Statins and muscle pain or weakness.

[Autumn822]

If this is true and my time on statins..has supported this..my question is...Isnt the heart a muscle? Wouldn't statins cause problems with the heart muscle as well ? If it affects the muscles in other areas of your body?

[sandybrown]

Very good question!

What type of muscles pain in the heart?

[Autumn822 in reply to sandybrown]

Just curious if statins cause muscle weakness..would it not weaken the heart muscle leading to all sorts of negative results?

[sandybrown in reply to Autumn822]

May be this can help:

"There are three types of muscles in the human body: cardiac, smooth and skeletal. Cardiac muscle makes up the wall of the heart and is responsible for the forceful contraction of the heart. Smooth muscles make up the walls of the intestine, the uterus, blood vessels, and internal muscles of the eye."

[Tbae]

Statins have proven to reduce risk of strokes and heart attacks.

Interesting have you seen on BBC latest research for over 75’s recommending to take them for risk reduction.

Not suggesting that applies, but interesting for me as I am in that age band.

[Tbae]

Absolutely no problem.

I am not a medic.

Do not wish to be contentious, but must say I have read some very unfair and unhelpful stuff that can be confusing to a non medic and certainly someone at 75 and does 15 hours and 35km per week on the road and in the gym.

I am more than happy and contented with my risk reduction decision and even more so since reading the latest report for over 75’s, just yesterday.

In fact have just increased from 10 to 20mg 2-3 months ago and to reduce my risk even further should be on the max dose 40 mg that I have resisted for a 10-15 years.

Must say having taken time to try and understand some of the info on here.

I wish you well with your choices and decisions.

We are all uniquely different with different needs.

[Tbae]

Major differences of course between the Male and female hearts 🤔

Watch Get Fit In 6mins.Canadian/ Australian medical collaboration video, on mitochondria renewal, VO2 max increase, menopausal

ladies, etc.

[Tbae]

You are very kind, thank you.

I never doubted that for one minute,neither your passion.

A medical report exists and can be read.

[Tbae]

I have taken on board advice on here,but I do not want to make it my lifes work.

I would rather run and go to the gym, and also if need be reduce my risk.

I have on my mothers side, 4 sisters, ages 102 and living, 100 and living, 96 deceased and 94 deceased.

They were and still are very mentally capable.Sharp as tacks.

Not making a connection with statins, but they did not get there medication free. 🤔

[Autumn822]

What i have found is. That studies show possible reduced risk for cardiac episodes among men and those who have already had an episode.

As for women..the studies seem to imply a increased risk of a cardiac episode, as well as a 70% increase risk of developing type 2 Diabetes. OUCH! Also the ladies i know who do take a stain..whom are in their 70s. Are and have been developing memory issues. Are now diabetics. If you read the patient advisory leaflet from the pharmacy..from the drug manufacturers precautions..it says it is not recommended for people 70 and over. That is what mine said as of November 2018. It was the very last item listed under precautions.

[Tbae in reply to Autumn822]

This latest report is 2019.

[Autumn822]

They have changed the wording a bit..as for over 70 individuals..I strongly urge everyone to read the side effects and the whole leaflet for that matter..Diabetes..is one of the things mentioned multiple times as well as memory loss and breathing difficulties..again i say...OUCH!

Take note this is for Lovostatin.

But they are all a out the same..The medical leaflets that is. Lovostatin supposedly has the least side effects!

google.com/search?q=lovasta...

[Tbae]

It is a difficult one Autumn822.

Good luck in arriving at your direction forward.🌟👏👏

I am comfortable with my decision, had a macro aneurysm 28 years ago, took up running at 74, best health decision ever, but if I want to keep on running I will reduce my risk with statins and clopigorel.

One hours running, seven hours of life.Medical research, huge study over generations, including all ages, lifestyle, genetics, etc.

[sos007 Ambassador]

I drew the same conclusion when I was on statins after my bypass surgery.

You are supposed to be given coQ10 as a supplement if you are placed on statins to help your muscles. I developed severe muscle pain in my left shoulder.

It is best to adopt a healthy diet (whole foods, plant-based, VERY low simple carbs - especially avoiding sugars and limiting alcohol to only a few glasses of red wine per week) and exercise regimen to address any cholesterol concerns instead of taking statins.

That's what I did and it resulted in my achieving an optimal weight and blood bio-markers thus negating the need for statins and any other drugs.

Half of all heart attacks and strokes occur to people with optimal LDL-C levels. Therefore controlling cholesterol doesn't assure you of low cardiovascular risk.

Blood clots are the principle cause of cardiac events so to ensure you keep the risk of them low, you must eat a diet high in green vegetables (such as spinach, kale, arugula, broccoli, swiss chard and dandelion greens).

One final important point - statin research has been done primarily on men, and there is very limited evidence on its efficacy for women.

Good luck.

[Blueflue]

After coronary bypass surgery in 1983 and then many years of Angina treatments I was advised by my GP to take statins when they were introduced into the UK. However, after many months I was getting increasing pains in my calf muscles until the pains were so severe that when playing golf or other exercise I had to sit down time and time again until the pains subsided. When I reported back to my GP He took me off the statins and remarked that exercising was far more important for my health than statins could ever be. I am now 86 years old and still playing some golf so I think the GP was correct in my case! Statins do not suit everybody

Blueflue