Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Posted by Barb @amberpep, Aug 10, 2020

Just a bit of information I discovered last week. One of the side effects of taking "simvistatin" is temporary memory loss. It is the only statin that has this effect. I am going to talk to my .doctor about stopping it, with his guidance of course. I have had some short lapses in memory .... forgetting part of my phone number, etc.

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Barb | @amberpep | Aug 10, 2020

In reply to @merpreb "@amberpep- My sister and I use to take Lipitor and we both had what appeared to..." + (show)

Merry ..... actually, the first hint I had of it (not thinking of meds.) I was talking to my therapist and he was updating his medication records on me. When I mentioned simvistatin, he looked at me and said, "really? hmmmm" ..... well, not being one to let anything slide, I immediately got on line and just typed in simvistatin. Up popped several sites, with Mayo and Cleveland Clinic being the ones I rely on.
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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Aug 10, 2020

@amberpep- My sister and I use to take Lipitor and we both had what appeared to memory loss. After we stopped it and went on to something else that loss returned. It's not permanent.
Where did you find the information that you stated?

Here is up to date information on Statins.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/art-20046013