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Claims About Benefits & Harms of Statins are Not Evidence-Based
MyriiStorm
Posts: 609 Member
Dr. Aseem Malhotra being interviewed by SkyNews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuhW4e-Ych0&feature=youtu.be
I think the most disturbing part of this interview is where he says that up to 29% of patients who take statins have adverse side effects, but the official literature says it is around 1%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuhW4e-Ych0&feature=youtu.beI think the most disturbing part of this interview is where he says that up to 29% of patients who take statins have adverse side effects, but the official literature says it is around 1%.
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MyriiStorm wrote: »Dr. Aseem Malhotra being interviewed by SkyNews.
I think the most disturbing part of this interview is where he says that up to 29% of patients who take statins have adverse side effects, but the official literature says it is around 1%.
Interesting.....
It's almost as if statins are the new butter. In the rush to villify statins and the scoundrels who begat them, I wonder if there aren't important distinctions among cardiac-risk subgroups being thrown to the wolves.
On the other side, it sounds as if there may be a possibility of damage to lean tissue that doesn't produce cramps or noticeable weakness.
As far as side effects that affect your daily life, I experienced nasty cramps with Lipitor but none to speak of with Crestor, so I can at least be pretty sure they're not all created equal for all people.....
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Just read something somewhere re:. Statins only work on males. I'm at work right now but I'll see if I can find the references later.0
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canadjineh wrote: »Just read something somewhere re:. Statins only work on males. I'm at work right now but I'll see if I can find the references later.
Like super-testosterone?
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canadjineh wrote: »Just read something somewhere re:. Statins only work on males. I'm at work right now but I'll see if I can find the references later.
I've read that statins are mainly helpful for males too. Especially middle aged males with a history of heart disease. As women get older, it appears that statins become less likely to help, more likely to have side effects, and more likely to create a problem since slightly higher cholesterol levels appear to be protective for women's health.
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canadjineh wrote: »Just read something somewhere re:. Statins only work on males. I'm at work right now but I'll see if I can find the references later.
I've read that statins are mainly helpful for males too. Especially middle aged males with a history of heart disease. As women get older, it appears that statins become less likely to help, more likely to have side effects, and more likely to create a problem since slightly higher cholesterol levels appear to be protective for women's health.
I think total cholesterol in the mid-200 range is associated with lower all-cause biting the dust for everyone as the years start to pile up (depending upon which edition of whose guidelines you follow, of course).
(Being male, diabetic, scroogelike
at Xmas , etc., I'm already at high risk, so I light up the statin scale on most scoresheets...) 1
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