Everytime I was prescribed a statin I developed terrible constipation. The easiest way to lookup drug information, identify pills, check interactions and set up your own personal medication records. At least that is what I would try before being bullied into drugs. Can I just stop or does it need to be tapered? I recently told my husband that I cant live like this anymore. I was on Statin meds and quit taking them. The newer research says LDLp which is the measure of particle number of LDL is the better predictor of heart disease, plaque build up. My cardiologist wants to put me on 10G of the drug Atorvastatin to keep my cholesterol below 70. Decided to do more cardio and eventually pain has gone. I will increase all that improves health and decrease carbs and processed flour foods. After he was put on statins he had a stroke. That may be true, but they often get perks from the Pharmaceutical companies. Yes, my cholesterol is in great shape now, but Ive had buttocks/lower back pain for eight years, as well as shoulder and upper arm pain bilaterally for about a year. No more statins! The olive oil group fared little betteronly 57 percent were alive after two years. So when my mother told me of her problems, a light went on in my head and I asked her if she was taking a statin drug. Weeks ,said to stop tablets from go as I will have. . Recently I came on Nattokinase ( to help like aspirin or even better) . One time he told me that I could stop taking the medicine. 7 months later, I started getting bad lumbar pain. Common medications that may interact with rosuvastatin include: Note that this list is not all-inclusive and includes only common medications that may interact with rosuvastatin. Former Clinical Professor, Cardiopulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine, UTMB, Galveston, TX; and a grateful survivor of a heart attack with five stents, thanks to modern anti-hyperlipidemic therapies. Im wanting to get off statins. He took the Statins for years, although I asked him to ask the doctor to take him off the med, because his cholesterol levels were always normal. David Rosenbaum, a Colorado cardiologist, notes that a visit from a young patient was rare when he started practice seventeen years ago. The final report noted that the Prudent Dieters had average serum cholesterol of 220 mg/l, compared to 250 mg/l in the eggs-and-meat group. And, Statins Accelerate Atherosclerosis how, by inhibiting Vit. Rosuvastatin is also used to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adult patients. Doctors have discovered that injections of a certain substance can reverse heart disease in some patients. My sleep is dreamy, disturbed and I wake up every hour. They replaced a class of pharmaceuticals that lowered cholesterol by preventing its absorption from the gut. Statins work in two. . I walk with a cane. I objected to taking a drug at first but reluctantly complied because the flight surgeon convinced me that my cholesterol numbers placed me at significant risk of heart attack and assured me that the risk of major side effects was low. However Doctors usually are not right and just drug the symptoms. I came to know that the root cause of cardiovascular disease is due to insulin resistance. Pissed mo off I quit taking them and I can at least stand up without great pain. At first I did not notice any bad side effects but eventually when I started using a treadmill to exercise I noticed that my right leg was sore, even when I had not used the treadmill for a few day. I was given Lipitor for four years with extreme side effects of muscle pain and bouts of chills like I was in a deep freeze. Luckily it was small and the effects from it are already almost gone. JAMA 2002;288:2998-3007. Ensure you use effective contraception while taking rosuvastatin if you are a woman of childbearing age and talk to your doctor if you intend to become pregnant before you become pregnant. I have been told by cardiologist that I have to take statin medication for the rest of my life after a stent implant. You will live to regret it if you continue using this poison. Over half showed normalization or improvement in heart function. Well, get to the root cause of what is attacking cholesterol = INSULIN, sugar, carbs! I have read and done the low carb, Weston price diet for years, am now in my 50s and was puzzled why my LDLc was high when eating low carb. Found out later pills which i stopped taking killed people and were taken off market. My Doctor laughed when I told him the pain in my legs was to much he was putting me in a wheel chair and killing me. Fish Oil to keep INFLAMMATION down. I have refused. Some years ago a pill-pushing physicians assistant prescribed a statin, which I then took for