Severe Memory Loss/Amnesia-your stories please

[Scared by big Pharm]

My mother-in law has been on Lovastatin for some time. Recently her memory has gotten very bad, she is only 69.
Reading about Lipitor and other Statin drugs having this horrible side effect.
Has anyone had experience with this, gone off, gotten any better? She is going to stop taking the pills...we convinced her of that. But she actually had to write herself a note..her memory is that bad.
Any experience you have had with this would be appreciated.

[Laura-Beth Spencer]

Hi. I am writing a play on a group of characters i have researched very well, however it is integral to the plot that one of the characters a 49 year old man has a severe case of memory loss. I was wondering if anybody who knew somebody suffering from memory loss could e-mai me some details to make my play more realistic. I know i can research this from books etc but i'd appreciate hearing from someone with first hand experiences.
Many thanks

Laura-Beth Spencer

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[Cheryl]

Scared by big Pharm wrote:

My mother-in law has been on Lovastatin for some time. Recently her memory has gotten very bad, she is only 69.
Reading about Lipitor and other Statin drugs having this horrible side effect.
Has anyone had experience with this, gone off, gotten any better? She is going to stop taking the pills...we convinced her of that. But she actually had to write herself a note..her memory is that bad.
Any experience you have had with this would be appreciated.

Hi.
My husband is on a very high dose of Lipitor - 80mg. He feels that it has affected him mind, and I notice a change. We are caught between a rock and a hard place as he has severe coronary heart disease, had bypass surgery.

[Cheryl]

Scared by big Pharm wrote:

My mother-in law has been on Lovastatin for some time. Recently her memory has gotten very bad, she is only 69.
Reading about Lipitor and other Statin drugs having this horrible side effect.
Has anyone had experience with this, gone off, gotten any better? She is going to stop taking the pills...we convinced her of that. But she actually had to write herself a note..her memory is that bad.
Any experience you have had with this would be appreciated.

I forgot to add that my husband is only 57 (also had pretty low cholesterol, exercises compulsively, does yoa, had a pretty good diet), had a heart scan.- all about genes

[Jeff]

In the last 3 months I have placed on many drugs including mevacor & I am just about to the point of stopping the mevacor & see if it is the drug causing my memory problems as well. I am a 52 y.o. man & had none of these symptoms when I wasn't on any of these drugs...

Scared by big Pharm wrote:

My mother-in law has been on Lovastatin for some time. Recently her memory has gotten very bad, she is only 69.
Reading about Lipitor and other Statin drugs having this horrible side effect.
Has anyone had experience with this, gone off, gotten any better? She is going to stop taking the pills...we convinced her of that. But she actually had to write herself a note..her memory is that bad.
Any experience you have had with this would be appreciated.

[Chris]

My wife wanted me to get more life insurance and after talking to a buddy in the insurance industry, he convinced me to get my cholesterol checked before getting insurance. Making a long story longer, my cholesterol was high and was put on 20 mg of Simvastatin. I had only been on a statin for 1 month and am having relatively sever memory problems. Most noticeable my short term memory. I can't concentrate on what is being said and have no recollection of what people have told me just moments earlier. I am only 44 years old.

[Jen]

Chris wrote:

My wife wanted me to get more life insurance and after talking to a buddy in the insurance industry, he convinced me to get my cholesterol checked before getting insurance. Making a long story longer, my cholesterol was high and was put on 20 mg of Simvastatin. I had only been on a statin for 1 month and am having relatively sever memory problems. Most noticeable my short term memory. I can't concentrate on what is being said and have no recollection of what people have told me just moments earlier. I am only 44 years old.

I am 36 years old, have been taking Lovastatin 20mg for 6 months and have been suffering with head aches, unable to sleep at night, and serious short term memory loss. I thought I was losing my mind (literally) until I read these posts. It is effecting my job and my family... the not being able to remember little things. I am grateful to know I am not the only one. I am going to call my Endocrinologist, but know he will not want me to quit the drug. It's tough to know what to do when the Dr.s seem to have the drug companies in their pockets or vice versa. What can it hurt to try going off the drug for a month and see if I feel better? Any thoughts?

[mike]

check this site: www.adverse-drug reaction.net for adverse drug reactions to cholesterol lowering drugs

[Helena]

Response - I read about the negative side effects (memory loss) on statin drugs in Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz's book (YOU, Staying Young). My husband (who has been on statin for the last few years) has experienced mild memory loss and difficulty in focusing, not sure if this is caused by aging or the statin drug. He stopped taking statin a few months ago, but cholesterol comes right back up. Not sure which is the lesser of the two evils. Unfortunately there is no substantiating research on this topic. Not sure if we can help, thought we want to share

Scared by big Pharm wrote:

My mother-in law has been on Lovastatin for some time. Recently her memory has gotten very bad, she is only 69.
Reading about Lipitor and other Statin drugs having this horrible side effect.
Has anyone had experience with this, gone off, gotten any better? She is going to stop taking the pills...we convinced her of that. But she actually had to write herself a note..her memory is that bad.
Any experience you have had with this would be appreciated.

[Helena]

Response - I read about the negative side effects (memory loss) on statin drugs in Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz's book (YOU, Staying Young). My husband (who has been on statin for the last few years) has experienced mild memory loss and difficulty in focusing, not sure if this is caused by aging or the statin drug. He stopped taking statin a few months ago, but cholesterol comes right back up. Not sure which is the lesser of the two evils. Unfortunately there is no substantiating research on this topic. Not sure if we can help, thought I want to share .. Helena

[anny]

i am only 20 and i am having memory loss. Sometimes when someone asks me a questions my mind turns blank so i could only answer in yes or no and it is getting very hard for me to learn new things .I had been acute stress from past year is it the cause of my memory loss?

[shanice hartley]

i need help i have memory loss and if i kept it up it goin get worster