Comments on: Did You Know? Statin Drugs Can Cause Nerve Damage http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage Your Guide to Natural Health Sat, 19 May 2012 04:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lauriew83 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-4495 Lauriew83 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-4495 I have been an RN for 37 years, worked in pediatrics, adults, hospitals and mostly home care. I used to be unsure of myself when I noticed in the early 90's that it seemed that insurances started deciding our care. Well the proliferation of meds in the 90's has lead to many unsure side effects now in the teens of this decade. Every pt. I see, has at least 10-15 meds. My concern now is the ineffecient way communication with doctors and specialists take place. I never see physicians look at meds and really think about what they are doing to patients. Just more meds are ordered. My husband had polio at 9 mos. old. He is now 63. He had bypass surgery 16 yrs ago, has been on a statin among other meds, over the past decade... for the past 3 1/2 yrs we have consulted his primary doc, specialists... for symptoms that began increasing and became quite debilitating. Very hot burning feeling under his skin from the chest up intolerance to brightness, very cold feet and vibrating in extemeties. We have other side effects he has had to other meds, but I want to emphasize this particular situation. We saw a neurologist also, other meds were added to try to change the way his brain was perceiving his nerve endings, as he was diagnosed with autonomic nervous system disorder. He finally became so disgusted when he became more light headed, stumbley, and still had the initial problems. He went off all his meds, including the ones for cardiac. Within 10 days he was better, we resumed the meds after 3 weeks and 5 days later you could see the symptoms come back more and more hour by hour. I pulled out the statin... in 4 days gradually all the symptoms went away. We lost almost 4 yrs in our relationship with the stress this caused, the loss of work, and what really irritates me to no end.... no medical professional seems to care.... Patients should not be asked, do you have and allergies to meds, but DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR SIDE EFFECTS TO MEDS? Even when pts. bring in their list of meds.... they are never looked at after they are put in the computer. Finally I have found some documentation regarding these symptoms! I have been an RN for 37 years, worked in pediatrics, adults, hospitals and mostly home care. I used to be unsure of myself when I noticed in the early 90′s that it seemed that insurances started deciding our care. Well the proliferation of meds in the 90′s has lead to many unsure side effects now in the teens of this decade. Every pt. I see, has at least 10-15 meds. My concern now is the ineffecient way communication with doctors and specialists take place. I never see physicians look at meds and really think about what they are doing to patients. Just more meds are ordered. My husband had polio at 9 mos. old. He is now 63. He had bypass surgery 16 yrs ago, has been on a statin among other meds, over the past decade… for the past 3 1/2 yrs we have consulted his primary doc, specialists… for symptoms that began increasing and became quite debilitating. Very hot burning feeling under his skin from the chest up intolerance to brightness, very cold feet and vibrating in extemeties. We have other side effects he has had to other meds, but I want to emphasize this particular situation. We saw a neurologist also, other meds were added to try to change the way his brain was perceiving his nerve endings, as he was diagnosed with autonomic nervous system disorder. He finally became so disgusted when he became more light headed, stumbley, and still had the initial problems. He went off all his meds, including the ones for cardiac. Within 10 days he was better, we resumed the meds after 3 weeks and 5 days later you could see the symptoms come back more and more hour by hour. I pulled out the statin… in 4 days gradually all the symptoms went away. We lost almost 4 yrs in our relationship with the stress this caused, the loss of work, and what really irritates me to no end…. no medical professional seems to care…. Patients should not be asked, do you have and allergies to meds, but DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR SIDE EFFECTS TO MEDS? Even when pts. bring in their list of meds…. they are never looked at after they are put in the computer. Finally I have found some documentation regarding these symptoms!

]]> By: Are Statins This Generation’s Tobacco? | Live in the Now | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-4485 Are Statins This Generation’s Tobacco? | Live in the Now | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:21:10 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-4485 [...] is essential to heart and brain health. Some studies have associated statin drug use with even more serious health consequences including permanent nerve damage, infertility and [...] [...] is essential to heart and brain health. Some studies have associated statin drug use with even more serious health consequences including permanent nerve damage, infertility and [...]

]]> By: Could This Deficiency Be to Blame for Your Mystery Symptoms? | Live in the Now | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-3868 Could This Deficiency Be to Blame for Your Mystery Symptoms? | Live in the Now | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:13:27 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-3868 [...] fact, statin drugs are the worst culprits in robbing the body of CoQ10. Unfortunately, few doctors warn their patients that by taking a [...] [...] fact, statin drugs are the worst culprits in robbing the body of CoQ10. Unfortunately, few doctors warn their patients that by taking a [...]

]]> By: Reversing Statin Side Effects with Vitamin D | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-3268 Reversing Statin Side Effects with Vitamin D | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:39:17 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-3268 [...] CoEnzyme Q10 and the over-the-counter hormone supplement, Pregnenolone, can also help reverse muscle pain from taking a statin. [...] [...] CoEnzyme Q10 and the over-the-counter hormone supplement, Pregnenolone, can also help reverse muscle pain from taking a statin. [...]

]]> By: Are Cholesterol Medications a Scam? | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-3122 Are Cholesterol Medications a Scam? | Natural Health News | Natural Health Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:56:07 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-3122 [...] my newest book Real Cause, Real Cure (published in July by Rodale), I detail the many common side effects of statins. They include muscle pain (myalgia), fatigue, exercise intolerance (muscles too painful and weak to [...] [...] my newest book Real Cause, Real Cure (published in July by Rodale), I detail the many common side effects of statins. They include muscle pain (myalgia), fatigue, exercise intolerance (muscles too painful and weak to [...]

