hi, i have always had high cholesterol. i was put on statins a couple of years ago but my whole body was aching so i stopped. i am female, 65, and in good health. my latest results are worrying me:
cholesterol 7.7
triglycerides: 2.3
HDL: 4.53
ratio: 3.6
se non: 5.59i think the Gp is going to try to put me back on statins. i dont know what to do.
Hello yes my doctor put me on statin last year and made my joints really ache so I went back to him after a couple of months of taking them and he stop me from taking them so I just try to eat as healthy as I can😘 but I didn't have a bad diet before but I feel ok in myself. I exercise every day half hour but feel fine
Hello yes my doctor put me on statin last year and made my joints really ache so I went back to him after a couple of months of taking them and he stop me from taking them so I just try to eat as healthy as I can😘 but I didn't have a bad diet before but I feel ok in myself. I exercise every day half hour but feel fine
there are different ones doctor can try you on so just try and if they don't agree with you or make you feel ill go bavk to doctor and let him know. I think my colestrol was 4.5 at the time he put me on them. see what he has to say hun. but just let him know if there making you have side effects. keep in touch let me know how you get on. I'm 67.
Hi Armelle,
Do not panic on these results, they are okay. the more you panic, the more your body will react badly. My last cholesterol test was 8.9, the doctor wanted me on statins of course, which I refused. Statins cause dementia, the powers that be are now admitting this fact, they are backtracking on previous directives. Telling us fat was bad, when our bodies need it, how many people have been made ill by bad advice. The original research was badly flawed sadly, this flawed research became the model that was pushed on everyone, by doctors through pharmaceutical companies, who have made billions from statins.
Cholesterol, like blood pressure vary during the day, week depending on what you eat, how much exercise you have done that week etc.,
Cholesterol pays a very important part in health, 80% is made by the liver, 20% is from food. Who is to say how much different bodies need or different families? some families made have lower cholesterol than others.
Like you Jen my cholesterol was around the 9 figure and my doctor at the time insisted I take statins. I didnt know anything about them back then so I blindly followed his advice. I became so ill I ended up in the ER. The doctor attending me asked if I was on statins and I said yes, he told me to stop immediately as they were causing the problems and I was at serious risk of permanent liver damage, muscle damage and cognitive failure. I flushed the statins and have never taken them again. It took me several years to recover from the awful effects and recently I was diagnosed as having a ruptured bicep tendon and full thickness rotator cuff tear. I asked both the ultrasound technician and my consultant why I suffered these injuries when I dont do any sports or work related stuff that would cause them. Both said I "may have weakened muscles" for some reason. I totally blame the statins. You are right in everything you say, I wish I had known all this before I took that poison. I have normal BP, normal blood sugar, blood oxygen level is good. I am not overweight and am vegetarian with occasional oily fish in my diet. If my cholesterol is high, so be it.
my doctor advised me to go on statins i went to a naturopath and i am now taking cholsap supplement,as well as increased omega 3,vitamin D3. I am taking a small amount of my statin every other day and I'm hoping with my next test that everything is fine.
my doctor advised me to go on statins i went to a naturopath and i am now taking cholsap supplement,as well as increased omega 3,vitamin D3. I am taking a small amount of my statin every other day and I'm hoping with my next test that everything is fine.
Hi Armelle and thank you for posting on this topic.
I'm not a doctor but I had the exact same pain from statins as you've experienced and therefore do not take them; and you will find many, many others here at this site who've had the identical results from those deadly drugs.
I live in senior housing and wonder how many of the wheelchair bound and people with walkers are in that condition because of years of taking statins.
I truly believe these statins are dangerous for almost everyone, but the fact is that a lot of people who are on them do not associate the pain they're in with the statin so they never go off them.
Sometimes we need to assert ourselves with our doctors and medical professionals and insist on what we feel in our gut is true.
I cant translate those numbers of yours into the 3 digit numbers I'm used to but I can assure you that my cholesterol is sky high. My body makes a lot of it apparently and this is a congenital condition I've inherited from my mother and/or father. I am not at all afraid about it. This is my natural condition to be in.
I also believe that the pharmaceuticals and medical profession have people scared to death about things they shouldnt worry about at all. This fear is of great benefit to the pharmaceuticals because it sells more pills. I do not believe the pharmaceutical industry has any ethics whatsoever in this day and age, and like other mega corporations in our time they are ruthless profit mongers who are totally callous about their business practices.
Hi Armelle67759
No one can force you to take statins, just tell your doctor that you don't want them. I innocently took them not realising what they were and I have lived to regret it. My cholesterol is high but I've stopped worrying about it as I understand that the older you get then high cholesterol is a benefit to you.
thank you for your reply Alice.
i cant believe the gp gave you statins with a cholesterol level of 4.5. the normal range is up to 5 according to the range.
thank you. that is reassuring.
thank you Diane. i'll stay clear of them.
thank you
i've read that before. you've put my mind at rest.
thanks Trisha. i'll do my best not to worry.
We're all different but I radically reduced my cholesterol very fast and if you can benefit from the same then great.
First, major increase in daily exercise. Suggest you go to a regular class for over-65s so you don't do yourself an injury. Group activity will be a morale boost too.
Second, major decrease in sugar (especially in chocolate, cake, biscuits and pastries) and GIVE UP dairy (especially yellow cheese), red meat (especially burgers, bacon, sausage).
Third, its often forgotten that alcohol causes cholesterol because it robs our organs of the ability to handle the rest of our diet. Either quit or get it under the regulation 14 units per week.
Increase by consuming as many bananas, apples, pinapple as you like. Find the sweetest fruit to help you with the cold turkey caused by lack of chocolate and cake. Add a handful of nuts per day. Try having entire meals of green veg such as frozen beans or fresh broccoli. Roasted sweet potatoes. Buckwheat apparently reduces cholesterol as do oats for breakfast (delish with frozen cherries stirred in).
Increase oily fish like sardines, salmon and mackerel on seeded brown toast.
I found that cutting chocolate and buttery cakes left me wanting fat, so the fish and the nuts really helped. Bananas and almonds make a great snack.
Sounds like hell? If you do all that, you'll be low cholesterol. And after a month, you'll have got used to it. Reward yourself with some fancy clothes because you will look great, too.
Hello. thank you for your advice. I have cut out dairy and some red meat. no chocalate or biscuits. I do like my fruit. I do exercise to try and keep myself well and fit. I do walking,skipping, hoola hoop, treadmill and i do water aerobics twice a week when we're not on lock down x so I am trying to the right things hopefully 🤣🤣
well no didn't think that was high either x but as I said when I went back to him he said to come off it if it was giving me problems as it isn't really that high uh🤔