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Type 2 and Statins

 
Hi - been on Simvastin 40 mg for 5 years along with metformin and glixozade - since April suffered really sore muscle pain and agony in my feet in bed decided to stop it off my own back 10 days ago not much improvemnet and have severe indegestion and palpatations over lst week has anyne suffered this after stopping - selfishly i suppose i expected to feel better straight away cheers
 
I reacted badly to statins, The pains came on gradually and I thought they were just my normal muscle soreness from exercise. I lost a lot of strength which has not returned on stopping.

However, on the advice of an locum doctor I stopped the statins (cholesterol immediately shot up) and switched to daily benecol drink and a finely chopped clove of garlic. My cholesterol came down significantly. I then started low-carbing and my cholesterol came down again (even though I was eating lots of cheese, nuts, saturated fat) and more importantly my ratios (hdl/ldl, triglycerides) improved too.
 
I was put on statins about 15 years ago and got the muscle weakness side effect after a few weeks. I stopped taking them and never took any again, despite many doctors telling me I should. After I found out I had type 2, I eventually went on a low carb high fat diet and after a couple of months my cholesterol numbers are the best they've been since they started being measured (20 years).
 
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