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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2132000)

I did earlier and say something form Mayo clinic that statins can cause memory loss but nothing about causing dementia.

And the memory loss is reversed when you stop taking statins.

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Paul Harvey

Could we get a more misleading headline? The only meaningful number is found on an advanced screen. Most doctors too lazy to do it. A doctors wife had 300 as the general number. The advanced number was perfectly normal. Demand better from your doctor and do your own research

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Originally Posted by Santiagogirl (Post 2131821)

Need to rephrase. Many people (up to around 60% per some studies) report muscle complaints after beginning statin therapy, but in only 5-10% of these cases do muscle symptoms appear to be a result of statin therapy. Remainder of my comments unchanged.

How can it be determined that the muscle pain was not caused by the statin?

Hubby had terrible pain with generic statins. Tried several. Switched to Crestor brand name and he does fine. It's probably some of the ingredients they use to make the generics that is not in the brand name. Brand name is much more expensive though but he gets it through mail order and much more reasonable.

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Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2131294)

Been on a Lipitor generic for years. Doing fine. Except for one bout with a new-to-the-game generic Lipitor. My numbers went haywire, but I had not been doing anything differently. I did have a few aches that I had never had before, but as soon as I saw the numbers, I tracked down the previous generic, switched back, and everything was fine again.

I do not think all generics are created equal. I suspect quality control varies a lot........

and DAW does not do much good because the pharmacists often cannot locate the branded or if they do, it costs a fortune.

Pharmacists are pretty much held hostage by the contracts their employers, the big box drugstores, negotiate with the wholesalers. Those contracts change on a regular basis; therefore, the generic versions you get can change.

I will continue to take a statin. The numbers show they work for me, but I will continue to pay attention to which generic I am getting.

Boomer