[NPInfo] RE: statin article alarming

[Carla Anderson]

That would be interesting, my mom is on Lipitor.  I have had indirect contact with a patient recently (not mine) that was put on Lipitor, had been on it a couple years, and then 10 months ago, developed profound muscle weakness. Her liver enzymes shot up, and 10 months after stopping the Lipitor, she still has muscle weakness and fatigue and all her enzymes remain up.  Including her cardiac enzymes are very very high. It has changed her life forever. Her liver biopsy does not show anything conclusive, but she still has the profound fatigue, and difficulty getting out of a chair..Carla

Paula Sumner <nurse_healer at yahoo.com> wrote:  I keep in mind that Lipitor (I am not sure about other statins) can cause memory impairment, and that most docs begin thinking dementia first. I noticed that our LTC residents are not on any statins. I plan to ask the doc on tues if the memory impairment issue is the reason, it'll be interesting to hear his take on this.
paula

Carla Anderson wrote: Great Julie! Carla

Julie Orfirer wrote: My collaborating doc was just talking about a big review article recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiologists on statins. He was going to give me a copy of it and the editorial that went with it. I'll bug him for it tomorrow and let you know what I learn.

Julie


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