As I’m sure you’re well aware, drugs to lower cholesterol are among the most successful in history. But the list of side effects is quite long, and it just got longer. I have covered many of the common cholesterol lowering drug side effects in a previous article that can be read by clicking here. Many […]
$20+ billion in sales for a measly 1% drop in heart attack risk would be great if money didn’t matter and the list of atorvastatin side effects wasn’t expanding. Regular readers of the Rantings know that I see very little reason for the statin class of drugs to exist and remain stumped that atorvastatin was […]
Selenoprotein synthesis and side-effects of statins I must admit that this biochemical pathway much have been covered while I was sleeping in biochemisty… I have always felt that the side effects from statin drugs was related to their inhibition of CoQ10 synthesis via the inhibition of the the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. This enzyme produces mevalonate, […]
Conceptual Foundations of the UCSD Statin Study Okay, well, that’s wonderful. The #1 prescribed drug in the US and we need “a strong need for randomized controlled trial data to more clearly establish the impact of hydrophilic and lipophilic statins on cognition, aggression, and serotonin, as well as on other measures relevant to risks and […]
GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR STATIN MYOPATHY FOUND; COENZYME Q10, CARNITINE SUPPLEMENTS MIGHT HELP I will refrain from dancing around saying “I told you so.” I have always noted that I felt the deaths that occurred with Baychol were most likely due to a genetic suseptability to a lower CoQ10 status. The statins are well known […]
