Heart & Blood Health Support Group

Hi there. I was diagnosed with pre diabetes few months ago and I am taking Metformin 500mg once a day. My blood sugar before Metformin...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...