Statins again.

[nagden]

My cardiologist has told me that I should start taking 10mg of statins daily after my Ldl cholesterol rose from 1.49 to 1.53. I told him I would rather try diet and exercise before medication. But he was insistent. I am sure that my cholesterol has risen because I was unable to cycle for 2 months because of the lock down here in France. I am very reluctant to start this course of treatment. Any opinions would be welcome. Thanks

 

[Bonefish Blues]

10 mg is quite a low dose - I was on 80, since halved.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Push for exercise and diet and ask to retest in 3 months.

 

[welsh dragon]

It seems like most of the men where I live were prescribed statins and they all refused to take them ever again after the first month or 2 as the side effects were awful. I to would personally go down the exercise and diet road first. If that still doesn't work, then statins are a fall back position.

 

[slowmotion]

I took 80mg for seven years with absolutely no adverse side effects. The medics then knocked it back to 40mg. I don't know why. I would do what your doctor suggests and wait to see if it doesn't suit you. Plenty of people would disagree.

 

[derrick]

Have taken statins for the last ten years no side effects at all.

 

[gavroche]

When I started statins, my GP said it would increase my life time by 25%. That was possibly at least 15 years ago with no side effects and my cholesterol level is under control.
By the way, I am on 20mg so quite a low dose really.

 

[Dave7]

It seems like most of the men where I live were prescribed statins and they all refused to take them ever again after the first month or 2 as the side effects were awful. I to would personally go down the exercise and diet road first. If that still doesn't work, then statins are a fall back position.

I didn't realise they could prescribe statins to sheep
But, seriously, I am with you on that.
Going back 15+ years the Doc tested me and I was 8.9. She said a) I was a heart attack waiting to happen and that I must go on them. b) she said it was often nothing to do with diet but is inherited.
I declined, altered my diet somewhat and started to take herbal stuff.
6 month later it had dropped to 6.0.
15 years later and I'm still here and, at 73, feeling good.

 

[Drago]

Have taken statins for the last ten years no side effects at all.

I've been eating chips for 52 years with onside effects at all

A serious question for those in Englandland - if you have statins, do you have to pay for the prescription?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been eating chips for 52 years with onside effects at all

A serious question for those in Englandland - if you have statins, do you have to pay for the prescription?

No, I'm a pensioner so don't have to pay, I've been on statins for years.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I pay, yes. I have the NHS subs card which reduces the cost somewhat, so I get as many drugs as I can

 

[Drago]

That's annoying. Smoke fags until you develop lung cancer, or eat mars bars until you develop lifestyle induced Type 2 diabetes and you get your prescriptions for free.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

That's annoying. Smoke fags until you develop lung cancer, or eat mars bars until you develop lifestyle induced Type 2 diabetes and you get your prescriptions for free.

It was something of a pisser, I have to say - fit, active, doing all the right stuff, so I thought!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It was something of a pisser, I have to say - fit, active, doing all the right stuff, so I thought!

And me, but I have a family history littered with heart attacks and strokes so shouldn't have been surprised.

 

[fossyant]

I've been eating chips for 52 years with onside effects at all

A serious question for those in Englandland - if you have statins, do you have to pay for the prescription?

Yep. I pay a tenner a month as on 2 prescriptions. 20 mg statin here. No side effects other than cholesterol now in range. Family history, so diet didn't affect it