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<blockquote data-quote="fletchweb" data-source="post: 1456330" data-attributes="member: 318202"><p>I stopped taking statins years ago after they were starting to have a negative impact on my quality of life - interesting thing - when I was on 10 MG no problem but when it was increased to 20 - I discovered I could no longer do the physical activities I normally do - The sad thing was I did not have high cholesterol levels to begin with - it was the old "you have been living with diabetes for so long it's like you have already survived a heart attack" - direct quote from my doctor based on some pharmaceutical industry sponsored study that was done. He also made me go to a nutritionist who tried to increase my carbs and lower my fat intake. So - I stopped taking my statins and didn't change my food (group) intake - 3 - 4 months later I was back to my regular physical activities and my cholesterol levels actually dropped.</p><p>But having said that I'm sure there are other people who have the exact opposite stories and think I've gone mad <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fletchweb, post: 1456330, member: 318202"] I stopped taking statins years ago after they were starting to have a negative impact on my quality of life - interesting thing - when I was on 10 MG no problem but when it was increased to 20 - I discovered I could no longer do the physical activities I normally do - The sad thing was I did not have high cholesterol levels to begin with - it was the old "you have been living with diabetes for so long it's like you have already survived a heart attack" - direct quote from my doctor based on some pharmaceutical industry sponsored study that was done. He also made me go to a nutritionist who tried to increase my carbs and lower my fat intake. So - I stopped taking my statins and didn't change my food (group) intake - 3 - 4 months later I was back to my regular physical activities and my cholesterol levels actually dropped. But having said that I'm sure there are other people who have the exact opposite stories and think I've gone mad :) [/QUOTE]
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