Re: Statins - Can I refuse ?

In article <l8hup1p1ht8f4gnskp2po4jchslliu7cd3@xxxxxxx>, me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason) wrote:
>
> >I told my doctor that due to
> >statin related side effects that I would never again
> >take another statin pill. He did not argue with me.
> >He's still my doctor.
> >jason
>
> Did he put you on some kind of alternative then?
>
> If yes..... what?

No--he prescribed Norvasc (Calcium Channel Blocker)
to help me keep my Blood pressure under control.

I take various over the counter alternatives to statins
such as fish oil capsules and niacin.
There is a list of alternatives to statins in this book:

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT STATIN DRUGS AND THEIR NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
by Jay S. Cohen, M.D.

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