Dangers of Statin Drugs

[licemeat]

I've been taking 20mg of Pravastatin a day for about 5 months. I've had no muscle aches or anything along those lines. I, however, changed my diet and started exercising and not due to my doctor's advice but because Youtube videos suggested it. This guy says just that. The doctors hand pills out like candy and don't even put emphasis on diet and exercise. My advice is don't be afraid of statins... just don't think they are a miracle drug. Get on them until you can GET OFF of them.

[MsMsgreeneyes]

I've been taking statins for 3 months now and i have constant muscle pain and weakness in both arms. since saturday my left arm has been agony i haven't been able to sleep or work with the pain yet my doc keeps saying i must have pulled it at work! what crap, i've been doing the same job for 9 years

[DeliverTheWord1]

I've been taking statins for several years now and since then I get the most intense painful cramps regularly.

[SOMASUNDRAM100]

This is the medical gimmick. They do not tell the truth as they are taken care by the pharmaceutical industry. You loose sexual desire; one of the moast important activity that is inevitable in your prime age.

[happymusics]

A friend who's a nurse for 30 years told me she refuses to take the med even though her chol. is 275 because she sees too much bad side effects from patients. Then I talked to a pharmacist who takes the med for years even though he doesn't have high cholesterol cuz he likes the benefits of such med. I don't know what's right!!??? Meanwhile, I lessen meat intake, eat whole grains, & cut out sweet snacks.

[smsalina]

if your doctor tells you go on a statin....find a new doctor.

[stevdss1]

I was prescribed simvastatin and lisinipril 4 years ago. Since then I was diagnosed with mild peripheral neuropathy with weakness in my right arm and leg. I also limp and have balance issues. I had always been athletic and healthy up until about 2 years ago. I blame this on these stain drugs. I went off of them two weaks ago and starting my own vitamin regimine with CoQ-10 , fish oil, etc..

These drugs have ruined my quality of life up to now.

[AppleSouffle]

Stevdss1, congratulations!

The truth is cholesterol has NOTHING to do with heart disease. People with high, moderate and low cholesterol all have heart attacks. Check out the video Cholesterol and Heart Disease with Dr Malcolm Kendrick. The account is glynwainwright.

I'm reading Death by Supermarket by Nancy Deville. She described 2 researchers way back in 1936 who showed no relationship between cholesterol and heart disease, and several since then.

Statin drugs are worse than snake oil.

[Francieska]

all pills have side effects. there is no such thing as a miracle pill.

[00woolley]

This is complete rubbish, stat's are a modern day miracle drug. Yes, of course a healthy lifestyle, good diet and exercise are essential but as far as reducing cholestoral goes, I took a course of Simvastatin (one a day, at night) for a couple of months and it was a medicinal marvel. Stat's help millions of people world-wide everyday and are (sadly) a necessary pill to swallow (pun intended) for westerners one and all. Stop bashing stat's.

[chiropractic47]

@00woolley According to the National Institute of Health, statins (drugs that prevent the liver from releaing good and much necessary cholesterol (Lipitor, Crestor, Tricor, etc.) kills 500 Americans each day. Not too bad for a "...modern miracle drug." huh?

[joopers99]

@Francieska I have a really good friend that is told to keep taking these drugs and she has been very sick because of it. She is now having muscle failure and kidney and liver disease but her doctor says keep taking these, her doctor just keeps putting her on new statins everytime she says she hurts or has something wrong and the doctors don't care. They just want to keep her sick.

[chiropractic47]

@joopers99 You describe medical malpractice. Convince your friend to report the quack MD to the police for attempted murder.

[LifesHardLessons]

I also have high cholesterol very low HDL very high LDL and triglycerides as high as 425 I've been taking lipitor for almost 10 years? I haven't noticed anything?

[chiropractic47]

@LifesHardLessons You can't use the "Cookie Cutter" approach...you are an individual. Leave your body alone. Eat for your body type and exercise for 30 minutes/3X/week.

[loupremo]

if this guy talking has a stroke, I gurantee he will be taking statins so he wont die. see what he thinks about statins then.

[499HELEN]

@loupremo absolutely agree with you. Make sense.

[louisecross]

Cholesterol doesn't kill, Cholesterol is good, don't try and lower your cholesterol.

