03-08-2012, 09:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2012, 11:35 AM by Adele Edisen.)
There can be a safer way to control high cholesterol. I was put on Lipitor and soon developed
calf muscle burnng pain after a few weeks. I took myself off of the Lipitor and the pain went away.
Lipitor causes destruction of skeletal muscle tissue I found out in the PDR (Physicians' Drug Reference).
I refused to be treated with any statin drug, so my physician prepared another treatment plan which
she designed for me.
I take 4 grams of Omega-3 lipids (Lovaza by prescription - 2 capsules twice a day)
10 milligram tablet of Zetia once a day. Zetia prevents absorption of cholesterol from
dietary foods (egg yolks, for example)
I added a 500 mg capsule of Niacinamide (an amide of the Vitamin B-3, Niacin,
to avoid the flushing effect of Niacin itself). Niacin inhibits cholesterol production by the liver.
I watch my intake of carbohydrates and fats because their metabolic products are used by the
liver to make cholestrol. Yudkin, a biochemist, has shown that carbohydrates, in particular, are
a causative factor in high cholesterol levels.
My total cholesterol was 215 mg, but now has been around 160 mg for years, with good HDL counts.
I would urge anyone on statin drugs, especially Lipitor, to ask your physician for an alternative treatment.
Adele
calf muscle burnng pain after a few weeks. I took myself off of the Lipitor and the pain went away.
Lipitor causes destruction of skeletal muscle tissue I found out in the PDR (Physicians' Drug Reference).
I refused to be treated with any statin drug, so my physician prepared another treatment plan which
she designed for me.
I take 4 grams of Omega-3 lipids (Lovaza by prescription - 2 capsules twice a day)
10 milligram tablet of Zetia once a day. Zetia prevents absorption of cholesterol from
dietary foods (egg yolks, for example)
I added a 500 mg capsule of Niacinamide (an amide of the Vitamin B-3, Niacin,
to avoid the flushing effect of Niacin itself). Niacin inhibits cholesterol production by the liver.
I watch my intake of carbohydrates and fats because their metabolic products are used by the
liver to make cholestrol. Yudkin, a biochemist, has shown that carbohydrates, in particular, are
a causative factor in high cholesterol levels.
My total cholesterol was 215 mg, but now has been around 160 mg for years, with good HDL counts.
I would urge anyone on statin drugs, especially Lipitor, to ask your physician for an alternative treatment.
Adele