Re: Statin Adverse Effects FAQ: NERVE DAMAGE & STATINS

From: hawki63 (hawki63_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:45:25 GMT

quick...please define "apical part of the heart??"

"Zee" <zwalanga@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1105408607.311192.261380@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Consider that this may have been caused by your statin:
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> "apical part of the heart under-perfused."
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> do not have any problems from a statin,
> Jerome Ranch wrote:
> > Can anyone PLEASE tell me what drug or food does not have a negative
> > or adverse effect?
> >
> > All of life is a risk.
> >
> > If I wouldn't be on ZOCOR, I strongly believe (and I do have
> > evidence), I'd be dead today. I would NOT have beeen here to sire
> > that son who is proudly serving in the Iowa Army National Guard and
> > just returned from Kosovo...I would NOT have done the research into
> > soybean somatic embryogenesis and published the seminal paper on the
> > issue (and have an issued patent as well)...I would NOT have started
> > training dogs, and use them as therapy animals in hospital visits to
> > brighten up the days of severly ill children and adults..I would NOT
> > have been here to engage in a local government dispute over
> > development in a floodplain and alter a comprehensive plan ... etc
> > etc etc
> >
> > If I had NOT taken the risk, these and many other positive effects of
> > MY life would never have occurred. How do I measure the risk of a
> > STATIN and balance it with all the POSITIVE benefits my life has
> > contributed to society? Personally, if I knew that my life would
> have
> > had such positive effects on this world, I would have taken ANY DRUG
> > to ameliorate a potentially lethal medical condition REGARDLESS of
> the
> > risk. Because personal risk is minor when compared to the positive
> > impact that one person could have on this earth. You could take NO
> > risk, stay home, don't drive, don't fly, don't go out on a limb and
> > make a research proposal, don't have ANY opinions, don't do anything
> > .... and you will have NO impact on this world and you will have led
> a
> > meaningless and sorry life.
> >
> > The trick is to manage the risk, and to assume PERSONAL
> responsibility
> > for one's own health care and not let the government or medical
> > establishment dictate your treatment. It is a collaborative effort.
> >
> > And it all depends on how you manage the risk. For example, I have
> > migraines. Not debilitating, but occasionally severe. Now I could
> > take Imitrex..but have you seen the adverse effects of THAT drug?
> > It'd make you ***..the package insert ALMOST says "take this and
> > you'll have a heart attack". Now are my migraines severe enough to
> > take that risk? For me NO, I manage it with biofeedback. But for
> > others this drug is a godsend.
> >
> > If you allow yourself to be dicated to, you alone should accept the
> > responsibility for the consequences.
> >
> > So you see how I absolutely HATE all this mindless belly aching about
> > adverse effects. If you don't want the risk of the adverse effect,
> > don't freaking take the drug !
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> >
> > Jerry
> > A Meyers-Briggs ENTJ (smile if you know what that means !)
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