Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Wow! It took me about two years of off and on study to convince myself
> of the same. Just be aware that Ravnskov would not advise you get off
> Lipitor if you have an existing heart condition. It does have proven
> benefits in reducing further heart attack and stroke for the already
> afflicted though quite small percentage wise when expressed in absolute
> terms vs the relative terms the drug industry is fond of.
>
> But neither would he advise you not to do it. It's a tough call because
> there's too much existing data on nasty side effects and the effect of
> taking such a medication for the rest of your life is a big experiment
> with unknown outcomes. There seems to be a weak correlation with
> increased cancer rates but that's not well known yet. But I've decided
> it has already been wearing away at my muscles for years and I have no
> idea what else it might have been doing.
>
> Based on the statistical evidence I am quite convinced that whatever
> effect Lipitor and other statins have on pre-existing coronary artery
> disease the effect is not due to cholesterol lowering. But it does do
> something. I don't want to take a drug whose actions on the body aren't
> really understood.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
I do appreciate your reticence, but must point out, the science of
medicine is also called the practice of medicine.
No, seriously... Look at aspirin. One of the true wonder drugs of the
world. Science e knows a whole lot more about it than they used to, even
while universally recommending it for a lot of maladies.
They do NOT know all there is to know about what it does in the body,
and are learning more all the time.
I have an entire textbook (I don't know what else to call it!) on
Aspirin. That's it's title!
The point being, I suspect you're taking drugs all the time that fit the
category of "...a drug whose actions on the body aren't really understood."
keith whaley <-- a statin taker. Also a beta-blocker taker.
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