I am not suggesting people shouldn’t use statins that obviously have issues they can’t resolve. However Statins are known to harm the liver, and how can they not over long term? Think about it, they are intentionally interfering with your liver’s normal function, that’s what they do.
Doctors have decided cholestorol is bad, so the biggest creator of cholestorol in the body is the liver, some peoples liver create more than others due to genetics.
Statins are naturally occurring drugs, you can get them from a variety of foods if you like as well. I know someone who dropped their numbers significantly by using flax seed oil.
They are however drugs, and in most pills synthetic versions of natural chemicals, which opens a whole other can of worms.
I’m not saying that people shouldn’t use statins that obviously need it and have tried everything else.. I am saying though, a lot of people I suspect are doing some long term damage to their livers without knowing it, because they aren’t willing to do the right things to begin with. Popping a pills a hell of a lot easier than changing ones lifestyle. Long term impact to the body however is not fully known.
You have doctors putting people on statins in their 30s... they have no way of knowing what effect that is going to have on their bodies over 20+ years.
I believe the thinking is that there is no change that is not reversible, as long as the enzymes don't become elevated.
Statins have been around for 20 years and are increadibly well studied. Liver problems happen in about 1/2 of 1%—a number that is matched by the placebo control group.
Flaxseed oil is as much of a drug as simvistatin—it just hasn’t been studied for safety and effect. I’m always amused by folks that will pop an untested herb or vitamin supplement, but reject a drug that has been scientifically demonstrated to be beneficial.