have just been discharged from hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier this week. I am a very fit and healthy 63 year old women. With excellent cholesterol. Had an angiogram and an major artery on the front left hand side of my heart was 95% blocked. They placed a stent. All my other arteries were smooth and clear. I have a strong family history of heart diseases (father died from heart attack and both younger brothers have had them too) Upon discharge I was given blood thinners and statin drugs. I asked why did I need statin drugs when my cholesterol was so good, I was told it was standard protocol. Obviously, I don't to have my stent block. But don't like taking unnecessary drugs especially when there are well documented side effects. Appreciate thoughts and comments.
Not everyone gets side effects in fact it is quite a small percentage. With your family history they were bound to prescribe it.
Anticoagulants or aspirin ?
In the end,its up to you. You have the right to refuse meds. Hard situation. My husband had a heart attack,had to have two stents,hes on a statin and 2 bp meds plus a low dose asprin. He also has neuropathy in his feet bad enough so he cant feel the bottoms of them,his toes and up half the top of his foot. We believe its from the statin but no way to prove it. I went off statins,i had neuropathy and muscle weakness,3 years after stopping thats gone. He remains on the statin because we dont know what to do since he did have a heart attack. If you take the statin watch for unusual symptoms such as muscle pain,soreness,stiffness,weakness,nerve tingling,pins and pricks numbness etc. You can always quit if you notice anything unusual. Google side affects and user reviews for your statin.some seem to have more side affects then others. Xx
Ich hatte 2004 eine Dreifach-Bypass-Operation. Ich bin ein 69-jähriger Mann aus den USA. 2010 musste ich sie wiederholen lassen, allerdings nicht wegen Cholesterin. Sie führten eine robotergestützte Operation durch und haben alles versaut. Aber 2004 wurde ich auf Statine gesetzt. Ich hatte alle möglichen Schmerzen und Beschwerden, obwohl ich sehr gesund esse. Vor 8 Monaten habe ich meinen Hausarzt gewechselt und das Erste, was er tat, war, mich von den Statinen abzusetzen. Er sagte, die Pharmaunternehmen hätten gelogen und Forschungsergebnisse vor der Öffentlichkeit verheimlicht. Einige meiner Schmerzen sind in den letzten 8 Monaten verschwunden. Einige bleiben für immer. Viele der Nebenwirkungen sind jedoch dauerhaft und viele sind behindernd. Neue Forschungen haben gezeigt, dass die eigentliche Ursache für Verstopfungen Entzündungen sind, nicht Cholesterin. Ihr Körper wird unabhängig davon etwas Cholesterin produzieren. Das, denke ich, ist eine Entscheidung, die Sie selbst treffen müssen. Ich glaube, dass die meisten Ärzte möglicherweise Rückvergütungen für die Verschreibung von Statinen erhalten, daher geht es weiter. Die neuen Forschungsergebnisse stehen allen Ärzten zur Verfügung, daher kann ich mir keinen anderen Grund vorstellen, warum sie damit weitermachen. Ich glaube, es geht jetzt nur noch ums Geld. Es gibt hier auf patient mehr Informationen zu Statinen. Muss es nachschlagen. Meine Gebete sind bei dir.
Ive also read having too low choelesterol is not good either. Personally after what I went through if I had a heart attack I would have a hard time going back on a statin. Make sure you ask about taking CoQ10 with the statin,its supposed to help ward off side affects.
Yes, both
Thank you, yes thats my thoughts too!
Hi Donamac - "standard protocol" is the alarming phrase that is used to justify prescribing a drug that has many negative side effects which in turn will open the door for the prescription of even more drugs to combat the side effects.
There is no evidence that statins prevent heart attacks. You say you have excellent cholesterol levels. Dump the statins. Also it should be noted that the "safe" level of cholesterol was lowered from 6.0 to 5.0 thereby ensuring millions more customers for the pharmacuetical companies whose business model is to have every human being on the planet reliant on at least one of their products - thus we see cases of babies being prescibed ADHD drugs and even anti deppressants.
The doctors are in on it. Portacrean knows this too. It is a sad reality that our health is the price in the greedy race by pharmas for more money. I survived statins - made me terribly ill: weight gain, plummeting towards trype 2 diabetes, hair loss, memory loss, inflamed liver, excema, aches in joints, painful left arm/hand - the list goes on. Now a year after quitting them (Lipitor) damage diminishing but very, very slowly. Other ailments can include rhabdomyelosis (muscle wasting disease), alzheimers, liver problems, and I have read one case of a woman whose husband died of cancer. The Oncologist told her that he had seen a spike in cases of cancer in those who were using statins and wondered why no-one had sued the pharmas.
Like you, I was fit, slim, and ate healthily. Heart probs hereditry. So? No-one gets out alive. I am looking foward to regaining full health unlike some on these threads who have permanant and crippling damage - heartbreaking stuff. Lives and potential ruined by a drug the medical fraternity know are dangerous. No more doctors for me.
Good luck whatever you decide. Not your doctor. You.
I had a heart attack after a jog. Had very low cholesterol. Had low blood pressure. Non-smoker. Light weight… anyway, discharged with statins which surprised me as my cholesterol was low. Cardiologist hadn’t bothered to tell me, due to standard protocol, that the statin was to stabilise any plaque formation in my vessels- which they never found! I found this out myself. My GP is far too busy to work out that many years after my heart attack and my cholesterol/BP etc is still much lower than average that she could cut my dose in half or more!! I cut my dose in half with a scalpel and my cholesterol levels haven’t changed! I think any plaques have stabilised now. Shame the medics treat everyone as fitting into a protocol simply because they had a heart attack because it saves them thinking. Did I mention I’m a medic and I NEVER followed protocol/policy blindly. BTW, I’m happy being on half dose statin for anti-inflammatory effects, might visit 1/4 dose a couple of months before my next blood test.