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I told them both to get off the statins ASAP (not that they will--both think all dr's walk on water).

Your screen name reminded of a link they might be interested in then.

That is, if they'd take the word of a doctor who is also a former USAF Flight Surgeon, NASA Astronaut and scientist.

Dr. Duane Graveline the Space Doc has his very own personal story to tell on statins in general and Lipitor in particular.

BTW: My dad had been on statin's for a while, but after doing a lot of reading and seeing his day to day conditions for a while, took him off them. He's been on vitamin B, C (2 + grams a day), fish oil (1 gram) and 400mg of Co-Q10 as supplements. After his last blood work, the doctor remarked that his cholesterol levels were perfect (his words not mine), and his kidney doc is reporting a continuing downward trend in his creatine levels.

It should also be noted that with the exception of taking dad off the statins, the doc did prescribe the supplements. And as a disclaimer, run these issues by your own doctor, most reasonable doc's are willing to listen and consider, especially if you've done your own research. If not you might want to consider a second opinion if only for your own peace of mind and edification.

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!