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<blockquote data-quote="Yorksman" data-source="post: 345960" data-attributes="member: 55568"><p>I was prescribed statins in my 40s, one of a number of meds because I had a severe heart problem the cause of which was unknown. Contrary to what I was told, the problem righted itself, much to the surprise of the consultant who said, <em>'We don't normally see this. I've never seen it happen before'</em>.</p><p></p><p>And therein lies the problem for me, do I continue to take the meds 10 years on or do I give them up on the basis that the problem has gone away?</p><p></p><p>Well, now that I have diabetes, through having a sweet tooth after giving up smoking, I'll continue with them but see what happens when I have lost all my excess weight. The different foods I now eat should make a big difference. I shouldn't need statins if I keep up with the new regime. But, my GP prefers statistics and suggests that I stick with them because, 'statistically, you will live longer'.</p><p></p><p>There is no attempt to diagnose these things with precision, they don't have the time. That's why they go for the 'statistically' safe option. Doesn't mean that you can't get it down through your own efforts, but you have to be serious about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yorksman, post: 345960, member: 55568"] I was prescribed statins in my 40s, one of a number of meds because I had a severe heart problem the cause of which was unknown. Contrary to what I was told, the problem righted itself, much to the surprise of the consultant who said, [i]'We don't normally see this. I've never seen it happen before'[/i]. And therein lies the problem for me, do I continue to take the meds 10 years on or do I give them up on the basis that the problem has gone away? Well, now that I have diabetes, through having a sweet tooth after giving up smoking, I'll continue with them but see what happens when I have lost all my excess weight. The different foods I now eat should make a big difference. I shouldn't need statins if I keep up with the new regime. But, my GP prefers statistics and suggests that I stick with them because, 'statistically, you will live longer'. There is no attempt to diagnose these things with precision, they don't have the time. That's why they go for the 'statistically' safe option. Doesn't mean that you can't get it down through your own efforts, but you have to be serious about it. [/QUOTE]
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