Cholesterol Meds DOUBLE Your Dementia Risk (Protect Your Brain!) 2024
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2021
- Cholesterol is made and used by your body & brain for many functions. Cholesterol-lowering drugs mess with these processes and lead to many problems. Cholesterol medicines double your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.
In this video, I'll explain the study and give you the list of lipophilic medicines which double your risk of developing dementia. Please share this information with anyone you know who is taking cholesterol medications because it could save them from early dementia.
The Study: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/6...
The American Heart Association's stance on dietary cholesterol:
"Previously, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that cholesterol intake be limited to no more than 300 milligrams per day. The 2015 DGAC [Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee] will not bring forward this recommendation because available evidence shows no appreciable relationship between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol, consistent with the conclusions of the AHA/ACC report. Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption"
www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/...
LIES MY DOCTOR TOLD ME: amzn.to/2MtuDjo
Hydrophilic or Lipophilic Statins?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... (Climent et al.)
Lipophilic statins - atorvastatin(Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pitavastatin
(Livalo), and simvastatin (Zocor).
Hydrophilic statins - pravastatin (Pravachol), and rosuvastatin (Crestor)
PCSK9 Inhibitors Repatha (evolocumab) and Praluent (alirocumab) were not included in this study so we don't know yet if they will also double your risk of dementia, or worse.
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My cholesterol numbers were fine. My cardiologist tried to put me on a statin "as a preventative because it's best to never develop high cholesterol." I told him when he could show me one single study that a statin helped females with normal cholesterol and no history of heart attacks, then I might consider it. He could not. That and another incident made me never go back to him.
Well done!
Great job!
I slapped down a few doctors myself.
My cardiologist put me on Lipitor. I asked why and he told me it was a standard treatment. I now refuse to take it.
@@KenDBerryMD I wonder if statins don't also play a part in Parkinson's (also involves degeneration of nerve tissue - in this case the "substantia nigra", I think).
Mine too!
Been on rosuvastatin for 2 mo. (plus baby aspirin) due to mini stroke. Quit my VA doctor in favor of another doctor at the VA. At my first meeting with new doc, she WHISPERED to me so as not to be heard in the hallway; "Stop taking statin, could cause dementia." She also told me to continue eating red meat while avoiding carbs and sugars! My other doctor preached wheat bread over white and yams over potatoes. What a difference! (This happened 2 days ago.)
I am sitting here sobbing. My doctor put me on Atorvastatin and I told her no. She told me you will be at a higher risk for a stroke or heart attack. I caved in to the fear-mongering and told her I would go on them. I am really angry that she did not tell me that there were side effects and I am chastising myself for not looking into it myself. That is not like me. In 2019 I began to feel confused and fog-brained. Then the leg cramps and the crippling fatigue & insomnia and then the confusion and dizziness. And then I got diagnosed with Insulin Resistance (and with your help Dr Berry, I reversed it and brought my A1C down to 5.6 and I am going to continue to work on it). It wasn't until you, Dr Berry did these videos on statins & their side effects that I quit the statins. I am so very angry. I want to thank you Dr. Berry for taking so much of your precious time with your family to get the word out on the dangers of statins. I wish I could give you a hug of gratitude.
So just stop taking them .my new doc tried to scare me into statins so I wouldn't die. I told him we all gotta go.he got really upset saying you'll die, you'll die. I thought he was gonna die 😂 . I actually got the pills and threw them in the trash
I see your comment was a year ago. I hope you are doing better.
There has never been a corolation between high cholesterol and heart desease.... In fact several European studies dissproven it...
@carolmiglionico3870 if you read all her comment, she did quit taking them.
My husband’s situation is exactly as yours. I’m crying about it now. I see my husband not making sense and I was just researching dementia. I believe he is in the beginning stages. He often speaks in half sentences and gets angry that I don’t understand him. He is taking Atorvastatin also. So, what should we do? It is so hard to see a doctor in 🇨🇦. Anyhow, they often have their minds set and won’t even listen when we mention issues with certain meds or symptoms. He has a mind to just stop taking them. Not sure that is good either. ???
I stopped taking Lipitor and my hostility and anger lessened. Significantly.
I experienced that same issue when my doctor switched me from Zocor to Crestor. I stopped taking Crestor and my anger and aggression went away!
Weigh the risks vs the benefits.Sometimes NOT taking your meds can kill you faster than taking them. Your choice.👍
I had my yearly healthy check up 4 days ago. I told my dr I did not need a refill on my creator. Told her I quit taking them 6 months ago starting a ketovore diet, heavy meat. She just smiled and made no comment. I was so ready to defend my decision. I also took a list of additional test I wanted and she agreed to all of them. I truly believe my dr knows the health benefits of keto/ carnivore diet but is restricted by insurance and big pharma.
What additional tests?
Most doctors get incentives by prescribing drugs of any kind!
Just had an appointment withy new doctor. He tried to talk me into taking a statin....again. I have tried 3 times over the past 15 years and had horrible side effects. Never again! Then he told me that he was having some knee pain, he thinks is from the new statin. I told him that he needed to get off that crap! 🤣 I showed him the book, " the lies my doctor told me" and he wrote it down to get his own copy!!!
I had a doctor push me to atorvastatin, and I refused. I had a minor heart attack and have a stent. He came very close to an "I told you so".
