My husband has taken statin drugs for a long time. I think the drugs have messed up his brain. He was a little crazy before the heart attack, now is getting worse. I still blame it on the statins. For instance, he thinks if you live at high elevation you need more air conditioning than at sea level. in reality, at high elevation, like 9200 feet there is no need for ac. But he insists there is because "heat rises." I could go on and on where his thinking is messed up. So anybody else have had bad experiences with statin drugs?
Bear in mind that heart attack patients can also have clogged arteries in the brain. See a neurologist with experience in vascular dementia.
Every one taking statins is doing so for a reason. I'm with you, Jessie, in wondering if it is the statins or the reason a person is taking statins that is really behind any statistical differences that may show up between statin-users and non-users. Who knows?
My mother has never taken a statin in her life, and in fact has taken vry few drugs of any kind. She has dementia.
I've taken statins. I thought for a while they caused muscle cramps but the cramps continued even when I went off the drug for a while. So far I don't have dementia.
There were two scientific studies in 2013 that suggest a lower incidence of AD in persons who were taking statin drugs.
I am in favor of further research on all aspects of dementia, including any impact that various classes of drugs may have.