In Reply to: Re: memory loss and lipitor posted by john mcguire on September 06, 2000 at 20:57:12:
I just took my mother to the doctor and found she has high cholesterol. The doctor prescribed Lipitor for the cholesterol problem. She was diagnosed with alzheimers a couple months ago,(which I have doubts about). I remember reading this message before and thinking "Thank Goodness she isnt on Lipitor!" Please let me know if you have any more info about the side effects of this drug. I appreciate any help you can give.
doctor gave me lots of tests and nothing was showed up on any of the tests.
: so my doctor just said that memory loss isn't a side effect of lipitor! i searched the internet and found other people having
: the same problems, printed out the messages and showed them to my doctor.
: she said that it didn't prove anything. now i found a research study that agrees with me! statin drugs can cause memory loss and other things the doctors don't know of
: if anyone needs any info. just e mail me at codycat@bellatlantic.net
: thanks