Parkinson's Disease and Connection to Statin Drugs

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jaminhealth

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My guess is some of you here are on statins. I would never take them..so much damage recorded from these drugs.

I'm on another health group that has a large P.D. group and just reading from members talking about the connection to P.D. in themselves and their loved ones. Mentioning how these statins are drying out the brain. There is a lot of info for one to read up so I have not posted any links at this point.

Beware of these drugs and learn more about how valuable cholesterol is to our bodies.
 

Here is just one person's story re: P.D. and statins:

((((In 1990 at age 54 my mother was prescribed 10mg Lovastatin (Mevacor) for slightly elevtated cholesterol. She had no symptoms of heart disease, there is no familial hypercholesterolemia in her family. Her mother lived until age 92, her father until 79.

In 1991 my mother developed a tremor in her leg. In 1992 she was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. Her neurologist did not research the Lovastatin to see if it was fat soluble (lipophilic) which crosses the blood brain barrier and reduces cholesterol in the brain. The brain is 25 to 30% cholesterol. If you reduce cholesterol in the brain, the brain atrophies. In May 1995, Dr Thomas Muller a neurologist from Berlin, published a case study in The Annals of Neurology documenting two patients who took 20mg of Lovastatin which caused parkinson's disease in these patients. This is the same dosage that my mother took. Her neurologist either failed to read this study, or ignored it because he wanted to continue to prescribe my mother sinemet and other medications to receive fees from the pharmaceutical firms. He never told my mother to stop the Lovastatin and start a high ratio ketogenic diet to raise her LDL cholesterol levels, which may have undone the damage to her brain from the Lovastatin. I am looking for other patients that developed PD within 2.5 years of being prescribed a fat soluble statin (Zocor, Lipitor, Mevacor, etc). **))))
 
OTOH...my Father who'd never taken a drug in his life, had never had any serious illness..didn't even drink alcohol... ate 3 square meals a day wasn't overweight, was very fit and walked almost everywhere..

...Got Parkinsons' Disease!!!
 

hollydolly said:
OTOH...my Father who'd never taken a drug in his life, had never had any serious illness..didn't even drink alcohol... ate 3 square meals a day wasn't overweight, was very fit and walked almost everywhere..

...Got Parkinsons' Disease!!!
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There are stories and exceptions everywhere..My father drank, ate everything, didn't take many drugs and lived to 95, heart finally got too tired.

Regardless, these Statins are a danger.

http://www.statinnation.net/blog/20...s-implications-for-additional-adverse-effects
 
The other night there was a very brief segment on the news about statins. They said that doctor's are urged to increase the dosage for patients as the smaller dosages aren't effective enough to bring down cholesterol! Can anyone say "Big Pharma"???

My husband and I quit taking our statins several months ago. I just had my bloodwork done a month ago and my Total was 184, LDL 85, and HDL 73 :) I was pretty happy with that. No more statins for me! My husband has his bloodwork scheduled for Monday (19th). Hope his will be just as good.
 
Oh Big Pharma controls and for sure the minds who are willing to be controlled. Who don't do their own research and have a love affair with pharma and doctors.
 
I have refused statins for the past 10 years or so. I read a study that indicated an equal percentage of people with low cholesterol died of heart-related issues as those with high cholesterol. I'll try to find that again so I can link the article.

Also, my best friend has had Parkinson's for the past 15 years or so; she never took statins. Her Parkinson's has been pretty well controlled by medication so I don't believe "big pharma" is always a bad deal.
 
retiredtraveler said:
You realize this ridiculous blog states in the title that statins are a 'cause'. The article states a correlation. Not the same, and totally misleading article with no science behind it (at least nothing explained as to why there may be a correlation). Correlation is often confused with cause.
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There are many other info sites on the connection, correlation whatever you choose to call it...How P.D. all comes on, who knows but sounds like statins don't help it.

The ones who choose to continue on them is what pharma needs, as many are waking up and seeing thru the web of this class of drugs.
 
C'est Moi said:
I have refused statins for the past 10 years or so. I read a study that indicated an equal percentage of people with low cholesterol died of heart-related issues as those with high cholesterol. I'll try to find that again so I can link the article.

