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How can a person be diagnosed with Neuropathy if not Diabetic?
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@phyllisq
Since I had a triple CABG back in 2022 and have recently been diagnosed with Afib, I'm on 2 muscle killers: 80mg Lipitor and Eliquis.
Not really much of an option for me to quit either due to these conditions.
There are other alternatives to statins you may want to discuss with your doctor if only LDL is the issue. A strict diet can be effective if you're a saint.
Some people seem to have success with CoQ10 for statin side effects. Studies are mixed and mileage may vary, as they say.
I'm counting on CoQ, other supplements and exercise to slow the slide. So far so good.
Too bad there are no guarantees in this life.
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@newtoni48 i agree completely with the coQ10 suggestion. I believe that everyone who takes a statin should take coQ10.p, especially those with muscle complaints (which can be 20% of statin users). statins interfere with the body’s natural CoQ10 production. CoQ10 is vital for mitochondrial (the mitochondria is the energy producing area in a cell) function, especially in muscle. CoQ10 supplementation aims to restore these levels.
To my knowledge, there are no published data re benefits of all statin users taking CoQ10 but the published data re: use in patients with muscle symptoms is generally supported by the evidence.