yeah to make sure they stay dementiaed. 23% of your cholesterol is in your brain and when your statin crosses the brain blood barrier and starts eating away at your neuron sheathing, what can happen?
Yep, that’s the COUNTER-statins for dementia patients argument.
I just know I took statins for the better part of fifteen years until I couldn’t stand the increasingly severe muscle cramping/PAIN waking me up and hitting me at random times during the day.
Had several US imaging studies done (cardiac, carotid) and an EBCT and there was TRACE evidence of some carotid plaque.
I take Nexlizet now (bempedoic acid and ezetamibe) and my Tchol is under 180 for the first time in my adult life (it’s been 220-240 since college over 40 years ago).
with my family history I’ll take the risk (and no noticeable side effects) of the drug combo against the possibility of an MI. My Dad, both older brothers, both grandfathers and an uncle ALL had MI’s in their 40’s. They also smoked and ate like they were living in the great depression still (lots of saturated fat).
I guess my 21 years in the service, keeping fit - was runnng 4 miles in under 32 minutes until I blew out my knee 8 years ago - paid off. Same weight I was in 1977, too.
I admit I can’t ride a bicycle like Uncle/Pedo Joe Biden but…