Thanks for the explanation, Brandigirl. That makes sense. This is a newish doctor; my old one accepted that statins didn't work well for me and didn't push it.
To be honest, I miss the days when I'd go to the doctor if I was sick and otherwise we left each other alone. Now it's nag, nag, nag. I'm happy to put some of the blame on insurance company policies.
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Originally Posted by Living a Fantasy
I argued with three different MD's when I refused to take statins. One of those MD's is my son-in law. Finally, my primary care declared me statin intolerant.
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Oy. I feel you. I showed this doctor a research article from JAMA about myopathy being highly associated with a particular DNA variant* that I have according to my raw data from 23 and Me. He brushed it off. Most MDs tend not to appreciate it when patients roll in with research off the Internet. ;-)
* C variant SNP rs4363657 within SLCO1B1, if interested.