December 2017 PMID 28217821

Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series.

Hayley J Koslik, Athena Hathaway Meskimen, Beatrice Alexandra Golomb

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Peak: 11 in Feb 2024
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What people are saying

Many discussions emphasize personal physician experiences with side effects such as cognitive problems and neuropathy, illustrating strong emotional reactions and skepticism toward traditional medical responses. The tone varies from concern to frustration, which underscores a recognition that these side effects are significant and often dismissed by healthcare providers, highlighting a potential shift in perceptions about statin safety and physician-patient trust.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize or agree with the idea that statin side effects, including severe ones like memory loss and neuropathy, are real and noteworthy.

InterestHigh interest

The posts show high interest, with many referencing personal experiences or raising concerns about physicians dismissing side effects.

EngagementHigh engagement

There is deep engagement, with users sharing detailed anecdotes and criticizing medical responses, indicating active involvement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest the topic could influence perceptions of statin safety and possibly alter medical attitudes, but the overall impact remains moderate rather than revolutionary.

Abstract in brief

  • This case series explores the personal experiences of physicians and retired physicians with side effects from statins, highlighting the types and severity of adverse effects they faced.
  • It examines how these personal experiences influenced their attitudes toward statin use and perceptions of their safety.
  • The report includes detailed accounts of various physicians experiencing side effects like muscle weakness, cognitive problems, and fatigue, some with confirmed causality, and discusses the impact of these experiences on their perspectives.

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Marion Holman
@holmanm · X

2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doctors should try it ?⬇️

Feb 11, 2024 · 48 likes · 9 shares · 44,601 followers View post →
junglehoney
@KruseYouri · X

Ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin (dose unavailable) was followed shortly after by cognitive problems in a Radiologist in her 80s (probable causality). https://t.co/HeEPP2B7ii

Sep 23, 2022 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 12,868 followers View post →
Dr Mark Guthridge
@Dr_M_Guthridge · X

When doctors become the patient: And when doctors <received> #statin treatment and reported the side-effects to their physicians, they experienced "unsympathetic" and "pervasive skepticism" that "did not register much concern" #medtwitter #mitochondria https://t.co/5lbc0ZT17o https://t.co/WE2ssx1b59

Feb 4, 2020 · 16 likes · 1 share · 5,404 followers View post →
B. Wagner, M.D.
@Wagner_Nephro · X

“It has been observed that physicians often dismiss the possibility of statin-related etiology when patients present with side effects linked to statin use, and that patients with statin [adverse effects]," https://t.co/aCW5a5TF2n

May 15, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 3,324 followers View post →
TheFa(c)tHunter
@DimitriRadoux · X

@ProfTimNoakes @ocluzie @DrAseemMalhotra @joerogan @SBakerMD @LDLSkeptic @realDaveFeldman @KenDBerryMD @jordanbpeterson @malcolmken @FatEmperor @bigfatsurprise @FructoseNo @JayneReesBuxton All patients in the study had T2D so the association is separated from that, which does not mean T2D in itself does not play a role: other evidence: https://t.co/sIIwu1TEqn https://t.co/GYLN3o6PI7 https://t.co/FrSmTCoAXw https://t.co/tWWnA2Usx9 https://t.co/tJfKn209lX

Jun 6, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,231 followers View post →
Mic
@AnitaMooreWhynn · X

@ChuckCallesto @IvankaTrump @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series -Physician A: Atorvastatin 40 then 80 mg was followed by cognitive problems, neuropathy...in a Radiologist in his 50s https://t.co/g8hXkB3H7K https://t.co/5a6yxwOJUj https://t.co/thQD0MTlg7

May 2, 2025 · 1 like · 285 followers View post →

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Mic
@AnitaMooreWhynn · X

@DrOzCMS @MarthaStewart Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series https://t.co/g8hXkB3H7K STATIN INDUCED DEMENTIA IS ALSO A SIDE EFFECT! Atorvastatin 40 then 80 mg was followed by cognitive problems, neuropathy& glucose intolerance in a Radiologist in his 50s. https://t.co/yAuOD8jlLq

Aug 3, 2025 · 285 followers View post →
Mic
@AnitaMooreWhynn · X

RT @AnitaMooreWhynn: @DrMakaryFDA hysicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series https://t.co/g8hXkB3H7K STATIN…

Aug 3, 2025 · 1 share · 285 followers View post →
Mic
@AnitaMooreWhynn · X

@DrMakaryFDA hysicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series https://t.co/g8hXkB3H7K STATIN INDUCED DEMENTIA IS ALSO A SIDE EFFECT! Atorvastatin 40 then 80 mg was followed by cognitive problems, neuropathy& glucose intolerance in a Radiologist in his 50s. https://t.co/Mh8L6jp9FW

Aug 3, 2025 · 1 share · 285 followers View post →
Mic
@AnitaMooreWhynn · X

@ChuckCallesto @IvankaTrump @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series -Physician A: Atorvastatin 40 then 80 mg was followed by cognitive problems, neuropathy...in a Radiologist in his 50s https://t.co/g8hXkB3H7K https://t.co/5a6yxwOJUj https://t.co/thQD0MTlg7