]]> By: Nightwatcher6969 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-1256 Nightwatcher6969 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:18:00 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-1256 My stinking doctors refuse to admit that my sever neuropathy is caused by statins. I didn't even have high cholesterol when the veterans adminstration prescribed statins for me. My total was only 173 and no other at risk factors for heart disease. Now, I have painful P.N. and I am so angry that this was done to me. I am confined to a wheel chair because of this. When will the almighty American Doctors admit that doctors in other countries may know more than they do? Didn't we just go through this with the antibiotic ulcer treatment?.. My stinking doctors refuse to admit that my sever neuropathy is caused by statins. I didn’t even have high cholesterol when the veterans adminstration prescribed statins for me. My total was only 173 and no other at risk factors for heart disease. Now, I have painful P.N. and I am so angry that this was done to me. I am confined to a wheel chair because of this. When will the almighty American Doctors admit that doctors in other countries may know more than they do? Didn’t we just go through this with the antibiotic ulcer treatment?..

]]> By: Healthy Cholesterol Balance: What Does It Really Mean? | Anti-Aging News | Anti-Aging Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-1064 Healthy Cholesterol Balance: What Does It Really Mean? | Anti-Aging News | Anti-Aging Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:52:37 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-1064 [...] statin drugs may help reduce LDL levels, some only reduce risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by a mere 25%. [...] [...] statin drugs may help reduce LDL levels, some only reduce risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by a mere 25%. [...]

]]> By: athikities supabiola http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-530 athikities supabiola Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:50:24 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-530 If you feel abnormal at your foots,don't ignore it.You have to learn for amall fiber neuropathy at <a href="http://www.small-fiber-neuropathy.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.small-fiber-neuropathy.com/</a> If you feel abnormal at your foots,don't ignore it.You have to learn for amall fiber neuropathy at http://www.small-fiber-neuropathy.com/

]]> By: New Study: Red Yeast Rice Has Fewer Side Effects Than Statins | Anti-Aging News | Anti-Aging Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-298 New Study: Red Yeast Rice Has Fewer Side Effects Than Statins | Anti-Aging News | Anti-Aging Resources | Live in the Now by StopAgingNow.com Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-298 [...] rice supplements for at least four weeks and were intolerant to statins. All participants had noted adverse effects associated with the drugs such as muscle pain and gastrointestinal [...] [...] rice supplements for at least four weeks and were intolerant to statins. All participants had noted adverse effects associated with the drugs such as muscle pain and gastrointestinal [...]

]]> By: StopAgingNow http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-9 StopAgingNow Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:57:58 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-9 Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience! We actually reported recently on supplements that can help with nighttime leg cramps and RLS, although ALA was not included in that list. ALA is truly an amazing supplement. Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience! We actually reported recently on supplements that can help with nighttime leg cramps and RLS, although ALA was not included in that list. ALA is truly an amazing supplement.

]]> By: bruceleavitt http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-8 bruceleavitt Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:43:59 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-8 I've been taking alpha lipoic acid ever since I read Jean's book on this powerhouse supplement. It completely extinguished the almost unbearable burning sensation in my feet caused by PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. But that wasn't the only benefit. I had an unexpected "side effect" that would make anyone with this condition hoot and holler with joy. My every-night bouts of RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME stopped within a week of starting the regimen. At first I didn't make the connection. But when I ran out of ALA about a year later and failed to restock it for ten days, my feet caught fire again (no surprise) and my restless legs reclaimed and destroyed my nights. I got right back on ALA and BOTH quality-of-life killers vanished. That's when I figured out the obvious: ALA not only handled my flaming neuropathy --- it was ALA that completely wiped out my Restless Leg Syndrome symptoms.<br><br>

I recommend that anybody who has peripheral neuropathy or RLS give ALA a try. It could change your life. I know it certainly changed mine. I've been taking alpha lipoic acid ever since I read Jean's book on this powerhouse supplement. It completely extinguished the almost unbearable burning sensation in my feet caused by PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. But that wasn't the only benefit. I had an unexpected “side effect” that would make anyone with this condition hoot and holler with joy. My every-night bouts of RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME stopped within a week of starting the regimen. At first I didn't make the connection. But when I ran out of ALA about a year later and failed to restock it for ten days, my feet caught fire again (no surprise) and my restless legs reclaimed and destroyed my nights. I got right back on ALA and BOTH quality-of-life killers vanished. That's when I figured out the obvious: ALA not only handled my flaming neuropathy — it was ALA that completely wiped out my Restless Leg Syndrome symptoms.



I recommend that anybody who has peripheral neuropathy or RLS give ALA a try. It could change your life. I know it certainly changed mine.

]]> By: Anne http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage/comment-page-1#comment-10 Anne Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:42:23 +0000 http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/did-you-know-statin-drugs-can-cause-nerve-damage#comment-10 Good information except for the part about reducing saturated fats. In a recent issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition there is a meta-analysis concluding there is very little evidence that saturated fat is associated with heart disease. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648</a> One would do better by reducing high carbohydrate foods as these increase triglycerides and small particle LDL . Good information except for the part about reducing saturated fats. In a recent issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition there is a meta-analysis concluding there is very little evidence that saturated fat is associated with heart disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648 One would do better by reducing high carbohydrate foods as these increase triglycerides and small particle LDL .

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