The cardiologist prescribed atorvastatin. I was fine for about a year, then had all sorts of side effects. Depression, muscle pain, etc. etc... I cut it back, and finally stopped. AFTER the fact, after an appointment, he told me "as a friend" not as my doctor, that he is prescribed statins and does not take them for the same reasons and side effects. That's funny, almost. Afte pushing me to take them, and not listening to my side effects. His response to the side effects was to prescribe anti depressants. Called it "adjustment syndrome" or some such nonsense.The first round didn't work, so he said double the dose. I did. It still did nothing. He said raise it again. I said nope. Stopped it, stopped the statins, and never looked back. I feel a LOT better now, after going low carb - ketoish. Especially after doing some research on statins, and the ACTUAL amount of "potential" benefit they give. Not worth full body suffering for the rest of my life.
Thank you Dr. Berry!
At least he didn’t get offended 🙂
@@Meritumas that's my guy. Everything I bring him is from "Dr. Google" and discounted. Like no world class doctors and humanitarians like Dr. Berry could EVER know more than a PCP.
@@UncleHemi .. yikes you had a bad experience!
Here’s a riddle for you: what do they call the guy who came last in class at med school ….
….
….
… doctor! (Was your doctor THAT guy ..?
Spread the word
This information is extremely important. I was taking Lipitor as Atorvastatin and within a week I noticed memory loss. I started keeping a daily diary of what was going on. After about a month on this poison, I couldn’t remember my client’s names, couldn’t remember the name of my wife’s job, started leaving coffee in the microwave I heated for breakfast until I opened the microwave to heat dinner, couldn’t do memory games on my iPhone anymore after reaching level 9 but now couldn’t finish level 1, and started leaving my pistol in my unlocked car etc. I called my doctor to report my issues. HE TOLD ME TO BREAK THE PILL IN HALF!!! Wth? I told him whatever was causing this in a full pill had the same ingredient in half a pill! I have moved on to another doctor. Dr. Berry is absolutely correct. My opinion: DO NOT TAKE LIPITOR AT ALL! I warned all my friends 50 and older who complained about getting older and losing memory. Guess what? All of them were taking lipitor. You have been warned! It took at least three months before my memory came back to normal but it hasn’t come back 100 percent yet. That was three years ago.
good for you!!
I’m on atorvistatin, what should I switch to?
@@user-cn5zf6jm5k I’m not a doctor so I can’t make that decision for you. However, do what I did and look up alternatives to Atorvastatin(lipitor) such as Crestor and similar statins that don’t cross the blood/brain barrier as much. There is a lot of excellent information available. Talk to your doctor if you are having negative issues with Atorvastatin/lipitor. In all fairness, some people don’t have side effects. I only reported what happened to me and some of my friends and family. I pray you find what works for you.
@@user-cn5zf6jm5k
Policasanol and psyilluim.
I was on Atorvastatin and had the same memory problems. I thought I was just getting old and losing my mind! Thanks for the comment.
Even if statins were to prevent me from having a heart attack, I would still refuse to take them as I prefer to die from a heart attack than wither away slowly with dementia!
😂😂😂😂 that's fake news, my grand dad is 90 and taking statin
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe does he have dementia?
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe It says it doubles your chances of developing dementia, doesn't guarantee it. So it's great your grandpa is one of the lucky ones. I'd rather not play Russian roulette with those chances. Zocor is getting the boot.
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe Depends on which statin he is taking. Perhaps he’s not taking one of those in the study that shows there is a risk.
@@SOZO_xo rozuva is in the study
I tried to warn my father about taking statins ten years ago. His cognitive abilitys quickly declined after that. When he died he didn't remember me or my name. Heartbreaking. I'm glad that more and more people learn about this. Thanks Dr Berry.
Same happened with my mom and when I try to warn others about the Statin risks, Yahoo deletes my comment every single time.
Me too...though my dad is on pravastatin...his memory has gone down hill fast in the few years he has been taking it. Was able to get my mom to stop her limit or though.
@@patwoessner198
I thought this video says Pravastatin and Rousovastatin does not double the risk for dementia.
Err.... I think its important not to overblow cause and effect here. Dementia is on the rise globally, and you cannot simply lay that all at the feet of an anti-cholesterol drug. Many dementia sufferers may not be taking any kind of cholesterol lowering medication at all. That fact is many, many people have died, and will continue to die from some form of dementia. It is very common for people who suffer from dementia to forget the names of their loved ones, this is very typical of the disease, I'm very sad to say. Lastly, a larger sample size for a follow study would be good I think, 390 people is a fairly small study, and it would be very good to see these results replicated in further studies with larger nation-wide sample sizes.
@@martinsanchez117welp I’m here to tell you, it definitely depends on the person. 39yr old female, active, all of my numbers are great except that LDL. Genetic. Ok I listened to my prior doctor that prescribed Pravastatin 10mg. He said the lower dose would be better for me. LDL never lowered, switched my diet, increased my exercise…..my liver enzymes shot up and my damn memory was shot. I’ve always had a great memory, but now I notice terrible cognitive decline😢 it’s really disturbing and that was on 10mg Pravastatin.
I tossed the pills and never got back on them.
