Have you gone off of statins? If so, please come on in, I've some questions

Awwwa, I think we're all in this together, and I find it hard to ignore anyone....especially when I've asked for help.

Best of health to you, and to all of us....

And thank you for keeping me in your prayers. I swear, those of you praying and intending for my good health have so lifted me up!

I do feel youse guyses who are lovin' on me this way, and I appreciate it so much....it's part of what is keeping me keeping on down the road of life!

Heh, my vision just skewed, and I saw all the kind energies around me....youse guyses are the ones who sent them to me. They are always with me now.

I've had people reach out to me in PM asking me how they might help....there are so many kind people here.

I do love-love all of youse guyses for all you have done for me....know this, okay?


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Many people with statins have pain like your feet. If you have any issues with pain and it causes insomnia then perhaps your doctor might say your insomnia is more important. At least connect your sleep doctor with your cardio.


Many people have many more issues with insomnia than cholesterol!

I have noticed that all of the older people, men mostly, I've seen with " shaking hands" nervous tremor all admitted to being on statins. I'm 67 w/hypertension, and I won't use them.

Lounge Lizard

I understand it was hard for me to fork out the money but each serving is 2.8 grams.

That link looks like a quality oil though. Glad you not buying some junk from big box.

I just found out today that one of the side effects of taking statins is muscle mass loss....heh, and I have been wondering for over a half a year why my muscle mass has significantly reduced.

Now, my cardio PA - a lovely lady - has told me I'll be on statins the rest of my life, that I could possibly get off of the BP med, but not the statin.

Now that I have a good idea of why I've had this muscle loss, I'm going off of it....fuck me, it's making me physically weak, and I can't have that.

And I don't doubt it's due to the statins, because looking back I can certainly see the correlational between beginning the statin, and the onset of the muscle loss.

Lawdy, and my simvastatin dose was recently increased, too....

I made an appt today to see my cardio PA about going off of it, but I know a bit of a fight is going to happen. She and I have already discussed it. She's insistent I'm going to be on it the rest of my life. I'm hoping youse guyses can give me some answers, and I can avoid a confrontation with her.


So, my questions are--


Is this a drug I should cut back on slowly, over time? Or can I just stop it cold turkey?

I don't want to throw my body into any kind of a crisis.

If you've taken statins, has it reduced your muscle mass?

If you went off the statins, were you able to rebuild the muscles?.....it's not a permanent thing, right?


And please don't rip me a new asshole for even starting to take it. I was told to take them for a long time, but refused, until I had a massive heart attack, and then I coalesced. The heart attack scared the pee welling hell right outta me.

Also so you know, I did recently have a full and complete cardio workup done, including being in the cath lab. My heart is good to go. I have only one tiny artery that is 50% occluded, the stent that was put in with the heart attack is in perfect condition, and all the rest of my arteries are open and running freely.

BECAUSE my last blood test showed my cholesterol had risen, I'm questioning exactly what roll cholesterol has in clogging arteries....heh, it sure seems to me that they'd be in a lot worse shape than they are, given my cholesterol increase was shocking enough to raise the dose, eh?

Thank you for any responses....and yes, I know when a post is genuine or not, so don't no one have a concern about that, okay?

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CG, I don’t have time to read 5 pages of replies, so forgive me if this was already posted….

Although doctors are brainwashed by big Pharma to dispense statins like candy, they are ONLY to be used for extreme cases, such as when you had your heart attack. Now that you’ve stabilized your cholesterol, statins are only going to cause you to experience all manner of health problems. Have you been supplementing with Coenzyme Q-10? Many cardiologists have said it’s medical malpractice for a doctor to prescribe a statin without a CoQ10 supplement.

You have quit smoking, you’re exercising, you’re eating healthy, you’re lean, and you have your cholesterol under control.

THERE IS NO MEDICAL REASON FOR YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE ON A STATIN.

It will only harm you now.

Likewise with blood pressure pills.

