One of the methods of action from statins is reducing inflammation. That same action has been linked to why some drugs appear to give relief to the symptoms of covid though they are not antivirals.
On a personal note, I am on a stain for hereditary high cholesterol. When I had the vid, the only symptom was loss of smell.
They are going to make these impossible to get like other common drugs that have proven effected.
I had a very mild case of COVID last November. I am on statins AND blood pressure meds. I am 64, in pretty decent physical shape, but coronary by-pass surgery at the end of 2017 and type II diabetes. So I have plenty of known weaknesses to COVID. Could be something to that.
Combine it with Ivermectin and the HCQ/Zinc/Zpac, and you may have something. But it has to be given early, and based on risk factors.
I had TOTAL loss of smell for about a year after 4 sinus surgeries in 2008!. Couldn’t smell a damn thing!................
This is horrible development! Covid was supposed to kill off the Boomers so that the Social Security money could pay off the student debts! /h
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Yeah no thanks. Statins started eating my muscles. This reminds though, I should get grapefruit juice.
Another concern with statins is peripheral neuropathy damage over time. I took Lipitor(atorvastatin) almost 5 years and noticed my legs and feet getting progressively worse, burning so bad some days I had to stay out of work. As a test I eased off the Lipitor and noticed some slow improvement. The dead nerves will never recover but glad I caught it.
I was sad because the drug really had a positive effect but I just could not walk or stand some days. Side effects obviously don’t affect everyone the same but just something to watch for.
Me too... and the loss of smell was only for a few days and not severe. My wife had flu like symptoms and tested positive after interacting with her parents who . I couldnt smell my morning coffee for most of a week. I could smell some things.
Lipitor (Atorvastatin) and Lisinopril. I am on 20mg of both. You?
If Covid doesn’t kill you, statins will.
Why the concern over covid deaths? It is just a another flu, killing less than 0.1% healthy people. Just ignore the Chinese virus and get on with it.
Interesting.
Statins have terrible side effects for many people.
My ex-doctor damn near ruined me with zocor.
It took over three years for my feet and legs to fully recover.
Vitamin D3
Vitamin C
Zinc
Lovastatin
Lisinopril
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I doubt that this study means anything, it is worse than antidotal because it has a cover of legitimacy for people who believe things that are published.
Reading the wiki about corona virus they were discovered in the 60's. I'm pretty sure that is like saying Columbus discovered America - the science caught up with nature in that we were able to "see" this new part of nature.
Unless corona virus fell from outer space recently - they have co-evolved with humans (and other animals) and while their virulence may go in waves, the odds of a natural version causing a human extension event are very small (even a species jumper).
Bringing us to the hysteria of global governments about this particular version of corona virus. I'm going to go with it was known to be a human-altered version of a natural virus in January 2020. I'm going to conjecture that the very strong reaction from the Chinese government regarding quarantine was real. The reaction of other governments was in alignment with believing that this was a biological that was released and infecting the public.
I think that the ability of the disease to cause death in healthy individuals, as well as have long term health implications are over stated now in July of 2021. I think that whatever humans did to the original corona virus are going to fail (have failed) and the virus will become another common cold virus in circulation with many mutations and different types no worse than any other cold - which can be fatal.
What I'm trying to say, is that what is going on in the media is blatant manipulation of the public in an effort to control. Control to what end - I'm guessing to keep the established elite power structure.
Trump was very scary for lots of people who are in power and they don't want that ever again. Whatever levers, switches, and knobs they have available to manipulate they will. I'm thinking ~80% of the NSA, FBI, CIA (read Federal government culture) really did not like the Trump years.
We are part of a psychological war that our government is waging on us. As long as I have electricity, hot and cold running water, a full belly, I am not inclined to do anything about it.
Since most people on statins are elderly, we should conclude that less elderly died becuase they were on statins?
Well then I suppose if you are on these meds then you might have to start looking for an alternative.
I’m sure Fauci will come out and question their “efficacy” and the media will demand that they not be used.
There shall be no treatment other than the vaccines, everything else will continue to be labeled as snake oil.
(Only being slightly sarcastic.)
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The medical profession is trolling with these studies.
Where are the statins truthers when you need them?
How soon did your sense of smell come back?