Holy phugg! I'm glad I read this thread. I've been on that [bleep] for a while now. I'm calling my doctor right now and making an appointment. I'm getting off that shiit!
A 380 in my pocket is better than a 45 in my truck!
Violence may not be the best option... but it's still an option.
"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet." General James Mad Dog Mattis
Statins are the most over prescribed drug in the world and its use is based on profit motive and little more. Unless your HDL is over 300 mg/dl there is no reason to be on it. After the drug was introduced, the "medical industry" (read Big Pharma) lowered the threshold to 200 mg/dl. Funny that...
Holy phugg! I'm glad I read this thread. I've been on that [bleep] for a while now. I'm calling my doctor right now and making an appointment. I'm getting off that shiit!
Your doctor is forced to prescribe statin drugs by his employer who is owned by the big drug companies and their lobbyists.
Holy phugg! I'm glad I read this thread. I've been on that [bleep] for a while now. I'm calling my doctor right now and making an appointment. I'm getting off that shiit!
Your doctor is forced to prescribe statin drugs by his employer who is owned by the big drug companies and their lobbyists.
This^^
My cholesterol is 168.
Dr prescribed 10mg of Lipitor.
I smiled and said thank you.
Never filled the RX.
DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE.
For any side effects, it's part of what is keeping me alive.
How exactly is it keeping you alive? If you don't want clogged arteries change your diet (mainly no sugar). The bad LDL is the small one that's damaged and it only accumulates in inflamed arteries caused by excess sugar, excess insulin, alcohol, nicotine and stress. Not getting enough sleep is very stressful. Statin drugs lower all LDL including the large LDL which is very important for your health.
If you're worried about having a heart attack keep your blood pressure low.
I had major myalgia with Atorvastin,Dr switched to generic Crestor aka Rosuvastatin and pain disappeared much lower dose and liver just fine . My wife also quit Atorvastin because of leg and hip pain.
They tried to put me on that stuff and it gave me terrible leg cramps. No thank you.i take fish oil pills and try to watch what i eat, and keep my cholesterol in check. Everything else is falling apart though.
Can it cause tendon weakness, susceptibility to injury? I'm dealing with a torn Achilles, have to wear a damned boot. I'm going to ask my doc about it at my next appointment. Been assuming it's old age, just worn out.
I doubt it, doc prescribed a statin maybe 6 years ago. Went home, read about it and never took it.
October 2022 I had a partial tear in the Achilles, pretty painful. I was stepping off a log to the ground. I was wearing a high leather boot and nothing sketchy, would do the same thing today. Wore a boot for several months, mostly healed but still not as strong as the other leg.
Tendons take a very long time to heal, Achilles tears just happen, even to athletes. Staying hydrated might help.
(68 yoa when I tore the tendon)
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