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Cholesterol Meds DOUBLE Your Dementia Risk (Protect Your Brain!) 2024
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3 жыл бұрынCholesterol 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.snmjournal...
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.ahajournal...
LIES MY DOCTOR TOLD ME: amzn.to/2MtuDjo
Hydrophilic or Lipophilic Statins?
www.ncbi.nlm.n... (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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@M.Campbell 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@KenDBerryMD 3 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@duststorm7287 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! I slapped down a few doctors myself.
@brendamcquage9415 3 жыл бұрын
My cardiologist put me on Lipitor. I asked why and he told me it was a standard treatment. I now refuse to take it.
@red-baitingswine8816 3 жыл бұрын
@@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).
@peppernc429 3 жыл бұрын
Mine too!
@mikevoll8822 2 ай бұрын
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.)
@lifelonglearner2441 10 күн бұрын
My husband has been on rosuvastatin for almost a year and I have noticed an alarming cognitive decline and a reduction in his energy levels. He's never had a heart attack or stroke. The only reason why he was prescribed the statin is because his LDL was "on the high side". I am so furious with his doctor and the whole system for overprescribing these drugs. He stopped taking them yesterday and I am hoping to have my husband back soon.
@KimberlyAZ 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@carolmiglionico3870 4 ай бұрын
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
@elizabethdavenport9649 3 ай бұрын
I see your comment was a year ago. I hope you are doing better.
@tommyemler1763 3 ай бұрын
There has never been a corolation between high cholesterol and heart desease.... In fact several European studies dissproven it...
@julieellis6793 3 ай бұрын
@carolmiglionico3870 if you read all her comment, she did quit taking them.
@ahc1957 3 ай бұрын
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. ???
@tcoon333 Жыл бұрын
I stopped taking Lipitor and my hostility and anger lessened. Significantly.
@larrywilliamson5325 3 ай бұрын
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!
@royrice8021 2 ай бұрын
Weigh the risks vs the benefits.Sometimes NOT taking your meds can kill you faster than taking them. Your choice.👍
@s.beasley8926 3 ай бұрын
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.
@elizabethbrauer1118 3 ай бұрын
good for you!!
@user-cn5zf6jm5k 3 ай бұрын
I’m on atorvistatin, what should I switch to?
@s.beasley8926 3 ай бұрын
@@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.
@babuvangu7220 3 ай бұрын
@@user-cn5zf6jm5k Policasanol and psyilluim.
@michaelpoczynek 3 ай бұрын
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.
@terriephillips2731 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@yvonnelouisehughes2833 11 ай бұрын
What additional tests?
@bobboscarato1313 5 ай бұрын
Most doctors get incentives by prescribing drugs of any kind!
@backspin6698 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mutombe 3 ай бұрын
Same happened with my mom and when I try to warn others about the Statin risks, Yahoo deletes my comment every single time.
@patwoessner198 3 ай бұрын
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.
@martinsanchez117 3 ай бұрын
@@patwoessner198 I thought this video says Pravastatin and Rousovastatin does not double the risk for dementia.
@Coconautify 2 ай бұрын
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.
@Ashcash_1213 2 ай бұрын
@@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.
@eatmeatandliftweights5754 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂 that's fake news, my grand dad is 90 and taking statin
@lemongavine 3 жыл бұрын
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe does he have dementia?
@sarigraham3139 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@SOZO_xo 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 жыл бұрын
@@SOZO_xo rozuva is in the study
@raeannebrizendine1685 3 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@UncleHemi 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@Meritumas 3 жыл бұрын
At least he didn’t get offended 🙂
@UncleHemi 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ingfig1 3 жыл бұрын
@@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 ..?
@wandaarnt234 3 жыл бұрын
Spread the word
@lms6137 3 жыл бұрын
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
@miriam2909 3 жыл бұрын
Some doctors think they're gods and can tell you what to do
@joykelly440 3 жыл бұрын
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...
@bozmerz4358 3 жыл бұрын
I love this. Doctor got mad because she was exposed.
@DJ-Illuminate 4 ай бұрын
She got mad because she was supposed to get kickback money and now won't get it.
@user-kb6wd5it4z 4 ай бұрын
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.
