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WDDTY  Aug 2019 “STATINS AREN’T WORKING FOR 50% OF PATIENTS”

Statins aren’t reducing the so-called ‘bad’ cholesterol to healthy levels in 50% of patients.  Researchers from Nottingham Uni, measured the effectiveness of statins in 165,000 patients.  They discovered that half - 84,609 people - did not get a big decline in their LDL cholesterol.   Even after taking the drug every day for 2 years, many still had levels similar to before they started the treatment.  (Heart, 2019 Apr 15.)

… AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A SHINGLES ATTACK”

Cholesterol-lowering statins can trigger the painful viral infection - shingles (herpes zoster), especially in the elderly.  A research team from Wenzhou Medical Uni reviewed previously published medical studies involving over 2 million people. One possibility, the researchers say is linked to the discovery that statins can cause diabetes, & shingles is far more common in diabetics. (BMJ Open, 2019;9 ) 

Ann

I've stopped taking my 4 lots of tablets including statins. Acid reflux and burning of the oesophagus the biggest reason. 

A consultant I told said that won't kill you a stroke will. If he woke up during the night with acid dripping into his lungs he might not be so dismissive of the harm done.

Bill