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Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?
I have been using Lipitor since 2007 for lowering my cholesterol which is on the list of those medicines that are suspected to cause neuropathy. I am thinking of discontinuing this menace but before doing so want to check with those members who have discontinued using statin and what is their experience. What alternative methods have they since adopted for lowering their cholesterol .. diet, alternative medication, exercise or anything else ?
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I'm reorganizing all my files right now, and I can't find the chart where I kept track of all that. I think my total cholesterol went down to 200 (still a high number), but my good cholesterol went way up. The most dramatic was my very high triglycerides settled down well into normal territory. I've had no side effects. I took two 500 mg capsules 30 minutes before breakfast for a month, then one capsule daily. You can read comments on Amazon how other people take it. There is a very good book out written by Bowden and Sinatra (a nutritionist and a cardiologist) with the unfortunate title THE GREAT CHOLESTEROL MYTH. I call it unfortunate because it's sounds so sensational that some people don't take it seriously, but it cites hundreds of clinical studies that support their statements. There is a new edition out that includes all the bergamot studies. My doctors still test my cholesterol, but the only number I pay attention to is triglycerides. The studies they cite show that women should never take statins, and they are only helpful for middle-aged men who have had a heart attack.
From recent literature, Statins like Lipitor are known to increase blood glucose levels and may result in diabetes, not in all, but some people. This in turn may also add to neuropathy.
I'm sorry I meant how much did your numbers
How much did it help your players drone and did you have any side effects with it I take rosuvastatin and it's killing me right now my body
My cholesterol levels responded to Bergamot extract. My son who lives in Australia was put on it by his physician. It's an Italian citrus fruit, so I'm thinking it's effective because of its polyphenol content. But if you're taking any medications that say not to eat grapefruit, you shouldn't use this either. Its effect in increasing my good cholesterol was even more dramatic than my lower bad cholesterol numbers. It had the most stunning effect in lowering my triglycerides. Then I cut out white flour foods (pasta and bread) and red meat and my numbers got even better. Then I started walking for 20 minutes a day and they got better again. Right now I'm dealing with chemo-induced neuropathy, and I'm working my way through the long list of treatments that have been studied. It's been 18 months since I completed treatment. I'm still tingly with deadened feeling, but my fingers and toes no longer hurt to the touch, and my toenails that fell off have grown back.
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2 ReactionsI have peripheal neuropathy and i wonder if caused by statins terrible muscle pain in legs stiff feet and tingling all over body.. my dr wants me to try repatha but i am concerned about i8t after reading reviews.
Did you have any side effects muscle pain neuropathy as i have with livalo a statin
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.
My dr wants me to try repatha an injection instead of statin I’ve developed terrible peripheral neuropathy and nit sure if it’s the statin but the booster shot made it so much worse sorry I ever took it I have tingling and pins and needles throughout my body and numbness in feet I think vaccine caused it ir made it worse
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2 ReactionsWas very difficult to get Medicare/TFL to cover Repatha. Cardiologist worked hard, listing 20 years of trouble with oral statins.