@banditbaker1675 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Dr Berry for your bravery in standing up for truth in health care👍👍
@PaulA-vc6sn Жыл бұрын
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 !!
@scorpionpro 3 ай бұрын
May I ask what brand of fish oil ?
@edrozenrozen9600 3 жыл бұрын
Dr. Berry, Thanks for keeping your eyes open for us civilians! 😁👍🥰
@tke2414 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@gypsyrhodescovers 3 жыл бұрын
That is so wonderful!
@Money4Matt 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@dianepereira1860 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Fantastic! Happy you are taking your health into your own hands. Keep up the good work! 😊
@lisas.4604 3 жыл бұрын
@@Money4Matt I stopped and no side effects. No more leg pains either.
@t.daniel5003 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Good for you!!!
@MegaSkyline69 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@emilyacoxpsychic 8 ай бұрын
I would suggest NON-STATIN Repatha
@cupcakestv1497 6 ай бұрын
Did your father notice a difference after stopping?
@juliettst5203 4 ай бұрын
@@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.
@PaulBengtsson 3 ай бұрын
@@juliettst5203 Make her stop taking that shit.
@ameador01 10 ай бұрын
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!!!
@arwenhardy1995 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@andyandcallie 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry. Good for you that you threw your prescription away!!
@IQTech61 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@CAneedswater 3 жыл бұрын
@@IQTech61 That's horrible.
@lindaanderson8329 3 жыл бұрын
So did my mother. Such a sad ending to a beautiful life:(
@arwenhardy1995 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@zombiemukbang7555 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@lisag18 3 жыл бұрын
That's a damn shame. Friggin doctors
@amandalewis3898 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so very sorry to hear this about your mother in law. 😢
@uaebifvideo5472 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for her , these doctors should be prosecuted!!.
@ramonabargen3216 3 жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear this!!
@technojunkindatrunk 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry. My story regarding my Mother is very similar.
@banburypandora 3 ай бұрын
i took my elderly hubby off statins when he began showing alot of dementia hes doing very well now
@worley121 3 жыл бұрын
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
@grumpyginger7475 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@uaebifvideo5472 3 жыл бұрын
How long you've been taking them and at what dose , if you don't mind!!?
@kimbooker7356 3 жыл бұрын
How long had you been taking it?
@grumpyginger7475 3 жыл бұрын
I started on 10mg of Simvastatin in 2007 and was bumped to 20mg Atorvastatin in probably 2012. Been on that ever since.
@robint3547 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@amandalewis3898 3 жыл бұрын
Did you just stop or did you wean yourself off of them?
@marybeth6676 3 жыл бұрын
I just stopped them after one month!
@madmama3299 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats❣i love hearing you discovered food is thy medicine.
@rodneybenefield8970 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@patbrennan6572 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@djross95 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@gullinvarg 3 жыл бұрын
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. 😁
@edrozenrozen9600 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@janiesherwood6403 3 жыл бұрын
I had a CCS OF 5500. Angiogram performed, all arteries are clear!!!!!!!! CCS ARE WORTHLESS
@billd3356 3 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 жыл бұрын
Kid cacs are garbage 😂😂😂😂 they don't tell u anything, angiography does
@ramonabargen3216 3 жыл бұрын
What is a CAC scan ?
@amramjose 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@tke2414 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jameslosangeles1068 3 жыл бұрын
~ Be careful. I started to lose memory on Lipitor. Had many side effects. Lucky I quit !
@arizflash 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@johnfranklin5277 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Nonduality 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Cork_UO 3 жыл бұрын
It said doubles your risk. Not that it 100% causes it. Reading comprehension.
@jax9349 3 жыл бұрын
Statistics always allow for people like your father.
@colt10mmsecurity68 3 жыл бұрын
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????
@Cork_UO 3 жыл бұрын
@@colt10mmsecurity68 Only a certain class of statins increase your risk of Dementia. Reading comprehension.
@Janeoffools 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 жыл бұрын
do lions get heart attack for eating meat 😂😂😂😂 why do humans get it
@Janeoffools 3 жыл бұрын
stailleos Vegetable oils
@chuckbecker8735 3 жыл бұрын
This whip smart doc is looking out for us. Creating this KZfaq warning us took effort.
