Comments on: Statin drug may be approved for over the counter

By: Rehab

Rehab — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:27 +0000

I was reading a newsletter from Mayos..In it they were discussing the plant sterols for reducing cholesterol…It said that plant sterols won’t interfere with absorption of Vits. A,D,E, and K….I was just diagnosed with a Vit D and A deficiency….Does this mean that statins did that to me besides the muscle and nerve damage?….Another thing to look into…The rheumatologist suggests that once the Vits get built up to normal a lot of the achy ness in my legs and body should be better……Very interesting…anyone else diagnosed with Vit deficiencies? …or isn’t your Dr checking them……

By: Andreea

Andreea — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:16 +0000

Can a drug treatment influence the number of leukocytes?

By: Don McRell

Don McRell — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:24:12 +0000

I have a friend who has been taken ill, he has lost significant muscle mass, feels weak, and has developed neurological difficulties.He has been told that it could be attributed to his taking statins,which were prescribed for control of cholesterol. Further, reports fould on Google describe similar side effects including an unexpected rise in incidence of ALS-type illnesses associated with statins I’m suspicious about statins now, and since some of the side effects described above are also reported in the literature that comes with the drugs,I have stopped taking my prescription of Vytorin. It occurs to me that the rage about cholesterol could be in part generated by the manufacturers, to promote the products.The side-effects notwithstanding. It also occurs to me that nature provides us with cholesterol for reasons other than to merely clog our arteries. Am I not throwing out the baby with the bathwater when I try to reduce my cholesterol when it is not at a dangerous level? 3159016