Is My Forgetfulness From Statins? I Can’t Remember

ForgetfulnessI just read a very scary article in The New York Times. It says that doctors and patients have known for a long time, and the FDA has finally acknowledged, that statins – the drugs prescribed for lowering cholesterol – can cause mental fuzziness and memory problems.

WOW.

My online chat roleplaying friends know how often I complain about my rotten memory: almost every night.

Sassy told me what GLaDOS means, but I had to ask her again last night.

Dr. Stevenson asked me if Elexin, who is suddenly behaving like a psychopathic child, has suffered any emotional trauma in the past few weeks. I couldn’t remember anything about Lex the past few weeks except that he’d suddenly started showing up wearing pajamas with decorations like Tom the Truck and Barney, along with big fluffy animal slippers. (Elexin is several hundred years old.) Continue reading