[Furbelongstoanimals]

My friend is in pain 24/7 with muscle waste through statins. No way would my dr persuade me.

[joaopeixoto71]

Why are doctors so obsessed with prescribing this to patients. I was on simvastatin 20 mg for nearly 2 years. From the onset I was resistant to this, due to my personal reaserch, However my doctor told me this drug is 100% safe.

A few months ago I started to feel weakness on my right leg and also sharp pains.

I told this to my doctor and he told me not to worry about. I have now stopped taking this drug against my doctor opinion. My cholesterol was never high 4.8 so I don't really get it.

[lordway]

I have a hard time trusting a man who dyes his hair and is selling a book. I'm all for better diet and more exercise but to say that Statins don't have an up-side is disingenuous. Why don't you have him debate a cardiac surgeon (i.e. Dr. Vincent Gaudiani).

[AMERSIDD]

i had a smelly poo on my statin tabs after watchin this and gave em back to my doc!

[6969siona6969]

I threw out the Lipitor, no more red meat and sugar, and walking 5 k a day is my plan.

[getbmxfit]

HELP...I took 10mg of Lipitor for 4 years to lower my cholesterol. It was 200 at the time and my GP recommended that I start statin therapy. In January of this year (2010), I began forgetting to take my daily dose. Muscle/Joint pain set in. I decided to stop completely until I could get back in to see my doctor. I have become extremely ill since January, memory loss, fatigue, depression, muscle and joint lain, legs hurt if I walk around the block, headaches, neck/back pain. Lately, if I a

[rkcannon]

Why can't I post!!!

[tickyul]

At 75 my father was pretty healthy. He was strong and had no arthritis, was mentally sharp and independent. At a checkup Dr said he had plaque in one of his arteries (from what I saw it never really bothered him). From the time he started taking statins until his death his body and mind fell apart, he died of a hemorrhaging stroke at 79. Before he died he was on oxygen, had amnesia, muscle wasting to name a few. I really wish I would have known statin side effects when he started that poison.

[moss1transcendant]

i was offerred statins as a way to loose weight. i wasnt told about the adverse reactions with the body. i now have lost my health, i cannot travel far on my bike as a way too loose weight naturally as my body slows up like glue setting ,i ache all over and my heart races , as if 1 step is 100.. please take me seriously abotu this . i am not exagerating !! never ever trust a GP or NHS they are living a false identity and dont know it. the biggest of lies are right under your nose .

[bbcweatherman]

It is a DISGRACE what rubbish our GPs are prescribing us these days.

My mum and dad are on these poisons without being tried on changed diet first!

There are too many quack medicines and cheap versions of 'critical' drugs with DANGEROUS side effects, often made ABROAD.

Other 'cheap versions/brands' of some drugs don't work as wel, l if at all!

What IS the agenda?

[tradewind08]

Avoid Statins like the plague. Money hungry docs and companies like lipitor sell their souls for a buck. Statins cause horrible muscle and joint aches and SEVERELY affect memory. Get off them asaFp. I speak from personal experience.

[argent2020]

Is trilipix a form of statin?.

I've been taken it for about three months along with Cholest Off & EFA (Fish Oil).

Well?!, My cholesterol & tricglyceride levels went down, but so did my Tetosterone Levels.

I'm also taking Prednisone, Keppra, Isoniazid & Methotrexate.

Would it be possible that any of the drugs I'm taking would cause my Tetosterone levels to go down or is it like my friend told me: "It's your age! (43)?.

[Taz0161]

1000mg of Niacin per day will help lower your bad and riase your good. Be advised no matter what you hear , the No Flush Niacin is garbage , it does nothing for you. My Doctor said she wishes she could put the whole world on Niacin but the problem is people take it for the first time , experience that profound flush , get scared and never take it again. Just take it and when the flush starts , just kick back , relax and think of all the good it's doing your body.

[Sub40H]

@Taz0161: Niacin damages your liver. Far more so than statins.

[Taz0161]

@Sub40H Is that a fact ? Well Professor why don't you enlighten us with some scientific proof ? And I'l tell you right off the bat , if any information your about to supply me with is even in the slightest way connected to the FDA , I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT ! In my eyes the FDA stands for Fraudulent Drug Pushing Assholes

[Sub40H]

@Taz0161: I have been on 500mg Niacin for 15 days and my BP ran down by 10mm Hg at least, and suffered syncope twice. I am on Atorvastatin 20mg alone now for the last 3 years. Its far better than Niacin as far as side effects go. Its to the readers to do the necessary research and take decision. I dont want to argue with a few Youtubers with vested interests (often the same person with multiple IDs).

