Re: Statins and side effects......


<Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You said:

"For the record, the disabling and debilitating serious adverse
effects of statins can take far longer to recover from, and can do
more
damage than,some heart attacks."



except the heart attacks that kill you

then you no longer have to worry about side effects

One more time, inability of a patient to tolerate a statin does NOT
automatically mean that patient will suffer a heart attack.

It is not binary - statin or heart attack.

It is well documented that statins make a miniscule difference in absolute
risk of a heart attack. Unfortunately, the public is encouraged to think
that heart attack is now simply an automatic and certain "punishment" for
anyone not taking statins - whether they suffer disabling adverse effects or
not.

Certainly as a health professional you know that is not the reality.





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