Understanding via my doctor is that statins have a chance of being helpful in reducing arterial plaques if started at a fairly low age and used consistently. Starting statins in late middle age or thereafter is good for drug companies.
Just as the Clintons taught us how skillful liars use words to hide in plain sight, the political games over hydroxychloraquine show us how easy it is to design “studies” that look at anything but the correct way to use meds. Studies of statins started in the elderly will be “no measurable effect” every time. We’d have to review the design of every study to know if this 30+ study roundup has validity.
Doctor prescribed me Atorvastatin. I call it Anna Torv Statin. I don’t take it, makes my liver hurt.
Two docs wanted me to take these and I declined. My new doc said he would not insist because studies have shown no increase in life span. Happy I never started them.
I think there are other big pharma solutions in search of a problem.
I’ve had high BP, LDL and Trig. Type A personality in IT industry, traveled, ate poorly, yada yada yada.
Late 90s, I took a job relo, new PCP. Dr said if I continue down my current lifestyle I’m going to be putting a heart Dr’s kid thru college due to all the problems I’m going to incur.
Started Atorvastatin - generic LIPITOR, LDL (bad Chol) started coming down, HDL (good Chol) didn’t increase. HDL continues to remain under 40mg/gl. Trigs and BP started to move down also over 3-4 years ending in normal range. Started eating better, lost some weight, moved into job with minimal travel.
Then in 2017, I started getting exhausted. Walking 50ft would wear me out. Dr. cut off of Atorvastatin within days I felt great again. So I went 6 months, using diet and additional exercise, no statin. This failed miserably. LDL, Trigs shot up, LDL up 110%. We moved the dosage around for 18 months. Still wore me out. On my own I stopped taking Ultra DHA and Vit D. Energy returned, then again on my own, I started to increase my Atorvastatin dosage back to where it was. At next annual, LDL, trig returned to normal range, HDL was still below normal.
In summary, one of the 2 OTCs started after 25+ years of interacting negatively with Atorvastatin. As the article stated, LDL adds build up on your blood vessels, as it did mine, High BP. Statin lowered LDL and lowered BP. Wished it worked for everyone that way. Glad it did for me.
His cholesterol is 183.
He is 80 years old, normal weight, on no perception medication.
His choice what he does of course but I lean toward suggesting he tells them no.
Long term statin use also has links to ALS.
I’ll pass.
I take Naicin to naturally lower my chlorestrol.
Stopped taking Aspirin since that puts holes in your veins. Chlorestrol is what fixes those holes and then builds and builds till you have a blockage.
Check NNT.COM this stands for necessary need to treat and every drug has an NNT score. Statins have an NNT score of 106 to 125. This means 106 to 125 people have to take that statin drug for 5 YEARS to prevent ONE HEART ATTACK!!!
Statins also give people diabetes too!
A meta analysis done in in Isreal found if you drink 8oz a day of pomegranite juice for 3 years you can reduce your blockage by 17%.
Do your own research as i have done and get yourself off the legal drug merry go round pushed by profit driven corrupt drug companies. They are killing people and getting away with it
I forgot to add 2 points. The Naicin i use is NON FLUSHING. This prevents hot flashes.
Aspirin causes holes in the veins of persons that are elderly like 60+ yrs old.