Re: drugs are not your answer to high cholesterol

[Guest guest]

You should know that among the many dangers of statins drugs is an

increased risk of heart disease. This is because patients taking

statins become depleted in Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which leads to

fatigue, muscle weakness, soreness and, ironically, heart failure.

I know several people with heart conditions who've been prescribed

statins by their GPs, and who have major reservations either due to

serious side-effects or just a preference for more natural solutions.

But I wasn't aware of this danger. Do you know where his evidence

comes from?

The evidence about the benefits of statins is certainly not

conclusive, but one interesting study was published earlier this year.

A University of Glasgow team found that taking statins did reduce the

risk of heart disease, but that it may not be necessary to take them

forever. Taking statins for a few years continued to reduce the risk

of heart disease at least 10 years after volunteers in the study

stopped taking them. The leading cardiologist on the study said:

" These results are very reassuring for patients who might be concerned

about safety when taking a drug for a very long period of time. "

Here's the story from the BBC Health website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7039256.stm

[Guest guest]

For every paper written about the good that statins do, there are many written about how bad statins are for you. There is a wealth of evidence telling you exactly why you should not be persuaded by doctors that statins are what you need. Read the following and make up your mind for yourself. http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/statin.html - read also http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/12/13/statin_drugs_coenzyme_q10_depletion.htm Make sure that doctors writing about how wonderful these drugs do not have a vested interest in their sale. They have billions of tablets to get rid of Simon.

Sheila

You should know that among the many dangers of statins drugs is anincreased risk of heart disease. This is because patients takingstatins become depleted in Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which leads tofatigue, muscle weakness, soreness and, ironically, heart failure.I know several people with heart conditions who've been prescribedstatins by their GPs, and who have major reservations either due toserious side-effects or just a preference for more natural solutions.But I wasn't aware of this danger. Do you know where his evidencecomes from?The evidence about the benefits of statins is certainly notconclusive, but one interesting study was published earlier this year.A University of Glasgow team found that taking statins did reduce therisk of heart disease, but that it may not be necessary to take themforever. Taking statins for a few years continued to reduce the riskof heart disease at least 10 years after volunteers in the studystopped taking them. The leading cardiologist on the study said:"These results are very reassuring for patients who might be concernedabout safety when taking a drug for a very long period of time."Here's the story from the BBC Health website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7039256.stm

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Statins are not safe to take either, I had horrendous side effects from

simvastatin till about 6 weeks after I stopped taking them!! I filled

in a yellow form though, before I threw the tablets away,describing

exactly the symptoms I'd experienced. Wonder if I should do one for

levothyroxine.............

[Guest guest]

Go ahead Glynis - the more yellow forms they get showiong how badly some people are affected by synthetic thyroxine, the better. trouble is, they are making FAR too much money to pay any attention to any complaints about it.

Luv - Sheila

Statins are not safe to take either, I had horrendous side effects from simvastatin till about 6 weeks after I stopped taking them!! I filled in a yellow form though, before I threw the tablets away,describing exactly the symptoms I'd experienced. Wonder if I should do one for levothyroxine.............

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Soy is one of the worst things you can have as a hypoT and lecithin is also mad from soy - it may be doing your cholesterol good but thyroid meds will do better - my cholesterol came down from 10+ to 7.6 with diet and down to 4.3 after being put onto thyroid meds, it is a symptom of hypoT.

Luv nne

but to have soya milk instead of skimmed and to take 3 teaspoonfuls lecithin granules daily (tasteless on muesli and nice on porridge) - you get them frm health food shop – and take magnesium and calcium tablets.

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I had been drinking lots of skim milk for the calcium as I

am mainly bedbound (with ME) and had a Yorktest allergy test and a chat with

their nutritionist. She told me to have a more vaired diet (I rarely ahd red

meat) but to have soya milk instead of skimmed and to take 3 teaspoonfuls lecithin

granules daily (tasteless on muesli and nice on porridge) - you get them frm

health food shop – and take magnesium and calcium tablets.

My cholesterol had not come down much over a few years desprte

healthy eating but since trying this regime it came down in a year from 7.4 to

5.8 and this year is 4.8.

Von x

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[Guest guest]

Hi veronica,

If you are hypothyroid any soya containing product should be avoided due to it’s

goitrogenic properties- along with various other foods.

Re: drugs are not your answer to

high cholesterol

I had been drinking lots

of skim milk for the calcium as I am mainly bedbound (with ME) and had a

Yorktest allergy test and a chat with their nutritionist. She told me to

have a more vaired diet (I rarely ahd red meat) but to have soya milk instead

of skimmed and to take 3 teaspoonfuls lecithin granules daily (tasteless on

muesli and nice on porridge) - you get them frm health food shop –

and take magnesium and calcium tablets.

My cholesterol had not

come down much over a few years desprte healthy eating but since trying this

regime it came down in a year from 7.4 to 5.8 and this year is 4.8.

Von x

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Hi nne

I had been on thyroxine since 1990 before my ME and cholesterol

had come down frm when I was originally diagnosed hypoythyoroid, but then went

up again and only came down after the lecithin and soya milk I have tried a

higher dose of thyroxine but it made me feel hyperthyroid so I stopped it. It

is so confusing to know what to do!

Von x

> Soy is one of the worst things you can have as a

hypoT and lecithin is also

mad from soy - it may be doing your cholesterol good but thyroid meds will do

better - my cholesterol came down from 10+ to 7.6 with diet and down to 4.3

after being put onto thyroid meds, it is a symptom of hypoT.

Luv nne

but to have soya milk instead of skimmed and to take 3 teaspoonfuls lecithin

granules daily (tasteless on muesli and nice on porridge) - you get them

frm health food shop – and take magnesium and calcium tablets.

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Sounds like you might be better with a combination treatment Von. Have you any recent blood results for your thyroid function?

Luv - Sheila

Hi nne

I had been on thyroxine since 1990 before my ME and cholesterol had come down frm when I was originally diagnosed hypoythyoroid, but then went up again and only came down after the lecithin and soya milk I have tried a higher dose of thyroxine but it made me feel hyperthyroid so I stopped it. It is so confusing to know what to do!

Von x

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