Dr. Berry, Thanks for keeping your eyes open for us civilians! 😁👍🥰
I showed my father this video. He has now stopped taking his atorvastatin and is contacting his doctor in the morning. Thanks Doc. You've changed my life over the past year and now it looks like you're doing the same for my father.
I would suggest NON-STATIN Repatha
Did your father notice a difference after stopping?
@@emilyacoxpsychic Any side effects?
How about ezetrol?
My mum is 78 taking 20mg atorvastatin & metformin.
She used to walk hours but now only walk 10 min.
She always complaining her legs are not strong unlike before.
@@juliettst5203 Make her stop taking that shit.
Been on Crestor 20...now for 20 year's no sides effects I'm completely fine.
Yup, got off of Atorvostatin a couple of months ago. I haven't told my cardiologist yet, but my blood work is stellar which is all I care about. Proper ketogenic diet and a 2 mile walk every morning and I feel 10 years younger and after dropping 110 lbs, I look 30 years younger.
That is so wonderful!
I just saw this video and I'm on Atorvostatin, really want to get off it. Did you just stop taking it? Any advert reactions when you stopped?
Wow! Fantastic! Happy you are taking your health into your own hands. Keep up the good work! 😊
@@Money4Matt I stopped and no side effects. No more leg pains either.
Awesome! Good for you!!!
This whip smart doc is looking out for us. Creating this UA-cam warning us took effort.
BUT this is for patients who are early dementia, not those who are dementia-free! Read the article.
@@Chicago48 / The study was _both_ normal and pre dementia. Pay attention ...
This whip is way behind the medical facts. Search Dr. Joel D. Wallach DVM. N.D. B.S.
@@deanweis6085 / We are not cats & dogs. Why are you reading theory of human nutrition from a veterinarian ..? 😲
Thank you Dr Berry for your bravery in standing up for truth in health care👍👍
This is fantastic news, Dr Berry. 1/5th of my dear ones - some 40s to 60 pluses - in the church are on this statins and seeking my prayers for their lapsing memory and serious signs of dementia. I love them and do pray for them. Your advice in this clip has given me a great resource to share with these people with much more love,
My mother took statins for many years and passed away with Alzheimer's in 2015. We have such a strong family history of this disease. My cardiologist wrote ME a script for a statin a few months ago and I threw it in the trash.
I'm so sorry. Good for you that you threw your prescription away!!
My best friend's mother passed from Alzheimer's in 2021. There were ten children in her mother's family. Six have been lost to Alzheimer's. Her mother was on three types of statin drugs and all three were Lipophilic drugs.
@@IQTech61 That's horrible.
So did my mother. Such a sad ending to a beautiful life:(
@@lindaanderson8329 So sorry. It's the sadest way to go, IMO. Truly tragic and heart breaking. Sorry u and ur mother had to go thru that.
Doctor wanted my husband to take them. Told him not to fill the prescription and started a low carb diet.
Three months later all his labs were much improved. Doctor said I see you’ve been taking your cholesterol meds. When he told her he wasn’t taking them, was eating low carb she got MAD! Was truly upset…..SMH
Some doctors think they're gods and can tell you what to do
I love that story! Was she mad because she looked like a fool?
He changed his health by changing his eating & she's mad. She ought to be ashamed that she didn't recommend a diet change...
I love this. Doctor got mad because she was exposed.
She got mad because she was supposed to get kickback money and now won't get it.
Yes, some doctors do get mad! I had seen a new endocrinologist and told him I had been on natural supplements and doing fine. He was so upset! I changed to another doctor.
I have absolutely noticed my cognitive decline for a couple years now at 66, I have truly been concerned about my Atorvastatin (Lipitor)effecting my memory and thoughts, fish oil 4 a day has put my cholesterol in total normal range with food changes. Thank you Doc lipator no longer !!
May I ask what brand of fish oil ?
I have been on Atorvastatin for a year or 2 (CAN"T REMEMBER!) - I had bypass surgery and had cholesterol issues and have complained to all of my doctors that I felt like I had a brain fog, memory decline, trouble with cognition - difficulty thinking - never heard this until a couple of weeks ago. I stopped taking the Atorvastatin and hope that this is something I can heal from as has been quite problematic. Shame on these doctors for not being aware of this or making me aware of it if they were! Really pissed me off. I value my mind and don't like it being messed with like this - especially when a proper diet could make a larger and better difference!!!
my mother in law was prescribed a statin not because of cholesterol but because she has a blood clotting disorder and kept developing clots.. didnt react well to the blood thinning meds and the statin seemed to work.. until about a year later she had a stroke.. and then 4 more strokes within a year. She was so physically strong that she has survived all these strokes but she is gone mentally. Theres no one there anymore and shes alone in a nursing home, always locked down due to covid. . Shes only 70. They finally decided to take her off the statins and she hasnt had a single stroke problem in the year since but its too late. I really feel it was the statins that caused her strokes, exacerbated her issues. Before she took them she was a very loud strong willed woman and now shes a shell. we are heartboken.
That's a damn shame. Friggin doctors
I’m so very sorry to hear this about your mother in law. 😢
Sorry for her , these doctors should be prosecuted!!.
So sorry to hear this!!
I’m so sorry. My story regarding my Mother is very similar.
