This was controversial at one time, but it happened to me and possibly to my parents, and the FDA has validated cognitive dysfunction as a known side effect. It is clearly less common than the myopathy, but I think worthy of attention; it seems possible that some genes predipsosing to dyslipidemia could be involved in these negative effects on brain function as well. It is possible also that pravastatin has lower risk for this than the other statins.

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