It's the Lipitor, Stupid

[Srekwah]

It's called hysteria

[Houseitch]

Statins destroy muscle (heart) & eats up the protective covering of your brain. The side effects of statins are the effect. 

[frankcooper2]

If I had to take a guess, I think this problem affects around 5% of patients on statins in various degrees from very mild to complete loss of short-term memory. I would recommend that anyone on statins that thinks they are becoming 'mentally fuzzy' or if someone you love appears to 'be losing it' then you should take action before more damage is done. The YouTube site called the ‘Frank Cooper Health Show’ covers this subject and other cholesterol issues.

[frankcooper2]

I am a Naturopath and author of the book "Cholesterol and The French Paradox" and very familiar with this problem. The reason there is some confusion on this issue, is that the drug companies do admit that statins cause 'short term memory loss' but the patient reading that assumes its merely a short-term memory problem. Wrong assumption! What happens is that your short term memory banks are permanently damaged, so you cannot remember what someone told you minutes earlier.

[frankcooper2]

Please note the dry weight of the human brain is 8% pure cholesterol, so if you take statin medications to lower your cholesterol, than your brain may be affected. I am a Naturopath and author of the book "Cholesterol and The French Paradox". During my research I spoke to several women whose husbands took statins and they could no longer keep their jobs. They lost their ability to remember things they discussed ten minutes earlier! So they lost their jobs and were unemployable.

[rupicupi]

Statins destroy your coenzyme Q10, which is imperative for normal memory and brain function. I recommend a holistic Dr., or naturopathic doctor, for anyone who has problems with their heart.

[hiodr]

tim, you lying pill pushing puta.

[gmaureen]

What he meant to say is, 145,000,000 people are taking statins. Due to these large numbers, Pfizer has a lot of experience. He just got his words jumbled, it happens.

[wattsrightt]

take niacin

[blurworld]

avoid stattins. PERIOD. The risks outweigh the benefits. i have read far too much on the subject and thats my opinion for ALL patients.

[chiropractic47]

LOL! The medical (MD) correspondent is such a medi-pharma puppet...."The pharmaceutical company has 145,000,000 years of patient experience..." Experience in killing people whilst taking their money, LOL! "Talk to your doctor about lowering your dose" LOL! What? Talk to the very person who doesn't understand the body and want the patient to be tied to his practice by luring them with drugs? LOL! How sad. Seek chiropractic primary health care people! Safer and more effective.

[crandreww]

I was in this Statin Effects Study, and the results were "Lipitor was the Likely causal contributor to the holes seen in my brain (biopsy) as well as the Mitochondrial DNA mutations...Cholesterol is an ABSOLUTELY essential NUTRIENT!! It is almost as preposterous as saying, we need to get rid of too much air!! Laughable!! Except these effects are real, and permanently disabled me at 34 years of age.

[madmanatsea]

@crandreww

I HOPE YOU HAVE A MASSIVE SUIT GOING BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH EVIDENCE OUT THERE WITH THE DAMAGE that these drugs can do to your CNS and peripheral system.......Nerves in your penis create NO to get an erection so if you have ED from one of these statins, then you can bet it's messing-up those nerves so stop taking them PRONTO!

[chiropractic47]

We've seen Dr. Tim Johnson report on other medical alerts and he always takes the side of Big Medicine and Big Pharma. There is no such thing as "Bad Cholesterol". Cholesterol is not the reason for heart disease, chronic high blood sugar is the culprit. LDL is cholesterol leaving the liver to feed the cells whilst HDL are cholesterol returning to the liver to be recycled. The heart uses cholesterol for energy, Bile is cholesterol, hormones+ cholesterol, etc. We need cholesterol!

[jmiller19882014]

It's a well-established fact that women do not benefit from statins. It is also stupid to blame LDL when the studies found themselves that HDL is a 4 times better indicator. Stop looking at the "bad" and look at the "good." And to say that lipids are the only risk factor, has no one heard of fibrinogen? c-reactive protein? blood sugar?

