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August 20th
2004
3:42 AM
My husband was on Lipitor for about eight months. In that time his personality was drastically altered. A very kind, loving, wonderful husband and father turned into a monster. He began having temper tantrums, was moody and suspicious, suffered muscle pain, and had short term memory loss. He was no fun to be with. My daughter broke my heart when she tearfully pleaded "I want my father back."
We have you all to thank for geting him back! He would not listen to any suggestion his medication might be affecting his personality. So I printed out 25 pages from this web site and just left them on the kitchen counter. Once he started reading, he could not stop. He recognized himself and immediately cut all his pills in half, weaned himself off Lipitor and now we are trying diet and exercise. The husband and father we cherish is back!
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