Can you help? Are you on or have you ever been prescribed statins?

I'm going to bump this topic as I think it's very important - we've had a lot of members over the years talking about problems they've had. Wish I could remember them all to tag them, but for starters, @graj0

I've contacted Teresa/Sara.

@Mike D you might find this interesting too.

At my last DN appointment she asked me about statins, I said can you put it on my notes, she did, but said it wouldn't stop them asking, Fgs whats the point!!!

Just come off them. Had crippling pains in my hips especially at night which constantly woke me up. Two weeks later and while still some pain nothing as bad as it was. My cholesterol level was 4 on them, and 5 off them, and I eat nothing that could push it up do must be genetic. Was sent for an x Ray and nothing to explain pain apart from normal wear and tear.

Been prescribed them but prescription still in my bag . Will stick with diet and excercise to hopefully improve and lower cholesterol level.

I took a statin for about 6 months at the time I was on metformin and a high blood pressure tablet but no insulin.
I had constant indigestion and it go changed to another then took off whilst planning my second pregnancy 5 yrs ago.

If my cholesterol is down again at my next appointment I shall just stop taking the statins.

@Administrator:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/search/5206987/?q=poll+statins&o=date&c[title_only]=1

Robbity

Robbity said:

@Administrator:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/search/5206987/?q=poll+statins&o=date&c[title_only]=1

Robbity

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Was prescribed the usual simvastatin horrible side effects - pain in thigh muscles and arm muscles, stopped after 2 tablets, if affecting my large muscles then what about the heart (that is a muscle too!!!), have been put on bezafibrate no side effects, except because they are synthetic?? I have to take 1 x 3 per day. However at last blood test 4.3.

My g.p. Convinced me to take simvastatin, he said it would reduce my chance of a stroke or heart attack by 20%! My cholesterol total was 6.1 at the end of December, and my ratio 6.6
I have fibromyalgia, and find that I get a reaction to pretty much any meds., my gp wanted me to go onto 40mg straight away, but after reading the leaflet in the box , I got back in touch as it just didn't seem to make sense (for my circumstances) to be taking them at all. He convinced me, as I said... but I said that if I was going to take these tablets, I would feel happier starting on the lowest dose of 10mg. So glad I did too.. my pain levels shot up, and I felt like my leg muscles especially, were so much more sore! I have however, continued with them. I am due to see my gp on the 11th Feb., and hopefully he'll ask me to go back for a blood test. I have been eating a fairly low carb diet 100 carbs/day along with a bit more exercise than usual and plant sterols each day. I am hoping that this has had some positive effect on my cholesterol levels. I really want to come off these tabs., certainly don't want to have to increase the dose!

I have been on Simvastatin for years. As usual didn't want to take any new drugs. Talked to a GP friend who persuaded me it would be beneficial. Both my mum and her dad had heart attacks and it caused their deaths in 1969 and 1989. As far as I know I've not had any side-effects.

Brunneria said:

@Mike D you might find this interesting too.

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Sheesh @Brunneria

How did I miss this? Bit old now and perhaps just as well. My opinion has not changed. Downright dangerous and it's only now I have recovered from this despicable drug. I know others can tolerate them. but for me they were seriously bad. Pity it took me 6 months to work out by exclusion why I was suffering as I did. Looking back, the brawls with the doc over me stopping them were classic.