Eating processed grains, processed sugars, and processed oils and expecting big pharma to save you is utter insanity.
What’s even worse the government guidelines are pushing people to load up with grain several times a day😡
Well put!!! You should see what psych meds do!!!
@@eatmeatandliftweights5754 Yes, I have work colleagues who still believe this nonsense. I’m trying to educate them as best I can. It’s tough because it’s so indoctrinated.
@@kayeszymanski6945 Well, as you know, Big Pharma runs the show - screaming "follow the science" the entire time. Of course, only they have pockets deep enough to fund the research...
@@eatmeatandliftweights5754 And frankenfruit, not just in autumn, but all year long.
And I am passing this video along saying " I told you so". Thank you, doctor.
i took my elderly hubby off statins when he began showing alot of dementia
hes doing very well now
I took statin meds for a year. They made me feel lousy. I took myself off of them just before i went keto-vore. Thankful to find I'm more than on the right path. Feeling great.
Did you just stop or did you wean yourself off of them?
I just stopped them after one month!
Congrats❣i love hearing you discovered food is thy medicine.
Same here, caused real soreness in my muscle and joints. Actually painful os a better statement.
Like the comments state , most medical people look at you like you are crazy for not taking the meds.
Thank you for talking sense! I was prescribed stations but only took them for a few months. Couldn't stand the feeling in my body. Aches and pains. Depression and anxiety. Then I read the book ' The big cholesterol con' I'm keto now and love it. My cholesterol is probably high, and I'm happy.
I was taking atorvastatin for three years, and I was definitely experiencing what felt like cognitive decline. Onset was slow, but I slowly realized that this was the statin and not aging. I stopped taking it about 2 months ago, and sure enough, that and other side effects have lifted! Small things are better, like typing these words into my phone easily and naturally. I don't forget words or how to spell them. My thoughts are clear. My musicianship skills, which seemed to be slipping, are sharper again (and not because of amount of practicing!). That's why the title of this video resonated with me, big time!
Took this message to heart, no pun intended. Just had my annual check-up after having 5 stints put in my heart last year. The Dr. changed my meds to Crestor without hesitation based on this study. He pushed to insure that I take them. I told him “Sure, I just want a different flavor.” It worked. Thanks for posting this video.
My doctor tried to tell me I needed to be on statins because my LDL is high. I told her I wanted a CAC scan. It came back with a score of 0. 😁
Nice!
I had a CCS OF 5500. Angiogram performed, all arteries are clear!!!!!!!! CCS ARE WORTHLESS
Love it!
Kid cacs are garbage 😂😂😂😂 they don't tell u anything, angiography does
What is a CAC scan ?
My favourite carnivore doc!
I really appreciate your pure intention to help and improve people’s health. Nothing to sell here! Much respect to you.
do lions get heart attack for eating meat 😂😂😂😂 why do humans get it
stailleos
Vegetable oils
Thank you. Here I am on Lipitor with a family history of dementia. I'll be changing it today.
My previous Dr. Had prescribed atorvostatin for for my high cholesterol (220 total & LDL of 50). I took it for 4 years. I moved and got a new Dr. he continued the atorvostatin until I mentioned a study I'd read attributing increased risk of Type 2 diabetes when taking Lipitor. He stopped the prescription. My most recent test showed my total cholesterol was 212 & LDL of 64.
This most recent study showing increased risk of dementia makes me glad I stopped taking the statin.
I take a Lipitor in my cognitive abilities started decreasing noticeably in the last two years I have very poor recall and I’ll be addressing this with my doctor as I write it down because I’ll probably forget it before I go there thank you for listening
I just quit taking Atorvastatin six months ago, and the improvement in my memory and cognitive acuity was so apparent that friends and family made comments to me about it. I no longer search for simple words. I will never go back on one.
How long you've been taking them and at what dose , if you don't mind!!?
How long had you been taking it?
I started on 10mg of Simvastatin in 2007 and was bumped to 20mg Atorvastatin in probably 2012. Been on that ever since.
Thank you. My cognitive thinking has declined immensely and now I know why! I have been on Simvastatin 10 yrs. I definitely will save this video and ask my doctor to change my medicine.
Well I went to my dr this morning after seeing your video. She basically blew me off. I am getting blood work done but I am not taking simvastatin again. Thank you Dr Berry.
I have found that as I lost 110 lbs over the last 18 months, first low carb and then full Keto & OMAD, that I have fewer and fewer people laughing & telling me it won't work and more and more people asking me exactly what I eat and how to get started. LOL!!
That happened to me. I told them to
1. read the labels on their food.
2. Eliminate the food with carbs.
Easiest meal plan ever!
👍 Congratulations !
And, treat sugar as POISON !!
I have high cholesterol and my doctor put me on Lipitor many years ago. Shortly after starting taking it i experienced memory loss/confusion incidents. I reported to my doctor and he said Lipitor could not do that, keep taking it. It kept happening so i stopped the Lipitor for a short period, and the incidents stopped. I then restarted Lipitor for several weeks, and the incidents started again. I stopped taking it and was fine. So i discontinued Lipitor and didn't take anything for several years. My doctor had me try crestor several years later. I was fine for about a month, when one day working in my yard i lost all memory, did not know who i was/where i was. My wife took me to emergency room where they diagnosed me with transient global amnesia, caused by statins, and to stop taking any statins
Thank you,my father suffers from dementia and is on simvistatin. I'm definitely going to discuss this with his Dr.