@Chicago48 3 жыл бұрын
BUT this is for patients who are early dementia, not those who are dementia-free! Read the article.
@jameslosangeles1068 3 жыл бұрын
@@Chicago48 / The study was _both_ normal and pre dementia. Pay attention ...
@deanweis6085 3 жыл бұрын
This whip is way behind the medical facts. Search Dr. Joel D. Wallach DVM. N.D. B.S.
@jameslosangeles1068 3 жыл бұрын
@@deanweis6085 / We are not cats & dogs. Why are you reading theory of human nutrition from a veterinarian ..? 😲
@jrzzrj 3 ай бұрын
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!
@rascal0175 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@fishingpinky3165 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ninawildr4207 3 жыл бұрын
Same here🥺
@edrozenrozen9600 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@titania145 3 жыл бұрын
Same here....I wish I had known back in 2007...my mother would have been saved years of a long and painful decay.....🙏🏻😓
@lisag18 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bibiandjoshua 3 жыл бұрын
Same here but you did the best that you could.
@tke2414 3 жыл бұрын
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!!
@jen1778 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@jameslosangeles1068 3 жыл бұрын
👍 Congratulations !
@kennyc388 3 жыл бұрын
And, treat sugar as POISON !!
@dmweisbr 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeremyashford2145 3 ай бұрын
My word- and particularly name-retrieval has recovered some since stopping statins an motivation, enjoyment of life, has increased,
@tkat6442 10 ай бұрын
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!
@philipbrown6685 3 жыл бұрын
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
@yingyang1008 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing a doctor is straight up one of the most dangerous things u can do in life
@miriam2909 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@yingyang1008 3 жыл бұрын
@@miriam2909 enjoy your dangerous prescription drugs
@miriam2909 3 жыл бұрын
But I agree with you
@ladycactus110 3 жыл бұрын
Except if you’re seeing Dr Berry!😊
@armadillotoe 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@JD-pi3eh 3 жыл бұрын
You are one of the few honest courageous doctors that will speak out against big pharmaceuticals.
@myramiller4365 3 ай бұрын
My cholesterol is high and I was put on Crestor and started having side effects. Muscle cramping in my legs and confusion at times and brain fog. I quit it a few weeks ago and I already feel better. I am making diet changes and starting to walk. My Mother had Alzheimer so I am watching everything now. Thank you so much for this information!!
@scorpionpro 3 ай бұрын
did you gradually stop taking it or just do it ?
@kennymackie4518 3 ай бұрын
Had the diarrhea after antibiotics went on Crestor for one day and it stopped!
@johnford5568 3 жыл бұрын
Eating processed grains, processed sugars, and processed oils and expecting big pharma to save you is utter insanity.
@eatmeatandliftweights5754 3 жыл бұрын
What’s even worse the government guidelines are pushing people to load up with grain several times a day😡
@Tracey..H 3 жыл бұрын
Well put!!! You should see what psych meds do!!!
@kayeszymanski6945 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mvp019 3 жыл бұрын
@@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...
@YouTuber-ep5xx 3 жыл бұрын
@@eatmeatandliftweights5754 And frankenfruit, not just in autumn, but all year long.
@hlits6310 3 жыл бұрын
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
@therevddrruwanpalapathwala1463 3 жыл бұрын
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,
@lorincapson7720 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@boostercontrol100 Жыл бұрын
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.
@lorincapson7720 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@boostercontrol100 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@glendaking6457 Жыл бұрын
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.
@kimberlybolton1375 Жыл бұрын
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.
@LilCraftyNook 3 жыл бұрын
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!!?? 😭❤️
@stever507 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@andyandcallie 3 жыл бұрын
Show him this one, too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r75hqaVynsiwfp8.html
@wisenber 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@Feferic 3 жыл бұрын
Lipophylic statin can go to the brain, not the hydrophilic's one, this is why they are less likely to have an effect.
@red-baitingswine8816 3 жыл бұрын
@@Feferic Thank you so much for that. I was wondering how "lipophyllic" played into this.
