Statins?

[smittykitty]

Thanks ladies. Lots of good info pro and con for Statins. Tough to know what to do. Would love to not take them, but what if I'm the one who really needs them I will seriously continue to give it more thought. In the mean time I will put some real effort into more exercise and no ice cream Sure wish I could see into the future!

And yes, I think my MD tends to over prescribe, but then again, I've seen my numbers!!!

And yes, we did get in a nice ride! Rode yesterday too! Always a bonus this time of year. My FX is on loan (up near the wonderful Centennial Trail!) and Ruby is made of Sugar, so she can't get wet! (She's so Sweeeet!)

Thanks again for everyone's insight.

[OakLeaf]

Here's a review of a book talking about medical consumer decisionmaking in general. I haven't read the book yet, but it's a subject I take a great interest in both personally and intellectually. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/b...tml?ref=health I think it's always important not only to be fully informed before making important decisions, but also to understand what your ultimate goals are, and this is what the book is supposed to address.

[Dogmama]

Crestor was approved for people without CHD to help prevent heart attack & stroke. http://www.ajpblive.com/media/pdf/AJ...ou_279-285.pdf

[Peanut03]

I have had a tough time with a couple statin drugs. My LDLs are high and HDLs are a little low even when on a really good diet. My father died from a massive heart attack while running at age 62. He was in great health and was quite competitive in his age group. He had controlled high BP, and slightly elevated cholesterol (this was 1995, so statins were not available to him). We are not sure about his family history; he was adopted. My mother's side of the family has some heart issues - all smokers too. I went on Crestor and reacted when the dose went from 5mg to 10mg. Next up, simvistatin...I suffered for almost two years when I decided to stop taking it. I had no idea the aches, pains and muscle weakness I was feeling was from the simvistatin. It crept up slowly and I kept thinking that I'm getting older and this was normal. It was not! I am so cautious now, and they want me back on a small dose 2x a week...not sure about that. I added flax seed, fish oil, and ubiquinol to my diet which seems to have helped my cholesterol numbers. IF you choose to go on a statin, listen to your body - also add ubiquinol, it's supposed to help.