cholesterol, statin medications

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I have enjoyed reading the posts for some time. I am 54, high blood pressure, and with high cholesterol. Still my weight has gone from 195 to 170. This had quite a positive effect on my blood pressure. Basically I have to admit my practice is based on keeping this ideal weight, and avoiding bad foods. I have been taking a statin for 2 years for high cholesterol. This reduced my low density liptoproteins but stangely didn't help my ratio ,high to low as much as it should have because my high lipto proteins also were lowered. Recently I have stopped taking my cholesterol medication, because I could no longer run around the block, and my heart felt weak, and my appearance was bad. All this happened without

much attention to reducing calories. Since I stopped taking the cholesterol medication, I have felt much better, look a lot better, can do exercise, and have gained 10 pounds!!! Now I have to do real CR again to keep at a healthy weight. Soon I will see my doctor again. It seems probable to me that the statin medication I was taking was reducing my muscle mass, and fat mass, and possibly over the long term damaging my organs. However I do not believe any real damage occured. Modern medecine is a wonderful thing, but in my own family there are several instances of medications being given with reactions that have consequences more serious than the original problem. It is proven that statins reduce the risk of heart attack in people with high cholesterol and yet there are many people including my mom and dad still living at 80 who cannot tolerate them well. The strange rthing was that taking the statin my weight was always around 170 didn't matter if I cheated, now I

have stopped and I feel better , look better, and am stronger, but I guess my cholesterol is worse, and my organs healthier, so I am asking for any comments, and if CR can cure cholesterol, and blood pressure problems based on personal experience or statistical studies. I know that I will value my doctor's opinion, but based on my experience a doctor in the Canadian system will give perfunctory attention to the wider implications of this question. Anyone have a point of view?

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