New Study To Test Statin-Parkinston's Link

Science Daily ^ | 1-18-2007 | SCI

[freespirited]

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol.

[AFreeBird]

Statin's [wiki.org]

[marlon]

"What are you really going to die of (statistically speaking)? Heart attack or stroke. Zocor works for me!"

No question that it works it just comes with incredible side effects. The CoQ-10 issue is completely resersable with supplementation. I figure, hmmm, heart faliure or take a supplement, pretty easy choice.

[Investment Biker]

Statins are:

Mevacor (generic lovastatinon walmarts $4 generic list)
Zocor (generic simvastatin)
Pravachol (generic pravastatin on Walmarts $4 generic list)
and Lipitor (no generic available)

All are FDA controlled drugs.

There are aslo non-statin cholesterol drugs that work on the intestinal absorption like Zetia.

[spacejunkie]

Thanks! I will def. check out his site.

[greyfoxx39]

I have never been able to take the statins, my body rejects them, and have just been waiting for the cholesterol craze to subside and something else take its place.

[spacejunkie]

right, thanks. I knew that, just didn't know if there was any naturally occurring statins like from a food or other drug source.

[marlon]

I've known about the coQ=10 deficiency issue related to Statins for a while but I just came across a research paper from a Dr that goes into great detail about it. He says this is going to be one of the biggest healthcare crisis to come down the pike ever. So many are on them and it's only a matter ofd time that people using them will have congestive heart failure, especially older folks.

My father is 81, has had a heart attack and quad bypass 20 years ago. He's been on Statin for quite a while now and recently his heart functions have been getting weaker. I happen to sell supplements (not plugging just saying) so for Christmas I gave him my Advanced COQ-10 formula after telling him about the report. I knew he'd never get around to buying them so the Christmas gift worked well. He just called me up yesterday as he was getting ready to go away for a week and asked if I could get him some more before he left as he wanted to make sure he didn't run out while away!

[gcruse]

Actually, I've read elsewhere that statins seem to lessen to occurrence of heart attacks.

[Gamecock]

And that is the ultimate goal for taking them.

[babygene]

My LDL was 120 and my doctor wanted me to go on lipitor. Told her to take a hike...

[Uncle Miltie]

"CoQ-10 issue is completely reversable with supplementation."

Are there naturally occuring sources? I suspect my varied diet includes whatever's necessary.

[Dysart]

Re: CO-Q10 There are small amounts in foods but it's made naturally by the body. As you age, it's production tends to decrease. Certain drugs(ie statins,beta blockers) inhibit synthesis of the precursor.

[muawiyah]

Statins are substances that reduce the production of cholesterol ~ more or less.

Just look them up at www.google.com. There's more information there than any human can deal with.

[null and void]

Only after yer dead and bloated...

[blam]

FYI: You told me once you took cholesterol lowering medicines.

[RightWhale]

No, it wasn't that. I was on prescription blood thinners. My blood is probably thick as tar now.

[MrLee]

I usew Red Rice Yeast. A natural statin. I take CoQ10 too. Now what to do?

[blam]

Interesting (somewhat) related article:

Coming To A Bad End: Lost Chromosome Tips Linked To Heart problems

[RightWhale]

Telomeres.
Learned about that from Michio Kaku. Those are the things on the ends of shoelaces, and on the ends of DNA, that keep the fibers from fraying.