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I have been on statins 25yrs

I took my self off them a year ago

And got my cholestrol down my self

With plant sterols q-10 and fruit and veg

I tick every box for side effects

That all stopped within days of coming off statins

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BAUS profile image
BAUS

well done, I have been taking plant sterols as a supplement ... but I didnt see that much of a decrease in cholesterol levels... it was 7.4 now its 6.7 but my tryglecerides are now within normal range (1.7) so Im happy about that .. I think my problem is a low HDL and a higher than average LDL which Im finding hard to change ... CoQ10 gave me palpitations and insomnia so I stopped taking it.

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Nannyval in reply toBAUS

When the World Heath Organisation top man said they know enough about statins to take them off the market once and for all does it for me.

Could he put his name to that if it wasn't true

There is lots of things to help bring your cholestrol down

Just found Betavivo Holland &Barrett

It claims to draw the cholestrol out of your blood and out of you body

Can't find any bad write up about it.

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Nannyval in reply toBAUS

I think your right have had the same side effects just had test it's now gone from 8.7 to 6.7 .

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Titan50

Well done, nice to know you are feeling better. I had some awful side effects and that was only taking them for a few months, am going to try as much as possible to not have to take any.

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Nannyval in reply toTitan50

There is so much stuff in the Heath shops better than statin

Stay off of them

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claudissimo in reply toNannyval

I agree

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Nannyval in reply toTitan50

Try Betvivo proven to lower cholestrol Holland & Barrat look it up

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Nannyval in reply toTitan50

Hi Titan50 yesterday at hospital appointment I was told I'm going on Injection !!! Read up on it it can cause cancer Evelocumap has ANY ONE BEEN OFFER IT At the moment lm on 1a week Rosuvastin And 2 a week Ezetimibe Not to be taken Same day

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Nannyval in reply toNannyval

Spelt it wrong lol its Evolocumab injection x

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sandybrown in reply toNannyval

Please take a look at side effects before you start your injections.

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Nannyval in reply tosandybrown

I am not having the injection at any price they not tested them long enough anyway

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say-no-to-statins in reply toNannyval

look into natural cholesterol lowering , my dad is a wreck from side effects .Please be careful .

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Gardengnome1942

Good for you, I think you were very lucky too in that the side effects disappeared so fast. Why were you on them though - and for 25 years? I hadn't realised they had been available so long.

Personally I refused them when my dr offered me one last year. My cholesterol was 6.6 and ratio was 2.4. I read so much and decided that there is so much rubbish spoken about cholesterol when all the time we need it for our cells. I personally know of 3 people who have been seriously compromised with the things.

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Nannyval in reply toGardengnome1942

Your so right it's only the last few years the side effects started with me

Get them Betavivo Holland Barrett I'm on my my 3rd box they work and not read bad write ups

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CatPiggott in reply toNannyval

Betavivo- oat hearts... Cereal??

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Nannyval in reply toGardengnome1942

It's all about money my cholestrol was 11 when Bupa found it all them years ago we never had Goggle then and computers to check up and i was 56 yrs old it was 7.6 before I took myself off them a year ago now it's down

Lower than its ever been my dr seemed surprise

Saying your good cholestrol is very good now

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suki65

Same here can't take statins suffering  with muscle pain now 

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Nannyval in reply tosuki65

Yeah your right the musle pain is unbearable I couldnt walk without pain the miniut I stopped the pain went it's all about money now they know enough about the SIDE EFFECTS !!!!! 

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eraruc44

Good for you. Doctors are "paid" to prescribe statins. I excercise daily -cycling and drink olive oil and rapeseed oil.

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Nannyval

Get the Book The great Cholestrol Con ....Brilliaint

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Nannyval

I'm over the moon my Dr just phone me to tell me my Cholestrol is 5.5 I only been taking 1 Rostatins a week and 2 ezibie !!!! They have not done it 8 vitamins and flora proactive and any thing I finds out helps it's taken nearly since I was told it Was 11

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sandybrown in reply toNannyval

Please give more detail!

I only been taking 1 Rostatins a week and 2 ezibie.

8 vitamins and flora proactive

Thank you.

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Nannyval in reply tosandybrown

Mine has gone done using the same amount it's taken a few months they are very expensive rosustatin &Ezetimibe

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Nannyval in reply tosandybrown

Taking Ezetimibe again in 10Days my leg kept giving way when I walked I stopped them and I’m walking ok and them statins are the most expensive

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