Comments on: Statins May Protect Against Dementia: Study http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/statins-may-protect-against-dementia-study/ News, Comment and Conversation Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Johnny Stettin http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/statins-may-protect-against-dementia-study/#comment-368174 Johnny Stettin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:01:23 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=14841#comment-368174 I, too, would caution running out and taking statins to prevent dementia. There have been quite a few reports about statins actualy causing memory loss and leading to dementia, particularly in women. See this link for a series articles that describe this effect: http://mb.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?noframes;read=4005 Then look at this article for an idea about how confused the scientific world is about this topic: (Pharmacotherapy 23(7):871-880, 2003). The jury is still out on this one!! I, too, would caution running out and taking statins to prevent dementia. There have been quite a few reports about statins actualy causing memory loss and leading to dementia, particularly in women. See this link for a series articles that describe this effect: http://mb.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?noframes;read=4005
Then look at this article for an idea about how confused the scientific world is about this topic: (Pharmacotherapy 23(7):871-880, 2003).

The jury is still out on this one!!

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