I was on them about 15 years ago. I stopped taking them (I don’t recall any side effects) and started exercising. Next time the doctor saw me they thought I was still on them because my cholesterol had gone down.
-D > On Dec 16, 2020, at 1:21 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My last doctor had me on them for years. My current doctor said I did not > need them and took me off of them. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 16, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> #1 most common side effect is muscle/joint pain. The first statin I took >> gave me terrible back pain. The one I take now doesn't seem to bother me. >> I'm due for new blood work, I'm interested to see if exercise has helped >> that any. >> Curt >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 12:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via >> Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: My internist wants me to take >> statins because of slightly elevated LDL >> levels. Supposedly this will improve my 19% elevated risk of coronary >> disease without significant downside. Anyone taking statins? Any downside >> to doing this? Is it worth attempting other approach(es) to correcting my >> cholesterol imbalance? >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
