Posted by rvanson on June 8, 2007, at 12:13:39
In reply to Re: Statins, posted by Abby Cunningham on June 7, 2007, at 8:44:41
> Fred,
> I don't believe in statins unless you already have cardiovascular disease; my cholesterol is over 200 but I am a woman and no history of cardiac disease in my family, eat healthy, normal weight, exercise, etc. plus my c-reactive protein is fine (a good marker for a woman to show risk of cardiovascular disease).....to me the dangers of statins outweigh any possible benefits........I know a man who died of liver failure from taking Lipitor and other people get permanent muscle damage and sometimes loss of memory.
>
> Have you read "Overdosed America"? I highly recommend it. Here is Dr. Abramson's website with link to article on statins:
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> http://www.overdosedamerica.com/2005/10/pills-to-avoid-heart-attacks-hard-to.html
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> Abby
Thanks for your input, Abby, as well as the link.I too have no history of heart disease, no history of strokes, no high blood pressure, but its the lastest fad to hand this garbage out like candy, it would seem.
Once you tell the doc you are not going to ingest these statin poisons without any demonstratable need to do so, they usually get awfully upset, dont they ? :-D
I guess the makers of Lipitor wont be sending my former doctor on a free trip to the Bahamas at my expense! <bg>
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