Statins: How safe are they?
Should You Stop Taking Statins?
Should you keep taking Statins?
Can Statins and sterols be used together?
Should you be taking Statins?
Statins have been researched for use in other conditions.
Statins are medications that help reduce your cholesterol levels.
If you reach 112, your physician might recommend Statins.
Use of Statins before cardiac arrest may aid survival afterwards.
If you reach 112, your physician might recommend aspirin or Statins.
Statins are a group of medicines that work to lower your cholesterol.
When used with Statins, fibrates may increase the risk of muscle problems.
When taken with Statins, fibrates may increase the chance of muscle problems.
However, as with any medication, Statins may have negative effects in some people.
Furthermore Statins are associated with triple the risk of coronary artery
and aortic artery calcification.
A new study suggests that Statins should not be prescribed to prevent Parkinson's disease.
I am now
on ramipril(which relaxes the muscles around the small arteries) and take Statins.
Like other Statins, atorvastatin also reduces blood levels of triglycerides
and slightly increases levels of HDL-cholesterol.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) advise that Statins are not recommended for pregnant women.
By 2011-2012, around 93 percent of adults using a
medication to lower cholesterol were using Statins.
Not at all, because nobody disputes the benefits of Statins for patients at high risk;
However, even 6 months after discharge,
only 58.9% of patients were taking these high-intensity Statins as recommended.
Despite evidence that aims to quash controversy over the safety and effectiveness of Statins, uncertainty remains.
In that case, your doctor may recommend you take Statins to reduce your risk even further.
If you take Statins, you may want to ask your doctor about taking a CoQ10 supplement.
Most available pharmacologic treatments
of Alzheimer's disease are limited in efficacy however Statins may significantly reduce risk.
However, even six months after discharge,
only 59 percent of people were taking these high-intensity Statins as recommended.
The implication: Statins are so harmless and beneficial that everyone should be taking one,
as a purely preventive measure.
So concludes a recent modeling
study from the University of Zurich in Switzerland that questions whether Statins are“significantly overprescribed.”.