Heart & Blood Health Support Group

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...

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?

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...

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

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...

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...