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originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
a reply to: rickymouse
But does statins and read yeast rice pose the same issues for dementia?
originally posted by: summer5
a reply to: rickymouse
My father was put on statins several years ago. My parents didn't live close by so most communication was via phone calls. I wasn't made aware of his new RX. His Dr put him on it and that was that. Until...I started to notice he was repeating himself frequently in conversations. He would comment he hadn't heard from me in some time, which I talked to them every couple of days. I'd remind him of our previous conversation which he couldn't recall from two days ago. I finally asked my mother what was going on with him. She thought it was just getting older. At the time he was in his late 60s. The decline of his sharp memory was apparent. I asked my mother if he was on any new meds. That's when the newest addition of RX came out. I'm work with dementia patients and know all about mental decline in those drugs. I told her to contact his Dr and have let them know the decline that was taking place and that he wanted to be taken off of them. Naturally, the Dr disagreed with the RX being the culprit. He stopped the drug and within a couple of months was back to his old self. I also had my mother give him unprocessed coconut oil for the MTC.
originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
a reply to: rickymouse
Would taking acetylcholine occasionally prevent this problem? Should it even be a problem in individuals?
a reply to: rickymouse
Do you know, does ghee also contain butyrate?
The worst part about statins is they tend to lower the human squalene in the body which is a lipid based chemistry. That squalene is used by the body to help protect us from microbial infections. The heart and parts of the brain use lipids for energy too. So brainfog is a side effect, and the reduction in the power to the heart does reduce blood pressure a bit, and also excitability...but the drawback is that it can also cause some side effects if you are active in some people, the heart might not increase blood flow enough if the heartbeat is not strong enough when it is beating slower.
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
a reply to: rickymouse
My doctor put me on statins and gabapentin both messed with my head big time and the night cramps were murder . Brain fog is a understatement for years I moaned about dementia and got fobbed off by a never ending line of idiots ,I chucked them in the bin and feel better now 5-6 years of my life gone ,it got to the stage where I was getting up to make a cuppa and would forget half way there what I was doing and my vocabulary consisted of aa,ah ,and mm .
My put down to them is being. Dyslexic doctor I struggle to spell Paracelsus but at least I know who he was ,as they have not got a clue to most things unless they can input it into the British national formulary and get a answer for it from a computer screen .
I also noticed that the information years ago about 800.000 deaths in Europe due to statins seems to have vanished down a memory hole ?
originally posted by: rickymouse
The worst part about statins is they tend to lower the human squalene in the body which is a lipid based chemistry. That squalene is used by the body to help protect us from microbial infections. The heart and parts of the brain use lipids for energy too. So brainfog is a side effect, and the reduction in the power to the heart does reduce blood pressure a bit, and also excitability...but the drawback is that it can also cause some side effects if you are active in some people, the heart might not increase blood flow enough if the heartbeat is not strong enough when it is beating slower.
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
a reply to: rickymouse
My doctor put me on statins and gabapentin both messed with my head big time and the night cramps were murder . Brain fog is a understatement for years I moaned about dementia and got fobbed off by a never ending line of idiots ,I chucked them in the bin and feel better now 5-6 years of my life gone ,it got to the stage where I was getting up to make a cuppa and would forget half way there what I was doing and my vocabulary consisted of aa,ah ,and mm .
My put down to them is being. Dyslexic doctor I struggle to spell Paracelsus but at least I know who he was ,as they have not got a clue to most things unless they can input it into the British national formulary and get a answer for it from a computer screen .
I also noticed that the information years ago about 800.000 deaths in Europe due to statins seems to have vanished down a memory hole ?
My concern is if the benefit actually justifies the side effects that can result in some people. That brain fog can lead to accidents, and the weakness could result in falls. You cannot focus on just one thing when you treat symptoms, you have to evaluate things on the whole pictures. Sure you do reduce some risks but increase others in some people.
Yes, Statings can help some but can cause problems in others. A natural form of statin is found in oyster mushrooms, levostatin, and it too does have some negative effects if you consume too much of those.
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
originally posted by: rickymouse
The worst part about statins is they tend to lower the human squalene in the body which is a lipid based chemistry. That squalene is used by the body to help protect us from microbial infections. The heart and parts of the brain use lipids for energy too. So brainfog is a side effect, and the reduction in the power to the heart does reduce blood pressure a bit, and also excitability...but the drawback is that it can also cause some side effects if you are active in some people, the heart might not increase blood flow enough if the heartbeat is not strong enough when it is beating slower.
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
a reply to: rickymouse
My doctor put me on statins and gabapentin both messed with my head big time and the night cramps were murder . Brain fog is a understatement for years I moaned about dementia and got fobbed off by a never ending line of idiots ,I chucked them in the bin and feel better now 5-6 years of my life gone ,it got to the stage where I was getting up to make a cuppa and would forget half way there what I was doing and my vocabulary consisted of aa,ah ,and mm .
My put down to them is being. Dyslexic doctor I struggle to spell Paracelsus but at least I know who he was ,as they have not got a clue to most things unless they can input it into the British national formulary and get a answer for it from a computer screen .
I also noticed that the information years ago about 800.000 deaths in Europe due to statins seems to have vanished down a memory hole ?
My concern is if the benefit actually justifies the side effects that can result in some people. That brain fog can lead to accidents, and the weakness could result in falls. You cannot focus on just one thing when you treat symptoms, you have to evaluate things on the whole pictures. Sure you do reduce some risks but increase others in some people.
Yes, Statings can help some but can cause problems in others. A natural form of statin is found in oyster mushrooms, levostatin, and it too does have some negative effects if you consume too much of those.
They put me on statins after my 6 heart attacks 5 years ago but it was the Gabapentin that was causing the brain fog /dementia , l binned the statins but as soon as I stopped the Gabapentin my memory started to return ,it is still not perfect but after 10 years of Gabapentin. It might take a while this is a major problem with these quacks they do not look at what other problems you have when prescribing medicine . I have a liver condition called anti tripasin deficiency , COPD, asthma etc yet they still give me medicine that warns not to take it ?
They haven't got a flipping clue for the last 25 years I have been asking them nicely can I have diazipam for sleep the answer has always been no and I am no mad pill popping mad funkie .
I showed the nice lady doctor a little trick with a magnet and a capsule of Flucloxacillin/ penicillin that I emptied the powder out of .
I hope the doctors I have had over the years sleep with one eye open because old stoner Will be doing a late night call very very soon .
I will add the words phycian heal thy self as I finish my house call
originally posted by: rickymouse
originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
a reply to: rickymouse
But does statins and read yeast rice pose the same issues for dementia?
I don't know. I do not think mushrooms cause dementia and almost all types lower cholesterol. With the Oyster mushroom being pretty strong with levostatin chemistry.
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TextBut I have not researched yeast rice, every food chemistry is different. Now, this article states that yeast rice causes a release of acetylcholine from the nerve endings...but how does that relate to the brain and dementia I can't say....till I find research on it. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...PMC6901015/