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Statin Side-effects: Muscle pain and weakness
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 14 5:44am | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
If only we could get some clarity on the benefits vs. negative side effects of statins. Opinions are all over the place. Cardiologists seem to love them, even for people in their 30’s with normal blood test results for LDL. Of course, there are professionals who say they are overprescribed and unnecessary. I am guessing that the use of statins would be best limited to those who truly exhibit indications of compromised cardiac blood flow and those who have had mini strokes or prior heart attacks.
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If you have an experienced and trusted medical provider they are the best source for you on medical advice including statins. We are all different and with that everyone reactions to any medication can and usually is different. That is with any drug not just statins.
How did I go on statins? I had 5 shockes of my ICD/Pacemaker. When went to ER they took me to catherization lab. They found arteries partly clogged but blood flowing freely so did not put stents in.
My cardiologist put me on statin to help prevent further clogging of arteries. My LDL was cut in half. I was also asked to take fish oil for tryglecrides which also cut it almost in half.
So my journey to statin was to prevent any further clogging of arteries. Now I should say help prevent not prevent in my post here.
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It isn't true that all cardiologists love statins. Some do, some don't. There is a plethora of mounting evidence that many on statins should not be, or don't need to be. There are scads of bonafide cardiologists on YouTube claiming that statins do more harm than good in a great many cases. I think of some who are PhD....and...MDs, who have done a lot of research on their own and who disagree with statins. Dr. Suneel Dhand is an MD, Dr. Rob Cywes holds a PhD and is a pediatric surgeon (so an MD):
The last two are cardiologists: