@dr.ruthdottin: Are Statins detrimental to mental health? #statins #cholesterol #MentalHealth #brainfog #metabolichealth

Dean Lennox :

Statins don’t meaningfully “drain” brain cholesterol. The brain makes its own and tightly regulates it. Even lipophilic statins like Atorvastatin have only minor effects, while hydrophilic ones like Rosuvastatin barely enter the brain at all.

Eric :

Why bother stating all these theoretical mechanisms, if there are no effects observed? You can do that with any drug. Just because a mechanism makes sense doesn’t mean that it’s happening.

Robots Dream of Electric Sheep :

there's an awful lot of money involved

Sapphire 0912 :

I take Crestor and it doesn't affect my mental health at all

Dr. Victor Pena :

Wow a psychiatrist that remember what statins and cholesterol are! I have not seen that in a long while.

🐒 :

Mostly nocebo effect

shelly1960_ :

Do Statins cause Dementia?

drfatguy :

Brain makes its own cholesterol.

GENx :

my mums health has fond gone down since taking them

astomalaka :

R u advocating not to rake statins?..Just want your answer

Apple User722247 :

Been on statins for over thirty years without any issues

philipkalimba :

i have schizoaffective bipolar type and diabetes type 2, statins gave me serious cravings for wheat products and beer that i had to stop them..

ماہر نفسیات :

Causes nightmares

wwoodard7 :

As a primary care provider, I want to thank you for this post! I have had great difficulty over the past several months, trying to quash the anecdotal information regarding statin therapy and cognitive problems! Thank you so much!!!!!

Bonnie Clark :

atorvastatin caused me to have horrible nightmares.

rabbit7941 :

Does not matter they don’t work

Todd Crawford :

No

Marcel Mclennon :

what is coq10

frustrated008 :

I've had 2 HAs and have been on Lipitor for 12 yrs. I added Zetia & Repatha as well to get my ldl <40. in the kadt 4 yrs. This wasn't even possible 7-10 yrs ago.

GENx :

Hoexpert0304 :

Statin very good once you use constantly. Makes you sharper and lose weight it is good to bring down inflammation

user2401033697091 :

Decent video , would say you could have prefaced it by saying the studies show xyz instead of listing a bunch of random mechanisms. Studies show no significsnt link which is the important part in establishing causality. Lipophyliic vs hydrophilic statins data is mixed as once in steady state they are both in brain btw. Also Vit D is synthesised by skin cells and most cells make enough cholesterol on their own and statins don’t meaningfully deplete it and have yet to see any evidence of statins reducing hormone synthesis or Vit D synthesis at all. A mechanism is only as good as human outcome data , if data shows vitamin D deficiency not a statistically significant side effect then some random mechanism is irrelevant!!

Cuban€Breeze :

I do get muscle leg pain. yes I have all those symptoms. but if I don't take my atorvastatin + respata, my cholesterol sticks into my arteries - stenosis. I have hyperlipidemia so I'm an extreme case. I take coq10. and my vitamin d is low. I have to take a weekly D3 10000 pill.

Susan Griffiths :

You need to talk to Dr Alo 😁🤣😂

Oceanic16 :

no impact on cognition, but i do take co- enzyme Q10 and Vitamin D as a supplement. LDL dropped by 50% on statin