Posted by Jack on September 07, 2000 at 19:26:26:

In Reply to: memory loss and lipitor posted by john mcguire on September 05, 2000 at 18:45:07:

: when you get a little older and things start changing in your body your doctor starts pumping in the
: newest drug on the market to fix you up but then other problems come up and the doctor then gives you another drug for that problem,
: on and on you go down a dead end road. i'll bet some of the people on here with memory problems are also on lipitor or a statin drug!
: please check this out and if you are try stopping the drug for awhile or have your doctor change you to a different drug.
: i was on lipitor and thought i was getting alzheimers, stopped lipitor and my memory came back.
: try it and e mail me back to let me know if it works
: thanks john
: codycat@bellatlantic.net

I found out that Lipitor has a lot of side effects even though the most commonly presented ones are muscle pain and liver inflammation. There are several others, serious and not so serious. Incidentally, there will be a chat with a doc about coronary artery disease on www.dna.com on 9/13. Those of you using Lipitor or other statin drugs, may want to check it out and ask a few questions.