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@anniehall56. I understand your overwhelming shock and dismay at your blood test results. We think we...
I was prescribed statins but couldn& ... I would not search for alternatives ... to taking a statin. ... Statins and the injectable anti cholesterol
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Feb 2, 2021
Thank you @johnbishop - I really appreciate the information. He has no knowledge of this subject...
surprised that I had to "find" the statin ... anyone has experience with these as alternatives ... to statins - or any other medications
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 5, 2021
PN and statin drugs? I had symptoms develop with "wearing socks" effect in feet and lower...
PN and statin drugs? ... insight on potential association of statin ... Any alternative medications for cholesterol
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 5, 2021
Hi @jragu, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @sueinmn and other...
one of the things I ran across was statin ... My PCP tried to put me on a statin but ... discussing with your doctor and learning of alternative ... Lipid-lowering drugs (statins) and peripheral ... with similar concerns/questions. -- Statins
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 11, 2021
Hello @dorothyp, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
back my doctor wanted to put me on statins ... I didn't want to take statins because ... suggestions or have you discussed alternatives ... to taking statins with your doctor?
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Sep 15, 2021
@mayofeb2020 You mention that your new doctor wanted you to confer with your GP about the...
you to confer with your GP about the statin ... endocrinologist is the one who prescribed the statin ... When I was going to my health club I alternated
Maybe the terms need to be defined. This paper is very helpful: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/complementary-alternative-or-integrative-health-whats-in-a-name Alternative medicine is...
Alternative medicine is the use ... valued from both conventional and alternative ... Another caveat: only some alternative ... supplements, which are often part of alternative ... grocery and drug stores, even in gas stations
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 14, 2021
Thank you for your reply. I don't have a cardiologist yet but I have had cath...
have read some studies that claim statin ... makes this Cologaurd seem like a great alternative
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jul 15, 2023
yes, I believe those breast cancer statistics are correct but keep in mind that those statistics...
quite high but I've always refused statins ... local pharmacy and a less expensive alternative
Discussion: Transdermal HRT
Posted: Jan 31 10:24am
Thank you for your post. I have the same concerns about statins. I’m not sure what...
I have the same concerns about statins ... cardiologist is happy for her not to go on a statin ... and none of the statins came up as being ... pressure as it could prompt them to alter
Thousands of people have complained of muscle pain, muscle weakness, neuropathy, fatigue and more subsequent to...
fatigue and more subsequent to taking a statin ... damage has occurred with lipophillic statins ... , I got fear-bullied into taking a statin ... were forced to choose between those alternatives ... Nadir Ali--who prescribes statins when
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Nov 11, 2023
There's been a lot reported lately about the use of bempedoic acid as an alternative to...
about the use of bempedoic acid as an alternative ... to statins. ... primary care doctor if you believe the statins
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 18, 2023
I too had PMR Pain for a few years before it increased to the point I...
I am now down to 10/11 mg on alternating ... I have been on a statin Med for 25 years ... The Dr took me off statin for a few ... Statin has been good for me.
Posted: Nov 5, 2021
@hopeful33250, Thank you for that suggestion and link. I will check it out and ask my...
sensitive to side effects from all the statins ... #39;s prescribed and prefer natural, alternative
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Mar 24 4:33pm
I have high LDL cholesterol and my doctor has prescribed several different statins for me, all...
doctor has prescribed several different statins ... I'm trying to find a natural alternative ... Any suggestions about natural alternatives
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Mar 22 11:35am
Some of what you are experiencing might be a generalized anxiety due to your new awareness...
It has been widely reported that statins ... feel I have any adverse reactions to statins ... ...offer you some remedial help or alternative ... go wrong, or gives you ideas about alternatives
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: Jan 17 3:23pm
Yes, that is my opinion. The JAMA meta study that came out in the spring of...
the relative reduction in the use of statins ... therefore I need to be looking at alternative ... methods to lower my risk other than statins
I was encouraged to get iron infusions by my hematologist/oncologist but declined them although I had...
hematologist/oncologist offered no alternative ... On my own, I started seeking alternatives ... inconvenient to take when away from home and stained
Posted: Jul 27, 2023