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Another version not behind paywall:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...atins-just-case-wasting-time-study-finds.html
I can't read the full Times article either. Maybe @DCUKMod can answer it as ISTR she may have a subscription to it.Thank you. Does it say in the Times article whether or not the Spanish have called on all EU countries to stop the blanket prescription of statin?
Reading the comments below the DM piece just shows how much opinion is divided on statin use and that some people still think that the lower the TC the better.
I can't read the full Times article either. Maybe @DCUKMod can answer it as ISTR she may have a subscription to it.
Another blogpost from Statin Nation on the study:
http://www.statinnation.net/blog/20...o-benefit-for-elderly-british-medical-journal
Actually it was more nuanced than that. This is from the NEJM Journal Watch. Full text here: https://www.jwatch.org/fw114548/201...hy-elders?query=pfwTOC&jwd=000020120918&jspc=
I have said no to statins also. Can I just deviate and ask you people who are clued up about my husband (not diabetic) who was put on statins for A-Fib reasons. The poor man hasnt had a single decent nights sleep since. In your reading have you found anything which is relevant. Sorry to go off track...feel free to refuse!
Thanks for your response Bluetit. He takes all his meds in the morning after breakfast.If he takes his statin at night, ask him to try taking it in the morning. My husband had a similar problem in the short time he was on statins. His GP told him to take it in the mornings. That seemed to help.
I can't read the full Times article either. Maybe @DCUKMod can answer it as ISTR she may have a subscription to it.
Another blogpost from Statin Nation on the study:
http://www.statinnation.net/blog/20...o-benefit-for-elderly-british-medical-journal
Would just add he is fit plays golf every Sat, works in garden and does his best to eat well.
I have long-term AF, pretty much completely controlled by taking Flecainide. I am also taking Dabigatran, one of the NOACs (New Oral Anti-Coagulants) which are replacing Warfarin. I think it is reasonable to take this, as it is supposed to reduce my risk of stroke, which AF increases. However I am adamant about not taking statins. I told my GP that I felt Flecainide + Dabigatran + Glucophage was enough meds for one person and he agreed!I have said no to statins also. Can I just deviate and ask you people who are clued up about my husband (not diabetic) who was put on statins for A-Fib reasons. The poor man hasnt had a single decent nights sleep since. In your reading have you found anything which is relevant. Sorry to go off track...feel free to refuse!