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By Frippertron

5 years ago


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#197 5 years ago

Hope everybody here is doing good. Just wanted to share my experience.

I have high cholesterol. Docs put me on simvastatin which I took for about 4 years, then my primary physician retired and I went without a doctor for over two years. When my simvastatin ran out, I never got any more of it.

Got a minor case of pneumonia while on vacation in Mexico. Went to my wife's doctor who took care of the problem. I liked the guy and made him my primary care doctor, however I didn't need anything and never went back until my employer started a wellness initiative for open enrollment. Basically, you had to get a physical or you would be denied health insurance.

Knowing about the cholesterol issue, I had done lots of reading and research. While I was on simvastatin, I became diabetic and could not remember hardly anything. After quitting the statin, my blood sugar went back to normal, and my memory improved a lot. I was not going to take any more statins.

After the work ordered physical results came back, this doctor told me if I didn't take statins he would fire me from the practice.
I reluctantly took 10mg Lipitor for 4 weeks until I could no longer stand the joint pain. I also monitored my blood sugar daily during this trial period. After one 10mg dose, I developed flu like sinus symptoms and fasting blood sugar jumped 20%. The doctor told me I had to keep taking them. Regarding the blood sugar, he told me he would give me Metformin for that. This guy was nuts.

After stopping Lipitor, it took 4 months for the clicking sound in my knees and elbows to stop, and the pain was horrendous. Basically, it affected my hips, knees, elbows shoulders and ankles. I was fired from the practice for refusing to take statins and no longer have a doctor. That was two years ago. I still have one clicking ankle, shoulder bursitis and bicep tendonitis which are permanent. Also my near vision ability went to shit immediately after I stopped taking Lipitor, so I think its related.

Don't let your doctor put you on statins. That shit is poison.

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