@dunuth 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@red-baitingswine8816 3 жыл бұрын
@@dunuth That's interesting.
@Mutombe 3 ай бұрын
@@Feferic So, is Rosuvastatin safe to use?
@jimmyroos1677 3 ай бұрын
Been on Crestor 20...now for 20 year's no sides effects I'm completely fine.
@hda300 2 жыл бұрын
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
@sarahholding1315 13 күн бұрын
In Japan they prescribe co Q10 with statins so they must know they cause these issues
@patriciamurray6006 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@chaz6399 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mus1c1luv 3 жыл бұрын
My mother (a nurse) told me this years ago. Now there's definitive scientific proof.
@BlackMamba-lt8oe 3 жыл бұрын
nurse is not doctor
@georgewatson6622 3 жыл бұрын
Lol!!? Realy
@bobboscarato1313 5 ай бұрын
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe She heard it from the doctor she works for! Doh!
@robertsanjisdad8066 3 жыл бұрын
I have been complaining to my wife that I am having mild dementia symptoms lately AND I am taking statins! Thank you for this KZfaq video!! I am going off these Dementia causing drugs today! Please let us know what natural remedies we can take instead please. Good job Dr. Berry!
@KimmyTexas Жыл бұрын
Watch his other videos for diet advice. He has several. Low carb/keto or carnivore diet, stop eating all seed oils and processed food. Eat good fats, tallow, ghee, butter
@stanleysmith5640 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video doctor. I feel it a shame that doctors dismiss patients expressing the side effects they have been enduring from taking a drug they have prescribed this is a terrible disconnect between doctor and patients. I too have suffered what is called senior moments where you can't even remember what you were going to go do. The so-called brain fog is real, the feeling that you are losing the ability to remember simple things. And even a equilibrium problem like bumping into walls. Joint pain and dull headache pain. And finally, the enslavement of doctors to the pharmaceutical system needs to be examined. If your doctor is giving you a sample off his Shelf be cautious and do your due diligence before taking the drug.
@cupcakestv1497 6 ай бұрын
Any updates?
@erinbailey7278 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@cathyellis248 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@schaef1722 6 ай бұрын
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.
@donnas.1368 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@iamfaithfullyhis 2 ай бұрын
Yes on Lipitor I was foggy & forgetful, got severe pick like migraines as well & my joints & muscles lost strength & was looking at wheelchairs! The migraine connection BBB made me quit Lipitor at 10mg every other night and immediately the migraines stopped & my strength & clarity of mind & memory returned! No wheelchair! My numbers are fair with a keto carnivore diet & that's good enough for this 62 year old female! 🎉
@kellykranz7652 3 жыл бұрын
I just stopped ATORVASTATIN. It was causing me not to think straight.
@amandalewis3898 3 жыл бұрын
How long were you taking it before you stopped?
@kellykranz7652 3 жыл бұрын
I was taking it for 4 years. My Dr. was disappointed that I stopped the medication.
@johntaylor1359 3 жыл бұрын
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
@boatsie 3 жыл бұрын
@@kellykranz7652 thank goodness you still had enough brain cells firing to know to get off that crap before it was too late.
@kellykranz7652 3 жыл бұрын
Does it affect your thinking and did give you leggings pain?
@Trudragon88 3 жыл бұрын
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. 😢
@fredonajones8026 Жыл бұрын
Myself as well..my memory and skills are declining quick
@DaisyAnnabelle65 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bobboscarato1313 5 ай бұрын
It keeps the clinics busy with plenty of patients. Great business acumen!
@HALee- 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@dredosa9106 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks DR OSEMUAHU on KZfaq can help you
@HALee- 3 жыл бұрын
@@dredosa9106 I’ll check them out. Thanks for the information! 🙏🏻😄
@stevec3872 3 жыл бұрын
A year ago I had a CT scan which showed a severe fatty liver and severe coronary calcification, so I had a CAC test in August which came out bad at 474 as I expected. My dr. immediately wanted to prescribe a statin, but left it up to me and I said "no" because I had read bad things about statins and I had just started keto. Later this month I'll have another CT scan and hope both the fatty liver and coronary calcification have greatly improved.
