Hi

Does anyone have experience of Statins affecting their CFS.

My GP put me on Simvastatin about 4 months ago. At first there was 
possibly a beneficial effect then over the period I noticed that I was 
getting even worse sleep than usual, having difficulty getting asleep 
and staying asleep. The slightest noise would rouse me and my mind would 
be alerted and I could not get back to sleep, although my body was 
desperate for rest.

Then I noticed the 'Countdown' test was getting worse. That is using the 
TV Countdown program to check my levels of cognition of letters and 
numbers and the ability to arrive at suitable answers. I used to manage 
to get at least one word from the collection of letters but suddenly I 
looked at them and my mind went blank. I was always better at the 
numbers but the effort of doing mental arithmetic was also impaired.

After consulting my GP again, I have stopped the Statins and sleep has 
improved, but the mental functioning does not seem to have improved 
much.

I also feel like I am going through a minor relapse.

Has anyone else had this experience or know of an authoritative website 
I can direct my doctor to ?
-- 
Marti