Statins

[nailit]

A friend of mine was placed on statins a few months ago. Myself and a couple of other friends have noticed that recently he's been complaining of tiredness a lot and he's missing out on social event because he's tired or exhausted.
Is there a connection?
Thanks.

[woofgang]

I know retro. The bloke was a cretin.

[Gromit]

Woodgang,
As an aside, my GP Surgery was the one that noticed they were signing a lot of Dr. shipman's Death Certificates but never thought to tell anyone.
And they have a Doctor who is also a TV star, who predictably you can never see.

[jourdain2]

I'm finding the adjustment from the French system (where I am consulted and am an equal partner in my treatment) to the British (where I am a number in a queue) very, very difficult. I can see so many ways in which the system could be made more efficient and improved. Our doctors, fortunately, seem to understand that we expect to know what is going on - but not always, witness broken rib X-Ray question. I do question things, very politely, but firmly and so far I'm getting away with it.

Why? Oh why? don't the X-Rays and other test results get sent straight to us? Save a fortune in NHS storage, is more efficient in that they don't get lost in a huge filing system and you promptly make an appointment with your GP to discuss the results and hear his/her recommendations. It works fine in France.

[jno]

there are different statins with different effects; if one doesn't work, another may. One lot I took were fine for six months then gave me arm pains. Another lot more recently were fine for six months then upset my stomach. I told my GP I'd stopped taking them, and she said fine, come back in six months and we'll check your cholesterol. If one statin makes your friend exhausted, he can ask his doctor to switch him to something else.

[nailit]

Thank you for all replies, very helpful. Think i will be showing my mate this thread.
Thanks again guys.