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<blockquote data-quote="MikeZ" data-source="post: 857844" data-attributes="member: 169115"><p>My Lipitor experience in a nutshell.</p><p></p><p><u>Nov. 2014</u></p><p>Chol: 258 - 6.65</p><p>HDL: 39 - 1.00</p><p>LDL: 190 - 4.92</p><p>No sign of Diabetes</p><p>Put on 40mg Lipitor per day</p><p></p><p><u>Feb. 2015</u></p><p>Chol: 176 - 4.55</p><p>HDL: 45 - 1.17</p><p>LDL: 108 - 2.80</p><p>Diagnosed Type 2 by the end of the month.</p><p></p><p>At this point I told my Dr. that I wanted to reduce the statin by 1/2, (to 20mg). He was fine with that idea although he stopped short of acknowledging that Lipitor played ANY role in my diabetes diagnosis. I want to stress here that I firmly believe that I was well on my way to Type 2 anyway. Everything about my lifestyle for the past year was taking me straight there. However, I also firmly believe that the statin accelerated the process. I don't know how or why... I just believe it.</p><p></p><p><u>3 days ago, (May 18, 2015)</u></p><p>Chol: 151 - 3.91</p><p>HDL: 38 - 0.97</p><p>LDL 94 - 2.43</p><p></p><p>My own conclusions: The Lipitor initially accomplished improving my cholesterol levels. A lot. <u>It also very well might have pushed me over the edge on my Type 2 diagnosis</u>. However, my numbers were even better after reducing the dosage AND beginning a vigorous diet and exercise regime.</p><p></p><p>At the moment I am still on 20mg per day. I fully intend to be down to 10mg by my next Dr. visit. I am not as dead set against statins as some here. But I certainly would prefer to be off of the drug. The way I see it, I want to remove any medical reason for the doctor to want me on Lipitor... then I don't have to worry about whether I'm making the right decision about giving it up. I'm taking my time but I'm not having any real obvious issues at the moment.</p><p></p><p>Note: I know a lot of this is a repeat of my past posts. But I'm new at this and don't really have much to say except my own limited experiences.</p><p></p><p>I had to translate the numbers from Yankee... the Brit numbers are approximate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeZ, post: 857844, member: 169115"] My Lipitor experience in a nutshell. [U]Nov. 2014[/U] Chol: 258 - 6.65 HDL: 39 - 1.00 LDL: 190 - 4.92 No sign of Diabetes Put on 40mg Lipitor per day [U]Feb. 2015[/U] Chol: 176 - 4.55 HDL: 45 - 1.17 LDL: 108 - 2.80 Diagnosed Type 2 by the end of the month. At this point I told my Dr. that I wanted to reduce the statin by 1/2, (to 20mg). He was fine with that idea although he stopped short of acknowledging that Lipitor played ANY role in my diabetes diagnosis. I want to stress here that I firmly believe that I was well on my way to Type 2 anyway. Everything about my lifestyle for the past year was taking me straight there. However, I also firmly believe that the statin accelerated the process. I don't know how or why... I just believe it. [U]3 days ago, (May 18, 2015)[/U] Chol: 151 - 3.91 HDL: 38 - 0.97 LDL 94 - 2.43 My own conclusions: The Lipitor initially accomplished improving my cholesterol levels. A lot. [U]It also very well might have pushed me over the edge on my Type 2 diagnosis[/U]. However, my numbers were even better after reducing the dosage AND beginning a vigorous diet and exercise regime. At the moment I am still on 20mg per day. I fully intend to be down to 10mg by my next Dr. visit. I am not as dead set against statins as some here. But I certainly would prefer to be off of the drug. The way I see it, I want to remove any medical reason for the doctor to want me on Lipitor... then I don't have to worry about whether I'm making the right decision about giving it up. I'm taking my time but I'm not having any real obvious issues at the moment. Note: I know a lot of this is a repeat of my past posts. But I'm new at this and don't really have much to say except my own limited experiences. I had to translate the numbers from Yankee... the Brit numbers are approximate. [/QUOTE]
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