Take HALF the dosage and monitor your blood pressure. Only take a small dosage IF NEEDED. You do NOT need to take it daily. You are past that requirement.

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I upped my COQ10 IU amount. I got 400 IU of the stuff....boy howdy, that's a big capsule to get down the skinny little pipe.

I haven't quit smoking, but I have cut back. I'm barely exercising, or I'm just now getting back on my tramp. I am not lean, I'm now a flabby mess, because my muscle integrity has bitten the dust....

My gawd, but I do not like aging in this body. These bodies are for shite I tell you!

Heh, we were so beautiful as we were created, so perfect in form....if only youse guyses knew.

The standard medical advice is for everyone to take statins and reduce salt intake. both are bullshit.
about 5% of people are possibly salt sensitive and might raise their BP a small amount. Most people ARE NOT salt sensitive and it's all bullshit.
If you really want to lower your cholesterol, just go vegan and your cholesterol number will fall.

Statins interfere with fats needed by the brain and nerve sheaths. I wish they had not been on these drugs for years.
My mother developed Alzheimer's.
He developed Parkinson's.

I would refuse any statin.

I had a heart attack at the age of 50 and, yeah, it's a shocker and you just do what you're told initially afterwards. About 4 months later, I got a notice that my car was about to be repossessed. I was shocked, because I paid that bill like clockwork, every other paycheck. Annoyed, and assuming it was a bank issue, I went to my account to print out proof of pmt for the car loan company. And it wasn't there. I just didn't pay it. For months. And didn't realize I hadn't paid it. That freaked me the hell out.

So I went looking into all the meds they had me on. I quickly realize statins were the issue. In some people, they cause "brain fog" type problems. I quit that shit right then and there.

Your body NEEDS cholesterol. Needs it so much that your liver makes it! What causes blockages is INFLAMATION, which makes the interior of your arteries and veins to become "rough", and as cholesterol is passing through it, it gets stuck, and then starts piling up. So the key to keep it flowing nicely is to eliminate inflamation!

I also learned in my studies that salt is FINE! As long as it's not that processed crap and is natural.

Oh, and I got all my root canals yanked out. Actually had all my teeth pulled and got dentures because I came to believe the inflamation was being caused by the endless dental issues I had.

I no longer care what my cholesterol level is. These doctors don't know wtf they are doing. You want a REAL doc to help wtih heart issues: [link to www.wolfsonintegrativecardiology.com (secure)]

Good luck!

What are you doing having a massive heart attack with 4 cleared arteries and one only 50% blocked? was it #3?

Anyway, all heart meds suck. Wanna get off of them? Stop eating meat. In 8 months everything should be back to youth levels.

Myself my Cholesterol is around 100, bp excellent. Im over 50. I dont drink or smoke.

As for Cholesterol tests, the numbers change every few days. Get tested the day before and the day after thanksgiving see a 100 point difference. <think>

Drop the meat, dairy and eggs. Wheat is also garbage.

I found some calculations on my old labs and notes that may be helpful if you have access to your lab results:

HDL/Total Cholesterol
x 100 = ?
Should be 24% +

Triglyceride/HDL = ?
Should be -2

Notes to ponder:
LDL = "Low density lipoprotein" = "bad"
HDL = "High density lipoprotein" = "healthy"
VLDL = "very low density lipoprotein"

~Need to preserve HDL

~Low levels of HDL are much more predictive of heart disease than high levels of LDL

~Cholesterol is used by the body in cellular repair in cell walls and also used to make certain hormones.

~VLDL increases in response to fasting!! (Can anyone confirm this?!)

~80% of the cholesterol in our blood is generated by the liver

~Niacin is effective at reducing triglycerides but fails to reduce heart disease. Niacin increases HDL.

Cosmic . look at this thread.. loaded with info

Thread: Statins - gone cold turkey, 5 weeks in update

Just take the statins and listen to your doctor. You had a fuckng night heart attack! I’m on atorvistatin. I work out calisthenics daily so my muscles mass is good. No issues.