@CAneedswater 3 жыл бұрын
Check with your dr. to see if you can take vitK2 and magnesium. VitK2 will break up the calcium in your body and magnesium will mobilize it, put it back into the blood stream so that it can be dropped off wherever the body needs it.
@stevec3872 3 жыл бұрын
@@CAneedswater I've taken both for months now. I don't check with my dr. I didn't when I tapered and quit my 4 bp meds and never asked. Like with taking a statin, he would leave it up to me.
@CAneedswater 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevec3872 Steve, it sounds like you need to find yourself a dr. who has some sort of concern for his patients, 'cause this guy sure doesn't.
@stevec3872 3 жыл бұрын
@@CAneedswater Nope, I'm perfectly content with this dr. because he knows me, trusts me, and respects my decision. I'm responsible for my own healthcare and decisions and my dr. works for me--I'm in charge.
@dmmcmah1 3 жыл бұрын
@@CAneedswater You don't need to check with a doctor to see if you can take K2 and magnesium, just do it.
@JoeHusosky 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@watchwomanofthedragon8376 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@JoeHusosky 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@UncleHemi 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dunuth 3 жыл бұрын
@@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".
@3120s 3 жыл бұрын
Ketogenic diet replaces any statin in fixing triglycerides and cholesterol levels
@user-qs9cd6ei4d 2 ай бұрын
I have hypercholesterolenemia & statins were offered, I refused am am glad now I've heard this !!😮
@sarahhouk 3 жыл бұрын
I am 35 and had high cholesterol. I have stopped taking it prepping to get pregnant. I will not be going back on it. Going to try and keep my diet in check and also keep exercising. Down 11 pounds.
@gymrat3203 2 жыл бұрын
I recently had an appointment to establish care with a new doctor. My stats where BP 128/80 and my cholesterol was 178 total , 121 LDL and 55 HDL and I'm 62. Lean muscular build with 17% bodyfat. My A1C test was 4.7 which is optimal (4.6 is considered super optimal) and my previous doctor ran a C Reactive protein test (.3) which was very low risk. Within 10 minutes of meeting this new doctor (clown) he wanted to write a script for a statin. I work out at least 4 days a week since I was 16 years old and walk 35 to 45 miles a week. Never once did he discuss life style etc. Never disclosed side effects etc. When I said no he made a face and acted like I was an idiot for making a decision about MY health he didn't agree with. So unprofessional I need to find another doctor.
@paulspaziante5766 3 жыл бұрын
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
@francissantos7448 3 жыл бұрын
I started low dose crestor, a hydrophilic brand. So, my dementia will progress on a normal curve. Nice.
@samnadim9913 11 ай бұрын
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
@joanna.thornton 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Sam_Saraguy 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@brendanschroeder1862 Жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? They make millions off of peoples ailments
@kimik113 3 жыл бұрын
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!!
@rogerlewis6488 3 жыл бұрын
I used to be on simvastatin and the people I worked with noticed my cognitive abilities dropped almost immediately, especially memory, but it took me much longer to understand. After about seven years I was living in a continuous fog, my daily habits were interrupted as was my ability to just get on with tasks with at which I was much slower.. My motivation dropped and I was in continuous and sometimes severe pain and I was suffering from depression. Nothing the doctors or specialists did helped me but they did identify a number of auto immune issues. I stopped using statins and my brain fog disappeared along with most of the pain, as well as a number of side effects listed on the fact sheet. I could tick off most of the side effects listed. A clear head and no more depression is great. I have had a hard time re-establishing my habit patterns and motivation as well as working faster. My cholesterol levels never changed over that whole time. My doctor put me on statins after my heart attack even though my cholesterol was in the normal range.
@MrPeaceandLiberty 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@VeldaE12 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@MrPeaceandLiberty 3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@LilCraftyNook 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeh but they know how to protect themselves…😒
@CAneedswater 3 жыл бұрын
Great book that talks about all the things you're saying here. It's called: Statin Damage Crisis, written by a NASA Surgeon General.
@johnlakey4983 3 жыл бұрын
The Courts are bought and paid for.
@Mia-mq2ec 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@tnolan3176 3 жыл бұрын
I have that same feeling !