I have been taking Simvastatin for several years. I have also noticed that I'm having an Increased problem with concentration and understanding of reading material. This has been very frustrating and I had no idea that the Simvastatin might be contributing to this. Thank you for sharing this research!
Thanks Dr Berry for saving our quality of life. I stopped taking statins after taking them for 15 years. I wish I hadn’t taken them at all
This is really concerning , even on a low dose of lipitor (10mg/day). I never tolerated crestor, had muscle pains on it and zocor as well. It is looking like I am going to research a low carb regimen and get off of this shit! Thanks for posting this, Dr Berry and to everyone who contributed to the discussion!
I can't recommend it enough. Keto and Intermittent Fasting. I'm 58 and haven't been this small since I was in my 20's. Lost 110 lbs with great blood work.
~ Be careful. I started to lose memory on Lipitor. Had many side effects. Lucky I quit !
You are a great doctor and you are saving a lot lives. God blesses you and your family.
Thanks for this. I found the document and took it to my doctor who agreed to prescribe Rosuvastatin saying it is the best there is. So thank you all the way from New Zealand
You are one of the few honest courageous doctors that will speak out against big pharmaceuticals.
I was taking Zocor and Lipitor for a decade, having worked for both Merck and Pfizer and with mildly elevated triglycerides and total cholesterol. New information such as that contained in this excellent video caused me to reconsider. I've been off statins for two years (my doctor wasn't happy with my decision) and have modified my diet in the "keto" direction. I'm in good shape and my numbers are fine. Statins are needed for some people with very high cholesterol levels, but should NOT be taken by everyone--no matter what the medical-industrial complex says.
We appreciate your work and passion to teach us and make better choices...thank you very much!
OMG, I've been on Simvastatin for over 7yrs. I stopped taking it for a year (2020), then started again just last month because my doctor said my cholesterol is still high. I definitely will stop as of today (once again).... Thank you Dr. Berry!!
I made the decision to stop taking statins a year ago because it was literally taking my kidneys out. Since I quit the situation has improved greatly. The # 0ne thing we must consider is that all drug giants only care about profits, not people.
Seeing a doctor is straight up one of the most dangerous things u can do in life
🤣🤣🤣
@@miriam2909 enjoy your dangerous prescription drugs
But I agree with you
Except if you’re seeing Dr Berry!😊
You just have to get the relationship clear. My doctor does not make decisions for me. His job is to give me the options, and I decide what I will do. Usually, it takes a lot of butting heads to establish this relationship.
You're sincere Dr Berry. I like that. You're also my favorite Keto UA-camr.
Thank you for posting this video…my husband has been taking simisvatin for many years…He has recently been following the keto diet and will now talk to doc about getting off these scary meds, Thank you Dr Berry!!
Wish I would of heard of you Dr. Berry when my mom was alive. She was on 27 meds when I took over her care. One was a statin and her Dementia got worse. I was feeding her carbs and thought I was doing the right thing back in 2005- 2012. The guilt is bad that I fed this to her and let her stay on the statin. If I knew what I know now...she may still be alive.
Same here🥺
You did the best by what you knew.
I too, suffer from obesity from ignorance, but I'm healing myself.
FIGHT BIG SUGAR and BIG PHARMA corruption! Spread the truth!
Same here....I wish I had known back in 2007...my mother would have been saved years of a long and painful decay.....🙏🏻😓
Don't beat yourself up. It's not doing any good. It won't bring your mom back and she wouldn't want you to live like that. Forgive yourself. You thought you were doing the right thing.
Same here but you did the best that you could.
Wait for the hydrophilic statin makers to advertise "50% less likely to cause dementia".
Now the big question is how did they manage to get anyone to fund this?
Lipophylic statin can go to the brain, not the hydrophilic's one, this is why they are less likely to have an effect.
@@Feferic Thank you so much for that. I was wondering how "lipophyllic" played into this.
Waiting for everyone to say "I'm not taking a statin, I'm taking red yeast rice". This is very important: the active compound in red yeast rice is lovastatin one of the substances quoted here as lipophilic and increasing risk of dementia.
@@dunuth That's interesting.
@@Feferic So, is Rosuvastatin safe to use?
Im a nurse who is currently taking atorvastatin and have noticed cognitive decline over the last year or so. My lipid profile has been always good but type II DM was the reason I was told that I should be on it. Thank you so much for thid video. I will be discussing it with my NP next week.
Thanks Dr Berry for all you do to help us. Their is so much horrible care we are getting and I think we are all in need of the truth and a doctor that really wants to help us get better. Thank you for being that doctor ❤
Oh my God…I’ve already told my husband he needs to get the hell off his statin, but the Dr has hypnotized him. I’ll show him this video. Thank you!!?? 😭❤️
Good luck, I’ve tried showing my parents videos like this for years. They say I shouldn’t believe everything I research on the internet.
