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To: decimon

One of the major side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications is dementia.


7 posted on 12/13/2010 6:55:16 PM PST by webstersII
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To: webstersII

Did you look at the video in post #4?


11 posted on 12/13/2010 7:36:02 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: webstersII; decimon
One of the major side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications is dementia.

It depends on what's the type of dementia. If there's reason to believe it's due to a vascular dementia, I would certainly consider using a statin.

Association of Higher Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Elderly Individuals and Lower Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease

18 posted on 12/14/2010 3:03:49 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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