http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/cholesterol-drug-impairs-brain-function.aspxA commonly prescribed drug for lowering blood cholesterol may affect people's ability to drive or perform other everyday tasks. Lovastatin, sold by Merck and Co. under the name Mevacor and also as mevinolin, could affect attention and reaction speed.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/cholesterol-drug-impairs-brain-function.aspx#42763Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:33:00 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:42763Freedom<p>I can confirm without doubt that Statins do affect some people's memory and motor reactions. i.e. short term memory loss, dropping things occasionally........this happened to me after taking Simvastatin and was confirmed by the manufacturer; although not printed as one of the side effects on the product label.</p> <p>I also believe that some Statins do have a beneficial effect and that balanced against any negative effects must surely be worth considering; hence your article on Angiogenesis of heart vessels.</p> <p>STRESS is the killer I believe.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=42763" width="1" height="1">