Experiences with

Statins

Pay close attention to the discussion of statins. As he describes, these powerful drugs are approved only for the treatment of "hypercholesterolemia" - a made-up disease with no apparent real-world consequences.

I am now only on blood thinners and statins. Can't even do the park run on Saturday now it is so frustrating hobbling about!

The GP has told me that if I have the recommended bypass surgery it should mean the end to my medication Currently I am on beta-blockers, statins, nitrates, bloodthinners (Apixaban) and anti-coagulants (Clopidogrel) This followed what must have been a mild heart attack last July and a visit to A&E The

My blood pressure is normal and I am slightly underweight (I was a fairly ‘normal’ weight pre op) The pharmacist who gave me the results has advised that I should take statins to reduce my Q risk although she said my numbers are not extreme.

I have heard that Statins can cause muscle discomfort? I have started Cardiac re-hab and it is great, very re-assuring and helpful. I am new to this group and welcome your thoughts. Stay Healthy and Well everyone!

Hi I have high cholesterol (5.7) but am unable to take statins at the moment due to other drug conflict .Mostly my diet is high in fibre ,low in saturated fat ,low in processed sugar ,vegetarian or vegan with occasional fish & I am unable to eat most oily fish & seafood because of gout so have to avoid

I've been diagnosed with minor heart disease, I've been given aspirin, statins and beta blockers also a spray for pain, my problem is I also have anxiety which causes chest pain which mimics heart attack how am I supposed to know which is which pain I'm getting all worked up about it and its making my

Seems more peiple refuse to take them, than take them..What do you guys think?

I'm doing everything I can to get back on with my life but prior to the chest symptoms I'd been trying to ween myself off statins (taken for raised cholesterol) as I'm not a big fan of the many side effects. Anyway, as you can guess, I never managed to drop the statins in the end!

Needless to say once you look up the side-effects of statins (atorvastatin, crestor and others) there is an endless volume of information. Those from the medical community believe its the best drug for heart disease, while those who have taken it write about all of their side-effects.

Blood thinner, beta blockers, statins, aspirin and Ramipril and Lansoprazole. Doctor changed me to Ranitidine but no change. Have burning in my stomach, chest and mouth. It’s got so bad that I am having a camera down my throat on Monday( Can’t wait) Any help happily accepted

Hi all, My cholesterol level is slightly raised and I’m keen to see if I can reduce it without the need for statins through a few key healthy diet modifications and regular exercise, as well as the gentle introduction of the some cholesterol reducing foods, and regular INR monitoring.

Tried every statin on the market but on day 5 my muscles go stiff and I can’t walk properly so my GP did bloods on my muscles and said Statins are’nt for me. I worry constantly as my cholesterol bloods say i’m at 38.5% chance of heart attack or stroke.

HI, I took 6 doses of 5 mg simvastatin in December 16 I noted my muscles became stiff, so doctor changed it to 5 mgs rosuvastatin which I took for 12 weeks till April 17 The stiffness continued so I stopped it in April 17 however, despite stopping all statins since April 17 the stiffness has continued

Significant disease in left artery descending what was not Stented will be treated with tablets and lifestyle, diet e.t.c , male 54 non smoker since 2003 not really overweight as such 13. 7 stone 5ft 9inch already been on statins since 1997 after having a t.i.a what prompted me to stop smoking just waiting

I developed my RLS after taking statins for high cholesterol. The statins ruined the muscles in my legs and caused RLS. I stopped taking the statins, but the RLS remained and have had them for over 20 years. Has anyone gotten RLS after taking statins and having leg or other muscle problems.

I have to see if I improve and if I do then I will be put on lower dose off statins. Xx

I am also on Ezitimibe 10mg since last September as I was struggling the side effects of statins (Rosuvastatin). I also wonder if the combination of Ezitimibe and Aspirin could be the cause (Ezitimibe works by decreasing cholesterol absorption in the small intestine).

Anyway my GP got wind of the statins and told me to get back on them, guess what within two days my BP spiked at 161/107, first time it had been over 120/80 in a month. Also sore legs after exercise on statins. Question is, has anyone heard of an AKI due to overdosing of statins.

The risk is lowered especially among men with statin use before PCa diagnosis and in men who used statins at high-dose." -Patrick https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30652328 Prostate. 2019 Jan 16. doi: 10.1002/pros.23768.