What about side effects? I know people who had muscle soreness that preceeds muscle destruction and had to stop taking statins. I understand there are some digestive side effects, as well.
This is reminding me of the old aggressive guidelines for HRT.
With this large a sample, what will the downside be in 5 years or so?
They shove the liver to a new risk level. Enzymes have to be monitored on a regular basis.
Have you seen the new commercials on blood pressure? Looks like they want any one above 120/80 on BP meds...even children.
My husband was put on Lipitor and a week later got the muscle aches and a really nasty rash that at first we thought was poison ivy (but wasn't). He's off it now and the aches are gone but the rash is slow going away.
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Don't be surprised by a sharp increase in liver disease within five years.
Statin users need Coenzyme Q10 supplementation. Merck knows this as they patented a combo product yet never moved forward with it.