May 2, 2025 · 1 like · 285 followers View post →
asdasd
@asdasd26700831 · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Oct 17, 2024 · 9 shares · 149 followers View post →
evolutionofhi
@evolutionofhi · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 13, 2024 · 9 shares · 68 followers View post →
Enlightened Archivist
@EnlitenedArch · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 12, 2024 · 9 shares · 224 followers View post →
Clyde DeSouza
@cly3d · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 12, 2024 · 9 shares · 2,940 followers View post →
Samson
@mightysparty · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 12, 2024 · 9 shares · 3,703 followers View post →
G.Wenger
@bricolix · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 11, 2024 · 9 shares · 1,524 followers View post →
Bruno Cencio
@bcencio · X

@MohammedAlo @jerryteixeira https://t.co/FYR3Iory4D

Feb 11, 2024 · 310 followers View post →
malbore1
@MicheleAlbore · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 11, 2024 · 9 shares · 729 followers View post →
Mrs. J Hutch
@Jhutch43945987 · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 11, 2024 · 9 shares · 10,512 followers View post →
LifeLift
@deadlipht · X

RT @holmanm: 2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doc…

Feb 11, 2024 · 9 shares · 149 followers View post →
Jose Antonio Aguilar Ortiz Mena.
@anton5654 · X

https://t.co/W6h0Bdkkim

Feb 11, 2024 · 1,004 followers View post →
Marion Holman
@holmanm · X

2/2 https://t.co/VuX22CkNIf It doesn't taste so good when you are on the receiving end of Statin 'therapy' Perhaps more doctors should try it ?⬇️

Feb 11, 2024 · 48 likes · 9 shares · 44,601 followers View post →
Tim Noakes
@ProfTimNoakes · X

RT @DimitriRadoux: @ProfTimNoakes @ocluzie @DrAseemMalhotra @joerogan @SBakerMD @LDLSkeptic @realDaveFeldman @KenDBerryMD @jordanbpeterson…

Jun 6, 2023 · 1 share · 158,510 followers View post →
TheFa(c)tHunter
@DimitriRadoux · X

@ProfTimNoakes @ocluzie @DrAseemMalhotra @joerogan @SBakerMD @LDLSkeptic @realDaveFeldman @KenDBerryMD @jordanbpeterson @malcolmken @FatEmperor @bigfatsurprise @FructoseNo @JayneReesBuxton All patients in the study had T2D so the association is separated from that, which does not mean T2D in itself does not play a role: other evidence: https://t.co/sIIwu1TEqn https://t.co/GYLN3o6PI7 https://t.co/FrSmTCoAXw https://t.co/tWWnA2Usx9 https://t.co/tJfKn209lX

Jun 6, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,231 followers View post →
cary dale
@carydale12 · X

RT @KruseYouri: Ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin (dose unavailable) was followed shortly after by cognitive problems in a Radiologist…

Sep 24, 2022 · 3 shares · 235 followers View post →
Dr Hassan
@DrHassa67474298 · X

RT @KruseYouri: Ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin (dose unavailable) was followed shortly after by cognitive problems in a Radiologist…

Sep 24, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,121 followers View post →
Ramona G
@RamonaGorasciuc · X

RT @KruseYouri: Ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin (dose unavailable) was followed shortly after by cognitive problems in a Radiologist…

Sep 23, 2022 · 3 shares · 654 followers View post →
junglehoney
@KruseYouri · X

Ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin (dose unavailable) was followed shortly after by cognitive problems in a Radiologist in her 80s (probable causality). https://t.co/HeEPP2B7ii

Sep 23, 2022 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 12,868 followers View post →
Pixie Warrior
@PixieWarrior22 · X

RT @Wagner_Nephro: “It has been observed that physicians often dismiss the possibility of statin-related etiology when patients present wit…

May 17, 2021 · 1 share · 2,248 followers View post →
B. Wagner, M.D.
@Wagner_Nephro · X

“It has been observed that physicians often dismiss the possibility of statin-related etiology when patients present with side effects linked to statin use, and that patients with statin [adverse effects]," https://t.co/aCW5a5TF2n

May 15, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 3,324 followers View post →
Merryanne
@Kettlethorp1 · X

I took myself off them against dr. suggestions. Physicians seeing those who experience statin AEs may be dismissive of symptoms or of a possible statin connection—. Physicians’ Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series https://t.co/X2mGwkIQea

Mar 27, 2021 · 73 followers View post →
diddlytwoshoes
@diddlytwoshoes · X

RT @Dr_M_Guthridge: When doctors become the patient: And when doctors <received> #statin treatment and reported the side-effects to their…

Feb 5, 2020 · 1 share · 656 followers View post →
Dr Mark Guthridge
@Dr_M_Guthridge · X

When doctors become the patient: And when doctors <received> #statin treatment and reported the side-effects to their physicians, they experienced "unsympathetic" and "pervasive skepticism" that "did not register much concern" #medtwitter #mitochondria https://t.co/5lbc0ZT17o https://t.co/WE2ssx1b59

Feb 4, 2020 · 16 likes · 1 share · 5,404 followers View post →