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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 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
How long were you on this statin? How old are you? What are your lipid numbers?...
How long were you on this statin? ... Did your doctor prescribe an alternative ... statin with different side effects?
I ended up subscribing to The Atlantic (which I’ve always considered doing) just so I could...
at least for the muscle pain from statins ... acknowledge that a powerful medication that alters ... Until he was put on the statin, he had ... him as “statin intolerant,” but if ... We will never know if the statin was
I dont know if this helps you any, but I designed cardiac imaging systems for NASA...
conservative methods have been the use of statins ... As for statins, there are a lot of great ... alternative medications available now
Can we start a conversation about statin use and side effects affecting the pancreas, liver and...
Can we start a conversation about statin ... Stopped taking the statin and pancreatitis ... Not everyoe can take statins. ... instead of physicians prescribing statins ... Why can't alternatives be recommended
Support Group: Pancreatic Disorders
Posted: Mar 9, 2023
Hello @09med02 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Other members have been discussion statins and neuropathy...
Other members have been discussion statins ... discussion which you can find here: - Statin ... What are some alternatives? ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/discontinuation-of-statin
Hello @deltron1, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that you have neuropathy symptoms after you...
. -- Statin discontinued due to ... What are some alternatives? ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/discontinuation-of-statin
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 21, 2022
That's surprising. I though tit was part of the follow up blood test cardiologists do after...
cardiologists do after prescribing statins ... I would love to go off statins but my ... say that PCSK9 (injections) was an alternative ... to statin that would not cause muscle ... am hoping that between a low dose statin
Posted: Aug 29, 2022
I am really sorry about your husband diagnosis. Statin lowers cholesterol that our brains need to...
Statin lowers cholesterol that our brains ... Without statin, my husband cholesterol ... do research and ask many questions (alternative
Support Group: Parkinson's Disease
Posted: May 4, 2022
Hmm, I did not know about alternatives AFTER using statins. Yes, it is LDL. Thanks for...
Hmm, I did not know about alternatives ... AFTER using statins. ... hearsay was that once you started statins ... a public admonishment NOT to stop statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 11, 2022