My mom was placed on Crestor about 3 months ago. I have been noticing increasing confusion, occasional dizziness and more shaking that normal for her (she has essential tremor). This has contributed to anxiety, which is already high due to our impending move.
3 weeks ago I refilled her Crestor and was reading the side effects, and there it was in black and white - memory loss, confusion, dizziness. I called her doctor to discuss with him the option of taking her off of it for test to see if that could be it. He agreed, and said with statins, if it is muscle issues, it will take 3-4 days to clear up, but if it is neurological issues, it can take 3-4 weeks, so we decided to give it a trial until Dec. 1.
The results are now in. Mom's confusion is gone. Her memory is so much better. The past 5 days she has not had any confusion or memory issues. Her naps have been reduced from 4-5 hrs/day to 1 1/2 hrs /day. The difference is amazing. All other medications have remained the same. So, if anyone knows of an elder who may be in the same situation, it's worth looking into. I can't believe the difference in Mom.
In fact, for myself, I took myself off one medicine [my doctors were ok with that] because I decided I rather have a shorter quality of life, then a lousy extension of life.
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