The only demographic which benefits at all from statins are men with CHD... For any other demographic it's at best superfluous.

[freedomwon]

The most important question to ask yourself is does my doctor know about this product and if not why?

Bios Life Slim is listed in the PDR it's a natural product that reduces bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol without harmful side effects, it also helps with weight loss and diabetes without stimulants

Other videos to watch on youtube

Lower Cholesterol Naturally - US Doctors' Testimonies

Dr. Walt Flora On Bios Life & Diabetes

For more information call Steve at 702-287-0303

[freedomwon]

The most important question to ask yourself is does my doctor know about this product and if not why?

Bios Life Slim is listed in the PDR it's a natural product that reduces bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol without harmful side effects, it also helps with weight loss and diabetes without stimulants

Other videos to watch on youtube:

Lower Cholesterol Naturally - US Doctors' Testimonies

Dr. Walt Flora On Bios Life & Diabetes

For more information call Steve at 702-287-0303

[pixelmangler]

Dr Tim Johnson: "145 million years of patient experience"

He must be taking Lipitor

Interviewer: But 2% could still be a lot of people, right?

Dr Tim Johnson: It could be a lot of people... we have NO IDEA WHAT THE STATUS OF THOSE PEOPLE IS... these are just reports that come in over the transom so to speak.

It is a disgrace to let an ill-educated clinician spout this dangerous nonsense on national TV.

[Meni69]

Why is she taking a statin? woman don't need statins.

[nilbud]

@Meni69 That's really stupid of you.

[Meni69]

@nilbud stupid of me? talk to dr eades, flat out chicks can't use statins, they have no benefit.

try eating better, then you wouldn't need pills

food should be our medicine, not PILLS

[gongoozler18]

of law that natural products are not patentable the U.S, You still can't buy red yeast rice itself. Is the FDA going to ban mushrooms and oysters next seeing that they contain statin too? What other natural foods are we going to regulate because they are not patented? Peanut butter, sunflower seeds? This is our government in bed with Big Business. Natural products have been proven to reduce cholesterol. The synthetic junk is what keeps Pharma's CEOs make their billions every week.

[nilbud]

@gongoozler18 We hate you for your freedoms.

[gongoozler18]

Red yeast rice supplements are natural. Why is red yeast rice only found in supplement form in this country? Patent issues. Yes, according to the FDA & USDA, you can regulate a natural product containing naturally occurring statins just because the synthetically-made statins patented by Pharma companies are identical to one another. That's America!! The FDA even has gone so far as to ban Cholestin because it has red yeast rice extract.The ban was luckily subsequently rescinded in light light of

[chiropractic47]

@gongoozler18 Red rice yeast, though not a pharmaceutical, is still a statin, thus dangerous.

[gongoozler18]

@chiropractic47 Bannans contain vitamin b6, a drug according to ther FDA .Yes that's right. The FDA banned a naturally-occurring form of vitamin B6 called pyridoxamine by declaring it to be a drug. Bananas contain a drug, thus is dangerous too. Visit China sometime. Red yeast rice is commonly used in the cuisine of Fujian regions of China. You're an idiot.

[chiropractic47]

@gongoozler18 Shmuck, red rice yeast is a statin, thus if used in large enough quantity (more than used in preparing meals) can be as dangerous as Lipitor. Again, let's get this straight...you're a shmuck.

[gongoozler18]

@chiropractic47 And there's no established safety concerns, charlatan. Just like what I said about the bananas & it containing a drug vitamin 6. Coffee contains a drug too- caffeine. You don't know what you're talking about, corporate tool. REd yeast rice is no more dangerous, than brown rice. In moderation, the rice is healthy for you. It's the SYNTHETHIC statins found in pharmaceuticals that are dangerous. So don't try to tell me the junk put in Liptor is just as superior to the stuff in rice.

[chiropractic47]

@gongoozler18 So you use the medical "Cookie Cutter" ..."One size fits all" approach to health?

