Thu, Oct-21-10, 09:46
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Senior Member
Posts: 954
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Plan: Very low carb
Stats: 192.2/160/160
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Originally Posted by melibsmile
Do not under any circumstances take the statins. If she won't leave you alone, find a new doctor. (Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I'm really sick of "professionals" trying to force women to take drugs that have significant side effects and no proven effectiveness in women. She's just trying to cover her ass I'm guessing, and you don't need to indulge her.)
--Melissa
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Thanks. I have no plans to ever take a statin.
I'm also fighting to keep my husband off them. He's a 'part time' low carber which can be worse than not being one at all. (He gets saturated fats here and then goes out and eats bread for lunch, not a good combo.) I've just gotten his committment to low carbing for 6 months.
So I do feel like I'm fighting doctors left and right to keep statins out of our lives.
Why recommend a statin before niacin treatment or garlic? I just don't understand.
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