Heart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Preventative approaches

To: stillholding who wrote (3822)	2/28/2009 3:02:15 PM
From: LindyBill	of 24391

I feel so much better not taking Lipitor. Good for you. I have mixed feelings about Statins. I tend to agree with Dr Davis that they are the "work of the Devil." But he does prescribe Crestor to his patients when he thinks it necessary. I have been off Simvastatin for about two months. I decided yesterday to go back on with an "every other day" dose of 20 mg, backed up by CoQ10. I proved to my satisfaction that CoQ10 works for me. I will continue, unless I get side effects, until I have a NMR readout of my LDL. My last calculated LDL in October was 90. That is low, but probably mainly small LDL. The NMR test will tell me for sure. I am waiting to see if I can get the test paid for by Kaiser. If not, I will order it online and get a draw at a local lab.

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To: stillholding who wrote (3824)	2/28/2009 6:16:19 PM
From: freelyhovering	of 24391

Sorry to hear about all the bad experiences with statins. I have been fortunate to not have had the side effects. I have been taking statins for at least 5 years. I was on Lipitor and last year was switched to Crestor and just 2 weeks ago was upped to 40mg. No side effects yet. I am not sore, I am happy, my mind works pretty well for a 70y/o. One side bar for the latter is that I take Provigil for a sleep issue and it is the greatest legal drug I have ever taken. If you are having trouble thinking clearly, find a way to get it prescribed for you.

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To: stillholding who wrote (3826)	2/28/2009 6:32:43 PM
From: freelyhovering	of 24391

I will keep an eye on muscle soreness with my recent increase to 40mg of Crestor. I was also on Vytorin after Lipitor and before Crestor. I could tell no difference tween em. My bloodwork is generally ok but I had a rise in LDL on the last check. I will retest in 3 months and if there is no change in LDL or increase of HDL, I will drop back to the 20mg. It was my internist that reco'd the 40mg of crestor. My Cardiologist last week was not impressed and said it was a big dose and ok if I could tolerate it. By the way, I think I am doing better on BP since I started taking the baby aspirin at night. The cardiologist said that I no longer had Essential Hypertension. I think I am just going to have him review my test stuff from now on. I already reported that he was a fan of D3.

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