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04-18-2009, 01:48 AM | #11 | |||
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Statins lowered my cholesterol dramatically within 6 weeks to a normal rate last year. However, I was the "one in a million" as the drug mfgs. claim, who develop muscle wasting and nerve damage in my thighs.
I don't for one minute believe than this is a one in a million chance. I was on intramuscular Avonex shots at the time I started taking stains and it attacked the weak muscle area I was injecting in both thighs. I had to stop both Avonex and statins and am now taking Niacin to try to get my cholesterol under control. The damage to my thighs is permanent a year later and I have been Neurontin 3 times a day for the pain. My Cardiologists said that I will never be put back on statin drugs. My Neuro said no more DMD's because of the nerve damage. It has been very difficult and a very painful experience for me.
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04-18-2009, 01:48 PM | #12 | |||
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The mitochondrial damage remains for me one of the most serious so far: This is the abstract for the same paper: Quote:
We are seeing more and more negative papers on statins now, since their patents are almost over. Once they are expired there will be much more information released. This is a typical situation that happens with all drugs. And as drug companies are discovered in their ways of slanting things to their favor only then do we get some truth. The mito information is about 2-3 yrs old. Once they lose the patent=exclusive right to market, all the negative hidden things become exposed.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | barb02 (04-18-2009) |
04-18-2009, 05:52 PM | #13 | |||
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I was referring to one study suggesting that it may hinder the remyelination process.
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04-18-2009, 06:29 PM | #14 | |||
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Here is another:
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"Thanks for this!" says: | barb02 (04-18-2009), Grammie 2 3 (04-20-2009) |
04-18-2009, 07:31 PM | #15 | |||
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Thanks! I will print this one out for my neuro also.
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