I have been on lipitor for 15 yrs and after all the side effect I am wanting to quit immediately...What can happen if I quit taking this poison now? I have had muscle deterioration and was told by doctors that it is due to my age of 61. Sometimes it is difficult to get up out of a chair, walk, get out of bed, much less turn over in bed the pain is so severe. Headaches, memory loss, numbness in legs and arms/hands/fingers too. Of course I too believed why would your doctor do something to harm you.Wonder how many bonuses, plane trips, curise trips, etc I have paid for after all these years. When I found this site I was looking for side effect for prednisone. Look what I found. OMG as the old saying goes If I had known then what I know now, this would never have happened...So..I guess I go forward from here and try to fix this mess myself..Please help if you have and suggestion or ideas..I will be talking to my Dr. you can bet on that!!!
Thanks
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4:53 PM
on
May 29, 2009
by
777,
#3854
I am a victim of this POISON too . . . I stopped "cold turkey" . . I still have side effects, but they are getting better since I take many natural products . The drs. and the drug co's are doing a SCAM on the anti-cholesterol drugs . . your mind/body needs cholesterol to function. . it is all about $$ and we suffer . . .I have spent countless hours on research to restore my health . Unfortunately, I learned the hard way and I no longer trust most drs. . . .VERY SAD.
If I can help you, just let me know (click on private message).
My Cholesterol has alway been a little high, and I take natural products.
I have been taking Red Yeast Rice, 60MG. I take one after breakfast and one after dinner and I have been taking it for about 20 years, it has not hurt my liver, also with the Red Yeast Rice, I take flush free Niacin natural. I had started out taking one, 100 Mg after breatfast and I worked my way up to 500 Mg, slowly, now I take just that one 500 MG a day, after breatfast. I have my tests once a year. Also if you watched ABC news last week in the evening, they were talking about the Red Yeast Rice, and that the doctors can prescribed it for you, but I buy mine in Walmart. I heard of doctors taking it now because the medicine is not working for them.
Good Luck,
Barbara