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Originally Posted by flash1
I'm a physician and was put on Zocor to lower cholesterol in the 300's. Later put on Vitorin to further lower LDL.
Firtst noticed memory loss during Superbowl about 4 or 5 years ago when Stevie Wonder played at halftime. Was watching him play and could not remember his name. Mostly I was forgeting names of people I'd know for years. Also had difficulty coming up with certain words that had been a fluent part of my vocabulary.
I got off of the Vitorin and the memory started improving. Was still not "up to par" but improved. I started the Vitorin again and the same thing recurred. I quit them for good and went on a low fat diet. Now I don't measure my cholesterol anymore and don't take statins. My memory is much improved although I still have some trouble coming up with the correct words. (fluency) My memory for names has essentially returned.
There are a number of documented occurrences of statin related memory loss in the medical litereature, including a commercial airline pilot who discovered one morning that he had forgotten how to fly a plane.
Don't let your physician convince you that there are no memory loss problems with statins.
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Welcome to NeuroTalk...it is not often we get doctors on here.
This subject is very controversial, and continues to be serious IMO.
We have a discussion on Peripheral Neuropathy right now you might like to read:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread38209.html
This one has links to videos by Dr. Kendrick
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...hlight=Vytorin
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BTW Simvastatin (Zocor) is one of the more lipophilic statins, and it enters the brain more than the
others.
However, Lipitor is not as lipophilic and it has been recorded as a thief of memory too.
http://www.spacedoc.net/lipitor_thief_of_memory.html
Most of the cholesterol discussions happen on Peripheral Neuropathy and Parkinson's forums here.
Use the search function at the top of each page while you are signed on to find them all easily.
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