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<blockquote data-quote="JeanBBell" data-source="post: 797682" data-attributes="member: 9885"><p>Since is happened I have been reading the academic literature on statins and found much that suggests that statins are inappropriate for many people. I fall into 4 possible reasons for not taking this. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/10717431/Why-Ive-ditched-statins-for-good.html?fb_ref=Default" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/10717431/Why-Ive-ditched-statins-for-good.html?fb_ref=Default</a> this article written by a doctor about his own experience mentions some of the research I have read and reasons for not taking statins. I am not against statins per se, but feel that they are being given too widely and freely without considering the more complex picture. In any case the correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease and stroke is not proven to be causative. Like Dr Gajraj I won't be taking a statin ever again. I do acknowledge that the reaction I am currently experiencing seems to be extreme and unusual since 3 months after stopping I am still very weak and having difficulty with everyday life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JeanBBell, post: 797682, member: 9885"] Since is happened I have been reading the academic literature on statins and found much that suggests that statins are inappropriate for many people. I fall into 4 possible reasons for not taking this. [URL]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/10717431/Why-Ive-ditched-statins-for-good.html?fb_ref=Default[/URL] this article written by a doctor about his own experience mentions some of the research I have read and reasons for not taking statins. I am not against statins per se, but feel that they are being given too widely and freely without considering the more complex picture. In any case the correlation between cholesterol levels and heart disease and stroke is not proven to be causative. Like Dr Gajraj I won't be taking a statin ever again. I do acknowledge that the reaction I am currently experiencing seems to be extreme and unusual since 3 months after stopping I am still very weak and having difficulty with everyday life. [/QUOTE]
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