Should anyone take statin drugs? (Lipitor)

Recently I submitted to some blood tests because I wanted my A1C number. I did not know I was

going to get a cholesterol test as well, nor did I want one. But I got one anyway, and since the clinic office could not get ahold of me by phone, I got a letter, insisting that I become willing to take Lipitor. She even told me the dose and how many refills I would get.

I did not rush out to get my statin (Lipitor) prescription filled. I know my mother was prescribed a statin and very shortly after became diabetic--- which is a possible side effect of statins. Since I am already diabetic, I don't want any more high blood sugars!

What I did do was buy the book Cholesterol Clarity by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Eric Westman. I thought I already knew the case against statins, but this book really alarmed me. The evidence that artificially lowering your cholesterol numbers is a good thing is not really in existence--- though Big Pharma makes billions pretending that it does. 

The book contains interviews with a lot of doctors who don't follow the statin-cholesterol cult, and many say what they do in their practice. The few that said they'd ever use statins would only use it with male patients who wouldn't change their diets, or with male patients who already had a heart attack and wouldn't stop smoking.

I am a female patient who never smoked and who is willing to change my diet--- that's what this blog is all about. So I'm not in the category of exceptions! 

I learned a lot of awful side effects from statins--- to the point I talked to my mother about quitting hers. At her age (91) she does not need a drug to give her aches and pains, and memory loss! Most alarming in my own case is that it can make protein in the urine worse. Since that is one of my diabetes complications, it really alarms me that my doctor-substitute (physician's assistant) doesn't know that a statin might be really bad for my health!

Another alarming thing I've heard is that doctors and doctor-substitutes who know better may be obliged to prescribe statins anyway. It's now part of 'standard care' and failure to suggest it may get a physician in trouble. Since my own doctor-substitute works for a major medical clinic-chain, I'd imagine if she knew how bad statins are she would still have to prescribe them or risk losing her job.

I'd recommend reading Cholesterol Clarity before making the decision to take a statin drug. Really, I'd recommend a doctor who is up-to-date enough that he would not recommend statins, or even one who would prescribe a ketogenic diet instead! But still, don't make crooked Big Pharma companies richer and your own health poor by taking statins without even checking out the facts on these drugs.

Get Cholesterol Clarity!