03-10-2013, 01:54 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by vivity
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So if you hear more about these new ones can you keep us up to date on here? It could be a life saver.
03-10-2013, 01:55 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by Grumblewagon
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I ask, "But isn't there an increase in 'all cause' mortality' if you go below 5?"03-10-2013, 01:57 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by lavander
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I took different statins for a number of years...until i had great difficulty walking upstairs....my arms and legs were so weak and sore....nurse took blood for testing...gp said there was nothing wrong.....i stopped the statins....myself over 2 years ago....and feel a lot better...but i think some of the damage they cause never goes away.....so i'll stick to my low fat diet....no one will ever persuade me to take statins again
03-10-2013, 04:34 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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It may be a sweeping generalisation but pretending all other GPs are great and the NHS is wonderfully enlightened is not exactly looking at the situation realistically either. I hear people from other GP surgeries having the same problems we do and post on forums where we dieters and type 2 diabetics all have the same experiences of our GPs being useless when we need help.
Just as you speak as you find, so do others.
03-10-2013, 04:37 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by Pats
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I haven't seen anyone on here who has said that Julie.Just as you speak as you find, so do others.
03-10-2013, 04:39 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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But that won't cure genetically inherited illnesses and high cholesterol can be one of them (which is the cause of mine, statins didn't alter it one iota) - not all people with high cholesterol have that problem because of diet and lack of exercise. For me, this is the problem with modern medicine - it takes one view and sticks with it regardless of whether it is applicable to a given patient or not and, imo, that is just lazy work practice and can have a tendency to blame the patient for everything if it can.
And you too are making a 'sweeping generalisation' about medicine as that is not how it operates at all.
I can only remain amazed about the standards that some seem to be experiencing in their areas.
03-10-2013, 05:57 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by Pats
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I didn't say that it would b~v
03-10-2013, 10:32 PM
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Re: New Breed of Statins
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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I didn't say you did - it was just a comment that statins won't improve all forms of high cholesterol.
Unlike some who tar all areas and all aspects with the same brush.
04-10-2013, 08:01 AM
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Well you certainly manage to make it sound like my experience is unique and very different from the rest of the country, I would suggest it's far from unique and many people have similar problems. Hells bells some people don't even survive their experiences with the NHS !|
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