New Cholesterol 'Guidelines' Promote Increased Statin 'Therapy'

SeaBreeze said:
The ugly side of statins, some of the side-effects. If they need to be used, it is recommended to do so only short-term. http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/th...t-the-research-of-cholesterol-lowering-drugs/
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So what is meant by short term? AND if your body is producing cholesterol on it's own.. Is there a way to tell your liver to just STOP IT?? THis is nonsense.. Some people HAVE to take statins.. which act directly on iotrogenic cholesterol production.. (this is why statins are taken at bedtime, as this is when the liver goes to work on cholesterol production) Niacin MAY be beneficial for reducing Triglycerides, but that's even disputed now. There is only so much you can do with diet.. SO... exactly what is it you suggest?
 
Fhs3 said:
Thanks SeaBreeze, forgot about headaches. You're right, the flush rattles some people but the flush free stuff seems to cause liver damage... I'll take the flush :}
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I don't understand the panic of the flush. Too many have such a tiny comfort zone they become their own worst enemy. Had someone take one of my mega B complex vitamins onetime assuming it was a multiple vitamin for starters and they went into such a panic they went to the doctors crying and lecturing me on that's dangerous blah blah blah and all they had to do was wait about 10 minutes and drink water.

I thought the rush or flush was part of how niacin works with blood pressure any way dilating the blood vessels. If nothing else it should allow for the better transport of nutrients.
 

I don't mind the flush that much WhatInThe, certainly tolerable if it will get rid of a headache...but there's an itching too that drives me crazy. But I don't panic, and know it will pass in ten minutes. Luckily I rarely get headaches. I take a B-50, never had any noticeable reactions to it.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I don't mind the flush that much WhatInThe, certainly tolerable if it will get rid of a headache...but there's an itching too that drives me crazy. But I don't panic, and know it will pass in ten minutes. Luckily I rarely get headaches. I take a B-50, never had any noticeable reactions to it.
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I found out about niacin and headaches by accident. I had taken some niacin about 100mg with some motrin, tylenol and benadryl to get rid of a sinus headache as quick as I could assuming the niacin would help get them in my system faster. I'll be darn the headache was gone after the rush, the nose was a little stuffy but the headache gone.
 
It is amazingly quick, I used it a couple of times on headaches when I was working. Funny, I don't recall having a headache at all since I retired. :D
 
Doug, I think you have your facts wrong with saying statins cause a 100% chance of dementia (Alzheimers). According to what I've read high doses of statins can cause temporary memory loss with the risk of dementia or alzheimers as the brain does in fact need cholesterol to function. But just because you have been prescribed statins doesn't mean you're automatically doomed to develop alzheimers. That's nonsense. Before you spread such information around, I think you should research it correctly. I say this because my Dad never took statins and he developed Alzheimer's and I know several others who also never took statins and came down with it also. My mother too, never took statins but developed memory loss as the result of a negative reaction to anaesthesia when she had surgery at the age of 88. I also know people who do take them and are sharp as a tack. So again please, don't put something in writing that you have not thoroughly researched.
 
There is no disease caused by cholesterol, you are correct. But cholesterol does harden into plaque which can build to causing total blockages that result in heart attacks . . or artheriosclerosis. (not sure of the exact spelling) I believe it was previously called hardening of the arteries. My husband died from this back in 1970. He was 40 years old. I was 23.
 
About 2 years ago, I was Rx'd both high blood pills and cholesterol lowering statins... I took them for a few weeks, then changed to Hawthorn berry capsules (standardized) and CoQ10, and garlic capsules. Within several months, my blood pressure was normal and no more cholesterol... The dr said "hmmmm" but didn't argue with me.. :)
The few weeks I was on the statins my muscles HURT worse than any fibromyalgia attack I had ever had... I was told that was a very common reaction.
I will always take alternative remedies if possible. I know the 'belief' in what you take is very important. So whatever works well is good.
 
Many people can't take Niacin because it has a negative reaction to other medications one is taking. It can also be debated as to whether niacin is a "much healthier replacement". The choice to take statins is one you and your doctor have to make. If you don't want to, then don't. No one is twisting your arm or forcing the pills down your throat.

There's also no need to think you are being "scammed" or get "riled up" on the subject. You have to realize that studies and statistics can be twisted to mean whatever the researchers want them to mean so just because one study condemns them and the other says their the greatest thing since sliced bread, the decision is still up to you.
 
If those items work for you then you are extremely lucky. They don't work for everyone. As products deemed as "natural" are not regulated by the FDA then their safety is also unknown as they go untested. But again if it works for you then that's a good thing.
 
I am less frighten of natural vitamins and minerals than I am of the FDA approve drugs that kill injure millions.
 
It's a difficult choice to make. I was prescribed Simvastatin for 2/3 years and by the end of that time had severe muscle pain and muscle weakness in my lower back. Then it started up in my arm.The GP said ok, stop taking them and see what happens.Within a week, the arm pain had gone, but needed 6 months for the strength to return. The back took over a year.My back pain riuned life for 2 years for me.My GP said that I had come to him already taking Simvastatin [we had moved areas] but that he would not have prescribed it!If ever I need to take a statin in the future it would not be that one, but there are others of course.
 
I had a bad time on statins..muscle cramps, pain, foot neuropathy and finally diabetes. Now of course I can't prove a relationship however it's my opinion that statins were responsible at least in part. I'll never go near them again.
 
I had problems with Lipitor... But I have nothing with Pravachol.. and my numbers are terrific.. I'm really glad my doc listened and was willing to try other brands until we found one that worked well and that I could tolerate.
 

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