Aah, good on ya! Exactly my approach. Arguing with insurance companies beholden PCPs is entirely pointless. Get the meds yourself. That said, there are limitations to this approach. Not all meds are readily available from places like India, and the current import regimen is under question. I can only hope that the import situation can resolve itself not too long from now.
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Thereās another MR showing zetia targets to increase dementia risk. Im hopeful it reduces the risk but confounding data always raises a concern.
Can you please share it?
Notably IMPROVE-IT showed no adverse effect by adding zetia so thatās reassuring.
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I grew up before MR studies but it would seem like lifetime exposure is just so different in the world of cholesterol as to make them almost worthless.
Like brain development requires cholesterol so that is a huge problem. Now certainly some cholesterol agents donāt seem to have a negative effect in this study but that may just say they donāt effect cholesterol during brain development.
Am I wrong here?
Impact factor 1.4 in medicine is fairly low.
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Hereās a link to the study: Are lipid-lowering drugs harmful to cognitive performance?: A Mendelian randomization study - PMC. Statins, and especially ezetimibe, might reduce cognitive performance as measured by logic, reasoning, and fluid intelligence tests.
Looks like Ezetimibe will protect you from getting dementia by turning you into an idiot 
Well, more specifically, if you take Zetia from birth, you might not be that smart.
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