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husband and brother in law both diagnosed with Parkinson's diseas...

Posted at 9:21 AM on Oct 13, 2008 by olsen, #35584
husband and brother in law both diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. dear friend's husband diagnosed with Parkinson's 3 months later . all had been on lipitor for 2-4 yrs. brother in law has died--diagnosis changed prior to death from Parkinson's to Parkinson's with lewy bodies, to Lewy body dementia to frontotemporal lobe dementia (despite NO family history of this disease entity). there are SO many metabolic substrates whose pathways are interrupted by statins--pathways to isoprenoid metabolism resulting in among many other results, a decrease in glutathione reductase; a decrease in production of coenzyme Q10; decrease in dolichol, the lipid consittuting the largest % of fats making up the substantia nigra in the brain (area diseased in Parkinson's ). and lipids constitute the substance that makes up the mylein sheath surrounding nerves, and the largest % of the dry weight content of the brain. Tremors were the first symptoms. then non swinging arm while walking, flat affect, rigidity of muscles. all symptoms of Parkinson's...
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 13, 2008 by 777, #13365

Hope your family and friends have stopped taking this dangerous drug that have caused many side effects and problems. There are many natural products and alternatives instead of poison.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 14, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #13399

My heartfelt sympathy to your family. Apart from being an avoidable statin victim myself I am having great difficulty dealing with the fact that not only do I now imensly distrust a lot of the medical profession I hold them in disdain and this is completely out of character for myself to view anyone with disdain. I seem to be either directly or indirectly hearing of wholly avoidable sad medical circumstances on almost a weekly basis. What can we do to help others I'm at a loss. Best to you through your difficult times, from New Zealand

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