Re: statins and memory loss--looking for info

Michelle <bookbug2005@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good questions all. While I don't think my grandmother has sleep apnea, her
> memory problems are worse when she's tired. Of course that's true with
> everyone isn't it? ;-) There are times when she completely doesn't
> remember something that has been discussed. From my observations, this
> seems to be selective--she's better at remembering the things that are
> important to her, although she doesn't always have the details right. For
> example, while I know she doesn't completely understand my lower carb diet,
> when ever I am invited to their house to eat, she's always so good to ask
> about my special restrictions. The other major thing that seems to be
> specific is that although she's lived in this town for a year, she doesn't
> always know how to get from her house to ours. Likewise, she can no longer
> make heads or tails of a map. When my grandparents went on car trips
> together, she was always the "navigator". Now that ability eludes her.
> Since this is a specific loss and not just a general memory issue, I'm still
> wondering if she had a tiny TIA--tiny enough to have gone unnoticed.

I'm only 64, but if I forget to take my vits I start getting confused
and forgetting things. Mild infections, such as a cold, now have a
much more confusing effect on me than they used to, and I find that
upping my general vit consumption when I have a cold helps. A lot of
research studies have found that many (possibly most) older people
benefit in general alertness and cognitive functioning from taking a
simple multivitamin.

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Chris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

Good point. I *think* she may already take one, but I'll check.
--
Michelle, T2
diet & exercise

"Chris Malcolm" <cam@holyrood.ed.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> Michelle <bookbug2005@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good questions all. While I don't think my grandmother has sleep apnea,
>> her
>> memory problems are worse when she's tired. Of course that's true with
>> everyone isn't it? ;-) There are times when she completely doesn't
>> remember something that has been discussed. From my observations, this
>> seems to be selective--she's better at remembering the things that are
>> important to her, although she doesn't always have the details right.
>> For
>> example, while I know she doesn't completely understand my lower carb
>> diet,
>> when ever I am invited to their house to eat, she's always so good to ask
>> about my special restrictions. The other major thing that seems to be
>> specific is that although she's lived in this town for a year, she
>> doesn't
>> always know how to get from her house to ours. Likewise, she can no
>> longer
>> make heads or tails of a map. When my grandparents went on car trips
>> together, she was always the "navigator". Now that ability eludes her.
>> Since this is a specific loss and not just a general memory issue, I'm
>> still
>> wondering if she had a tiny TIA--tiny enough to have gone unnoticed.
>
> I'm only 64, but if I forget to take my vits I start getting confused
> and forgetting things. Mild infections, such as a cold, now have a
> much more confusing effect on me than they used to, and I find that
> upping my general vit consumption when I have a cold helps. A lot of
> research studies have found that many (possibly most) older people
> benefit in general alertness and cognitive functioning from taking a
> simple multivitamin.
>
> --
> Chris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205
> IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
> [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]
>