Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Hello, the symptoms you describe scare me also. I was on Lipitor for 6 months and quit...still loose my train of thought in the middle of a sentence....... (worse than prior) I met a lady at rehab whose husband is on lipitor and he also is on meds for beginning Alzheimer's. This struck a cord with me, but they are older and she is not aware of stuff like this. Sometimes i just hate to meddle.:-( My mom died from drugs...side effects and more pills for those side effects...so I am aware....but lots of trusting people are not. Good luck to you. zocor > i have recently experienced some rather major life altering symtoms > from my self diagnosed usage of zocor. i am a recent triple bypass > surgery,14 months and have been on statins for over two years. during > this time i have had the following symtoms. memory loss, confusion, > leg pain back pain, impotence, depression, you name it i have had it. > in describing them to my cardiologist he seemed to simply ignore me. > i stopped taking it on my own but have not yet fully recovered. the > mental confusion i experience, made me think i was experiencing the > onset of alzehimers disease. it was really bad. i am recovering > somewhat, but still have memory and confusion. i just wonder if the > many cases of alzehimers disease could somehow be connected to the use > of statins. i am sure these drug companies would never admit this and > kill the goose who is laying the golden egg for them statins i hate > them a warning should be hung from every telephone pole and bill > boards should be posted. by the way i found a physician who agreed > with me on my reaction to zocor. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 - about your friend whose husband is considered to have Alzheimers...my cognitive problems were so bad I was also given medication for Alzheimers. After stopping Lipitor 20 my brain returned to normal within a week. Please, please find out if he is taking a statin. Please, please meddle. I had no idea and the neurologist, internist, and cardiologist didn't make the connection either. You just might save his life. zocor> i have recently experienced some rather major life altering symtoms> from my self diagnosed usage of zocor. i am a recent triple bypass> surgery,14 months and have been on statins for over two years. during> this time i have had the following symtoms. memory loss, confusion,> leg pain back pain, impotence, depression, you name it i have had it.> in describing them to my cardiologist he seemed to simply ignore me.> i stopped taking it on my own but have not yet fully recovered. the> mental confusion i experience, made me think i was experiencing the> onset of alzehimers disease. it was really bad. i am recovering> somewhat, but still have memory and confusion. i just wonder if the> many cases of alzehimers disease could somehow be connected to the use> of statins. i am sure these drug companies would never admit this and> kill the goose who is laying the golden egg for them statins i hate> them a warning should be hung from every telephone pole and bill> boards should be posted. by the way i found a physician who agreed> with me on my reaction to zocor.>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 what happened to the long post I thought I was sending this am about the articles in the wall street journal today showing zocor in high doses(aggressive group) given to patients who had been hospitalized with unstable heart pain (angina) showed no heart health benefits after 1 month and no benefit after 2 yrs. (the " moderate " group received a placebo (dummy pill) for the first 4 months and then zocor for 20 months. In the agggressive group the study showed 9 patients developed myopathies and 3 patients developed rhabdomyolysis vs one patient with myopathy in the " moderate " group. There was discussion re: possibility that the anti- inflammatory properties of statins--esp. Lipitor may have more to do with their benefiting heart patints than their LDL lowering effect. The Aggressive group's LDL measured down to 62 after 1 month of therapy while the moderate group's LDL levels were TWICE as high-- yet there were NO benefits measureable between the 2 groups. interesting articles..olsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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