Heart & Blood Health Support Group

This may be of use to others taking statin drugs. I had a 5-way CABG in Sep 2015. Shortly after that, my cardiologist prescribed atorvastatin,...

Ever since I started on Pravastatin I have had reflux that has got worse each time the strength is increased. Is this common, would a...

I am one of the folks with very high CAC score and have been on statins for 5 or 6 years. The doc wanted my...

I cycle M,W,F, about 28 - 38 mi. each day. It used to be over 50. The statin has kept my muscles sore for 10...

As a post CABG patient with continuing diastolic heart dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension, I was recently prescribed Ezetimibe to complement a statin, in order to...

I have begun to do research on this topic as I began taking statins for high cholesterol years ago. I have shortness of breath which...

Hello. My name is Eliott. Over the last 5 years, I’ve been suffering from hypercholesterolemia. As I am turning 25, my cholesterol levels seem to...

Hello. I am taking Metformin for pre-diabetes which has my blood sugar in normal levels and my cardiologist recommended me to start a statin because...

Just a bit of information I discovered last week. One of the side effects of taking "simvistatin" is temporary memory loss. It is the only...

Hi, I'm new to this discussion on heart and blood health. I just recently took my first Lipoprotein(a) test. Since heart disease runs on my...

Anyone think their Co-Q 10 may be causing insomnia, stomach pain, diarrhea, and/or fatigue? I have all these side effects, and still suffer from my...

Hello, I'm a 60 year old male that was put on a statin about 6 weeks ago and recently read that statins can deplete CoQ10....

I have HoCM and for a number of years, my cholesterol has been going up and up. My cardiologist wants to put me on Lipitor...

I had terrible side effects with statins (any statin, any dosage). For about 30 years my doctors have pushed statins andI have resisted. Finally I...

My husband got a stent 13 months ago and we thought he could go off of Rovustatin finally. Having an appointment (follow up) with his...

Hello. On 10/25/22 i had a cholesterol panel done. My total cholesterol was 315, LDL 215. LabCorp suggested Familial Hypercholesterolemia and my primary care provider...

I had my CAC done and my result is 396. My cholesterol is on the high end of normal. Do I really need a statin?

I have always had low AST and ALT until my heart attack. Could the cause be the Addition of Lipitor or another statin. Going to...

I've had a history of borderline cholesterol. Age about 50 and generally active life style with activities like brisk walking, Tennis (2-3 times week). Weekly...

I was recently started on statins due to an increased cardiac risk. My understanding was that statins are used primarily to lower LDL cholesterol levels...