Replies

I've had more than my share, but the one I post here is a warning for many of you who take the prescription Rx Lipitor. I moved states and found a local doctor (foreigner, who I now believe got his degree from a printing mill overseas). He quickly put me on many Rx's (diabetes), and also Lipitor.

I never read the side effects, and slowly over the next 2 years slide into hell. The final straw was working in a wiring closet with my son-in-law and felt myself starting down that "dark tunnel". I had experienced blackouts before, but this one was different. When I came to, I was in the passenger seat of my wife's car, being taken to the ER. They said I had been out on my feet for over half an hour convulsing, but never collapsed.

No one could figure it out. Neurologist put me on anti-seizure meds, but I continued the downward mental spiral. I couldn't take a walk without GPS as I would get lost. It was like I had Alzheimers. I went on disability at work, and continued to sink in depression (to the point of considering suicide). I finally sat down at my computer and started researching my meds against my symptoms. That is where I found the above link. It was like reading my symptoms exactly.

I immediately stopped taking Lipitor, and changed doctors. My new doctor went through my meds and threw about half of them out. My recovery has been slow but steady. I am back to work and continuing to improve.

So here's my warning: Don't blindly follow doctors advice (particularly if the ink on their diploma is running). Research what they try to prescribe to you and question them. If you don't like their answers, get a 2nd opinion, or say NO! I have a feeling more of us are killed by Rx drug reactions and interactions than they tell us....