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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
It doesn't sound like any type of hepatitis in my opinion. I was in the same...
And as for the ANA staining pattern, ... for years my "anticentromere staining ... reported as an "anticentromere staining ... I had constipation, alternating with ... So it tends to alternate between constipation
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 7 1:17am
I have been on Repatha for 4 years. It helps. I am not seeing the tremendous...
I am statin intolerant so on Nexletol ... dropped to 34 on Repatha and low dose statin ... I am happy they have so many alternatives
Discussion: Repatha
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Oct 5, 2024
con123, Grouping all statins together probably isn't accurate. There are different chemistries - imo you should...
con123, Grouping all statins together ... different chemistries - imo you should try alternative ... statins, then and only then, injectables
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Aug 20, 2024