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Interesting information on statins


I have hated to see Cliff taking Lipitor, since his CABG; after all, it's been known to do damage to the liver.  That's why people taking that particular prescription, or other statins, have blood tests every three months:  to make sure the liver is doing OK. 

But today I was reading a medical blog I follow, "The Examining Room of Dr. Charles", and was directed to a National Geographic article, Mending Broken Hearts.

Here's the part that grabbed my attention: 

Eric Topol, a cardiologist.... is as lean as a greyhound and weathered in a cowboyish way. He talks slowly and eats minimally: salads for dinner and high-fiber cereal for breakfast. He doesn't eat lunch at all. Like almost every cardiologist I've talked to, he takes statins preventively, and his cholesterol count is a low 135. His children, 22 and 25, also eat uncommonly well for their ages.

I think I'll stop being so concerned about Cliff's Lipitor.



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  • #3 Comment from cyandfayedavis 
    2/17/07 11:35 AM | Permalink
    C.Y. has steadfastly refused to take any cholesterol lowering drug until recently.  His current tech that checks his protime and his cholesterol talked him in to taking Vytorin 10/20.  This med. is a combination of a statin and some other non-statin.  We are still wary of the "liver" thing but were told that Vytorin doesn't even require the periodic blood tests.  You never really know what is the best but I do know we need to make better food choices.  
  • #2 Comment from csandhollow 
    2/16/07 9:46 AM | Permalink
    I am considering asking for it myself. Mine is not coming down and I am high risk being diabetic too.
  • #1 Comment from lmitc89854 
    2/15/07 8:02 PM | Permalink
    I asked my doctor 2 years ago to put me on Lipitor as my arteries are exceptionally small and i had read it prevents buildup and actually reduces plaque. My cholesterol before was only 175 which isn't bad but since I had a quad bypass I needed every advantage. Now it is only 125!