My mother-in-law went on Lipitor and after a few months of taking it she got to the point she almost couldn't get up or walk. It made her entire legs hurt and her back ache. She went off it and started feeling better quickly. Any cholesterol drug that is a Statin does this to her. She says she'll just take her chances with the cholesterol instead of becoming invalid.

As for memory loss with her - who could tell!