I keep thinking that I’m missing something here. Some magical number that makes these drugs to lower cholesterol worth the hype. I’ve read all the studies and I’ve seen the numbers, but I don’t read ALL of the medical literature that gets published on statins. So maybe I missed the one that showed that statins […]
Let’s face it. The general public sucks at taking their meds the way they are supposed to. But it’s still going to help, right? Studies have shown that upwards of 75% of patients taking medications are not fully compliant. In other words, the vast majority of medicated patients do not take drugs as prescribed. With this in […]
Statins and risk of polyneuropathy This article adds more weight to the clinical observation of statin drugs having polyneuropathy as a side effect. A few important things to consider here…the statins lower activity of HMG CoA reductase (one of the enzymes responsible for cholesterol synthesis). They also lower synthesis of CoQ10 at the same time. […]
Back to my favorite topic. The statin class of drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks. Regular readers of the Rantings will know how I feel about this class of drugs. To sum it up, they suck at preventing a first heart attack. Without going into detail here, you can read an overview by […]
Withdrawal of Statins Increases Event Rates This study finds that when patients go off of their cholesterol lowering meds, the serum cholesterol bounces right back to pre treatment levels. In other words, in no way, shape, or form did the statin drugs change whatever was biochemically wrong with the patient. On the other hand, lifestyle […]
