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Slow Release Metformin

KimG

KimG

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Location
West Sussex
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I'm so pleased that I have now been given the slow release Metformin. I hope this stops my numerous trips to the loo. The doctor said it works on 70-75% of people. I need this to work :nailbiting:

I've been having aching arms and shoulders with no strength, so I've been told to stop atorvastatin for 3 weeks to see if it goes. As for the policeman's heel, apparently I'm stuffed, I have to let it run its course, it could be up to 12 months. So, golf is off, archery is dodgy. I need to walk on flat level ground. Exercising will be hard for me :(, there's not a lot I can do without shoulders, arms and feet lol. I can't kneel (a road accident screwed up my knees) I can't do much on my back I have spondylosis. Can anyone suggest a few things for me please? I've tried walking, that hurts, swimming hurts my arms, I've tried cycling, my arms hurt. Maybe I am stuffed :(. I would love to exercise :happy:
 
Not fair. All those aches and pains in one go. There ought to be a law.
Slim ray of hope: maybe when the effects of the statin wears off you may lose a few aches. We are told it does happen.
Some sort of vitamin deficiency?
KimG said:
archery is dodgy
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I would not want to be in range of a dodgy archer so just as well you're not doing that.
 
DeejayR said:
Not fair. All those aches and pains in one go. There ought to be a law.
Slim ray of hope: maybe when the effects of the statin wears off you may lose a few aches. We are told it does happen.
Some sort of vitamin deficiency?

I would not want to be in range of a dodgy archer so just as well you're not doing that.
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I could take multivitamins I suppose. Let's see if the statins are responsible. Fortunately, I didn't have any stray arrows last night lol. I'll give archery another go in a couple of weeks.
 
KimG said:
I could take multivitamins I suppose. Let's see if the statins are responsible. Fortunately, I didn't have any stray arrows last night lol. I'll give archery another go in a couple of weeks.
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There was a huge thread and poll last year regarding effects of statins - some people had pretty nasty side effects from them.

Robbity
(an ex-archer who knew of some one who did actually shoot her husband but fortunately didn't do him too much damage...:wideyed::wideyed: @DeejayR )
 
Robbity said:
There was a huge thread and poll last year regarding effects of statins - some people had pretty nasty side effects from them.

Robbity
(an ex-archer who knew of some one who did actually shoot her husband but fortunately didn't do him too much damage...:wideyed::wideyed: @DeejayR )
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Atorvastatin is a very good statin apparently. It has a lot of protection, shame about the side effects. Let's see if that is the cause of my painful and weak shoulders and arms.

I'm glad to say I haven't hurt anyone with my arrows yet. I'm practicing at 50 yards and metres at the moment. It's a good sport. If you're having a bad day, you can visualise the culprit's head and aim accordingly lol.
 
Heeeeeeres Stephanie again. My favourite paragraph from her paper.

"People on long-term statin therapy start to notice that their hair is receding faster, they're developing cataracts, they can't hear as well as they used to, they keep forgetting things, they can't open the pickle jar any more, and perhaps they'll need rotator cuff surgery soon, as their shoulders are so sore. They think it's just because they're growing old, but these are all side effects that my research, together with my students at MIT, has uncovered, by comparing statin drug side effects with side effects associated with other drugs in age-matched reviews."

From my experience I found that three weeks is a little short for a recovery period. As I have mentioned elsewhere I tried four different statins and each one gave me a lot of trouble. I sometimes wonder if some of it is not permanent.

http://www.spacedoc.com/why_statins_do_more_harm_than_good
 
That doesn't sound good. I need to get off this stuff. My cholesterol 4 weeks ago was 5.2. I hope by losing nearly two stone so far and LCHF it should be coming down. The doc would like me to be between 3 & 4. My glucose is down too, between 4.2 & 6.5 before and after meals. I'm pleased with that. I'm trying so hard, to do the right things :)
 
KimG said:
I'm trying so hard, to do the right things
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Yes you are. Don't worry about cholesterol at the moment. Nothing wrong with 5.2; however we shouldn't be looking at this number but at the component readings (HDL, LDL, trigs etc) and I hope your GP does the same.
 
Couldn't agree more with @DeejayR when he says "Don't worry about cholesterol at the moment". The WHO produced a graph of all cause mortality which suggests that a cholesterol level of around 5.6 will see you into the longest liver category. You can worry about that later.
 
My GP was insisting that I kept on with statins after my cholersterol level had gone down to under 3 - because it had "other benefits". Diabetic doctor though agreed to let me halve the dose - the only useful help I go from him. At my next checkup I'm going to say I wan to stop because I believe I'm now getting sode effects in the form of bad leg pains/cramps, which are quite different to the ones I used to get when I was on diuretics and was in need of extra potassium.

Perhaps then all my "old age" symptoms will disappear too? :D:D

Robbity
 
Robbity said:
My GP was insisting that I kept on with statins after my cholersterol level had gone down to under 3 - because it had "other benefits". Diabetic doctor though agreed to let me halve the dose - the only useful help I go from him. At my next checkup I'm going to say I wan to stop because I believe I'm now getting sode effects in the form of bad leg pains/cramps, which are quite different to the ones I used to get when I was on diuretics and was in need of extra potassium.

Perhaps then all my "old age" symptoms will disappear too? :D:D

Robbity
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I wonder what the other benefits are? They're not mentioned on the paperwork. It's nearly two sides of side effects :D I'm on 20mg of atorvastatin. Maybe 5mg I could cope with regarding my shoulders. We'll see if the are the cause of my aching arms and shoulders. No such thing as old age, just matured to perfection ;)
 
KimG said:
I could take multivitamins I suppose. Let's see if the statins are responsible. Fortunately, I didn't have any stray arrows last night lol. I'll give archery another go in a couple of weeks.
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I have a suggestion for exercise: Aquajogging! It's easy on the arms, back and legs. All you need is a pool deep enough so you won't touch the bottom with your feet, and a foam aquajogging belt, which costs about $20 (GBP 10) or the pool might have some people use for free. Moving against the resistance of the water gives you a good workout.

Also, I don't think multivitamins will help much. There has been some research saying they don't really do anything for anyone, unless you are on a very restricted diet, and individual vitamins or minerals given when there is a deficiency are a better way to go.
 
CatLadyNZ said:
I have a suggestion for exercise: Aquajogging! It's easy on the arms, back and legs. All you need is a pool deep enough so you won't touch the bottom with your feet, and a foam aquajogging belt, which costs about $20 (GBP 10) or the pool might have some people use for free. Moving against the resistance of the water gives you a good workout.

Also, I don't think multivitamins will help much. There has been some research saying they don't really do anything for anyone, unless you are on a very restricted diet, and individual vitamins or minerals given when there is a deficiency are a better way to go.
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Good idea, thank you!
 
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