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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, 2025
Hi Eek! I read excess B12 is elininated. Recently I was taking too much daily 1000mcg...
Are you taking STATINS. Stop. ... Taking some meds alter your B12 requirements
Discussion: B12 too high?
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Feb 1, 2025
@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, 2025
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, 2025
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
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
I was given lipitor after stent surgery at 80mgs which almost killed me and I had...
my cardiologist has taken me off of statins ... starting an injectable soon that is a non statin ... You should ask your doctor for this alternative ... Many people cannot tolerate statins
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
Hello @kishanvasekar, Thank you for taking the time to share your story, and for your participation...
When considering complementary or alternative ... There was insufficient evidence that statins ... – However, it endorsed the use of statins ... harm from low and moderate doses of statins ... ds=1&s=statins @kishanvasekar, there
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: May 9, 2018
I believe, like mariegroh, that meds are pushed on us when there sometimes is a better...
pressure to prescribe meds, particularly statins ... Statins make me almost disabled. ... little more time with you and offer alternates
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: May 14, 2024
Before there were statins for lipid issues there was niacin. It has been extensively studied and...
Before there were statins for lipid ... results over many decades; and, unlike statins ... within favorable ranges, something statins ... So, in sharp contrast with statins, ... There are alternatives that need a lot