@Max47340 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@debsguitar2 3 жыл бұрын
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 ❤
@THESocialJusticeWarrior 3 жыл бұрын
My mom had stopped taking her atorvastatin because she thought she didn't need it. I convinced to keep taking it. And, yes, her brain function as been going down, Damb :(
@bap8195 3 жыл бұрын
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@r.t.7925 3 жыл бұрын
Atorvastatin was not mentioned here.
@rec1952 3 жыл бұрын
@@r.t.7925 Actually, Atorvastatin was the 'first' one that Dr. Berry mentioned. Please see the beginning of his video again. The reason I noticed is that I 'was' on Atorvastatin, but I stopped it a couple of years ago. :)
@r.t.7925 3 жыл бұрын
@@rec1952 got it
@jojobobo5716 3 жыл бұрын
I was just given a prescription for a statin that I’ve been carrying around reluctant to fill.
@lawdogwales5921 3 жыл бұрын
Never fill it. Just work on your diet. No sugar. Very low carb. No processed foods. No grains. And no vegetable oils. Eat meat of ruminant animals like cows, fish like salmon and sardines. And pasture raised eggs.
@charles2109 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t do it. I took myself off simvastatin without letting my doctor know and I feel a million times better.
@amandalewis3898 3 жыл бұрын
@@charles2109 how long were you taking it and how long have you been off it now?
@charles2109 3 жыл бұрын
@@amandalewis3898 I was taking it for almost 10 yrs. I noticed my muscle pain in my joints went away completely about a week after I stopped taking them. That and my brain fog started going away as well.
@amandalewis3898 3 жыл бұрын
@@charles2109 oh that’s really positive news thank you 🙏
@lisaT-Z 3 ай бұрын
As a pharmacist, I have had my misgivings about statins for years. I noticed an increase in dementia and I personally felt there was a correlation with statins. But there was no hard data back then so I too went on them as well. I was pressured by my doc and didn’t have a valid argument. Because of my misgivings I wouldn’t take the statin daily, only 3 times a week. They do have long acting effect anyway. So, I reduced my cholesterol some, but not enough to my doctor’s liking. I will certainly print out this research article. My doc and I need to have a discussion.
@roberthigbee3260 3 жыл бұрын
Alert: The 157 people in the study already had “early mild cognitive impairment”. Of those that did not take the lipophilic statins, 10% “converted” to full blown dementia within 96 months (8 yrs). The conversion from mild to full dementia for lipophilic statin users was 24%. It all sounds a lot less scary now. Ken - Thanks for providing the link to the actual published study. It would not have hurt to provide these extra facts in your video.
@dredosa9106 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks DR OSEMUAHU on KZfaq can help you
@lindaspigener1571 3 жыл бұрын
When I quit statins it was a noticeable difference. No more brain fog. My entire family noticed the difference. The leg cramps were bad enough but not being able to function throughout the day was worse
@susiefaxon6191 3 жыл бұрын
How long were you talking them?
@tenniskinsella7768 9 ай бұрын
I have had no side effects on pravastion no brain fog o muscle pain nothing but volrstral shot up so they want me to take another Tabley with my statin. Indont want to as there's a definite link with dementia taking this tablet with statin
@georgia1946 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@johnstockvig5310 2 ай бұрын
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.
@stephaniedavis1593 3 жыл бұрын
I was prescribed atorvastatin and took it for a few months. I quit because I could not think of words quite often. I felt like I was losing it. Now 2 months later my mind is doing well. My dad died of Alzheimer’s a few years ago. He had been on atorvastatin for years. I have drastically changed my diet so I am hoping this will help. Thank you!!
@wesleypedro1644 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Stephanie.. How are you doing today?
@lisaalexander2011 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@emilyacoxpsychic 8 ай бұрын
Repatha
@dish9630 Жыл бұрын
I've been taking crestor for 8 years and surprise surprise, type 2 diabetes. I quit policing after 20 years partly because of my cognitive function and overall mood. I took myself off the crestor 4 months ago and went through weeks of muscle soreness and fatigue. I've made my decision to listen to a "youtube Doctor" and I sincerely hope it is the right decision. Everything that Dr. Berry has said in the past has come true with me and I am only sad that I didn't catch on earlier.