[gongoozler18]

@chiropractic47 The origin of statin drugs is not a testament to the ingenuity and innovation of drug companies. Read "The Origin of statins." It shows how the 2 isolations, documentations and patent applications were just months apart. Discovery and isolation of lovastatin from red yeast rice was paid for by the government in the 1970s. It's the fox guarding the hen house! This allowed for the censorship of the truth behind the wildly popular statin drugs.

[gongoozler18]

@chiropractic47 And read Foundations for blockbuster drugs in federally sponsored research

RICHARD B. THOMPSON1, This short paper outlines the direct and indirect contributions of federally sponsored research to the development of these important drugs.—Thompson, R. B. Foundations for blockbuster drugs in federally sponsored research.

If you don't comprehend what the hell I;m saying...

I am not using medical the "one size fits all" approach to health.

[chiropractic47]

@gongoozler18 We're concerned for your "lost in focus" posts. Please come back with some coherence.

[gongoozler18]

@chiropractic47 I can't dumb it for you anymore than I have, sorry. Like I said, special ed, read the two research studies that I mentioned.

[chiropractic47]

@gongoozler18 You want me to read the two medi-pharma funded research studies? Get lost! Not into "Junk Science". Bye.

[SpartanChiro100]

"Niacin has side-effects like facial flushing" I would take that over a drug that could kill me or even worse leave me brain dead...

[madmanatsea]

@SpartanChiro100

agree this medical spokesman on tv is dangerous!

[USStateSponTerrorism]

If your federal government blatantly lies to the American public about something as important as going to WAR because of alleged possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction which resulted in over 1million deaths of innocent civilians, do you REALLY think that they wouldn't lie to you in order to please a filthy rich pharmaceutical company that makes political campaign contributions and bribes for MILLIONS OF DOLLARS !!! Are you on Lipitor or what!!!???

[datzfast]

@USStateSponTerrorism obama doesnt kill 500 iraqi a day jackass

[USStateSponTerrorism]

Multiply $80? times 145,000,000 and you see the REAL REASON why the pharmaceutical company says that Lipitor doesn't affect your memory!!!! Then find out how much the company pays this guy in salary,benefits,and stock options to defend their product and you will know why he doesn't criticize it. Capitalism has gone too far in this country folks, it's time to start re-examining what our goals are in life. Money isn't everything.

[holistic49]

Is cholesterol the culprit behind cardiovascular disease? NO! "Poor lifestyle disease" is whilst cholesterol is the unwitting participant. Is there such a thing as "Bad Cholesterol" (LDL)? NO! LDL's are cholesterol destined for the bodys cells. Do you want total cholesterol levels below 200 mg/dl? NO! Do you want to die? You want 200- 300 mg/dl. Is Big Medicine and Pharma's greed behind the public believing cholesterol is reponsible for cardiovascular disease? Yes! Lipitor kills and maimes!

[whitehaze412]

This is true,I'm female age 33,am a nurse, with family history of high Cholesterol. I started on lower dose lipitor at 10mg till 20mg... I started to forget things, I cannot express things I want to say, I'm lost for words... so I asked my doctor to change it. I am now 42 taking SIMVASTATIN, less side effect. My memory is a lot better. I can concentrate more. See your doctor at once if u feel the same, theres a lot of variety of statins available,so they can shift ur meds as early as possible.

[MsValley28]

The same thing happened to my Father, and statin drugs are VERY dangerous. My Father ached all over, and he lost his memory, and I thought he was getting Alzheimers. It is not just Lipitor, because my Father was on Simivastatin. A supervisor where I work got muscle death and shut down his kidneys and went on dialysis. Another supervisor, had a heart attack from Lipitor.

[Lion4aLamb]

haha good one, 145,000,000 years.

[madmanatsea]

@Lion4aLamb

YES HE'S AN IMBECILE!

[corporacionmonstruo]

@Bunkysmom65 " It's also a precursor to serotonin production" nope,that is Tryptophan

[corporacionmonstruo]

@Bunkysmom65 "The process begins with cholesterol" wrong again." Imbalances in the brain's neurotransmitters cause depression" old info,depression it´s a multifactorial disease,you may have a lot of serotonin but if your brain does not produce BDNF nothing is going to happen

[KING350AIR]

Well loosing advert income can be painful so this cleverly disguised infomercial only benefits Pfizer and Merck .

