They did one test but it was normal but he seems to have low tolerance to cold and has a lower body temperature than he ever did. Thanks for any help regarding this. Marilea > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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