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AnnieC
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My doctor was adamant that if I had any muscular pains especially in my legs I should stop taking them straight away and see her as it can be serious so she was well aware that some patients would have side effects and she would take it seriously.if they did
But we all know that any drug can cause side effects so I am sure doctors would expect to see some patients on statins with them.Well there is a financial incentive to prescribe certain drugs (such as statins) to meet the targets imposed upon GPs.
Personally, I don't think any GP would deliberately do something that they thought would cause harm, but they are stuck in a state of cognitive dissonance. Everyone 'knows' that virtually no one gets side effects from statins (see above) and here is a patient presenting with side effects - what to do? Well, nothing it's all in their heads because statins virtually never cause side effects and so the parade continues.
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Dillinger
My doctor was adamant that if I had any muscular pains especially in my legs I should stop taking them straight away and see her as it can be serious so she was well aware that some patients would have side effects and she would take it seriously.if they did