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You might be able to get a daily reminder on your cellphone. I use a iPhone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1222844/

Discussion: Every now and then I find myself forgetting to take my blood pressure

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 27 8:39am

And, therein is the problem. Unqualified folks questioning medical professionals, anti-statin, anti-medicine comments are common on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/721099/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 26, 2022

Repatha is a twice monthly injectable. My cardiologist just doubled my statin to 40 mg in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/200665/

Discussion: High Calcium Score and PCSK9

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 4, 2018

Just taking statins and not changing diet (lifestyle) is like putting a bandaid on something or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115770/

Discussion: Must you change your diet if statins are doing the job?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 1, 2024

There is article recently written and the author has taken three calcium scans in 20 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814112/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 19, 2023

I have been taking Lipitor 20mg since August 22, almost 2 years now. I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113105/

Discussion: What statin (if any) have you taken long term?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 28, 2024

I survived severe heart attack about 7 years back.Surgery to remove clot, kidney failure, 35 days...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/199004/

Discussion: Complications with Statins

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 9, 2018

rlh, Can you provide citations to and urls of, the research you mention regarding statin use?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822865/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

Hello, Dr. Rapp, I am also a medical doctor, and during a fellowship in 1986, we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/260406/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 5, 2019

Hi @pcspetpro, I’m not a medical professional, hence would not be able to diagnose or weigh...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/213325/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 5, 2018

Very reasonable inquiry. My response, very inexpert, is that a statin has three important properties: a....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237120/

Discussion: Medications to treat FMD

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 14 9:58pm

Cardiologists… BTDT, been there done that. If you are otherwise a healthy individual with no symptoms...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927698/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 10, 2023

You: '..Is there some other measure besides cholesterol that tells you "hey, lay off the pizza...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100413/

Discussion: Must you change your diet if statins are doing the job?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 6, 2024

I was on Crestor about 9 months due to extremely high cholesterol. I was 59 at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821945/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 6, 2023

I've spent the last year learning about functional medicine and food as medicine and knew I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647872/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Oct 24, 2021

It does come down to diet, been heavy on the carbs lately and sedentary due to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191222/

Discussion: How long did you take a statin before feeling side effects?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

Understood. If I don’t perform well on the nuc and stress test then he will increase...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843923/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

One of the side effects (thought to be good) from taking a statin is that it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1226257/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 31 11:50am

Did your doctor tell you to take CoQ10 when you got on statins? He/she should have....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169936/

Discussion: Does anyone take Zetia only for cholesterol?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 8, 2024

I HAVE HAD A TEST BY CATHERIZAION. ARTIE'S ARE FULL OF PLAQUE AND BECAUSE OF THE...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/89987/

Discussion: What are the best methods for removing plaque from the artery?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 27, 2016