statins

[GreenGB]

Doc wants me to start statins and I’ve always been very reluctant due to a bad reaction but recently had a call from the Pharmacist for a review and she said I could take one statin once a week and it would still help, not everyday which is usual! Has anyone else been given this advice and is it a thing because this could potentially be life changing??

[KatyB]

I'm doing just that after having a bad reaction to statins. The doctor took me off them but after talking to my cousin who also could not tolerate statins, she started by taking one tablet a week. It worked for her and she is now taking them daily. So far, I've taken one tablet every Saturday and not experienced any problems.

[GreenGB in reply to KatyB]

Thanks that’s good to know👍🏼

[Batty1]

My mother and sister both take them and occasionally their cholesterol levels go to low or pains become too much they drop the dose to one or two pills a week instead of daily.

[GreenGB in reply to Batty1]

Thanks, very helpful 👍🏼

[Corrine1]

Would you mind letting me know which statin you take weekly?

[GreenGB in reply to Corrine1]

Yes certainly, I have to pick up from pharmacy first as haven’t started yet but will get back to you👍🏼 still very undecided as to wether I’ll start but pharmacist said even one a week would help. Never heard this info before!’

[Corrine1 in reply to GreenGB]

Thankyou, I took Atorvastin for a few weeks but it raised my blood sugar so I stopped. Apparently that is a proven side effect that a lot of people don't know about.

[basten in reply to Corrine1]

leaflet says can raise..i.prediabtic so gotta cut out lot things and havent started statins yet. she said muscle pain to stop and ive heard they cause same too lots ... u have heart murmur abd slight aortic stenosis..*cardio said another eco in 3 years but gp did i blood test and said somethings also shows heart issue so written to cardio for advice if need echo again..after non for years went and stupidly smoked 3 4 day on off and cardio had said please dont ..stopped niw but go for walk and still short breath ..

[basten in reply to Corrine1]

also I'm on a med for sleep and lesflet says take one at night but can cause insomnia..i ate a lot of biscuits cake crumles thata why prediabetic and probably higher bad hdl so stopping them..i dont eat bread and much fruit as have gastritis esophagtis.. most fruits too acidic ..how do i lower bad cholerestrol. i know no sugar stuff but what about carrots pots I think ill stop?

[sandybrown]

What are your lipid blood test numbers, QRISK score?

[sandybrown]

"Efficacy and tolerability of once-weekly rosuvastatin in patients with previous statin intolerance"

The link below give more information

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/217...