Quote Originally Posted by smittykitty View Post
Just wondering what you ladies think about Statins. My husband and I have been on them since about age 49 (now 55). Zocor 20 mg/day.

We both saw our numbers climbing for the 2 or 3 years prior to starting on the statins. We immediately changed to a heart healthy diet and lost a few pounds when first diagnosed with increasing cholestrol #s. But the #s kept going up.

Both of my parents had heart attacks, but they smoked, ate high sat. fat diets and were totally inactive.

In the last 5 to 6 years I've gone from a total couch potatoe to moderately active. (Biking addiction, joined gym) My DH has always been very active.
Our weight is very good (I'm size 2 to 4 Petite). BP low.

While I never wanted to go on the drugs, I didn't want to die of heart disease either. I tried going off of them a couple of years ago and my numbers shot right back up. For the last year I've been hit and miss taking them, probably 3 or 4 doses per week.

This summer I felt my legs never really got as strong as they should. Granted, I totally neglected the gym, cuz why go there when you can ride a bike! I'm wondering if the Statins could be playing into the sore/weak leg thing. Or, am I just a wimp who needs to also be hitting the gym in the summer? My quads and calf muscles just always seem to working so hard ie. tired, pain. Hills are really tough. It seems recovery from gym workouts and long rides (50-60 miles) takes longer than years past.

Any thoughts? Also, reading an old post that mentioned Metamucil. I thought maybe that would help in more than one way! I'll pick some up.

Gotta go, looks like the rain is gonna hold off. We're gonna get a ride in today after all
My mother (although in her 70's) has had a terrible time with statins making her feel tired and achy all over. She just quit her 2nd round of them and swears she will never take another statin. I guess it affects people in different ways. I have heard a LOT of home remedies for high cholesterol. Pom juice, fish oil, cinnamon, turmeric, and of course, excercise.

SmittyKitty, hope you get your ride in today! We are headed out to the Centennial Trial, looks like the rain is going to give us an unexpected break today, hooray!