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Originally Posted by mrsD
15 years is a long time for damage to occur.
It will be a long time therefore, to see improvements.
Here is a video...explaining one of the damages that statins cause.
There are others. One other is that statins block remyelination repair that nerves undergo daily. This one may stop more quickly than the damage explained in the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF_3miYtuDM
You may have to watch the video more than once.
Best to do that with a rest in between.
There are also photos of statin damage: These are very new:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0510150143.htm |
I have been cutting my 40mg's of Simvastatin in half for the past couple of years because of all the indicators pointing to PN. My last visit with my Internist informed him I was taking only half dose. He now has prescribed 20mg's instead of the 40 mg's. I am on a pretty high dose of narcotic meds because of 24/7 spine/PN pain.
Just wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea just to stop taking them at all. I have blood work done every 5 months or so because of my being Hyperthroid.
My doctor includes the Cholesterol (with fasting) among the bloodwork tests. Below are my last readings dated 10/19/2013.
Cholesterol Total of 176, Triglycerides ...102, HDL...71, VLDL Cholesterl Cal 20, LDL Cholesterol Calc...85, LDL/HDL Ratio ..1.2
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Gerry