Show him this one, too: ua-cam.com/video/yX1vBA9bLNk/v-deo.html
Well, I have been on lipitor for over 15 years (currently 56), I'm in better shape now and this data is going to make me look at getting off the statin--I appreciate the information Dr. Berry-much appreciated
Wish I knew you doctor when I was younger would have shown this to my grandma they put her on lipitor. I grew up with them and we avoided cholesterol food cuz we thought was bad and ate more carbs of loafs of whole wheat and inflammatory oils. I learned when it was too late for my grandma unfortunately may she get peace with God where she is waiting for him now. You did save me though doctor as I had NAFLD and you now helped my condition too and memory so I can be here for my wife thank you every video
Thank you for this video! I'm 47 and taking Rosuvastatin (Crestor) and just beginning my journey towards better health by starting a Keto/Carnivore lifestyle. My goals are to get off my "heart" medicine ASAP and lose weight.
A friend was telling me about 6 or 8 months ago that he was getting forgetful and fatigued. I asked him what drugs he was on. He was on a Statin drug for 12 months, I told him that was his problem and to talk to his doctor about getting off them. I told him your brain needs cholesterol to work properly and also Statins can stop your body making CoQ10 and your heart need that and your muscles that why you are feeling fatigued and your muscles are weak. He got of the Statins and I got him taking some CoQ10 supplements and he's feeling a lot better and the CoQ10 gave him more energy and the memory is improving being off the Statins
I just stopped ATORVASTATIN. It was causing me not to think straight.
How long were you taking it before you stopped?
I was taking it for 4 years. My Dr. was disappointed that I stopped the medication.
My wife been on atorvastatin 20mg for 2weeks. She had both hips and both knees replaced over two years....last knee Jan 2020.......been tired daytime for years and before 4 operations.....had loads blood tests all ok. Still tired ....had CT brain scan...result " no bleed, no tumour ( forgotten third!!!). Still tired....went private hospital....Kim's Maidstone UK ....Doc Chong said after MRI brain scan "its NPH Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Then asked for second opinion.....Doc Saldanha....another neurologist said no its frontal temporal degenerative brain disease. Kim's then sent us back to gp (£1700 later). He then sent us to Croydon NHS hospital to another neurologist, she agreed on frontal temporal, after seeing MRI. My wife was then referred to neurological psychiatrist. He conducted a phone call chat concluding " you do not have Alzheimer's" I will put you down for a PET scan....results: not dementia but damage to frontal lobes due to possible stroke and poor blood flow???
Doc put her on atorvastatin 20mg......
Just been reading on Utube again she has all symptoms of NPH.......where the hell do I go from here??????
John uk
@@kellykranz7652 thank goodness you still had enough brain cells firing to know to get off that crap before it was too late.
Does it affect your thinking and did give you leggings pain?
Thank you Dr Berry. You are absolutely amazing and we all really appreciate you!!
I just made note of all you say here, Dr. Berry, for my appointment with my doc tomorrow. Went OFF Atorvastatin with my doc's blessing as per this study's results, but my cholesterol test follow up indicates I still need a statin. So now I am armed to discuss getting on a safer med, and start monitoring my cognitive status. ❤️Thank you.
What they really need to do is get off their statin and go on a low carb high fat diet. And I got off of rovastatin my triglycerides went down by 2/3 in my good cholesterol tripled. And never felt better in my life.
Olive oil teaspoon everyday or so. Avacado a day. It takes a few weeks for you’re liver enzymes to go down. They know. I’d rather die then take avorstatin again. I’ve gone kinda keto it works.
@@watchwomanofthedragon8376 yep coming up on 5 years of keto will never ever go back. Kind of keto is is is so much better than regular American standard diet.
Amazing how fast the triglycerides go down. My doctor didn't even know that there was such a thing as a triglycerides to HDL ratio that was far more important as far as heart issues. I explained in layman's terms the Mevalonate pathway. He had never heard of it. So apparently PCPs, internal medicine, all they study is diagnosis and pills. No idea what the pills do to you.
@@UncleHemi It's called "evidence based medicine". They are actually not supposed to think outside the industry sponsored PowerPoint presented by an "expert speaker" at a dinner party. That's where most of a doctor's education comes from. Seriously, I'm not exaggerating: dinner parties sponsored by a drug salesman or another. If they do think outside that PowePoint they can get accused of "practice outside the guidelines".
Ketogenic diet replaces any statin in fixing triglycerides and cholesterol levels
Thanks for this video Dr. Berry. Last year my doctor tried to give me Atorvastatin and I refused because of what I've learned from you and others who know that high cholesterol does not always indicate you have an artery blockage and are at risk of a heart attack. He was really upset with me and since then I have decided to pay out of pocket for a functional medicine doctor, expensive, but my health is worth the costs.
Good decision on your part. When enough of us do this they'll eventually get the message. Either that or our increasingly authoritarian government will forces us to comply.
Thank you for all the great information, I am trying to prepare for meeting with my doctor and being able to have a real conversation with him regarding my cholesterol levels and the best way to approach bringing them in line. I'm going to send over an email shortly addressing this because every time I attempt to discuss such things with various doctors they have a come back that I cannot answer and I feel like I'm being strong-armed into doing it their way.
Omg…. I just happened up on this video and my Mom takes Atorvastatin…thank GOD I watched this!! Thank you for this video!!
My mother (a nurse) told me this years ago. Now there's definitive scientific proof.
nurse is not doctor
Lol!!? Realy
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe She heard it from the doctor she works for! Doh!
