Re: statins don't reduce dementia risk


"Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <E1KCe.387$lX2.35@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill"
> <xxx@xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > In article <PRCCe.232$IG2.180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill"
>> > <xxx@xxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:jason-1707051656440001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > In article <NHBCe.196$IG2.69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill"
>> >> > <xxx@xxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:jason-1707051055150001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> Sharon,
>> >> >> > I might have missed it but how many months did it take before you
>> >> >> > noticed
>> >> >> > any signs of improvement in your husband's mental abilities?
>> >> >> > I have NOT noticed hardly any improvements in relation to my memory
>> >> >> > problems. Sarah told me yesterday that I left the storage shed
>> >> >> > unlocked.
>> >> >> > Last week, I left my car unlocked in a grocery store parking lot. I
>> >> >> > never
>> >> >> > done these sorts of things until the past several months. My
>> >> >> > problems
>> >> >> > do
>> >> >> > NOT seem to be improving.
>> >> >> > One other question: Have you seen any studies indicating that
>> >> >> > statins
>> >> >> > can
>> >> >> > cause the adrenal glands to NOT to work properly?
>> >> >> > Jason
>> >> >> >
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>> >> >> I thought your memory problems started well before you left your job
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> started taking statins after you left your job.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bill
>> >> >
>> >> > Bill,
>> >> > I was taking statins while I was still working. My memory problems
>> >> > started
>> >> > shortly after I started taking statins. I have not noticed any
>> >> > improvements since I stopped taking statins. I still do stupid things
>> >> > such
>> >> > as not remembering the names of close friends and forgetting to lock
>> >> > my
>> >> > car. I am hoping that the improvements take place during the next
>> >> > several
>> >> > months so that I will be able to get another job after my sick leave
>> >> > credits have run out. I will be getting full retirement benefits so
>> >> > the
>> >> > salary of the new job is not very important. I'm just getting bored
>> >> > with
>> >> > not much to do. I'm getting on Sarah's nerves.
>> >> > Jason
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> You left your job several months ago and the problems started well
>> >> before
>> >> the
>> >> day you left - having to do with a periodic test you have to take. You
>> > got off
>> >> of statins 6 weeks ago and were on for 3 months. Is that not correct?
>> >
>> > Due to my memory problems, I can only guess at these sorts of issues.
>> > Sarah and I talked about this subject last week and she said that was
>> > wrong about when I stopped working and stopped taking statins. I seem to
>> > recall that I started taking statins about 3 months before I had to stop
>> > working due to memory problems. I found out as a result of this newgroup
>> > that statins caused memory problems so I stop taking them. I don't
>> > remember the exact date that I stopped working or stopped taking statins.
>> > I probably have that sort of information in my records but they are
>> > poorly
>> > organized.
>> > Jason
>> >
>>
>> You have repeatedly said you were on statins for only 3 months. You have
>> also
>> said that the memory problems were going on for a while. And you have also
>> said that you left your job several months ago. I think something else is
>> going on here. Why could it not be that your problems are due to something
>> other than statins if you do not know the dates and you have been very
>> inconsistent?
>>
>> Could it not be true that you started the statins after you left your job?
>>
>> Bill
>
> Bill,
> I do recall that I was taking statins several weeks before I took what is
> referred to as an IST (In Service Training) class. I took some notes in
> much the same way that I took notes in college classes. However, when the
> test was given, it was like I had not even been in the room. I could not
> recall the teacher even mentioning some of the items that were on the
> test. I barely passed due to the notes that all students were allowed to
> refer to when they took the test. Without those notes, I would have
> failed. It was at that time that I realized that was having a serious
> problem with my memory. I done some research and was of the opinion (at
> that time) that I had Dementia (I am 54 years old). I continued to take
> statins but realized that I needed to stop working since I had an
> important job and I would probably fail some future classes were note
> taking was not allowed. Since I had a year of sick leave credits, I had
> working and will retire after the sick leave credits run out. Full
> retirement benefits kick in when employees are 55 years old. I'll be 55
> before the sick time credits are used up. I stop taking statins several
> weeks after I found out that statins were the reason for my memory and
> muscle related problems. I seem to recall that it was a couple of months
> after I stopped working.
> Jason
>
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You have said you were on statins for 3 months several times. I don't think
you can trust your memory for anything. Your problem may well have started
before statins.

One thing is clear. You do have severe mental problems and need to see a
psychiatrist to help you out what ever the cause.

Bill


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