When my cholesterol levels started going up, the doctor recommended taking Simvastatin. I started having nightmares about losing my memory that when I forget things I can't help but blame those statin drugs.
2006-08-11 17:31:54 · 4 answers · asked by mylenekeane 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Yes, it's a rare complication but does happen. People have had minor memory losses and there have been reports of people having total amnesia--forgetting their names, homes, kids, etc--that improve when the drug is stopped. Talk to your doctor; maybe you can change to a different type of drug (a bile acid sequestrant.)
2006-08-12 13:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been taking it (10 mg) for several years. No side effects so far.
2006-08-11 17:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Don S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/30/cholesterol_drugs.htm
2006-08-11 17:37:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because i think its ugly
2006-08-11 17:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