Re: Great Blood Test results

[Guest guest]

How do you know the risk of a heart attack is 5 times greater when

stopping the Lipitor?

Please and Thanx, Bogie

> > Well I finally got a fax from the doctor with my latest results.

I

> > was at total cholesterol of 361 in March. Here's the result

> >

> > LDL 62

> > HDL 33

> > Triglyerides 67

> >

> > Overall a pretty significant drop in 3 months. Thanks to losing

> 45

> > pounds, taking Niacin and 20mg of Lipitor per day. With the HDL

> > under 40, I'm sure the doctor will agree taking the Lipitor is

not

> > necessary. Need to get the HDL back over 40. Funny the search I

> did

> > after getting the results just says to continue losing weight.

> O.K.

> > I can do that.

> >

> > Hope some of you people with high Cholesterol readings can take

> heart

> > that you can change things if you follow a good diet and some

> > exercise. I went from no walking to 5 miles per day over the

past

> 3

> > months and eliminating most of the foods with sodium, cholesterol

> and

> > fat. Every thing I eat now is freshly prepared. Nothing from a

> tin

> > can or frozen meals or fast food. It really does work.

> >

> > Bob

[Guest guest]

I've read this from various sources. The increased risk is only

three times in each of the articles though (I guess I misquoted

them), but they all indicate that stopping statin use increases your

risk for a heart attack.

http://heartdisease.about.com/library/weekly/aa031102a.htm

http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gid2=1769

http://atoz.iqhealth.com/atoz/healthupdate/Alert04162002.html

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/B/2002641.html

> How do you know the risk of a heart attack is 5 times greater when

> stopping the Lipitor?

> Please and Thanx, Bogie

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the links. Very interesting to me because it accentuated the importance of my husband's Isosorbide Mononitrate medication (which delivers nitric oxide) as a protective measure during the withdrawal of Lipitor.

Judy

Re: Great Blood Test results

I've read this from various sources. The increased risk is only three times in each of the articles though (I guess I misquoted them), but they all indicate that stopping statin use increases your risk for a heart attack.http://heartdisease.about.com/library/weekly/aa031102a.htmhttp://www.healthandage.com/Home/gid2=1769http://atoz.iqhealth.com/atoz/healthupdate/Alert04162002.htmlhttp://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/B/2002641.html--- In TakingLipitorAndHateIt , "Bogie" <bogdankl@y...> wrote:> How do you know the risk of a heart attack is 5 times greater when > stopping the Lipitor?> Please and Thanx, Bogie

[Guest guest]

Sounds like some pharmaceutical company propaganda to me!