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Originally Posted by queasy27
My doctor recommended 1000 mg of fish oil twice a day. My cholesterol and triglycerides are both down a bit but I've made other dietary changes so it's impossible to say.
I also declined to take statins any more, despite one doctor actually chasing me down the hall after I'd left his office to give me a pamphlet from a drug company extolling the "research" and benefits. Why take a drug that may or may not help a condition I may or may not get? There are multiple studies to support each side of the debate but what I know for sure is that I had burning pain in my thigh muscles and that they remain weak even I stopped the statins. Also? Thet didn't even work to bring my cholesterol down.
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My cardiologist recommends 4,000 mg of fish oil daily. My primary care says it should be 3,000 so I take 3,600.
I was on Zetia a number of years ago My doctor back then described it as a "wimpy drug". If I'm not mistaken, it is usually prescribed to be taken in conjunction with a statin in cases where the LDL is extremely high and the stain alone doesn't lowered enough.
I also agree with your comments on . There is not enough statins in the world to bring my LDL down to a level that would be acceptable to the medical establishment. The I read that there have been studies that have shown that even in cases where the cholesterol has been lowered that there was no difference in the death rates of those taking statins and those not.
Statins do harm muscle tissue to a greater or lesser degree depending on the individual. In some cases atrophy of the muscles has occurred and they will not come back. In my case, I have a lot of arthritis throughout my body so it was difficult to tell if the statins were causing the pain or not.