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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
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
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
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
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
@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
@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
Thanks for your words of encouragement. You sound like you well know the feelings of sometimes...
center and all winter we’ve been alternating ... ’s almost always a game on some TV station
Support Group: Caregivers
Posted: Feb 23, 2019
Welcome @gzr7, My primary care doc wanted me to go on statins 5 or 6 years...
primary care doc wanted me to go on statins ... a few discussions and comments on statin ... alternatives. ... alternatives - https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... search=statin+alternatives+.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 28, 2024
This is going to be a mouth full, but please bare with me...in short, has anyone...
Ears – I always hear ringing or static ... My work-out has altered because I can
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 7 1:03pm
There is some data that statins are in some cases associated with the onset of PMR....
There is some data that statins are ... that if you need to be started on statins ... it will alter the course of your PMR
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: May 18 8:26am
I started on Lipitor 30 years ago. Had high LDL and low HDL, which is a...
from PMR I thought maybe it was the statin ... The prednisone alters a lot of things
Posted: Feb 14 11:30am
I think that is reasonable. You want your Holter, when it comes at about the 10-12...
If you are on meds that might alter ... would hope you have instructions to alter ... those, or any others except maybe a statin
Posted: Feb 15 12:58pm
I find it interesting that you have an ulcer, and diet doesn't seem to be contributing...
understood by medical science...yet Statins ... neuropathy (as does excess B6) Some alternatives ... are to discuss statin dose and form ... fat soluble v water soluble) versus alternatives
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 28, 2024
@jan64, I'm definitely not a poster child for good eating but I have been making head...
were always trying to get me to take statins ... My new PCP shared some statin alternative
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 17 3:48pm