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Originally Posted by Boomer
Use the old Boolean search method to find the studies by going to Google and typing in the following words: statins and dementia or Alzheimer’s.
That will bring up lots of info, including a study of the studies. You are going to find studies on both sides. There are many that say it is possible that statins might reduce the risk.
Statins have been prescribed for so many for so long that it seems like their correlation to risk for cognitive impairment would show up to be a whole lot stronger as cause and effect……..
“But you know how it goes with so many things and the damned internet……you can find validation for whatever you want to think.”
Pfizer’s Lipitor was introduced in 1997 and their patent did not expire until 2011. Then came the generics. (I said in an earlier post here that I once had an issue with one of the generics, then switched, and the next generic was OK. I am not a fan of generics because who knows how consistent the quality control is in all those places they come from, but — that’s Risk v. Benefit.)
For us…..so far, so good, after years on statins. So…….there it is — like so many things in life — Risk v. Benefit.
Boomer
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Do you mean the validation of the original post? If so, I agree.
The site which I found regarding the Alzheimer’s association to these drugs and with that headline is from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, hardly a fly by night organization with an ax to grind.
I’m sincerely happy these medications help alleviate your high cholesterol readings. We all need to evaluate the associated risks with medication and decide which path to take from there. The problem is when some medication issues are suppressed.