Memory loss

[trish]

I think there might be a biochemical reaction going on in the brain with the depression too - suppression of dopamine or whatever is the feel-good stuff that goes on after exercise/chocolate etc.
Great to here other people have had the same "observer" experience on statins. Duane Graveline talked about "anguished family members" in the original article of his that I read. We are not alone...

Spacedoc, this site, the internet, have saved my sanity.......

Thank you........

[NurseJudy]

Dear Friend, I know cholesterol is involved with hormone production. Perhaps this drug has interfered with your thyroid function? People are often hypothermic with low thyroid. I would see a good endocrinologist who knows how to test and uses natural Armor Thyroid. There are Doctors who go by body temperature to assess status. God bless, Judy

[danao]

Well, it has been a little over 2 years since I last posted. My husband is declining. I was told after he finally had a PET scan that he has Alzheimers. I had contacted UCSD (who was doing a study) to see if the Lipitor could have caused this. They told me yes, it very well could have. Well, it sure has changed our lives. He is now in stage 6 out of 7. We moved last May since we had property and it was just too much for me to keep up with and work full time too. My daughter has moved home to help with him and that has been a blessing. It is such a shame that they (the durg co.) do not tell you all that these meds can do to a person. We have to wait and find out the hard way. You cannot reverse this and it is taking my best friend/husband away from me. I do tell everyone I run into that I find that is taking statins, just what it can do.
Still taking it a day at a time and counting the blessings we do have.
Dana

[Allen1]

Hi there Dana,

I have read your posts with a great understanding of what your husband has gone through, a great deal of which for me, gradually improved a little since I stopped taking statins 22 months ago.

I really am so sorry to hear that he has now been diagnosed with Alzheimers and that it has progressed as far as it has. I wish you, your daughter and your husband the strength to face each day as they come and thank you for sharing you and your husbands experiences, they have helped me and probably hundreds more to realise what statins have done to us.

All the very best,

Allen

[Brian C.]

Our hearts go out to you and your family Dana.
One day people will look back in horror at 20th Century medical practices as we do when contemplating the barbarities of Medieval times.

Brian.

[sos_group_owner]

Re: "I was told after he finally had a PET scan that he has Alzheimers. I had contacted UCSD (who was doing a study) to see if the Lipitor could have caused this. They told me yes, it very well could have. Well, it sure has changed our lives. He is now in stage 6 out of 7."

Hi Dana.

My heart goes out to you as we're in a similar situation. My husband is also experiencing Alzheimer's type symptoms from 8 years of statins. He stopped over 4 years ago, was much improved for a couple of years, but then on the decline again. He's also now experiencing Parkinson's type symptoms; hand tremor, slow movement, difficulty speaking. We've stayed from allopathic Dr's for 4+ years but I finally contacted a Neurologist to retest PET and MRI's to see where we are today. I hate the thought of putting him on any more drugs. We have a Naturopathic Physician who's been very supportive and researched endlessly trying to help repair some of the statin damage. My husband took Zocor for a couple of years, then Lipitor for 5 years. We only made the connection to memory loss and statins from Dr Gravline's 1st book, "Lipitor - Thief of Memory".

Feel free to contact me... just click on "email".

Fran

[redheadedmary]

I have not posted in a very long time. Its really good to see people still on this message board and I have missed yall. I have just been busy taking care of my kids and husband. I have problems with my memory too. I often repeat myself or tell someone something twice not realizing it. I don't really know if the lovastatin caused it or if its just the way I was born. I do know that the problem of repeating myself did get worse after the lovastatin. I tend to forget things easily. My friends and family sometimes have noticed that they have to repeat certain things that they have previously told me. I guess its a problem listening or just remembering the conversation. Its embarrassing!

[Frances]

I was prescribed Lipitor more than 2 years ago. Shortly after I asked for an Alzheimer's test the doctor asked me three questions, which I could answer and that was it. The Lipitor dose was doubled by one of the doctors at the clinic and it was after that that I had the problems, my muscles everywhere were affected as well as my joints. I stayed on it for a few months, but stopped because my memory which used to be really good was suffering, and the only change I could think of was the Lipitor. I thought I was dying. I couldn't even dress myself properly and had trouble using the toilet, unable to put my arms up or behind me. That is when I started googling to find out what was wrong with me.

I dropped the Lipitor after researching it on the web, and categorically told the doctors that I will not take it and why.

I have recently had an MRI and seen a neuropsychologist who found that I have severe gaps in my short term memory. [b]The MRI shows that my two frontal lobes have shrunk[/b] which is the cause of my memory problems. I had started taking CO Q 10 on the advice of a friend, and I took Osteoeze Active for the joint pains. The doctor suggested I take Fish Oil 1000mg once a day. And the Specialist suggested I also take Caltrate 600mg three times a day.

I get lost if I drive somewhere I am not familiar with and without my Street Directory would be in real trouble. I even get lost on the freeway where I am familiar and wonder exactly where I am.

I have been recommended to see a sleep therapist next to see if I have sleep Apnea. All of this is costing me a lot of money I can't afford to part with because I am an old age pensioner.

I keep as active as I can. But life seems very bleak to me right now.

I live in Australia and I am thinking of going to a law firm to see if there is a class action lawsuit against Pfizer here. The complete lack of knowledge about the dangers of Lipitor among the medical profession here is very disturbing. I printed off some material and gave it to my regular doctor over a year ago but she still wanted me to have more Cholesterol blood tests. The Specialist even had me lie on a Lipitor towel on her examining table. I told her that I blame Lipitor.

[sos_group_owner]

Hello Frances,

Please contact me via the email link in this post.
I have a contact for you in Australia.

Fran