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You might want to scan through the discussions on alternatives to statins - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=alternatives+to+statin. Not sure...
to scan through the discussions on alternatives ... to statins - https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... search=alternatives+to+statin. ... Not sure anyone can determine if the statin ... Have you talked to your doctor about alternative
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 11, 2025
Saw my PCP yesterday and she listened to my complaints about the atorvastatin. Of course, she...
been trying to convince me to take statins ... So she needed to find an alternative ... or I was just going to stop the statin ... No statin for about a week, then start
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: May 20 2:51pm
@conrand10 Interesting - I was treated for years with Losartan because the Metoprolol (which worked great...
Repatha for cholesterol (failed all statins ... whether there were any combination alternatives ... things get worse and we have to revisit alternatives
Posted: May 23 8:29am
I too am unable to take statins and was excited to find an alternative drug. But...
I too am unable to take statins and ... was excited to find an alternative drug ... the same side effects as I did with statins
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: May 25 2:54pm
@vball91 I have Raynaud’s phenomenon secondary in which you just have to wait to see what...
I was on a statin for 7 years and never ... Now I can’t take any statin. ... especially depression medications alter
@vaniag I experienced severe acute pancreatitus and was hospitalized for a week back in 2005. My...
and went looking for a more natural alternative ... that it could be hereditary and the alternatives ... to statins hadn't been available ... Statin drugs are derived synthetically ... Statin drug sensitivity confirmed.
@fairn I had my blood work tested for the HLA-b27 gene marker and tested negative. Prior...
reacts before, considering another alternative ... cholesterol and that I might then require a statin
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 2 4:40pm
@skd4953 Good for you! You can look on YouTube for information on Red Yeast Rice and...
information on Red Yeast Rice and Garlic as alternatives ... to statins (although my cardiologist ... tells me that Red Yeast Rice is a statin
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Apr 15 1:01pm
What you’re experiencing sounds like statin intolerance, and while statins are effective, alternatives you can ask...
What you’re experiencing sounds like statin ... intolerance, and while statins are ... effective, alternatives you can ask
Posted: Apr 28 11:09am
@dmmeyers62 that is a very large dose of gabapentin. No wonder you had side effects. I...
(I did the same thing with statins-- ... There are so many alternative medications
Discussion: Vertigo
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 24 2:15pm
@mayofeb2020 If subscribe to consumerlab, you may want to check their section on red yeast rice....
yeast rice is a "natural" alternative ... to statins, but the brand with the ... concentration should be treated the same as a statin ... I went off statins over a decade ago ... I don't have statin-induced neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 23 1:43pm
I was prescribed ezetimibe 10 mg to be taken with rosuvastatin 40 mg 1/2 tab daily...
cardiology team is considering an alternative ... I'm still taking the statin 1/2
Discussion: Zetia side effects
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: May 1 8:47am
He is saying that Polymyositis is initially treated with higher doses of prednisone. Polymyositis causes actual...
that your doctor is considering an alternative ... diagnosis along with alternatives to ... Statin-induced myopathy or corticosteroid-induced ... /www.healthline.com/health/what-is-statin-induced-myopathy-or-muscle-pain
@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, 2024