a while. my legs and back ached. Seek urgent medical advice and consider temporarily withholding rosuvastatin if you develop any acute muscle pain or have another condition that may increase your risk of serious muscle injury or kidney failure such as a severe infection, major surgery, trauma, uncontrolled seizures, severe electrolyte or metabolic disorders. I refuse to take a statin and realize they are poison. This is all based on some small statistical chance of living a little longer in the future by trading a huge risk of being disabled in the here and now. However, simple changes in the diet can achieve the same effect without also cutting off the bodys vital supply of cholesterol: Doctors and other health professionals claim there is ample proof that animal fats cause heart disease while they confidently advise us to adopt a lowfat diet; actually the literature contains only two studies involving humans that compared the outcome (not markers like cholesterol levels) of a diet high in animal fat with a diet based on vegetable oils, and both showed that animal fats are protective. 5. STATINS killed my husband. He also experienced episodes of temporary memory loss. I was scared my heart was going to explode or a piece of plaque would break off and cause a blood clot so I followed their advice. Talk to the doctor and now only take one.Its a little bit better but would like to get off completely Im 72 years old. Oatmeal has soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol. Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group. Dont be alarmed thoughjust wait and retest and your numbers will come down. Niacin is a B vitamin that can improve all lipoprotein levels. I was taking 20 mg daily, but had a massive heart attack on 30 Oct. 2013 ( I arrested at least 6 times from all accounts ) and as a result my kidneys had shut down or nearly so. Last year, I began suffering with increasing muscular pains, joint pains, numbness in my feet, poor sleep,memory lapses, severe attacks of dizziness, extreme tiredness, chest pains and rapid heartbeat. I have been physically active all my life. I realize my cardiologist thought I was being a baby and he himself stated he takes statins but thats his business. My grand father had high cholesterol for at least 30 years and was fine untill lipitor and Crestor. The only way that I would worry with your numbers is if your triglycerides were sky high as is common with diabetes. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. . I went to a doctor a few years ago and after a routine check up my cholesterol was 110, he wanted to get me started on statins right away. Arthritis, connective tissue desease, hernias etc. PROVE-IT did not look at side effects but Dr. Andrew G. Bodnar, senior vice president for strategy and medical and external affairs at Bristol Meyer Squibb, makers of the losing statin, indicated that liver enzymes were elevated in 3.3 percent of the Lipitor group but only in 1.1 percent of the Pravachol group, noting that when liver enzyme levels rise, patients must be advised to stop taking the drug or reduce the dose.57 And withdrawal rates were very high: thirty-three percent of patients discontinued Pravachol and 30 percent discontinued Lipitor after two years due to adverse events or other reasons.58, In a similar study, carried out at the Cleveland Clinic, patients were given either Lipitor or Pravachol. Rosuvastatin belongs to a class of drugs called statins. But of the group that ate mostly animal fat, 75 percent were still alive after two years (British Medical Journal 1965 1:1531-33). We know of lobbying masters who earn high pensions Currentdogma stipulates cholesterol testing and treatment for young adults and even children. It has been the biggest medical scam in history. The strange symptoms are very real. My dr. Also thought I was crazy with these symptoms. I had carotid imaging done and found significant plaque build up. I was doing Dialysis. Just want others to know I believe 15 or 20 years after statin drugs, I am on my 3rd cancer this last breast cancer is Triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma, The worst of all three of my cancers. For those who took statins for two or more years, the additional risk rose to 26 percent. Other more effective ways to control cholesterol for the 15% need to be devised. You should read this article, People with high cholesterol live the longest. Separate administration of rosuvastatin from antacids (give two hours apart). Wish everyone in good health and in happiness. I got very much worried but I did all tests like CT scan, Holter monitor. Although statin use may not show a difference in overall mortality, which is a different issue, statin use definitely