Re: to take statins or not

Port@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote in part:

William Wagner wrote:
Look at 48 and 49 in this URL.
http://www.ti.ubc.ca/en/TherapeuticsLetters

Thanks Bill, interesting stuff.
I'm as puzzled as ever regarding why I'm on Lipitor. I'll see my
Internist tomorrow and hopefully get some explaination, although it
was my Cardiologist that put me on it (hopefully in consultation with
my Internist).
My Total Cholesterol has never been high. Ever. Unfortunately, I never
paid particular attention to the my ldl/hdl breakdown until lately.
I'm guessing my hdl was always low, which landed me in my predicament.
So now, my ldl is *much* lower than normal.... so what? So is my hdl.
... and my docs don't seem to care that my hdl is too low and I don't
know why. Seems to me they should have me on Crestor which claims, at
least, to raise hdl. Whether it actually does or not, I dunno.
Anyhow, I'm just thinking outloud and rambling.
If anybody has a comment, I'm all ears.

Thanks,
Port

There are no trials showing that crestor reduces cardiac morbidity or
mortality.

A reason to give you Lipitor is that your hdl is low. Not because the statin
increases hdl but because it reduces cardiac/stroke risks.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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