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Very troubled over meds

Indy51 said:
Mike, I recently stopped taking my supplements to give my body a break and my BP went up after a long period without BP meds. Did a google search on natural methods of lowering BP and Co-Q10 came up. And it was one of the supplements I'd taken a break from. Started taking it again and my BP has now gone back to normal.

To help it along, I've also started taking a magnesium powder (which also contains a number of other minerals). I'm keeping my fingers crossed the supplements keep the BP lower.
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Yikes!!!
Never heard of it just did a google and nearly thirty quid for 60 caps!
That's enough to put my blood pressure right up ...
http://www.naturesbest.co.uk/co-q10...jbGLmpxBgpXVCAXOWyRmi8ssz_dMesI9vqBoCJTzw_wcB
 
JACKTHELAD said:
Yikes!!!
Never heard of it just did a google and nearly thirty quid for 60 caps!
That's enough to put my blood pressure right up ...
http://www.naturesbest.co.uk/co-q10...jbGLmpxBgpXVCAXOWyRmi8ssz_dMesI9vqBoCJTzw_wcB
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You could try eating heart - apparently it's the best dietary source of Co-Q10 and according to some it's the easiest offal food to eat. I'm still trying to work up the courage though - having been raised by a mother who wouldn't have offal in the house and passed on her disgust to the next generation, it's a really hard thing to do though.
 
Indy51 said:
Mike, I recently stopped taking my supplements to give my body a break and my BP went up after a long period without BP meds. Did a google search on natural methods of lowering BP and Co-Q10 came up. And it was one of the supplements I'd taken a break from. Started taking it again and my BP has now gone back to normal.

To help it along, I've also started taking a magnesium powder (which also contains a number of other minerals). I'm keeping my fingers crossed the supplements keep the BP lower.
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@Indy51

Thanks a LOT for that. Really appreciate that :)

Mike
 
Some of the best meds are natural and within reach of most of us free of charge.
Laughter is ... the best medicine.
Variety is ... the spice of life.
Love .... all we need is love and it comes and can be given in an endless variety of ways.
Giving .... better than receiving ...some say you can't keep something unless you constantly give it away .... love and advice come to mind.
Music .... can take us onto and into emotional and intellectual realms journeys of wonder and fantasy that can be attained no other way.
If you're careful there should be no bad side effects.
 
Indy51 said:
You could try eating heart - apparently it's the best dietary source of Co-Q10 and according to some it's the easiest offal food to eat. I'm still trying to work up the courage though - having been raised by a mother who wouldn't have offal in the house and passed on her disgust to the next generation, it's a really hard thing to do though.
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Oh I do that!
Ask the butcher if he'll mince it for you and mix it with beef mince.
Cook as lightly as possible and bung some black pepper and salt in whilst it's cooking .... if you like salt and black pepper of course.
Most people don't notice other than to remark ... wow that must be the best quality minced meat I've ever had .... :D
If you buy it whole it can be off putting just the cutting and slicing of the thing simply because of it's tough texture.
It's tough because it's muscle yet it cooks quickly and no toughness left.
In fact it's very easy to cook to a mush.
 
Smoked elk heart is delicious but I suppose it's hard to come by in many places.

We use lamb hearts in mince and stews mostly as they are too small to smoke. One of many advantages of keeping animals, you get all the nice stuff like heart, liver, kidneys and tongue.
 
Baruney said:
Have a look at a well known Internet auction site. Tablet bargains are reasonably priced and might help lower the np.
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I would never buy such things online ... heard to many bad tales .... don't know what **** you might be getting.
 
MikeZ said:
Thanks for the insight Jack,

For the time being I am going to stick with the doctor's prescribed meds. He essentially said what you said... statistically, the chances that the Lipitor had a strong impact on my diabetes diagnosis are slim. I believe he said 1 in 500. The rapid onset, (going from non-diabetic to an A1C of 9.5 in 3 months), coupled with the timing of my beginning the statin is what has me asking questions.

My doctor agreed to cut the statin by 50%, which I have done. We will see where my cholesterol is in 6 months. In the meanwhile, I will focus my energy on my diet and exercise and blood glucose levels.
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Welcome Mike! I just wanted to add that something similar happened to me. When I delivered my last child 18 months ago, my A1C was normal. I had gestational diabetes, so that is why they monitored my A1C three months post delivery. Fast-forward to a little over a year later, and I felt generally unwell and scheduled a visit with my PCP. My non-fasting BS was high, so they ordered a A1C and it was 11.0. My physician was shocked...so was I.

Has the past year been particularly stressful for you? I think that was a contributor to my cortisol levels and the rapid rise of my A1C. Maybe the Lipitor with other contributing factors could be the cause?
 
Thanks to all that replied,

It seems as though this is somewhat of a touchy subject. In case I wasn't clear... I am NOT stating that those in the "anti-statin" camp are conspiracy theorists. But I do believe that the link that I posted led to a biased point of view. Also, I DO believe that Lipitor was the catalyst that sent me from being non-diabetic to diabetic. However, I also believe that I was on my way to being diabetic, regardless. As someone mentioned above, it seems likely that some can tolerate statins better than others. I'm simply trying to find out where I fit without making any dramatic medicine changes.

In answer to vintageutopia... I am in charge of 40 log truck drivers, every one of which is smarter than I. So yeah, a little stress. But at least not preggars! My wife would be very unhappy, although she would enjoy seeing me in labor. ;)
 
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