Statins - Page 2

ahoymate · ‎05-30-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
I was taking Lovastatin for a while and it barely brought my LDL down plus it caused my A1C to go up above normal which set me up for taking another drug to lower my blood glucose. I had enough of that so I told my doc I was going to take a different approach and change some lifestyle choices...diet and exercise. I stopped the statins one day, cold turkey, when I got my LDL back down and today I don't take drugs for either high LDL or high A1C. Changes in diet and exercising more solved the problem for me.

That is wonderful that you were able to get off these drugs. However not everyone can. Genetics is something we can't control. No diet or exercise change will help. But good for you. Stay healthy & enjoy.

Franklinbell · ‎01-04-2015

I would speak to my health care professional before stopping.

ThinkingOutLoud · ‎05-01-2020

Years ago I was on a med and was told not to stop it cold turkey. Because of various circumstances, I did just that and was fine. Looking back, I think it was the Universe's way of telling me enough was enough because who knows how much longer I would have continued something that I thought was in my best interest but that had run its course.

Junebug54 · ‎03-09-2010

Thank you all that responded. Will take into consideration all the advice given.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

@Junebug54 ---yes, many times---I am one who cannot tolerate any statins and trying most of them was the way I found out I couldn't take them. I would take them maybe for 3 months or so before side effects happened and I stopped cold turkey. Now I was never told by my drs to slowly stop either--and if I had issues never noticed them as the side effects from these drugs was far worse. But---I would be asking my dr about that.