OMG!!! I’ve been taking Atorvastatin for years! And I do have cognitive difficulties. I was attributing that to Fibromyalgia. I’ll be discussing this video with my doctor at my next appointment. Thanks so much for this information!
Thanks DR OSEMUAHU on UA-cam can help you
@@dredosa9106 I’ll check them out. Thanks for the information! 🙏🏻😄
I started taking Lipitor 3 weeks ago, and I already have difficulty recalling certain names and dates. It is not worth continuing this medication. Thank you for this very crucial information. FDA should act on this information immediately, since there are so many people on this medication.
Oh my goodness, thank you for sharing this info! My hubby is on Zocar & I have noticed big time that he is struggling with his memory & thoughts! I am definitely going to talk to his Dr.
I have been taking atorvastastin for several years now. I am seeing my doctor next week, and will tell her of this study. I'm going to ask to be switched to one of the two "safer" statins. If that can't be done, I will consider that I will stop taking a cholesterol lowering drug. It has worked for me.....so I'm not sure how this is going to play out. But I'm very glad I saw this video!
After I stop taking statins, that’s when I noticed my thinking, got clearer, I wasn’t forgetting things as much. I just seem to be more cognitively alert.
Thanks!! I will be talking to my doctor about that... I´ve noticed memory decline
Thank you, I will pass on the news.
Much appreciated information. Thank you, Dr. Berry. I have dimentia coming at me from both sides of the family, so I happily started throwing my statins away years ago. Doctors were trying to feed me simvastatin, so I'm even happier I stopped taking the things as soon as I heard they were associated with memory loss.
Definitely sharing this with my friends. No one wants to wind up unable to recognize your own family.
After reading the scoop on statins, months ago I had my Dr reduce my Atorvastatin from 20mg/day to 10mg every other day. My HDL & LDL levels are in the normal range. I feel better that I was able to reduce this statin drug and maintain the proper levels. I am 80 and sharp as a tack!
I started low dose crestor, a hydrophilic brand. So, my dementia will progress on a normal curve. Nice.
This is critically important information for me! Thanks, Dr Berry!
I was prescribed Atorvastatin last year and almost immediately started having difficulty with word retrieval. It was kind of like “tip of the tongue” but not exactly. I was certain I knew the word I was searching for, but equally certain it wasn’t coming back on its own. It was alike a wall had been raised between me and the word. If I happened upon the word in reading or conversation, I’d immediately recognize it, but later would still be unable to produce it. I stopped taking Atorvastatin a couple months ago and haven’t had an episode since.
My word- and particularly name-retrieval has recovered some since stopping statins an motivation, enjoyment of life, has increased,
Thank you Dr. Berry…..always a wealth of information most doctors will never take the time to learn. We must take nothing for granted, and learn to question everything. My mom has dementia, and I’m doing everything I can to prevent it in myself including a carnivore lifestyle to keep insulin levels in check. This news in this video is extremely valuable to me.
Thank you so much i am and have been on 2 of the statins that you mentioned!!! Started carnivore, your my inspiration! I’m on lisinopril! I’m afraid to take these!!! I have post partem cardiomyopathy! Watch you all the time and your amazing wife!! Love and prayers! Thanks for doing all you do!
Thank you I'm gonna call my doctor and get it changed
I worked as a nurse in an Alzheimer’s unit and noticed almost every resident that lived there 100 residents all were taking meds for cholesterol.
It keeps the clinics busy with plenty of patients. Great business acumen!
Hey Doc, thanks for all you do!
I was taking Astrovistatin, the first one you mentioned. It was the right thing to do! The Brain Fog and inability to engage was most disturbing but I kept taking it for quite a few years. Then I have painful joints and muscles. I stopped taking it after watching yours and many other doctors conclusions on Statin Drugs. I'm really glad I stopped when I did. My doctor was not happy with me. He gave me the studies and I gave him the Relative Risks reported by the studies. I also pointed out all the side effects I was experiencing which he dismissed. How can we trust health care providers who push this stuff?? I'm so done with accepting without question.
Did your cholesterol go back up? Im not sure if I buy this stuff seems dangerous do tell people to stop taking their meds. My buddies mom died of her 3rd heart attack at 38. At 19 his bad LDL was already high they put him on Lipitor now hes 49 NEVER had a heart attack. He is over weight and doesn't exercise and in good health. Ive been on Lipitor couple years my bad LDL dropped in half my tryglerrides dropped in half. My good HDL went up. I dont notice any side other effects.
@@boostercontrol100 I took statins for 10 years. Stopping them was a bit scary but Initially yes, my cholesterol went up. I stopped all carbs and vegetable oils and my weight dropped dramatically as did my cholesterol and hypertension. The Meds were damaging my liver. Every 6 months I would visit my Doctor and report the horrible pain on my right mid section and the migraine like headaches. I got tests and more meds. In my own frustration, I started to really investigate what I was experiencing. The Statins were slowly showing up in each of my symptoms. I stopped all meds in frustration. Reported to my doc my intention. He was upset and quoted studies and the harm I was causing. In time the pain and headaches subsided. it took 3 years to finally go away. I was angry with the medical system at that point. It seems evident the paradigm of medicine is making us dependent on medicine. I won't evangelize this nor do I want to convince anyone else to take my advice. But here I am, listening to a group of Doctors who are saying what I've already concluded. I will never go back to taking pills unless it is my only recourse. Even then I may not.
