Heart attack patients are routinely put on Coumadin. This stuff will cause a bleed out in the brain.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Gene Wolfe <ge...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Statins are used to reduce cholesterol and are prescribed to many people. > > On 9/2/2010 8:41 AM, MaryAnn Helland wrote: > > Refresh *my* memory please -- statins are used for what? > MA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gene Wolfe <ge...@ix.netcom.com> <ge...@ix.netcom.com> > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Thu, September 2, 2010 8:31:24 AM > *Subject:* Re: CS>Need some ideas, please > > Is he taking statins? Memory problems are a known side effect of statins. > Gene > > On 9/2/2010 8:24 AM, MaryAnn Helland wrote: > > My brother is in trouble. On Father's Day, he wanted to call my Dad and > wish him a happy day -- my Dad died in 1996. Recently, he (brother) was on > his way to a location very near where he lives -- and ended up in a town > four towns away. On Tuesday night of this week, he called my Mom and asked > her "Mom, is my Dad dead? When did he die?" So he is having serious memory > issues, both recent and distant memory is involved. > > Of course, he's seeing doctors and being tested, and they don't know what's > going on with him. He's been tested for Alzheimers, and they tell him he > doesn't have it. The doctors also tell him that this is not seizure-related > -- my brother is an epileptic, and his seizures are controlled by > medication. He's had brain scans and MRI's and no abnormalities are found. > They did find a small, non-malignant tumor on the brain, behind his left > ear, but told him that is not life-threatening and is not involved in the > memory issues. > > So -- does anyone have any ideas about what could be going on with him? > Any help will be appreciated. > MA > > -- Day Sutton day.sut...@gmail.com
