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Lipitor and anxiety

I have just been perscribed Lipitor 20 and have been taking them for a week now and it seems my anxiety level is much higher along with gi symptoms . I am also on 25mg of zoloft. Has anyone experienced this ??
                           Thanks in advance!!
                                 dgb115
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Thanks so much for your insight. I very much appreciate it.
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No, but statins leach nutrients out of the system and make others less absorbed.  It also affects cholesterol, which makes our hormones, which also regulate mood.  So yes, statins affect a whole lot of things the doctor won't tell you about because he doesn't understand nutrition.
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