Statins and non statins!
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:26 pm
I came off off the statins I was prescribed as the side effects for me were intolerable. Doc said give it a rest and see how the cholesterol goes. That was a few weeks back and I will be having a lipids test end of October.
There are for and against with these statins and quite frankly I treat them with caution. The media especially the Daily Mail from time to time give reports on various drugs and I feel its wise for me to note the contents. Some experts say these reports cause scares. I am 65 and diabetic 2 on medication (no side effects)and have raised BP. and my BP pills played me up and after six months on Losartan gave them up as I was like a zombie and could not function daily and on the docs suggestion and he did offer me another tablet but understood when I said I decline for the time being.
I either read or heard that there is some thought that when one reaches a certain age is it really neccessary to keep taking the cholesterol pills and feeling so ill with the possible side effects? The big drug companies push the GP's with targets and set "numbers" for cholesterol and these numbers move up and down according to the companies dictates.
If one has certain conditions and need medications then it's wise to keep them going but just be wary and ask the GP advice and don't be fobbed off and put under pressure as I feel it's our bodies they experiment with. But a good balance is needed between heeding advice re medication and not taking it over the long-term.
Toolip2
There are for and against with these statins and quite frankly I treat them with caution. The media especially the Daily Mail from time to time give reports on various drugs and I feel its wise for me to note the contents. Some experts say these reports cause scares. I am 65 and diabetic 2 on medication (no side effects)and have raised BP. and my BP pills played me up and after six months on Losartan gave them up as I was like a zombie and could not function daily and on the docs suggestion and he did offer me another tablet but understood when I said I decline for the time being.
I either read or heard that there is some thought that when one reaches a certain age is it really neccessary to keep taking the cholesterol pills and feeling so ill with the possible side effects? The big drug companies push the GP's with targets and set "numbers" for cholesterol and these numbers move up and down according to the companies dictates.
If one has certain conditions and need medications then it's wise to keep them going but just be wary and ask the GP advice and don't be fobbed off and put under pressure as I feel it's our bodies they experiment with. But a good balance is needed between heeding advice re medication and not taking it over the long-term.
Toolip2