reduces cardiac morbidity. I agree with you that there is a preponderance of evidence to support what you said. Niacin reduces Lp(a) by around 25%. Aspirin inhibits the enzyme Delta-6 Desaturase, needed for the production of Gamma-Linoleic Acid (GLA) and important anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. His answer was to take a laxative. Maybe a heroin cocktail would help. Zetia is approved to treat certain forms of high cholesterol in children ages 10 years and older when used with a low-cholesterol diet. I do not think everyone should be on a statin, but if you have ASCVD get more information before assuming statins are a conspiracy by your doctor and drug company. But read that fish oil increases LDL. My slight concern is am i being stupid for not taking stent advise. here is what Ive found: FH : A Genetic and Metabolic Study William R. Harlan, John B. Graham, E. Harvey Estes I finally put 2 and 2 together and stopped the med. At 66 no health problems with high blood pressure or over weight. Wolfe SM Petition to the FDA to remove the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (Crestor) from the market. I forgot to mention my cholesterol levels are excellent and always have been. And the study was seriously flawed with what Kendrick calls the two-variables conundrum. It is true that those with the greatest LDL lowering were protected against death. What side effects did you have from the statins? Ten seconds pass. A COINCIDENCE??? It is induced in cardiac muscle in failing hearts. The clinical use of HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors (statins) and the associated depletion of the essential co-factor coenzyme Q10: a review of pertinent human and animal data. Dont give up! May interact with other drugs including cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, warfarin, and protease inhibitors. Some statins will help raise it, but excercise is always a good way to do that. Been on for 4 months. When Is a Drug Recall Announced? In other words, the higher your LDL, the less likely you were to die. It is now June 17th. com/content/6/6/e010401). Here, try this drug. And I REFUSE to take any more statins or supplements. Vitamin C. Inherited high cholesterol will not harm you. 4 yrs ago I had 3 heart attacks, quadruple bypass, put on Simvastatin 80 mg. My husband had been hiking about 5 miles 2 times a week. Every time I see my doctor he reminds me if I dont take Atorvastatin ( a statin ) that in 5 years or more I could have a stroke or heart attack. No doctor is going to destroy my body so he can drive a Mercedes! BTW, I am of normal weight, work out and dont smoke. In the late 1970s, researchers in the United States and Japan were isolating lovastatin from Aspergillus and monacolins from Monascus, respectively, the latter being the same fungus used to make red yeast rice but cultured under carefully controlled conditions. A recall is a voluntary action taken by a. Crestor is not indicated for use in people who have liver disease or have a history of liver disease. Also, is very old and not as strong as the newer class. RFN, Yes, permission. Fibrates. An article in Pharmacotherapy, December 2003, for example, reports two cases of cognitive impairment associated with Lipitor and Zocor.21 Both patients suffered progressive cognitive decline that reversed completely within a month after discontinuation of the statins. I have not seen proof that this is a disease. The heart is a muscle and it cannot work when deprived of Co-Q10. I do take 200mg of CoQ10 daily, but dont know if that is enough. Her husband took Statins, realized how bad they were making him feel. Pain killers were not the answer so put up with it. It was developed and brought to market by AstraZeneca and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003. She is the author of Know Your Fats, a primer on the biochemistry of dietary fats as well as of Eat Fat Lose Fat (Penguin, Hudson Street Press, 2004). I had some Salmon and started taking some Niacin again which I did over 30 yrs. Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use rosuvastatin only for the indication prescribed. But there were eight deaths from heart disease among Prudent Dieter group, and none among those who ate meat three times a day (JAMA 1966 Nov 7;198(6):597-604; Bulletin NY Academy of Medicine 1968). The battery of tests I was put on also including a calcium arterial score of 337. Heres a new study you can show him when you tell him to shove it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4390443/ Also, statins cause mitochondrial dysfunction as a result of CoQ10 deprivation. I wonder if these doctors get financial bonuses from the drug company for every patient who takes a statin! Your email address will not be published. ****** T H A N K S ! Do not take 2 doses of rosuvastatin within 12 hours of each other. Active people are much more likely to develop problems from statin use than those who are sedentary. This is what I really learned about our food: WHEN DIET IS CORRECT The first, published inAtherosclerosis, (October 10, 2020), looked at Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scores in statin takers and non-statin takers. Something that will happen though that you should be aware of is that it takes a while for your body to get used to working properly without the drug so if you have a cholesterol test in the first 3 months after quittingexpect high numbers. I took red yeast rice for awhile and developed the same muscle deterioration and pain as I did when taking statins. She had visited an evangelist, requesting that he pray for her sore feet. Bottom line, I refused to take the CRAP, and wouldnt swallow one for a million dollars! Then I suffered from hypertension and my bp went as high 160/115. Several months ago I found myself standing in the street at 3am. Available for Android and iOS devices. Tahoe City resident Doug Peterson developed slurred speech, balance problems and severe fatigue after three years on Lipitorfor the first two-and-one-half years, he had no side effects at all.6 It began with restless sleep patternstwitching and flailing his arms. Statin drugs entered the market with great promise. It is easy to calculate that the costs for such treatment would consume most of any governments health budget. I stopped Lipitor, then had to take an NSAID in order to combat the inflammation, which in turn stopped the pain. Scarey thing for me, a lower fat, low carb diet did decrease my LDLc from over 200 to 130 but my LDLp stayed in the stratosphere of over 2000 where under 1000 is considered good and over 1600 is considered very high. Rosuvastatin works by blocking an enzyme in the liver called HMG-CoA reductase, which leads to the liver making less cholesterol. you can become one if you have common sense and logic, comparing that what you are being told williamwindsor664@gmail.com Thanks so much for this article! He said something like, well thats all well and good, but you really need to be on a statin, regardless. He believes body can resolve most problems, over time, when given the proper tools. Keep in cool/fridge. And I also now seriously doubt my doctors understanding of the relationship between polymyositis and statins because if they did, they wouldnt even consider putting me on a statin. Believe me Im not happy taking these. She was. Arterial calcium score was 1200+. The elevated chol never bothered me, and at that time Lipitor was optional. Inform yourselves and tell othersif you are not a scientist . Most doctors are convincedand seek to convince their patientsthat the benefits of statin drugs far outweigh the side effects. Cholesterol is one of three end products in the mevalonate chain. This article was read while I was trying to find out cause of peripheral neuropathy, after several tests by a neurologist proved nothing was found to be a cause. As a retired Army Aviator, (AH-1 and AH-64), I agree with you completely. Statins block an enzyme the liver needs to make cholesterol. Although Bristol Myers-Squibb (BMS), makers of Pravachol, sponsored the study, Lipitor (made by Pfizer) outperformed its rival Pravachol in lowering LDL. I might sound like a bitter old man and at 76 i must admit writing a letter like this would not have been my way earlier in life. Statins induce skeletal muscle toxicity. I am sad to see problems people have and the only answer i can say for myself is that living off fruit and veges out of my garden with little meat, mainly chicken and negligble processed food may have been part of the answer. These stents are now causing major adverse cardiac events 2-5 years post-placement. . Comments???? By inhibiting it, statins slow down the production of LDL and even eliminate some of the cholesterol that has attached to the walls of arteries. It only lasted about 20 seconds, but it was the worst pain imaginable! The process begins with acetyl-CoA, a two-carbon molecule sometimes referred to as the building block of life. Three acetyl-CoA molecules combine to form six-carbon hydroxymethyl glutaric acid (HMG). My granddaughter witnessed some of these episodes. But that 16 percent was a reduction in relative risk. I also developed leg cramps that last time. My 16 year old daughter has FH. Sales of Lipitor, the number-one-selling statin, are projected to hit 10 billion dollarsin 2005. Please read, Poisoned by Hannah Yoseph, M.D. I took Livalo the longest ( a year plus) before it began to give me pain, confusion, spelling problems, dizziness, word recall, etc.. