Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: Ayesha on January 26, 2023, 12:43:14 PM
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Anyone on statins remember when they first took them, did you have side effects whilst they settled in the body and for how long. Did you eventually give up on them?
I am on my second day of taking them and am feeling jittery and tired but hoping that will settle down.
I would love to know others experiences of statins, yourself or anyone you know!
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DH and I have been taking Avastatin for 5 years with no symptoms at all. I expected aches and pains, but nowt.
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It’s very individual, isn’t everything ::), my OH had aches & pains leading onto muscle pain. He can’t take any of them now, but he’s been put on Praluent, a self administered injection once a month it works in a different way to statins.
Good luck hope you are one of the lucky ones & don’t have problems with them.
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Certainly agree everyone’s experience can be so different.
I do suffer with muscle weakness but although I ache and have this jittery feeling with raised blood pressure added to the mix, the muscle ache is not too bad so I’m hoping everything will calm down.
CLKD, what time of day do you take the statin? I have been prescribed the same and am taking it in the evening.
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Yep. At night with my 10mg of AD. 5mg AD in the morning with my Omperazol.
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Thanks CLKD. I've just read that they help with reducing blood pressure so will be persevering with them!
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Statins are prescribed to avoid strokes.
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Well here I am four days in taking statins and the side effects are horrendous. I don't know whether I have to wait for them to settle or should I stop taking them now, my brain is a huge foggy mess.
I know there are alternatives which give less side effects that I might try, perhaps!
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Personally I would stop. Give the body a rest whilst exploring other medications.
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Hi Ayesha
My hubby stopped taking atorvastatin as, within a week, he was getting horrendous muscle aches and cramp everywhere. He persevered for a month but doc told him to stop as it was getting no better. He has to wait 3 months before trying a different one (no idea why he has to wait 3 months though)..
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Well here I am four days in taking statins and the side effects are horrendous. I don't know whether I have to wait for them to settle or should I stop taking them now, my brain is a huge foggy mess.
I know there are alternatives which give less side effects that I might try, perhaps!
I had blood tests a month ago and have high cholesterol 6.9. The doctor recommended statins but I refused as I want to try to get it down with life style changes. I already eat a healthy diet so I'm focusing on exercise and reducing stress levels, also changed to Benecol butter as this is supposed to work.
I will have another test in 3 months.
Were you not offered this option first?
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Research has shown that 'benecol' doesn't make much difference, that it's more a marketing ploy. Our GP explained it really well, DH went the diet route whilst I went onto statins. Of course, I can't remember the why's or where4s as it's a few years ago :-\
If a medication that isn't immediately necessary makes a patient ill, why continue ? Especially if there are alternatives.
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No experience of stations but you mentioned you have muscle weakness. Mine was cured by taking testosterone.
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Hi Dierdre. I have always been on a healthy diet, including exercises and always used Benecol spread, but that hasn't made a difference to my 7.2 level.
I know people taking statins that have no problem at all and I was happy to have a go, but I nearly ended up in A&E because my blood pressure went through the roof. It's now obvious I should not take them and will have to try something more to lower my levels. I am now waiting for the effects off the statins to wear off but I can still feel my heart racing away!
Just to say I managed to reverse my prediabetic diagnoses, I must be doing something right!
CLKD, I might go back on butter, least it will have more taste!
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No experience of stations but you mentioned you have muscle weakness. Mine was cured by taking testosterone.
Glad you found the cure, Sheila. I was doing well with exercises that I didn't need to think about testosterone, I just need the effects of the statins to wear off to get back to fitness, thankfully I was only on them 4 days for them to cause long term damage.
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Remind me Ayesha: did U have the pre diabetic blood tests prior to starting statins or after, because apparently they are given to those with diabetes :-\
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It was when I had my annual blood test, then I was prescribed statins. They were only interested in my cholesterol levels and it was only when I asked if I was still prediabetic that they told me I was far from being prediabetic.
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Hi Dierdre. I have always been on a healthy diet, including exercises and always used Benecol spread, but that hasn't made a difference to my 7.2 level.
I know people taking statins that have no problem at all and I was happy to have a go, but I nearly ended up in A&E because my blood pressure went through the roof. It's now obvious I should not take them and will have to try something more to lower my levels. I am now waiting for the effects off the statins to wear off but I can still feel my heart racing away!
Just to say I managed to reverse my prediabetic diagnoses, I must be doing something right!
CLKD, I might go back on butter, least it will have more taste!
Sometimes it's just genetic and there's not much you can do to change that. The doctor asked if anyone in my family had high cholesterol but my parents and grandparents were never tested years ago and if they did have it did them no harm, they all lived well into their 90's.
Thin healthy people have high cholesterol but maybe that's caused by stress.
My first tub of Benecol this week, I've never had anything but Lurpak so a big difference in taste :(
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Anyone on statins remember when they first took them, did you have side effects whilst they settled in the body and for how long. Did you eventually give up on them?
I am on my second day of taking them and am feeling jittery and tired but hoping that will settle down.
I would love to know others experiences of statins, yourself or anyone you know!
None at all. I was expecting muscle aches so was reluctant to start them but it has been fine.
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Talking to my siblings yesterday, and there are a lot of us, those on statins are all doing well, no problems. I always thought I was adopted anyway!! ;D
There is always the awkward one in the family and it appears to me, the statins have left me in a sorry state, day one of weaning off the 4 tablets I took and waiting for my body to calm down and my blood pressure to ease.
I am going to try doing it the natural way, too frightened to try another. I would say to anyone else reading this thread, if you start to feel bad after just one statin tablet, stop taking them because your symptoms will only get worse. It seems that the people I have spoken to and read here, most are fine at the get go with no issues from taking statins.
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"there are a lot of us" - thereby hangs a tale ? ;)
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How R we all doing?
I have to return next week for further blood tests as kidney function level is low. >:(. I also need to take a urine sample but didn't think to ask why ::)
Then I see a Nurse in 2 weeks' time. I need to make a list : I'm constantly tired by lunch time, I get bloated several times a week :-X :( and have no genetic history of diabetes. All 4 one tablet which may stave off a stroke. My cholesterol had been 7 for over 20 years: I'm not overweight we eat mainly freshly cooked meals - I do need to exercise more but due to feeling tired can't be bothered though from March I'm in the garden pottering or lugging watering cans as often as required.
Bugga ......... my GP was quite happy at 7, a new GP freaked out :o ..........
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Well, my whole system has settled down from when I started this thread. My body seems to have got used to being on a low dose statin taken every other day.
I haven't been back to the surgery for a check up because every time I do I seem to come away feeling more stressed and more ill because of my intolerance to medications and I feel that the way I am looking after myself by having a healthy lifestyle, without intervention from the medical profession, mentally and physically I feel so much better for it.
Anything untoward obviously I will seek help, but on my terms.
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:thankyou: