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.