Hello people, I have just been prescribed statins because of high cholesterol, is anyone else on here in the same boat ...are they working well for you? I’m not someone who likes to take pills so I guess I’m looking for a bit of reassurance ..I think I could get my cholesterol down but my Dr is saying they are very good and has advised to go on them.
thanks for your time
There's only one kind I can take, with my wonky thyroid, and it aggravates my rheumatism, so.... Considering I don't actually
need them, but they're given to diabetics as a matter of course.... I think
@Bluetit1802 's advice is excellent. Check your numbers, see if you actually need it. If you're seeing double digits due to familial high cholesterol, or you've had a cardiac event and a cardiologist is pushing them, yeah, okay... Otherwise, I'd do a bit more research to see whether you actually really need them. Then go from there. Also, as an aside, going low carb also lowered my cholesterol. Just so you know.
Thing is, statins can up blood sugars. Not the best thing for a T2. The other side effects are also unpleasant, from alzheimer -like symptoms (our brains are made up out of a large portion of cholesterol!) to what I experienced; extreme joint pain. So see what is right for you and go from there. Me....? I'll never take them. Just not an option.