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

Sharon Hope wrote:

<Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:N5EFf.52243$PL5.36483@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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.





That's right, Sharon. And using the same logic ... just because someone is on a statin does NOT automatically mean that they are going to have adverse effects.

Larry
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