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I'm working on lowering my cholesterol and I'm wondering if any of you are using cholesterol medicines like statins. Just wondering how it affects your strength/training if at all.
Started by kevsworld on
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Clinical studies PCL was compared to statin drugs and did as well, or much better that the statins clinical studies PCL was compared to statin drugs and did as well, or much better that the statins the minimum), LDL is too....
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Now they want everyone to take them without weighing up the side affects
statins
[ No thakns To Statins 2
Started by finerty on
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by 8 people.
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Another article just like me when i take them i have these problems when i have taken statins
side effects of statins Perhaps a point to consider, is if you are prescribed satins, and you have side effects (possible with any drugs or ....
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It's been 2 years and 1 month since I stopped taking lovastatin. I took it for 33 days, during which time I went from an athlete to being nearly crippled.
I have since learned a lot about these drugs.
Statins seem to benefit some people. Those who have...
Started by pops on
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by 2 people.
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Gratifyingly, I seeI too am now two....
Some of my payback to medical system that pushes statins is to assist in getting as many folks as I can off statins and back to health.
That BS that cholesterol is a "big baddie".
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"Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because they reduce the risk of a heart attack even in healthy people, a study has found."
And may increase the risk of dementia other studies have found!
Woke up to the horror of this suggestion in...
Started by Adorabella on
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by 11 people.
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Statins were suggested to me for high cholesterol, but I refusedOriginally Posted by Adorabella....
I think it might in anyones back to take any drug .
Pressure and cholesterol levels normal, I don't plan on taking any statins.
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Remember Nights without Statins? This is an update and I do beg you all to read it and understand what I am saying: Please to ALL: I am a medical professional, I work in hospitals and I have over 30 years experience. I have been to med school and I know...
Started by By Sandyzk12 on
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by 14 people.
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It's been my experience that many people and they don't look at the bigger... .
A doctor at UCSF sent me statins was deserved and how much was spin by big pharma.
!!!! nannywiz Reply Hello, I saw you post and can't tolerate the statins either.
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Statins 'benefit healthy people'
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
The study of...
Started by NewsDude on
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by 1 people.
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Just received my cholesterol exams and they turned out to be terrible news!! 270 total cholesterol... OMG!!! Ups.. Then I figured out that I needed a diet and exercise program and began this one.. Hope to have a lot of support from you all..
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I don't eat even my daily allounce of colosterol, but I do diet and, if it does not work, then I´ll ... .
My doctor said that because my good & bad are both high, I work out parents about their cholesterol levels.
I have horrible cholesterol.
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I have gone off the Statin because of extreme leg pain and fatigue. Last month I started the Atkins diet and have lost about 12 lbs. Since having discontinued the medication in (I believe it was) May of this year, I have been reluctant to ask for a blood...
Started by Gigi39 on
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by 7 people.
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Two weeks agoMy results are in, cholesterol....
Still doing statins and all the rest.
But then a good friend of mine has been taking statins and has had no health problems at all and her cholesterol was 185 with better HDL, LDL.
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So I got more information today from my doc about my high cholesterol (posted a vent yesterday). She said to get at least 1000mg of fish oil and 500mg of niacin a day. Right now I'm taking 2800mg fish oil and 50mg of niacin, so I can up the latter. She...
Started by pennypie07 on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thenest):
I've got high cholesterol ....
I work in public health, so it's a bit difficult for me to completely ignore it.
Here are links writing on the topic.
WWGF is more succinct though) and do a great job explaining carbs/cholesterol/fats.
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Nann Bell had posted:
And Loujean replied on 08-28-08:
Are doctors minimizing side effects of statins?
UCSD researcher's report suggests some downplayed
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Doctors who prescribe an increasingly popular family of drugs...
Started by califchief@fidotel.com on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
The potential effects of statins have apparently some statins, they made me awfully....
Sending this to my brother and sister, as we all are now
taking CoQ10 with our statins - brother be of interest
to look at some of those discussions.
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