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- Following is a link to a popular web page called "Stopped Our Statins" This group is very informative and contains valuable links to articles explaining statins and their side effects. If you have taken a statin for high cholesterol and got burned....
- Interested in hearing more from others that are taking statins and experiencing side effects?Here is another great website for consumer to consumer reports on people's experiences with drugs.http://www.askapatient.com/
- I am writing this thread for Meadow, and all of those who have unusually high cholesterol. There is always a reason, and the connection between thyroid and cholesterol is a proven fact.Below is a links to an easy to read article that backs up what I...
- For those of you who take statins, or are considering statins, you may be interested in what Dr. Graveline has to say about these drugs.Dr. Graveline is a retired physician and Astronaut. He took Lipitor and suffered TGA's (Amnesia) from the...
- The CDC reports that half of heart attacks occur in people with low to normal cholesterol levels. A physician on WebMD confirms this, and we have heard from Daily Strength Dr. O also citing this statistic, as well as many others. This appears to be...
- Ever wanted to hear directly from others taking Lipitor and what their experience is with side effects from this drug? Now you can. In the following link there are over 1,000 brief reports from everyday people just like you and me, who have taken...
- NNT scores on drugs are important. Important to everyone. Yet few of us know what they are or have ever heard of an NNT score.They are an excellent way to calculate the RISK / REWARD equation. This will help you, the consumer, make an informed...
- It is estimated that there are about 6 million undiagnosed Americans with low thyroid function. Hypothyroidism sets in gradually over the years, and most people attribute the symptoms to aging, and never seek medical help. Low thyroid function can...
- Statins were discovered by Japanese biologist Akira Endo. He was looking for a fungus that would inhibit the enzyme our liver uses to make cholesterol.He was successful. Red rice yeast is the fungus that was the first statin, and is sold under...
- Why do so many people take statins? The answer is market share. With so many statin drugs competing for your wallet, it is vital to maintain and expand market share. Thats what all this is really about. The drug company's goal is to get as many...
- During the human trials on Crestor, seven people experienced muscle breakdown. One of those seven people was a 39 year old American woman who was killed by Crestor while taking a 20 mg dosage.This is why the FDA limited Crestor to 40mg, instead of ...
- I just wanted to take a moment to share about a young man (21 years of age) who lost his life to cholesterol lowering.Mark was one of my classmates back in the early 80's. He walked with a cane but I did not know why. One day Mark fell over in class...
- Some people taking statins complain of sexual dysfunction. There is a biological reason for this as statins inhibit the production of LDL cholesterol. I found this really easy to understand color steroid hormone cascade and want to share it with...
- This is a mind boggler. If you were to graph cardiovascular disease rates in the united states, you would see a sharp rise around the 1920's with a steep climb untill the 1960's when cardiovascular disease peaks, then it begins a long slow gradual...