[Taz0161]

@Sub40H Syncope ? That sounds to me like you were taking a form of Niacin called Niaspan , which is a modified timed release pharmaceutical version which is only available by prescription. The Niacin I'm talking about is the straight up shit you get from places like Wild Oats & GNC , the flushing kind that 85% of the American population is afraid of taking because they fear 15 minutes of very minor discomfort LOL. Niaspan time released can be hard on your liver and produce side effects.

[Sub40H]

@Taz0161: The one I took was "the flushing kind". I was prescribed Aspirin to combat flushing which I did not take. Hypotension and sudden syncope are two of many side effects of Niacin. Acc to my experience, side effects of statins are much more acceptable than of Niacin. There is a reason why statins are more popular than Niacin, not just because of "conspiracy by Pharma companies".

[Taz0161]

@Sub40H Hey dude , I went to the doctor this afternoon and I brought up your comment to her. She stated that some people can have natural sensitivity to Niacin which can produce some of the side effects you mentioned but it's extremely rare. She further stated that Niacin can cause drowsieness as it has sleep inducing properties. And 3rd , when a person is just starting Niacin thearpy , when your in the middle of a profound flush if you stand up to quickly you can become light headed.

[Taz0161]

and this can be easily confused with full blown Syncope. As far as your BP goes , she said maybe your one of the extremely rare cases that can't tolerate the vitiman suppliment. Now she said in her opinion statin drugs should only be prescribed where it can be a life and death situation , IE a person who has a heavy family history of high uncontrolable cholesterol , has already had a heart attack and needs their levels brought down fast , and not to be handed out to everyone like Candy.

[Sub40H]

@Taz0161: Why dont you do some research yourself on websites like umm (dot) edu or nlm (dot) nih (dot) gov? Practising doctors and lawyers (including the one featured in this video) are not always very honest you know.

[Taz0161]

@Sub40H Yes this is true , but since I'm the type person that doesn't like taking pills , I tend to believe in a doctor that takes the natural approach first before resorting to pharmaceuticals , and thus far it seems to work fine for me. All I can say to you at this point is watch yourself and please be careful , your way too young to risk jacking up your body with statins.  if you wish to discuss this further PM me so we don't further crowd this persons page with our comments.

[Taz0161]

My doctor swears by it and she says there are no shortcuts. No flush Niacin is basically garbage. Time released versions are hard on the liver and can produce side effects. Just man up and take it , the flush means it's working. Peace Out.

[Taz0161]

Read getbmxfit's comment , that's not the first person I've heard with these complaints. If you bothered to do some research you would see that over 9 countries have banned the use of statin drugs. I've used 1000mg of Niacin daily for the past year. After 3 months of use my Triglycerides went from 355 to 110. My HDL from 33 to 76 and my LDL went from 190 to 110 without any side effects what so ever.

[lungcancercure]

My good cholesterol - the stuff that scrubs your arteries - is real high which gives me a nice healthy high cholesterol level! I like that because the brain needs cholesterol.

Also an anesthesiologist told me that statins "are the worst class of drugs out there."

PS. Find out how to cure cancer.

[7299MM]

I changed my diet and quit smoking.

If MY doc tells me to go on statins, I shall tell him to stick them up his ass!!!!

[chiropractic47]

@7299MM LOL! That's the best idea I heard yet!

[Soulnik]

I would never take a statin drug. Way too dangerous.

I've lowered my cholesterol by eating healthy foods,

walking daily for at least 2 miles, taking the nutrient

pantethine among other natural therapies.

A lot of doctors just want to "pill and bill" their patients.

I don't put up with that nonsense.

[DuoSonic87]

I agree with your means of treatment. See , pharmaceutical companies can't patent a nutrient or natural remedy ,hence it doesn't make any profit for them.

thumbs up for your comment.

[glynwainwright]

You might be interested in my video about the side effects of statins. It was created with the the help of Duane Graveline MD (aka Spacedoc). Its called "Statins --The Dark Side". Thanks for helping with awareness of this issue. Glyn