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<blockquote data-quote="graj0" data-source="post: 860625"><p>I got to the point where it didn't matter how much research I read, it only served to confuse me more and more. All I really knew was how it affected me and I know it doesn't affect everyone in the same way, possibly because they take a lower dose, possibly because they take a different brand and possibly because they are one of the 40% of people who the drug doesn't help anyway.</p><p></p><p>There are alternative medications, for example ezetimibe (Zetia), which may be prescribed with statins for a better result.</p><p></p><p>I think if I was just about to be prescribed statins I would give it a whirl, but any sign of the well documented side effects that even the NHS recognise, I'd have to have a quiet word with my GP.</p><p></p><p>I might also be cheeky and ask my GP if she would take them or prescribe them to a relative or friend and is she willing to guarantee 100% that I would never experience a CV event, and put it in writing.</p><p></p><p>I think the other interesting thing when these drugs are being prescribed is that they never check to see how "clogged up" your arteries are anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graj0, post: 860625"] I got to the point where it didn't matter how much research I read, it only served to confuse me more and more. All I really knew was how it affected me and I know it doesn't affect everyone in the same way, possibly because they take a lower dose, possibly because they take a different brand and possibly because they are one of the 40% of people who the drug doesn't help anyway. There are alternative medications, for example ezetimibe (Zetia), which may be prescribed with statins for a better result. I think if I was just about to be prescribed statins I would give it a whirl, but any sign of the well documented side effects that even the NHS recognise, I'd have to have a quiet word with my GP. I might also be cheeky and ask my GP if she would take them or prescribe them to a relative or friend and is she willing to guarantee 100% that I would never experience a CV event, and put it in writing. I think the other interesting thing when these drugs are being prescribed is that they never check to see how "clogged up" your arteries are anyway. [/QUOTE]
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