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<blockquote data-quote="zand" data-source="post: 860462" data-attributes="member: 85197"><p>[USER=166283]@Pinkorchid[/USER] I have been away and have only just spotted this thread. I think we need to divide side effects into two main categories. There's the ones that may be quoted on the leaflets as known side effects (nosebleeds, sore throat, headaches, feeling sick, muscle and joint pain etc). Anyone may or may not get these.</p><p></p><p>The long term side effects are the ones that mostly concern me. Statins have been linked with higher blood sugars, and therefore they can cause diabetes. They have also been linked with age related macular degeneration amongst other things. I found quite a few studies/articles which said that if you used statins for over a year then there was a risk of this and also a greater risk of becoming diabetic. This is one of the more general links I read about why one shouldn't take statins.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://drsircus.com/medicine/run-from-your-statin-recommending-cardiologist" target="_blank">http://drsircus.com/medicine/run-from-your-statin-recommending-cardiologist</a></p><p></p><p>My own view which I have stated many times on this forum is that it is well known that statins cause muscle problems in some people. The heart is also a muscle. Why take a drug that may harm the very organ it is supposed to protect? And why mess up other organs whilst trying to protect the heart? It doesn't make any kind of sense to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zand, post: 860462, member: 85197"] [USER=166283]@Pinkorchid[/USER] I have been away and have only just spotted this thread. I think we need to divide side effects into two main categories. There's the ones that may be quoted on the leaflets as known side effects (nosebleeds, sore throat, headaches, feeling sick, muscle and joint pain etc). Anyone may or may not get these. The long term side effects are the ones that mostly concern me. Statins have been linked with higher blood sugars, and therefore they can cause diabetes. They have also been linked with age related macular degeneration amongst other things. I found quite a few studies/articles which said that if you used statins for over a year then there was a risk of this and also a greater risk of becoming diabetic. This is one of the more general links I read about why one shouldn't take statins. [URL]http://drsircus.com/medicine/run-from-your-statin-recommending-cardiologist[/URL] My own view which I have stated many times on this forum is that it is well known that statins cause muscle problems in some people. The heart is also a muscle. Why take a drug that may harm the very organ it is supposed to protect? And why mess up other organs whilst trying to protect the heart? It doesn't make any kind of sense to me. [/QUOTE]
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