John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Cholesterol

What doth it profit a man to reduceth his cholesterol if he CRS?

That’s my dilemma.

I’m in a tiny minority who respond well to statins (reducing my cholesterol levels) but experience significant memory loss on the flip side.

And it’s true with any statin. I’ve tried about 4 different ones.

My doctor, thinking the memory problems were minor, even suggested it may be worth the payoff.

That reducing cholesterol by 80 points is worth struggling to remember an old phone number or friend’s name you hadn’t seen in years was worth the trade off.

So I tried again.

Within 3 days I was leading a conference call with a client and had my boss and several other colleagues on. Three times within 15 minutes I could not remember my boss’ name.

I told my doc, whose name I was fortunate enough to remember, and he said best to look for alternatives to statins….I agree.

But won’t hold my breath.