Do you take Statins for Cholesterol?

One of my sons works in the far east and has an apartment in Thailand, he highly rates the Thai doctors, and asked his doctor what to take for angina if not wanting conventional pharmaceuticals and statins. The reply was Vitamin K2, fish oil at 5000 mg, and natto kinease., and avoid calcium supplements. The natto kinease is an enzyme from fermented soya which supposedly clears arteries. I was already taking the K2 and fish oil, so added the natto kinease to see if it helps.
 
Trev you shouldn't be allowed computer privileges.
 
The trouble with going off piste with drugs is not taking them can also kill you.
 
marchie said:
I was of the same opinion, Jeff, with the statins quite regularly causing me to lose my balance and to become disoriented [very unpleasant, your mind loses 1/2 second, and instead of shrugging it off, tries to pause the action to find the missing 1/2 second, so you become more and more confused for the next 3-4 hours until the reset occurs naturally]. Then I had the TIA in Jan 2023 and a BP of 234/173 [as near as I can remember] and 2 different cardiac specialists on different shifts said I was increasing the odds of 'waking up dead' with my history. The 2nd surgeon advised Rosuvastatin, in a smaller dose than previously, and increasing it at regular intervals, until the giddiness returned, at which stage, I should drop back to the previous level to stay under the 'giddiness threshold'. I haven't done this, preferring to stay at the Jan 2023 dosage, and my BP has remained within acceptable limits, and my GP is quite happy with the existing arrangements. And I continue to collect my State Pension every 28 days ... :ROFLMAO:, aka the price of a new Lithium Battery every 6 weeks ...

Steve
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marchie said:
I was of the same opinion, Jeff, with the statins quite regularly causing me to lose my balance and to become disoriented [very unpleasant, your mind loses 1/2 second, and instead of shrugging it off, tries to pause the action to find the missing 1/2 second, so you become more and more confused for the next 3-4 hours until the reset occurs naturally]. Then I had the TIA in Jan 2023 and a BP of 234/173 [as near as I can remember] and 2 different cardiac specialists on different shifts said I was increasing the odds of 'waking up dead' with my history. The 2nd surgeon advised Rosuvastatin, in a smaller dose than previously, and increasing it at regular intervals, until the giddiness returned, at which stage, I should drop back to the previous level to stay under the 'giddiness threshold'. I haven't done this, preferring to stay at the Jan 2023 dosage, and my BP has remained within acceptable limits, and my GP is quite happy with the existing arrangements. And I continue to collect my State Pension every 28 days ... :ROFLMAO:, aka the price of a new Lithium Battery every 6 weeks ...

Steve
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Well if it works for you that's fine Steve.
 
I'm on 14 different meds, reading the leaflets could put you in hospital 1/100 this, 1/1000 that, 1/10000 the other useless info really.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
I have balance issues too, I'm always skint.

I suffer from labyrinthitis, I take Cyclizine for that, I also had consecration and memory issues too but I forget why.

So Liz started me on Vitamin B12 from just vitamins, I am much better now, and I find it much easier to listen to what she goes on about, I still remember some of it though so there must be a pill for that out there.

I'm on 14 pills per day so I shake rattle and roll.
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I had 'labrynthitis' for years and lost time at work etc. It took a TIA for them to discover I have sticky blood. If they had done the 2nd test after the first positive years ago who knows. Consultant response, "we don't that unless someone has a stroke." Prentitive medicine at it's best; not!
 
andromeda said:
I had 'labrynthitis' for years and lost time at work etc. It took a TIA for them to discover I have sticky blood. If they had done the 2nd test after the first positive years ago who knows. Consultant response, "we don't that unless someone has a stroke." Prentitive medicine at it's best; not!
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To my way of thinking that is why it is best to sort your own medication out. The National Health are just firefighting and don't have time for individuals unless it is directly life threatening. As Pudsey says (and I was in the same boat) my tablets have contra indications with each other, even the eye drops I have fight with the tablets. Strictly speaking I should not be on them and as the leaflet says I should speak to my GP. Speak to a GP .... oh how I laughed at that one. :rolleyes:
 
So its been a year since I posted last on this....doc sent me for memory tests...they only took about 10 months to give a date.i had a test a couple of weeks ago and now have to go for more...it didn't go well so Sally tells me..they will not give any clue as to what's wrong until the tests have been done. Meanwhile I'm still on the statins... but only fell down once but lost balance a few times...
I really want to stop them but im told I have to wait....
 
I meant to ring my doc yesterday and again today, I must get my stupid arse in gear and ring tomorrow, I'm going to ask if I should be swapped onto Rosuvastin.

The trouble is:-

www.nhs.uk

Side effects of rosuvastatin

NHS medicines information on side effects of rosuvastatin and what you can do to cope.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk
 
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