Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 I cannot get my cholesterol down any way but with 10 mg Lipitor and Actos (for elevated glucose). There is new research that has shown that combining psyllium with Zocor produces the same result as twice the dose of Zocor. Thyroid hormone has not helped me at all. I was nearly disabled with shoulder pain while on Pravachol but was not taking CoQ10. My daughter was able to normalize her cholesterol with 4000 mg fish oil + 40 mg policosonal/day. Val From: Betty Flager Yes your right taking CoQ10 is important while taking a statin. That is something I never took. I just quit the stuff cold turkey. Just try to watch my diet and eat some pecans everyday. Pecans are suppose to help with lowering cholesterol. Have you ever heard of that? Not sure if it is true. Another doctor I went to told me to take metamucil every day or increase fresh fruit and vegetables, high fiber cereals instead of putting me on a statin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Walnuts are supposed to strengthen the heart too & prevent attacks or failure. I know a doctor who has been disabled/not working with heart disease for years. He eats walnuts & is doing just fine. I also read that just about all nuts prevent heart attacks & strengthen the heart. I guess that's why coconuts are good, their milk & oil too. I eat lots of almonds. Love those. They have a digestive fire in them that helps with the digestion as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Flager Yes your right taking CoQ10 is important while taking a statin. That is something I never took. I just quit the stuff cold turkey. Just try to watch my diet and eat some pecans everyday. Pecans are suppose to help with lowering cholesterol. Have you ever heard of that? Not sure if it is true. Another doctor I went to told me to take metamucil every day or increase fresh fruit and vegetables, high fiber cereals instead of putting me on a statin. Valarie wrote:I had that with Pravachol but seem to tolerate Lipitor. Ya' know, it is critically important to take at least 100 mg CoQ10 with any statin? Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Niacin is also one of the best cholesterol lowerin nutrients there is. Doctors used it alone before the onset of the pharma statins, which I think are very dangerous for thyroidians. Re: statins > > Yes your right taking CoQ10 is important while taking a statin. That is something I never took. I just quit the stuff cold turkey. Just try to watch my diet and eat some pecans everyday. Pecans are suppose to help with lowering cholesterol. Have you ever heard of that? Not sure if it is true. Another doctor I went to told me to take metamucil every day or increase fresh fruit and vegetables, high fiber cereals instead of putting me on a statin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'm responding to the muscle pain question: It only took about three weeks from start to finish with Lipitor to develop the pain , attribute it to the drug, and go off. By the fourth week the pain had begun to lessen and then disappear. I believe there is a website that deals with the bad results of statins, and you can probably find it by Googling Bad Results Statins. Jo Christy Stouffer wrote: >Thanks for the responses. For those of you who had muscle pains, how >long after you started taking the statins did they appear? My husband >had to switch statins because of gastrointestinal upset, so I know >that's a problem for some of them. He tried going off the cholesterol >meds altogether but his cholesterol levels went back up. And what is >coQ10 and what does it do? Gretchen, how do if our cholesterol is >fluffy? > >Christy > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 > coQ10 and what does it do? Gretchen, how do if our cholesterol is > fluffy? You'd have to get into a research study. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 In a message dated 10/12/2005 5:28:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, loralgt@... writes: > The results are in message 74351 Okay, Alan, how do I get message 74351? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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