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Posted at 6:40 AM on Oct 07, 2008 by evoix, #35393
Thought I would come online to check up about another possible side effect and caught a posting about male libido. I off Statins on 9th July this year after suffering all the pain related side effects mentioned on the site and in my previous posting in August. Last week my normal monthly cycle started up again after 8 months. I thought that I had gone through the change but with no side effects. Seems to me that Statins might also effect hormones, but as we all seem to be of a similar age groups, we blame the way our lives are effected on our age. I know that I thought that everyone who hit 50 experienced exactly the same fatigue, pain (arthritis - gout), weight gain, loss of drive etc. I have been off them for 13 weeks now and I haven't looked back. I really can't remember now just how bad I was feeling towards the end, but I know that I was very close to giving up I just didn't think that I could live feeling the way I did at the time and knowing that I was getting progressively worse. Now I am just very angry that people are having to go through what we have. I just wondered if any other women had their monthly cycle altered/ stopped whilst on this drug, only for it to return after coming off?
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Reply about 1 month ago on Oct 08, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #13230

Well done for your bravery. I don't like hanging out some of my personal problems but if it is for the better of society so it must be.
CYCLES ? I'm male 54 I became very disinterested in my wife/mate to the extent "she had changed" and I wasn't interested. The facts my billy bags went bone dry for almost 2 years before I stopped the statins. Within 1 week of stopping the statins it starts ejaculating all on it's own. The first couple of times were a little humorous. 10 months later still no "activity" but he squirts on his own about once a fortnight in my sleep. If that is not a body poisoned tell me what is? I'm thrilled to say affection has returned - so I am happy with that. I have for some time realised that like an alcoholic or illicit drug user we are not the only victims it is our close ones who have suffered terribly as well. Then we find out that statins may have NO benifit for women whatsoever and if this is true how tragic for our brain dead medical profession. I can happily live with affection and not the naughty thing if in the end I recover from all other complaints. Best to you from New Zealand.

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