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 Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/27/25 08:30 PM
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Spiderman
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I’m taking 40mg of Atorvastatin with out any muscle pain or cramping.
Been taking it for a year, it lowered my Cholesterol from 210 to 115.
LDL is 55.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/27/25 08:47 PM
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JCBYEN
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Been on 20mg Atorvastatin for years. Can’t attribute this to my back pains.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/27/25 09:15 PM
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TexDawg
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I’m on rosuvastatin 20mg, I have a lot of joint pain and aches of all sorts but I’ve never thought the statin was responsible. My cholesterol numbers are really money though,
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/27/25 10:03 PM
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Quillback
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I've been doing Simvastatin 40 MG for about 15 years now. So far so good. It is also recommended to limit alcohol use when taking Simvastatin.
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Re: Statins
[Re: bloo_rainger]
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04/27/25 11:00 PM
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DJB
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I took myself off statin against doctors wishes.
My body ached so bad twenty four seven that I just decided I’m not going to live like this.
I may die sooner but I don’t feel like I was beat with a baseball bat everyday.
Same here. Can't take them.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/27/25 11:01 PM
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tx_basser
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Started on Crestor and felt horrible, so then got on Livalo but was still having pretty bad back pain. Told doc I'm done and will just have to deal with cholesterol as it was making life unbearable.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 12:47 AM
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Gungle
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 12:51 AM
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Gungle
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 12:57 AM
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Gungle
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 01:06 AM
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Spiderman
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If you have never had any artery blockages or heart attacks having high cholesterol may not be a big deal.
I had blockages and after surgery started taking cholesterol meds so I won’t have anymore blockages in the future.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 01:13 AM
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bassguitarman
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I tried all of the popular statins and had problems with them. Doc switched me to Repatha and it really lowered my numbers significantly without issues. I never thought that I had a big cholesterol problem because my tests always showed a "high normal" result. But in 2018, an inexpensive coronary calcium test resulted in a number totally off the chart. An echo-cardiogram stress test showed a significant distributed plaque problem. My cardiologist wanted to drop my LDL cholesterol and triglycerides as low as possible. Repatha has done that.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 01:15 AM
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Jig Man
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I like being able to walk without a cane... so I take a hard pass on statins!
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 02:08 AM
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Ted Dyer
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My doc makes me take one. First had simvastin 20mg. Horrible back muscle problems, so he switched me to provastatin 10mg. No probability for several years. Last blood draw it was up to 206 total and ldl was 125 so he ups the statin up to 20mg. Two weeks later here I am laid up in the back. I'd kill for a muscle relaxer. Been on Pravastatin 40mg for about 7 years now. Saw my cardiologist about 2 weeks ago and he doubled it to 80mg. No issues so far.
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Re: Statins
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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04/28/25 03:03 AM
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B.K.S.
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Dr. Put me on a statin drug for cholesterol, don’t remember the name as it was about 8 years ago. After about 6 weeks I had 2 of the worst nose bleeds I’ve ever had. Needless to say I took myself off and actually changed doctors, new dr. Said my cholesterol was fine without.
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Re: Statins
[Re: bassguitarman]
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04/28/25 11:12 AM
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bloo_rainger
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I tried all of the popular statins and had problems with them. Doc switched me to Repatha and it really lowered my numbers significantly without issues. I never thought that I had a big cholesterol problem because my tests always showed a "high normal" result. But in 2018, an inexpensive coronary calcium test resulted in a number totally off the chart. An echo-cardiogram stress test showed a significant distributed plaque problem. My cardiologist wanted to drop my LDL cholesterol and triglycerides as low as possible. Repatha has done that. Have you been retested to get the results after taking the meds? Curious
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