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Posted at 12:28 AM on May 24, 2008 by tkphelan, #30751
my husband had never been one to go to G.P.s or have reason to take prescription medication( not even an aspirin ) . Finally had a medical test- Cholesterol was high- was not given a chance to change his eating habits- and was placed on LIPITOR ( this was 18 months ago ) and since- everything has gone downhill from there. He has suffered nausea, blacked out, had headaches/tingling sensation,chest pains, aching/fatigue to legs/feet and arms. - shoulder pain- has problems getting up from bed or from sitting position- has generally lost power in his arms and legs. His doctor was advised over the past several months of his pains- but had no idea what caused them and changed the script to Crestor. ( still a Statin drug ). Have ( on good avice from chemist assistant ) now got him on daily dose of Q10- and he ( 2 weeks ago ) decided to stop taking the Lipitor or any other cholesterol lowering statin drug- of his own choosing. He has had several visits to podiatrist to help alleviate the pain to his feet - which are sore and swollen. His liver levels were also high at on stage. All this has happened to him sine he started the Lipitor statin. Prior to this- He has never had previous medical conditions or medication. Seems to point the finger at one reason- LIPITOR !!!!!- THEY CANT BLAME IT ON ANYTHING ELSE. Just want him to get back some energy. He is 56. One more story to add to the thousands of complaints, Why isn't anyone in the medical field / lawyers commenced a full investigation to all these complaints? thousands of people cant be wrong. Bring on Erin B.
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Reply 4 months ago on May 24, 2008 by janatee, #8576

Hi. Just reading about your husband and his problem. My husband is the same. He will not take (or does not want to take) any meds , if he does not have to. His is 56yrs. old. Last visit to the doc and check up, with blood work showed his cholesterol was high. Doctor wanted to put him on meds, and he said "I'll think about it." I believe his count was 230 maybe more.
I did a lot of research, and my Aunt told me many years ago, her Heart Doctor told her to take Metamucil... I thought, why not... He started it last January 07. First thing every morning, in a glass of water 2 tablespoons. He had his checkup a month ago, and his Cholesterol was 192!!!!! He could not believe it.. He even asked the doctor, Are you sure???? He has not changed his eating habits, or done anything different. It was wonderful. I started it last week.. I even put mine in a tall glass of Prune Juice.... wow... What can I say, I love the juice. We shall see how this goes for me. Mine was 224 last blood test... I hope this might help for him, its worth the try, If he can handle the fiber... Good luck.. Janatee

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