Atorvastatin may cause nightmares

Five days after starting atorvastatin, she had extreme nightmares each night for two and a half weeks. Because of a presumed connection with her recently started statin, I discontinued this treatment for five days.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 332; no. 7547; p. 950
Main Author Gregoor, Peter J H Smak
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 22.04.2006
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SeriesDrug Points
Subjects
Statins
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Summary:Five days after starting atorvastatin, she had extreme nightmares each night for two and a half weeks. Because of a presumed connection with her recently started statin, I discontinued this treatment for five days.
Bibliography:Funding: None.
Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.332.7547.950