Anyone else have GI issues from cholesterol meds?

Those are both very interesting perspectives. I would love to ignore it but strokes run in my family.

Hi,
I had 15 TIA's last year over 3 days and threw away the blood thinners after reacting to them. Still here and kicking, no more stroke problems, so far. I have high glucose levels, excessively high blood pressure and the cholesterol is elevated, none of which are controlled as I react to everything I've been prescribed. With just 2 options left for diabetes, one of which I started yesterday and am already having problems. I've been promised a stroke for many years but am still waiting!
You are right to be concerned, I was initially but as time has slipped by I have gotten past worrying about it, but I do take measures to help my situation, despite there being no more medications available to me. Frankly you'd have to be stupid not to heed the warnings by doing nothing.
Cheers

Geez, @cheyne. You are getting run through the wringer. I found it helpful when one doc frame it up for me…there are 3 responses to meds:
* a net negative when the side effects are worse than what we are trying to improve - don’t want it!
* a net positive when what we are trying to improve outweighs the side effects - want it!
* a net neutral when side effects are not desireable but help what we are trying to improve - tough call!

Does this sound like your choices? How do your doctors approach it?

I am looking forward to hearing how this week goes for @jacquejwal .

I read several books about cholesterol and they were most eye-opening. 50% of people who died from heart disease have low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the issue. Inflammation is the problem. Cholesterol does line your arteries to combat the inflammation, but you need to get the inflammation at its source. Statins are deadly. They put my husband on some about 15 years ago and he immediately started having all kinds of issues. That’s why I got the books and read about it and we had him taken off the statins and he never had any issue with his cholesterol, bothering him for the rest of his life. Have you tried changing the fats in your diet to good fats rather than bad? My husband ate a really healthy diet and we always used olive oil and coconut oil and we did not eat meat. My cholesterol is always elevated and I ignore it. It’s not terribly high, but after reading those books and I’m sorry I can’t remember the author’s names - one of them was called The Cholesterol Myth, it’s not the thing I worry about the most. I hope this is helpful. Modern medicine stinks in my opinion. It’s all about money and they make a fortune on those statins. You need to get to the bottom of your inflammation. That’s what causes most illness anyway. Good luck to you! P. S. Even stress can cause inflammation, so if the statins are making you sick, and you can’t eat properly, that’s probably making you sicker than the cholesterol!

Hi,
Four AM and right now it is more like gross negative for me. You think I would learn not to try new medications by now, but the urge for treatment out strips the the need to be comfortable. Trialing a new insulin, for me, currently, 36 hours of intense migraine, Tramadol hasn't put a dent in it. Woke this morning with the migraine continuing, shaking, joint pain, vertigo kicking off yet again and unusually feeling quite nauseated. Not something I usually get regardless of the medication taken. BP hit 186/117 and not sure if it is a reaction to the insulin or not, glucose level has dropped. Lord knows what will happen if I get to increase the dosage past this initial starter dose. Day three and ready to throw in the towel, but I have to resist that urge and give it a fair go. I resisted researching the known side effects in order not to influence the outcome, now after doing due diligence discover the known side effects are exactly the effects I have been getting with all previous medications trialed. I guess yet again I will be labelled psychotic!
Cheers

@cheyne A “gross negative” sounds like the worst of the worst. Who told you to take this new insulin, and are you talking to them about the problems you are having? You really need someone walking through this with you. Do they know about the other medication you are taking along with it?

So true!
My cardiologist and PCP tried to put me on statins, I refused, being a nurse I knew. They did a calcium scan and my vessels are clear!
I am also on a low carb Mediterranean diet using only good olive pil and avocado oil.
Weight is dropping and my gut is healthy☺️