Re: Possible problem lowering triglycierides too much with Lipitor???
- From: jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason)
- Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:35:28 -0700
In article <1wd1f.1520$we3.1059@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:jason-0510051241560001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > In article <hOCdndzsZtWqiNneRVn-iA@xxxxxxx>, "Robert"
> > <RobertsSong@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> "Flycaster" <adam999forgetit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:2uOdnV88rZTQNt7eRVn-hQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I'm 66 yo, 6' tall and weigh 164, play 1.5-3 hours tennis (doubles at
> >> > 3.5 level) 5-7 days/wk, lift weights every other day for 1 hour, with
> >> > an
> >> > overall muscular and slender build and have always been active and in
> >> > good shape and good health. My mother also was in great shape and
> >> > active, but with high cholesterol (controlled by diet and statin), when
> >> > she suddenly died at 83 (no documented cause) while in apparently good
> >> > health. My last two cholesterol tests (9/03 and 2/05) gave the
> >> > following values respectively:
> >> >
> >> > Total: 205 220
> >> > HDL: 56 65
> >> > LDL: 139 139
> >> > Ratio: 3.7 3.4
> >> > Trigly: 52 82
> >> >
> >> > Although my cholesterol levels have always been in the 200-230 range,
> >> > none of my internists have opted for me to go on statins. They have
> >> > said that my "fat" profiles looked good and precluded the use of
> >> > statins. However, reading about the overall value of statins (I was in
> >> > the pharmaceutical industry for 32 years and know something about how
> >> > to
> >> > evaluate medical research) and their potential for
> >> > cardio-protectiveness,
> >>
> >> Statins reduce lipids and therefore antiarthrogenic and are
> >> cardio-protective during AMI.
> >> At your age I would take fish oils for cardio protection.
> >> Depending on the individual they may be hard to tolerate. I have always
> >> had
> >> GI problems before statins and they certainly don't help me with that.
> >
> > Robert,
> > Another great post. I hope that Sharon responds to the OP. I seem to
> > recall a study mentioned in her report that stated that elderly people
> > have more serious side effects when they take statins. I don't recall the
> > reason. I just checked Dr. Cohen's book and he has a section on page 76-78
> > labelled "Seniors and Statins". The first sentence in that section states:
> > "Side effects hit seniors the hardest...the overall incidents of adverse
> > drug reactions in the elderly is two to three times that found in young
> > adults."
> > Jason
> >
>
>
> Jason
>
> elderly?? senior citizens??
>
> yikes the guy says he is 66....hardly elderly...senior citizen??
> well...maybe by definition that gives one discounts at IHOP and the
> movies...
>
> this "senior" is playing tennis hours almost daily...
>
> please consider this before calling him "elderly"
>
Great point. What's the newest term for people over the age of 65? I want
to be polit. correct. However, I have a difficult time keeping track of
the newest labels for members of various races of people and other groups
of people.
I was in a store the other day and I seem to recall a label saying that
people above the age of 60 were able to get the senior citizen's discount.
Perhaps you also have a problem with that chain store.
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