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The review seems to say that the lowering occurred with people that already taking statins already and wonder if not designed for people that had a bad reaction to Statins. I had two months of physical therapy, which did nothing. Eventually it did but my nose and eyes were sore for a few days. A few month ago, I got the disease of palpitations which means my pulse was going down to 40. Change of atheroma volume cannot be translated to clinical events because adaptive mechansims try to maintain a normal lumen area during early atherogenesis.62. Youre a 71-year-old with the bones of a 31-year old,he told me. I have cut my statin use in half take vitamin k and stopped my as pin intake. I will say it till the day I die, it was the Lipitor and Crestor that triggered Evidence that low levels of LDL-cholesterol are associated with Parkinsons disease have become so strong that a team at the University of North Carolina is planning to explore the link with clinical trials involving thousands of subjects (Reuters, January 15, 2007). Ore problems with kidneys and liver if I keep taking them At wits end at moment so much pain putting weight on as its so difficult .i could walk miles with no problems Im 62 yrs and want to enjoy life not sit in a chair and vegetate ,thank you. I am not worried about it. May not be suitable for some people including those with active liver disease (including persistent, unexplained elevations of aminotransferases), in people who drink excessively, during pregnancy, lactation, or with a known hypersensitivity to rosuvastatin or statins. . They treat the root cause and not the symptoms. After all that I have read about them, I will never take them again. My total cholesterol was high so I was prescribed zocor eventhough I was extremely fit with no other risk factors. At this point, he took on a defensive tone, got rather huffy, and said, well if you dont want to take the meds, Ill just put in your record that you refused the medsIm a cardiologist and I take a statin! In my own mind at that point, I decided that this guy was never going to be empathetic to the needs and concerns of his patient and let him write the scripts again. Thank you. Again Fish Oil, Omegas keep CRP in check. My cholesterol here in the UK is measured at 8.2 which Im told is high and they like to get it below 5 Ive been on simvistatin 20mg once a day for at least 10 yrs I have been diagnosed with M.E / CFS some 7 yrs ago its something Ive learned to live with but depresses me because I used to be so active. Thus, the earlier that patients start to have lower cholesterol concentrations, the greater the risk of death. She had diabetes, but it was well controlled, she didnt smoke, didnt drink, didnt do drugs, and to the best of my knowledge, didnt even have high blood pressure. https://www.ravnskov.nu/2015/12/27/myth-9/. You are not doomed It will change your tune. Do not just stop. Do not do by yourself. K2 [menaquinone], WHICH happens to be one of the Fat-Soluble Vitamins that NEED CHOLESTEROL as the raw material. I stopped this drug 3 days.. They refuse to eat a healthy diet so the benefits of a statin outweigh the drawbacks. I ran out of my statin and in 3 weeks my vision totally cleared up. I have not pushed her to take them after my own research on the subject and her being young. Chemical analysis soon showed that lovastatin and monacolin K are identical. He doesnt change the subject or stammer, or make a silly joke about how he stopped counting at 21. Cardiologist in particular. So the high fat low carb model, increases heart disease for me, and can increase it for 20-25% of the population which have only one copy of APOE4. If someone told me by taking the statin Id have a 1% chance of never being able to ski again now or a 3% less (in absolute percentage) chance of having a heart attack when Im 75 I would NEVER have taken the statin. Thanks for the book suggestion. i was put on statins, rosuvistatin 20 mg. and like you, told i would have to take these for life. i was so confused, waking up not knowing where i was for a minute. My uncle was on Lipitor for three years before I got to him. No doctor wants to admit that statins have serious side effects.hes not the first doctor to tell me that. Do not breastfeed while taking rosuvastatin. There are few studies that have cholesterol concentrations from the same patients at both middle age and old age. One day all this will be brought to light and humankind will be free and healthy once again. During my pre-entry physical, I had labs done which showed cholesterol was 202. She is the mother of three healthy children. yes for sure. Six years later, the