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What statin (if any) have you taken long term?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: May 23 3:20pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
I moved your questions about taking statins here, @gerrieme, so you could talk to others discussing statins:
- What statin (if any) have you taken long term https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-statin-if-any-has-worked-best-for-you-as-far-as-side-effects/
Hoping members such as @eclary84 @gerrycf @cntrlcoastgirl @emo and others can share their experience and research on whether statins will help in your case with carotid blockage 50%, left artery 70% right artery.
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Statins, as we know, lower your bad cholesterol so that more plaque does not accumulate. Without that, 50% becomes 70% becomes 90%, and then you need a stent at best and bypass surgery at worst. Statins also calcify any soft plaque, which is good because soft plaque is the kind that can rupture and cause a blood clot.
Once you have cardiovascular disease, it must be treated. Medication is the easiest way and often the only way apart from actual surgery.