Is high cholesterol the direct cause of a heart attack? NO, Is cholesterol essential to a healthy life?, YES, Does having a high cholesterol increases your chances of living longer? YES, Do statins lower cholesterol?, YES, Do statins damage your liver,kidneys, and brain?YES.

[warlocks4life]

145 million years of patient experience in 400 studies? What does that even mean?

[rikdickulous]

Who NOW controls her cholesterol through diet? NOW? WTF...why not do that in the first place. Don't eat like an idiot, and get some exercise instead of jumping on the drug bandwagon ASAP.

[madmanatsea]

@rikdickulous

LDL really has nothing to do with heart-disease so all you need to concerned about is your HDL levels.........If you have High HDL, then your chance of ending up in emergency room with a heart attack is nearlly !%! The other 99% of people in the emergency room have one thing in common such as low HDL no matter what their LDL reading is so take NIACIN to get HDL up.

[principledhealth]

Hello! Your brain is made of cholesterol!!

[gledalac1979]

statins cause the loss of vitamin d and co enzyme q10. These are 2 most important hormones in your body. Stop feeding parasitic drug companies and take your own health back

[tuxedo441]

Drug company scumbags don't care about no one but their profits.

[AzureSkyzz]

"an natural alternaitive, niacin, causes side effects such as facial flushing" oh wow!!!! facial flushing compared to the possible side effect of a stroke from a statin. I think I'll go with niacin.

[madmax200769]

"...Pfizer has about 145,000,000 years of patient experience" -

hahahahahahahahahahaha - what a fuckwit!!!! - still, I'll definitely award their "science" editor a prize for the most creative use of numbers to protect a pharmaceutical companies commercial interests!! :)

[ATOM09]

I don't know much about anything but I can tell you of my experience with lipitor. I took it for a few months and lost about 10lbs. I don't want to lose weight. I stopped taken it and the 10lbs. came back. My doctor said it wasn't because of the lipitor so i started taken it again and BAM! I lost the weight again. I'm convinced that lipitor causes unwanted weight loss.  Doctors disagree but the scale has a good argument. I don't like lipitor.

[time4choices]

What a typical Dr of our modern times. If your current drug is causing you a problem switch to another drug. What about diet? What about omega3?

[litebug12345]

I already have had some liver problems (fatty liver disease) & could not take something like Lipitor which has liver side effects. Sterolyn has done a wonderful job at lowering my LDL (down to 140 from 220 already!) without causing liver damage.

[mmmmmarcus]

So that's why everyone voted for obama!! LOLOL

[roboticnoface]

lolololololololol

[Meowmie707]

I really don't think that 2% number is right. I did not connect the memory problems with Lipitor until I saw a ad on TV from a lawyer that mentioned that was one of the side effects. You hide that little secrete from everybody out of fear of what will happen to you if your family, co workers or boss find out, so you can bet, there are lots more out there that are afraid to mention it.

[Meowmie707]

I feel like I have been denied the right to make an informed decision as to rather the benifits outweighed the risk (for ME) in taking this drug. That choice was mine and mine alone to make! I can NOT get back the time that Lipitor stole from me, it is gone forever. Only 2 weeks into it the problems started and I would have gotten off of it then if these side effects had been fully disclosed. But that decision was made for me by someoine who don't care about the people they are suppose to help!

[Meowmie707]

This memory loss in ONLY(?) 2%.. what if that person is a airline pilot? a tow boat pilot? a truck driver carrying hazzardous chemicles? A school bus driver? These are serious incidents waiting to happen and I am sure they will. The confusion, the fog in the brain that you live in, the inability to connect all the dots as to what you are doing and how to do it.... in a car, a truck, a airplane. I had to give up driving, was running red lights, stop signs while LOOKING at them.