Also, my best friend has had Parkinson's for the past 15 years or so; she never took statins. Her Parkinson's has been pretty well controlled by medication so I don't believe "big pharma" is always a bad deal.
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No not always I guess, but my sister trusted the docs and their MS drugs as they kept telling her they would all slow down the progression of the MS, she's dead at 68...and a body full of those very very pricey drugs.
 
Here are some Choice comments from a friend on another health forum:

((((Cholesterol may be the biggest scam perpetrated on the American people.

Also after a brief search on Dr. Google I find it is all just one sided. No surprise there.

I have a real problem with the manufacturer of a drug setting the standard for that drug and so should
anyone else who has a brain.

First off what is high and who set that standard ????? Guess......

240 is normal now and always has been. Total Cholesterol. Below 200 and the body can't make certain hormones needed for health.

325 would be a point where the risk of Statins might be warranted. It would indicate a genetic issue. ))))
 
Very interesting.Post menopausal women actually ‘need’ some Cholesterol since their estrogen is diminished during menopause. Estrogen protects the heart also.

Did any of you read the comments below it.

A 91 year old women who was only 91 pounds who had been put on statin had zero cholesterol in her system. Zero!
The medication had removed all of it which is crazy dangerous. The brain especially needs it as well as the heart. The women went off of it and in 2016 celebrated her 100th birthday - statin free.

Wow!
 
jaminhealth said:
No not always I guess, but my sister trusted the docs and their MS drugs as they kept telling her they would all slow down the progression of the MS, she's dead at 68...and a body full of those very very pricey drugs.
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My friend with Parkinson's had shaking so badly that she couldn't drive or sign her name on a straight line. Medications have given her her life back. So don't paint big pharma with a broad "bad" brush, please. Even if Rx shortens her life, she has a much better QUALITY of life.
 
C'est Moi said:
My friend with Parkinson's had shaking so badly that she couldn't drive or sign her name on a straight line. Medications have given her her life back. So don't paint big pharma with a broad "bad" brush, please. Even if Rx shortens her life, she has a much better QUALITY of life.
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Ok, my sister went downhill so much with all the pharma drugs, she could no longer talk, had to be fed and propped up...all those drugs were slowing it all down????!!!!!

No broad brush just different brushes...
 
Why would you think Michael J Fox was taking Statins, I believe he was only in his 40's when he contracted PD... My father was in his 70's never took a drug in his life until he had a stroke caused by the PD..but never statins!!

I've never taken statins... my husband doesn't take statins..why do so many people take them BTW?...just interested..

My elder brother has had progressive MS for the last 30 years and he's now 72 ... ( I'm so sorry your sister died from it, far too young , but there's so many variations)... but due to the drugs my brother is still living a comfortable life...as did my mother in law who had MS from the age of 35 until she died in her late 60's,,, No statins there either...
 
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I think one has to be very careful when presenting info that we don’t frighten members who are taking prescription drugs that we don’t agree with. We don’t know all the information about these members and don’t want to discourage people from taking medication that could otherwise be saving their lives.
 
hollydolly said:
Why would you think Michael J Fox was taking Statins, I believe he was only in his 40's when he contracted PD... My father was in his 70's never took a drug in his life until he had a storke caused by the PD..but never statins!!

I've never taken statins... my husband doesn't take statins..why do so many people take them BTW?...just interested..

My elder brother has had progressive MS for the last 30 years and he's now 72 ... ( I'm so sorry your sister died from it, far too young , but there's so many variations)... but due to the drugs my brother is still living a comfortable life...as did my mother in law who had MS from the age of 35 until she died in her late 60's,,, No statins there either...
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Why do people take statins? Because the doctors and pharma have put the fear of cholesterol into their minds and telling them they need to get it lowered, so the drugs pushed. And then the side effects from all those drugs. People read all the info on the toxicity of drugs.

And then there is all the info that it's not cholesterol that is the reason for cardio issues.

If people are comfortable taking the statins they will continue...we are all adults.
 
When I think of my own parents who lived into their 90's and I'm 80 now, and I don't ever recall the word cholesterol back when I was growing up. I doubt my parents ever had labs for cholesterol even if they did them. We had a huge pharma explosion probably 30-40 yrs ago and I've often wondered what came first did they invent the drug first and then make a health issue to push the drug or the other way around, which came first.
 

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