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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 7:13am
@mari, I admit the photo does represent a geographical bias. I love the snow at Christmas....
You'll find most discussions about statins ... - Statin alternatives for coronary ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/statin-alternatives ... / - Supplements vs statins - which ... 2hBD5Zk - doctor said I have to take statin
Support Group: Just Want to Talk
Posted: Dec 24, 2016
For what it's worth, I had a terrible problem with statins. My current cardiologist and I...
worth, I had a terrible problem with statins ... So I wouldn't be surprised if statins ... There are a few newer non-statin, anti-cholesterol ... good experience with so there are statin ... alternatives.
Hi @ihatediabetes and @lesiel, welcome to Connect. According to this article from the American Diabetes Association...
American Diabetes Association the use of statins ... many people with diabetes and how statins ... Standards of Care Provide Guidelines for Statin ... what Connect members are saying about statins ... alternatives for coronary artery blockage
Posted: Oct 4, 2016
The literature is suggestive of a risk for those who are pre-diabetic and who have metabolic...
have metabolic syndrome if they take statins ... takes self-control and motivation to alter ... always run things like substantial alterations
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Nov 7 2:02pm
I have terrible side effects from statins, although my number went from 298 total to 196,...
I have terrible side effects from statins ... all the pain I had, I asked for a statin ... months, so now I'm looking at alternatives ... to be pain free as I am now without statins
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Nov 5 10:50am
I don’t blame you. We have to be our own advocates. Did you try asking about...
Did you try asking about a statin alternative ... can take now if you can’t tolerate statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 3 4:55am
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 8:28am
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 8:24am
My lp (a) is < 10. But my lp (b) is 141. So much to learn...
AND WILL STAY ON THIS STRICT LIFE ALTERING ... standard lipid panels and focused on statins ... I refuse to take statins.
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Sep 30 7:04am
Hi @cecelia19 ~ Well, I have not figured that out. Could be, or it could be...
3 b.pressure meds, thyroid, & statin ... that I notice much and doesn't alter
Discussion: What do I do now?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 5 2:57pm
First, a good-news article from NPR: Got muscle pain from statins? A cholesterol-lowering alternative might be...
from NPR: Got muscle pain from statins ... A cholesterol-lowering alternative might ... for people who can't tolerate statin ... entered the list of evidence-based alternatives ... to statins,"
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 14, 2023
Ive had heart scan and my ct score is 653.statins recommended. With baby aspirin. Will the...
heart scan and my ct score is 653.statins ... decrease with lower chloresterol and are statins ... the only alternatives
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 9, 2022
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