@@lorincapson7720 ah ok well glad you where able to fix on your own. I have a friend at the gym who's sais similar.. He has bad genetics his bothers all died heart attacks. But he refused meds does extreme low carb, and tons of karate and exercise. His numbers are good and never had a heart attack and he's older than all his brothers lived.
Totally agree, statins will not save you ! All they do is make you think you’re safe and most continue to eat a poor diet of carbs and sugar . Statins are horrible and I had to retire early because I couldn’t deal with brain fog then I started digging and found out what was causing it . Heads up Dr Berry is 100 percent correct.
OMG they've been preaching me Atorvastatin for years and the brain fog etc has been horrible!! My A1c was 5.8 and no prior heart attacks or in family. Thank God for Dr Berry and this video.
Thanks Doctor-your videos are very informative, straightforward and easy to understand. I appreciate your study and desire to get information out. 👍
Many thanks Bro' I'm sending this message on. God bless you.
Hopefully the medical community will promptly take note of this important new science. Dementia causes such terrible suffering. Keep that truth coming, Doc. Came for the toenail fungus, stayed for all the other disorders.
Are you kidding? They make millions off of peoples ailments
Of course, since cholesterol protects the brain (and many other organs) from inflammation, any medication designed for the sole purpose of reducing cholesterol (without any justifiable reason) would only be prescribed for the sole purpose of doing harm.
I am convinced that my mother, who was suffering from vascular dementia, had her demise accelerated by her doctor putting her on Aricept.
The VA should be ashamed of themselves (then again psychopaths are not capable of shame) for aggressively pushing statins.
There's going to be a whole lot of malpractice suits in the near future. But mostly, the pharmaceutical industry is overdue for a major comeuppance for all the crimes they've committed against us.
Can you tell me what it is about Aricept that concerns you? It’s a acetylcholine inhibitor. It does not change the course of Alzheimer’s. My disabled son takes it for memory and I’m hoping you can point me to new info you came across.
@@VeldaE12 I'm not sure how it affects Alzheimer's. But it sure didn't do much to help vascular dementia.
But what I believe pushed her deeper into dementia...I meant to say...was the cholesterol lowering meds they had her on. This was a doctor who told her to not eat any more eggs.
Oh yeh but they know how to protect themselves…😒
Great book that talks about all the things you're saying here. It's called: Statin Damage Crisis, written by a NASA Surgeon General.
The Courts are bought and paid for.
Went to my heart Doctor today, and he heard my concerns and changed my medicine to "rosuvastatin". Thanks for the vid and medical links.
My mother and my sister was put on statins ,my sister being younger then I . They both ended up with dementia,currently in a nursing home . The Doctors continues to try to put me on ,which I refuse . Doing Keto and intermittent fasting . I’m feeling great !
He’s absolutely right. I’ve noticed I’ve had a lot of brain fog and memory problems on Atorvastatin. I’ve been on keto the last 3 months and my doctor has lowered my dosage from a 20mg pill every day, to half of a 10 mg pill every other day. I hope this damage is not permanent. 😢
Myself as well..my memory and skills are declining quick
Just a personal observation, my father was on lipitor for many many years. He passed away at 97 and was completely competent. Totally mentally intact.
The study doesn't say statins cause dementia in everyone who takes it. The study says your chances of getting dementia are significantly increased. What that means is that each person has to make a personal decision whether or not to take it. To take a statin because your father didn't get dementia, or to refrain from taking a statin because of this study, are both poor decisions. We need lots of information before making a decision on whether or not to take a statin.
It said doubles your risk. Not that it 100% causes it. Reading comprehension.
Statistics always allow for people like your father.
Ok, so I stop my statins and I don’t get dementia. But then I die of a sudden heart attack. Which way do you wanna go????
@@colt10mmsecurity68 Only a certain class of statins increase your risk of Dementia. Reading comprehension.
My husband and I have both been taking Lovastatin for years. Thank You for this info
Thank you so much for this information !
So glad I saw this! My father has been on Atorvastatin for the past year (after heart surgery), he will be 90 in Jan, but his dementia has gotten so much worse and seems to be getting worse my the month, we thought his decline was because they had to use general anesthesia and it was the meds from that...I am definitely going to speak to his Drs about this! Thank you!
Repatha
Yes I agreeWith everything in your video I have been walking around like I am in a fog and in the twilight zone! That is how I best describe it.
I have that same feeling !
OMG! Just watched your video. I have been noticing a huge change in my memory lately. I have been taking Atorvastatin for years. About September last year, I have been finding my ability to recall even sometimes basic information lacking during various activities. Retail shopping establishments I should remember, I am having difficulty with their names. Specific people that I occasionally have contact with I struggle remembering as well. I am concerned to say the least. My career is extremely technical, and surprising enough, I am not really having too much memory loss as of yet, but according to my discoveries and the confirmation this video has given me, I will be visiting my family physician as soon as possible.
Oh shit!!!! I am taking atorvastatin . . . for the last 10 years. Not 1 more pill as of RIGHT NOW! Thanks doc 🤯🤯🤯