A new study shows that Statins — taken by nearly 25 million Americans —are causing muscular pain, weakness and cramping for a growing number of patients.
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Study Confirms What Many Patients Taking Statins Have Said for Years | NBC Nightly News
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$14,000 a year for one medication ? Please people spend your money on good healthy foods and do not eat garbage .
Another drug to replace another lol
Big pharma promotes statins and it's been proven that taking statins is not necessary for heart health. It's all a scam from the drug companies to make money.
I'm aware of the Cholesterol Lie and the debilitating side effects of Statins. I also know about how important the proper human diet and resistance exercise is to maintain a healthy metabolism and I observe and practice all of the things involved in this. I just feel so frustrated and angry when I see all those I love being led up the garden path. Medical ignorance and Pharma greed propagated for the last 50 years – it's so hard to overcome. Has anyone had any success convincing loved ones to save their own lives ?? Let me know the best approach…..please. They're killing my family
Not only are the side effects bad, statins don’t help with anything. They don’t decrease heart attacks or increase mortality.
Doctor say they work wonders. You mean they work wonders in paying for their next vacation.
So sore, what was continous shoulder and neck aches,and muscle knots is now almost debilitating in the morning since 10mg of statin. I cannot imagine what a higher dose does.
I refuse to take them, gave raken up rebounding,drink tumeric and cayenne,and olive oil with honey,take niacin and watch out for creamy pastas,ice cream.
Also a way higher beef i take as well as eggs for choline.
My last Dr., aware of my many already painful diagnoses, suggested starting me on a statin because my cholesterol had bumped borderline (I had admittedly gotten quite careless with my diet).
I fired her on the spot and made minor changes to my diet – ALL GOOD!
I reject my statins and everything else/
I have FHC and type 2 diabetes. I take statins, blood thinners, high blood pressure and Metformins medications.
I confirm at age 65, i am an absolute wreck. Suffering from extreme fatigue, sickness and muscles and bones pains everywhere. Every move i make costs me fatigue, short breathness and pains.
But I am told if i don't take statins, seen my FHC, i may die sooner rather than later of heart related complications. (I've already had an herat attack) Tell you what! I'm seriousely tempted to quit all the toxic medications alltogether, and try yo regain my fitness back by modifing my diet. Just stay away from saturated fats and simple sugars, and that should do the trick. Is it worth running the risk of dieing of heart attack? What could possibly be worse than what i'm already going through right now i say? Death? So be it! At least i gave it a try.
True facts came true
These caused bad effects
Don't use
The pain I felt in both my arms, when I was on statins, was debilitating. I struggled for six months, but it got so bad, I had to stop taking them. I would lay in bed at night, with the worst pain in my arms, like someone had been beating them with a hammer all day.
Im on atorvastatin, and Im really suffering from muscle pain, and from the ribcage charlie horse described in another comment. Doc said it was a blockage. I also feel like nails are being driven through my veins, can barely walk from my foot pain, and they put me on gabapentin which was damaging my eyesight. I quit gabapentin and im quitting atorvastatin.
BEFORE statins were put on the market, they were warned by 52 scientists that statins rid your body of CO Q10 and should be added to statin regimen
Eliminate the carbs, excessive calories, loose weight , and watch the Triglycerides and Cholesterol go down. It may not be easy to do but it is worth it!
this is not covering all the other negative effects of taking statins
Doctors are useless.
If the sad thing statins are not necessary doctors know it but pharmaceutical money is rolling in
Stops one drug and adds another. But doesn’t add foods that prevent….
If you have the money you get the treatment. If you are broke you get the least care possible. It's a business not a calling.
How can he say "confirms for the first time", when these side effects are written in the leaflet. They've known all along about these horrible side effects.
Statins should be outlawed in America. Repatha is banned in Europe. I went through both still have muscle pain and other side effects. They’re still not telling you the truth.
I had to go off mine prior to a medical procedure. After a week off I felt like a new person . I went back on it after the procedure and immediately started feeling the aches , especially in my hips and lower back. I’ve now made the decision to go natural and see how my cholesterol looks in January.
Been taking Statins for about 2 years. No side Effects for me
Repatha is way to expensive for me. I dosnt have the Side effects anyway at this time
Docs are overrated and heartless .Medical training is a thing of the past what they learn now is primarily business and management.
I take stating at night as suggested by my G.P. and find I hardly had any sleep. I take statin every othe night and the nights I don't take it I sleep better. 😴
Money making fir Big Pharma. Not interested in patients.
So glad my cholesterol is normal naturally.
Approved for the wealthy! What’s new! 🤷🏼♀️🤦♀️
Yeah … They don't work , and cholesterol is NOT the problem . Sugar and alcohol , processed foods are far worse than anything .
I took statins for 5 yrs legs got so bad memory loss..so i stopped taking the pill 10 days ago now i can walk faster feel better and not unstable not depressed..
i asked my pharmacust about takin them on Alternate days n he said well they stay in ur system for 5 days anyway do gonna try that due to muscle aches with 3 diff brands
Stop listening to the lues of doctors who just want your money. I've been on carnivore for over a year now, and my health has improved tremendously. I am off high blood prasure meds now.
Me I just have pain for a 2 week after that back to normal
repatha is more dangerous then the dagerous statins. it gives heart faillure in almost 80%
Always have to wait for science to CATCH UP. I also figure the patent on statins has run out, no more protection.