Guest guest Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Margaret, read the old post, theres been so much info. offered that's best way to catch up. Jim aka====Hotvwmansqb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Hi Margaret, Red Yeast Rice is a natural statin. It can cause all the same adverse effects as prescription statins. Crestor is the most potent statin on the market today. Not surprising that you experienced almost immediate side effects. People with high cholesterol live long healthy lives. It's not high cholesterol that causes strokes and heart attacks, it's inflammation. The primary benefit of all statins is they are a potent anti-inflammatory. The fact that statins also reduce cholesterol levels is " irrelevant " . Dr Duane Graveline's recommended " statin alternatives " are an anti-oxidant, they reduce platelet stickiness and control (toxic) homocysteine levels... 1) buffered aspirin - 81 mg 2) CoQ10 - 100 to 150 mg [gelcaps (not powdered) with some vit E] 3) folic acid - 400-800 mcg B6 - 80-100mg B12 - 200-250mcg 4) Omega 3 (fish oil or cod liver oil) [ There is no upper limit.] These four items/categories have the same anti-inflammatory affect as 20 mg's of Lipitor, without side effects. Those suffering from TGA (transient global amnesia) and/or persistent memory loss may need to take much higher doses of CoQ10 - maybe as high as 1,200 to 1,500 mg. So far, there are over 500 documented TGA cases caused by statins. Source: http://www.spacedoc.net/statin_alternatives.htm Fran ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Margaret wrote: after trying red yeast rice for months, it never got my ldl below 350, i started taking Crestor. immediately i started having hot flashes, followed by being cold. also i seemed to be having asthma attacks. needless to say i stopped the Crestor after only taking it for 10 days. my body's thermostat seems to be regulating itself again. my doctor is positive i will die,or worse,suffer a debilitating stroke. any sugestions out there. margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 --- ohmargaret1 wrote: > after trying red yeast rice for months, it never got > my ldl below 350, > i started taking Crestor. immediately i started > having hot flashes, > followed by being cold. also i seemed to be having > asthma attacks. > needless to say i stopped the Crestor after only > taking it for 10 days. > my body's thermostat seems to be regulating itself > again. > my doctor is positive i will die,or worse,suffer a > debilitating stroke. > any sugestions out there. > margaret > >get on your computer and go the one of your search engine and look up this word serreapeptase. it sound very promising,i am going to try it my self , i want to feel good agan so bad that i am at the point i will try any thing . judith > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 > > > after trying red yeast rice for months, it never got > > my ldl below 350, > > i started taking Crestor. immediately i started > > having hot flashes, > > followed by being cold. also i seemed to be having > > asthma attacks. > > needless to say i stopped the Crestor after only > > taking it for 10 days. > > my body's thermostat seems to be regulating itself > > again. > > my doctor is positive i will die,or worse,suffer a > > debilitating stroke. > > any sugestions out there. > > margaret > > > >get on your computer and go the one of your search > engine and look up this word serreapeptase. it sound > very promising,i am going to try it my self , i want > to feel good agan so bad that i am at the point i will > try any thing . > judith hi judith, thank you so much for the advice, i can not find the product you mention. maybe we aren't spelling it correctly. i am hoping you feel better soon, too! margaret __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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