ABC Australia Exposed Statin Drug Scam & Pharmaceutical Criminal Activity!

kel397 said:
Gee guys - I don't know - I've read a lot of opposite opinion that says be very careful about dropping your cholesterol medicine!
I wouldnt be surprised though if doctors were in cahoots with pharmacies etc. Ive tried before to get current affairs TV to look into the PBS scheme here in Australia as I sure would like to know what the chemists are paying for the medicines on it compared with what Im paying - Ive never met or heard of a poor chemist and that's what puts me onto it. I'd also like to know what the link is between doctors and specialists as Im sure there are kickbacks there...
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Yes dropping my medicine is not something I'm prepared to do. I would really like to know if taking the COQ10 is really necessary, so many conflicting opinions, (as always).

 

When I saw my doctor recently she asked if I needed any scripts and mentioned Lipitor.......
I told her I had plenty as I've cut down on them and only take 1 twice a week or less as I wanted
to see what my next blood test results showed....I never told her about taking COQ10 which I've now
finished as of last week....
She didn't seem too phased and just told me to have the tests done this month......
I'll post results after they're done.:cool:
 
Good luck Casper, kudos you're cutting down, and doing it safely with doctor's knowledge. :cool1:
 

Casper said:
When I saw my doctor recently she asked if I needed any scripts and mentioned Lipitor.......
I told her I had plenty as I've cut down on them and only take 1 twice a week or less as I wanted
to see what my next blood test results showed....I never told her about taking COQ10 which I've now
finished as of last week....
She didn't seem too phased and just told me to have the tests done this month......
I'll post results after they're done.:cool:
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That's interesting. I wonder how high your cholesterol level was before taking the tablets.?
 
I'll be going for my check in about 2 weeks too, after stopping the statins. My cholesterol level was fairly low before I started, and quite honestly I couldn't see the reason why I should take something that caused me other problems. This one will either confirm or deny that I have done the right thing. Yes, I do take CoQ10 on a daily basis.
 
I`ll be interested to see how you go too Casper.. my husband has been on statins for over 20 yrs and last year the doc
made the dose lower 40mg a day as he was taking 80mg and had bad aches in his legs and joints.. since going down to 40mg he has had no pain.. takes the CoQ10 and last readings was with the CoQ10 lower than it had ever been in the 20yrs also with the lower Lipitor doses.. so the CoQ10 must be working other wise the cholesterol wouldn`t have gone down so far.. his is around 3 now which the doc is happy with.. as I know you have to have some cholesterol in your system.. lets know how you go .. with your blood tests..
 
I had my tests on Tuesday and as yet haven't had a call from my GP......
Usually, by now, if there was a problem, too high or whatever, I'd have heard from her.....
Hopefully I'm OK.....
Only taking my Lipitor once a week now.....very interesting.....:dunno:
 
Yes Di, mine is hereditary.
I have a close friend who was always overweight, ate all the sugary, pastry no no's, smoked, never exercised,
no high cholesterol, or blood pressure.:rolleyes:
She gave up the ciggies too late and for the past 3 years has been on oxygen 24/7 because of emphysema......:(
Like you say, luck of the draw, couldn't agree with you more.

 
My GP rang me a couple of weeks ago after having the tests and I thought, here we go, my levels have risen.
As it happened, she was ringing about another matter and I didn't think to mention it..
After I hung up I thought about the blood tests, as she would have had the results back, but had been on holidays and probably hadn't had time to check them.
I never bothered to ring and find out later as I thought if there was a drastic change I would have heard.
I'm still taking 1 a week which wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference I would think, so I'm thinking I may as well just stop taking them completely.:confused:
 


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