@cupcakestv1497 6 ай бұрын
How did it work out for you?
@dish9630 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for asking. Honestly, my doctor is pissed and says if I am still taking the 5mg I need to up it to 10mg because of the increase in cholesterol. If I stopped taking it I need to start again. Not going to lie, it scares the shit out of me that I may be making a mistake but who do you believe these day? I took two covid shots and regret the crap out of that as well. Time will tell.@@cupcakestv1497
@budprepper3811 3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit!!!! I am taking atorvastatin . . . for the last 10 years. Not 1 more pill as of RIGHT NOW! Thanks doc 🤯🤯🤯
@cathyvaughn866 3 жыл бұрын
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 !
@vivianfuller7489 3 жыл бұрын
I took statins for 2 years. Stopped, started taking cinnamon pills. Now perfect cholesterol. HDL 78. LDL 88. Overall cholesterol 194. Triglycerides 142. 2 cinnamon pills per day.
@anacolon1142 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Besides taking the cinnamon pills, do you watch what you eat, walk, exercise, etc...? How many milligrams does a pill have?
@debralynnecrowder8970 3 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the cinnamon pills
@josephreynolds7505 3 жыл бұрын
@@debralynnecrowder8970 I don't know if it's proper. But I use ground cinnamon in the spice section of the grocery store.
@skylarbix7912 3 жыл бұрын
@@debralynnecrowder8970 Walgreens, Dollar General & Target.
@skylarbix7912 3 жыл бұрын
@@josephreynolds7505 It's the same thing, I take 2 tsp of cinnamon & smash it up with a tsp of coconut oil- then I just swallow the whole thing with warm water 💧
@felix41ff 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been taking Lipitor for a while now and I’ve been telling my daughters that some of the most simplest words or even thoughts I forget. It’s got so bad I try not to have a conversation with people because fear of feeling like a idiot. It literally stops me in mid sentence and I find myself fishing for the damn words. I’ve stopped taking it last week, also tired of being rushed in and out of a appointment and just have another pill thrown at you
@mageo43 2 жыл бұрын
My husband is on Atorvastatin..after his heart attack ..never had cholesterol problems …since being on it I have noticed he keeps forgetting things and has brain fog…truly thinking he was having early signs of dementia. After seeing this video we are stopping his statin and will see his doctor if he truly needs it…Thanks Dr Berry for this video🙂
@sandrawynn669 3 ай бұрын
Once I started passing out after gettin on Statins….I quit immediately. My Dr disagreed….. I want to live to see my grandchildren and recognize them❤
@robertamorrison3462 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@saratkumar2484 3 ай бұрын
I discontinued Atorvastatin 4 y ago n I am fit as a fiddle. I am an 83 y old pharmacist.
@stephenfleming5979 11 ай бұрын
Thank God for dr. Ken Berry
@stephaniewong5848 3 ай бұрын
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.
@heatherstruempf7778 3 жыл бұрын
I had slightly elevated cholesterol and choose to take artichoke extract daily rather than a statin. My cholesterol is normal now despite being on a keto diet high in fat and cholesterol. I don't have dementia or memory issues.
@loisalanoa6342 3 жыл бұрын
I'm on pravastatin, I will definitely monitor. May even reevaluate to see if I can get off of them. Thank you.
@andyandcallie 3 жыл бұрын
Just take yourself off of them. Now. I stopped mine 3 1/2 years ago. My doctor had a cow when I told him! hahaha He's an idiot.
@loisalanoa6342 3 жыл бұрын
@@andyandcallie probably should, I've cut it down to 3 days out of the week since I viewed this, may as well cut it loose. Thanks.
@scot60 3 ай бұрын
I told my Doctor that the statin Crestor made me have fuzzy brain. I was on it a few months and got off it. A co-worker also had what we came to call “Crestor head”. He got off statins too. My Doctor prescribed Repatha. My cholesterol is 270
@keithcastleberry3224 3 жыл бұрын
I take vitamins, and that's all. I will manage my biggest drug, my food. I sent this to my dads wife and my siblings. Crazy.
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