number of cancer deaths was more than three times higher among those whose total cholesterol was less than 160 mg/dl compared with those whose cholesterol was normal or high. The FDA did issue a warning in 2004 that the drug increases the risk of muscle damage, especially in people of Asian ethnicity. Is, the safest Statin I believe. Lipitor Recall A recall occurs when a product is removed from the market due to a potentially harmful defect. All various pills they keep giving me make me nervous, weak, my legs felt like they would collapse, and my heart felt like it was churning in my chest. BBC Online Network, May 25,1999. I was on Lipitor for about a month when i developed hives and extreme pain in my hips, arms, then hands. If you havesuffered froma heart attack, you get to take cholesterol-lowering medicines even if your cholesterol is already very lowafter all, you have committed the sin of having a heart attack so your cholesterol must therefore be too high. Thanks so much for this article as it provides us with ammunition. Anything over 400 is considered high risk. I am normal BMI and in very good physical shape. Eat a Heart-Smart Diet. Published in the medical journal. Yet the industry maintains a full court press, urging their use for greater and greater numbers of people, not only for cholesterol lowering but also as treatment for other diseasescancer, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, stroke, macular degeneration, arthritis and even mental disorders such as memory and learning problems, Alzheimers and dementia.63 New guidelines published by the American College of Physicians call for statin use by all people with diabetes older than 55 and for younger diabetes patients who have any other risk factor for heart disease, such as high blood pressure or a history of smoking.64 David A. Drachman, professor of neurology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School calls statins Viagra for the brain.65 Other medical writers have heralded the polypill, composed of a statin drug mixed with a blood pressure medication, aspirin and niacin, as a prevent-all that everyone can take. A diet rich in whole grains, produce, seafood, beans, and nuts is ideal, Hashmi says. Took it for 3 months, then came COVID. March 23, 2022 Pfizer is recalling some shipments of its blood pressure drug Accuretic, as well as authorized generic versions of the medication, saying that a cancer-causing compound in those lots. Weigh out your options- high cholesterol can kill you, heart attack, stroke. Estimates suggest that 20 million persons are taking aspirin daily for prevention of vascular accidents. With FH, any inflammation seems to ignite the CVD. It did not, however agree to recall Crestor. Take daily for 3 weeks, take a break for 8 days then take for another 3 weeks-1/2 a shot glass each time. I have stopped statins and started watching my diet. Last updated on Jul 26, 2023. Reading this convinced me that the risks far outweigh the benefits. Detox happens automatically when you eat a diet rich in nutrient dense foods and very little or almost no carbs. Fine motor skills suffered next. It is lifestyle and lack of nutrition that is the root of many problems. Whistleblowers have found evidence online that the drug manufacturer and the FDA knew about the risk of rhabdomyolysis even before it was approved. I went through years of pain pills and trials and tribulations of all kinds, so I understand those who are in my shoes. after 1 week. Available at, Email communication, Eddie Vos, February 13, 2004 and posted at. Im already on BP meds but my hypertension is resistant. Anyone care to weigh inplease. The Weston A. One of these is the possibility of liver damage, which is why Crestor is not recommended for anyone with liver disease or a history of liver disease. I had a coronary triple bypass in 2003, and was placed on these meds. May be taken as a single dose daily, any time of the day, either with or without food. Some researchers believe that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant.2 This is the likely explanation for the fact that cholesterol levels tendto go up with age. One can have low LDLc and high LDLp. They have me on atorvastatin and tell me I have to take it for life just in case. Do you have references for too low total cholesterol numbers I can use when communicating to prescribers? Langsjoen PH. I cholesterol levels has been as low as 117 total. As much as I do not want to go on a statin, I am now on atorvaststin 20mg, plus zetia (did 6 month trial,of zetia alone first) and my LDLp number is now 1020 down from a high of 2500. Every doctor since then has argued with me about taking a statin.
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