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why are people so against them ? is there enough evidence to say that they are bad for you ?
 
shane-1 said:
why are people so against them ? is there enough evidence to say that they are bad for you ?
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Depends whether you need to be convinced that drugs are good for you, or whether drugs are bad for you. Then you'll choose the evidence that supports which side you're on. We all do it, everyday, with every decision.
 
douglas99 said:
Depends whether you need to be convinced that drugs are good for you, or whether drugs are bad for you. Then you'll choose the evidence that supports which side you're on. We all do it, everyday, with every decision.
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I don't know about that douglas , i think I need to be convinced the doc is wrong in prescribing them .......but ewveryones different and have their opinions which I need to respect
 
shane-1 said:
eeer that guy is trying to sell books online ,I wouldn't take much notice of what he says, no offence but that wouldn't have much impact with me
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For every Br Bob on that side of the fence, there's a Dr Bob on the other though, that's why it's such a polarised subject normally.
And if you sit on the fence, normally both sides throw boots at you.
 
shane-1 said:
I don't know about that douglas , i think I need to be convinced the doc is wrong in prescribing them .......but ewveryones different and have their opinions which I need to respect
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Exactly, you've decided you trust the doctors, and need to be convinced they're wrong. Others have exactly the opposite opinion, and there's enough evidence to support either view.
 
douglas99 said:
For every Br Bob on that side of the fence, there's a Dr Bob on the other though, that's why it's such a polarised subject normally.
And if you sit on the fence, normally both sides throw boots at you.
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I better duck so ;)
 
Actually, Dr Nick, rather than Dr Bob normally, if you're a Simpsons fan.
 
Know to many people that statins have totally screwed up. Feel that as dr get paid to script them they have a vested interest in doing so. I do not trust dr's or hospitals

If by the end of the year l am high l may consider statins but that is a long way off. At the moment no way in hell. Added to that there is, leaving aside problems to known friends/acquaintances, to much evidence gathering against it... and you can be sure the drugs companies and nhs will do their best to suppress it all.
 
maybe docs in uk get paid to dish em out but not everywhere I reckon , hopefully this will encourage more research into statins and provide some satisfactory results for us
 
Mud Island Dweller said:
Know to many people that statins have totally screwed up. Feel that as dr get paid to script them they have a vested interest in doing so. I do not trust dr's or hospitals

If by the end of the year l am high l may consider statins but that is a long way off. At the moment no way in hell. Added to that there is, leaving aside problems to known friends/acquaintances, to much evidence gathering against it... and you can be sure the drugs companies and nhs will do their best to suppress it all.
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Must be me.
I don't know anyone else even on statins, let alone a lot of people that have been totally screwed up by them. Maybe I don't get out enough, but what drugs everyone is on just never comes up in conversation, good or bad.
 
shane-1 said:
why are people so against them ? is there enough evidence to say that they are bad for you ?
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They were saying on the radio earlier this morning that 1 in 140 people suffer side-effects from taking a statin, how they came to this figure and whether it's true is a different matter altogether. I think with most drugs you hear more from those who suffer from side-effects than those that don't.
 
noblehead said:
They were saying on the radio earlier this morning that 1 in 140 people suffer side-effects from taking a statin, how they came to this figure and whether it's true is a different matter altogether. I think with most drugs you hear more from those who suffer from side-effects than those that don't.
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true , would be interesting to hear from the other 139 people and get their views ....................
 
not go by things like that I prefer to try things myself
shane-1 said:
why are people so against them ? is there enough evidence to say that they are bad for you ?
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There are two schools when it come to statins those who take them with no problem and are happy to go on taking them and those who have taken them and had unpleasant side effects so they stop or those who are dead against them. They are the same as any drug what suits one may not suit another a change of brand can help . A lot is written about statins and there is both good and bad reports on them as there is on anything else but for some reason a lot of people would rather believe the bad than the good.and that is up to them I take them because I believe in the benefits for me but that is my choice .
 
noblehead said:
They were saying on the radio earlier this morning that 1 in 140 people suffer side-effects from taking a statin, how they came to this figure and whether it's true is a different matter altogether. I think with most drugs you hear more from those who suffer from side-effects than those that don't.
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You are right there people never really say much about no side effects but always plenty about the bad ones but they are usually in the minority
 
douglas99 said:
Depends whether you need to be convinced that drugs are good for you, or whether drugs are bad for you. Then you'll choose the evidence that supports which side you're on. We all do it, everyday, with every decision.
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So right when we take a drug with no side effects we say it is good if we get bad side effects we say the drug is bad
 
I take Simvastatin and am happy with it. My family has a history of high cholesterol regardless of the dietary regime that each of us follows. I was hoping lchf would allow me to stop it but although its improved it compared to the pretty standard 5 a day regime I followed prior to diagnosis I still think on balance its worth taking. If I got any bad reaction to it I'd stop though.
 
AnnieC said:
So right when we take a drug with no side effects we say it is good if we get bad side effects we say the drug is bad
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I don't think statins even qualify for that much benefit of doubt. I've read several threads on here where posters have already decided they won't be taking statins, without any trial first, because of the risk of side effects they have read about. So it's already pre-judged bad. There are examples in this thread.
 
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