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How Lipitor Stole My Life

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Over the last two to three years I have begun to have memory problems. I can't remember when they started, but that is hardly surprising. My son said it started as if someone had flipped a switch, perhaps he is right. I had a computer business. I was writing software for a number of businesses. I also did computer repairs. Many of those involved virus removal and cleaning up Windows to improve performance. My memory became so bad that I would tell someone I would call that afternoon and then forget to go. I would bring a computer back to the office for repair and forget where it came from. This is not the way to run a business. The business languished. I began to wonder if I was developing Dementia or Alzheimer's . I allowed the business to run down to nothing, and began working as a casual bus driver. I could not remember the number of the bus I was driving, but that was OK, it was printed on the bulkhead above my head. The route was on file cards, and the ticketing comput