Statins

[midagetrolop]

I cannot believe that my mothers Doctor has put her on statins at 92! Is this usual?

[hc4361]

Statins are not expensive. You can buy a 6 month course of high dose over the counter for £60. The cost to the NHS is much less so there is no profit for the drug companies in paying GPs to prescribe them.

[pastafreak]

Here's an interesting article by a vascular surgeon who stopped taking statins. In it he mentions research studies that have concluded that women do not benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs...infact women *need* cholestrol. The lower a woman's cholestrol,the greater the risk of dying from heart disease...or any other disease.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/10717431/Why-Ive-ditched-statins-for-good.html

I say let her eat cream and full fat milk. Who needs statins?

[dannyk13]

///Who needs statins?///
People like me who have suffered mini strokes/strokes.

[midagetrolop]

I did not want to start arguments about statins - I know what I think - same as sqad. Anyway, the Doc did not tell her what they were for, but when she got the tablets I knew straight away, and explained to her. My mother rang the surgery and asked what her cholesterol level was, 5.9. My god I thought, if my cholesterol level is that at 92 I would think I was ok, not too worried. She has looked at the side effects, re: aches and pains and upset bowels, she says she's enough aches and pains at 92 without taking these things. She wioll do what she wants!