Dr. Mercola January 02 2008 2,346 views
A 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. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh told at a meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Orlando, Florida, on November 11 that patients whose cholesterol had been lowered with Lovastatin paid less attention and had delayed psychomotor reflexes.
The researchers said patients who had been given Lovastatin showed decreased attention and psychomotor speed, compared with those who had not received the drug. Those who had the greatest decreases in cholesterol levels suffered the greatest impairment.
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.
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.
STRESS is the killer I believe.