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Statin Intolerance: What did you do?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Apr 28 9:14am | Replies (110)
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@emo

Sounds like you’ve been doing great with your exercise and making adjustments to your diet.

My dad was in a similar situation—his cholesterol was normal but triglycerides were high. We learned that the “guidance” is if your numbers hit a certain amount, they’re medically supposed to recommend a statin to lower risk. He didn’t fare well on statins either, yet doctors keep saying, “statins, statins, statins,” just because of the formal “guidance.” I think it has to do with Medicare or federal guidelines.

He does a fiber supplement daily and we tried plant sterols (Cholesto-pure by Pure Encapsulations).

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Mar 25 7:24am

Actually, emo, statins are prescribed because of a lot of research - nothing to do with Medicare or federal guidelines, but they are supported by hundreds of thousands of medical professionals.

Here's a quick Mayo summary. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statins/art-20045772

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jeridenn | @jeridenn | Mar 25 12:05pm

In reply to @emo, @hopeful33250, @rochelle369, and @mayoconnectuser1.
I do eat lots of fruits and vegies daily via salads and green vegs with lunch and dinner, snacking on celery in between. I don't eat refined carbs regularly, but break over to having a few crackers now and the, usually gluten free made with almond flour. I've been on a special diet protocol since Jan 2023 to reduce inflammation in my body and lose weight, which was successful, and I've continued to follow the diet but am adding raw nuts, whole grains, and fruits like red and green apples, bananas, berries, melons, citrus, avocados, etc. into my diet along with more wild-caught fish.

I have not taken any statins since the three I tried caused a multitude of side effects making it impossible to function at all. I am checking with my heart doctor about the Cholesto-pure. That may be a possibility to investigate.

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