Steveo

Originally Posted by Ceridwen

Okay, I need to warn you about cholesterol meds (statins, like Lipitor)...Hubby and I used to take those, and they had horrible side effects (one of those cases where the "cure" is worse than the disease!). Read about the dangers HERE...

I took both of us off of statins and asked my doctor to recommend something more "natural", and she said to try large doses of niacin. Now we take 1000mg (two 500mg) capsules in the morning and 1000mg with dinner, as well as Pantethine 450mg three times a day, and as I said, our cholesterol is normal now! The pharmaceutical companies make a huge profit off of statins, and therefore encourage doctors to push them on people (without mentioning any more natural remedies). We had muscle damage in the legs and brain drain effects (way too many "senior moments" for our age, and loss of memory way beyond normal). Once we were off - it took several months before we were back to normal! Please don't go there! Read the articles on that page please!