Hi does anyone know if Lipitor for high cholesterol affect their B12 injection?
My GP took me off it for 2 weeks and also did a blood test for arthritis in the meantime. I have gone from managing on B12 injection 6 weekly to 2weekly in 9 months . Recently my hands swell at night time along with familiar tingling when I need my B12. Any feedback greatly appreciated
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Lipitor is a statin and a lot of statins have been reported to inhibit B12 - there appear to have been a significant number of reports of interactions reported in the US, though it isn't clear from the link below exactly what the nature of the interactions was
Statins also inhibit VitD - as cholesterol is needed to metabolise the suns rays on the skin into VitD. Taking a statin blocks this very important action in the body and LOW VitD leads to so many conditions - not least many cancers.
The new generation of Statins now include VitD - I wonder why ? Dr Myhill mentions the only positive effect of a statin is - it's similarity to VitD in that it lowers inflammation. As we all know from Dr Kendrick - the true cause of heart disease is - inflammation
Thanks for reply & link Gambit62. . That's interesting re: a lot of statins affecting B12. hopefully GP has a solution next week as cholesterol issue is genetic & I practice a low fat diet & excercise already. thanks again.
For sure. If you are taking lipitor or any of those statins (and there are other medications that destroy Vit B) then you would need to supplement your vitamin b12 by a method that bypasses the gut, such as by inserting a high potency B12 sublingual tab between cheek and tongue until it dissolves. Your doctor should be aware of how lipitor and other statins interfere with VitB absorption and you could show him alerts, but is it worth arguing with him/her?
I am awaiting blood test results for arthritis & hoping it's not that though my left foot is painful also since last Nov especially with impact ( jogging or dancing which I was doing to help with high cholesterol... can't win)
But thanks for info on ferritin good to know if it is arthritis & not the statin.
if you wish to discuss this further then suggest you start a new thrread. I researched statins a few years ago and no longer have the links that I used at the time.
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