65 year old female highly energetic with super brain functions. ...

65 year old female highly energetic with super brain functions. Taken 20 mg lipator for 1.5-2years and definately noticed short term memory loss.Also had severe leg muscle cramps like charlie horse in upper thighs, totaly excruciating pain. Stopped lipator for six weeks and cholesteral shot up to 290 but I feel great and energetic. Doc wants me to go back on and recheck blood in 7 weeks. Will try 20mg every other day and not let him know until blood results, otherwise I'm off it for good. I would rather die at 80 with a good functioning brain, then 100 like a zombie.Doc also said memory loss atributed to getting older and I said bull crap. I'm fine now and workiing full time as I was before even though things were not as sharp to me as now without the lipator. Will advise.