Where are the case reports on statin side effects/cognitive disturbance that you cite generally reported?
Answer – case reports of statin associated adverse side effects are reported to the UCSD College of Medicine statin study (statinstudy@ucsd.edu) and to FDA’s Medwatch program (www.fda.gov/medwatch). Those reported directed to me by contact with my website (www.spacedoc.net) are referred to these two repositories. We now have several hundred reports of episodic amnesia associated with statin use and tens of thousands of reports of lesser forms of memory impairment such as forgetfulness, confusion and disorientation. Amnesia is but the tip of a huge iceberg of cognitive impairment associated with statin drug use. And then, of course, we have the even larger numbers of case reports of the far more common side effects of muscle aches and pains, weakness, numbness and tingling, mood changes, shortness of breath and fatigue.
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