http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311 PLEASE HELP! My father, age 74, was on lipitor for a year or so and then was switched to zocor a few weeks ago to help control his cholestorol. In the past week, the tightening he experienced in his leg, while on lipitor, has become debilitating leg pa Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:03:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14169 Stopping the statin drugs is the wisest thing your Father could do. It may take more than 3 weeks to recover from statin damage. While some people recover quickly, others take months, even years to recover. Since your Father is 74 years old, you may be int http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14169 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:01:04 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14185 you also have to remember that the artificially low recommended cholesterol levels have been cooked up by "expert" doctors on drug company payrolls to get more people to take drugs. your body makes cholesterol- it makes as much as it needs. if you eat a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14185 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:25:48 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14219 Yes, the lab values for cholesterol are set low. I call this the "adjusted for profit lab values" as they make absolutely no biological sense. Low cholesterol has its own set of health problems. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14219 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:13:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14261 Hi either Bobby or Drmike sometime ago mentioned that in the drug manufacter's own trials they showed that this statin medicine had either no or minimal benifit to elderly or women. Also under drmike 777 he has a link to a cardiolist survey that showed 70% http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14261 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:24:24 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14418 Don´t worry about your father`s, or your own cholesterol level. There are doctors/scientists that are of a completely different opinion. Please "educate" yourself by reading books and look for information. Here are some suggestions: The Great http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14418 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:45:12 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14424 I am a Bioslife Franchise owner. Unicity International is the parent company. Biolslife Complete is the ONLY natural supplement on the market today that can not only lower total cholesterol levels, it lowers the LDL, while raising the HDL. There is no drug http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=14424 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:49 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=16248 ok, My mom is 88 cholesterol over 400 !!! Got her off all the drugs, she feels much better. Its all garbage. I am 58, was on choleterol drugs for over 6 years. Major weakness, muscle pain, fatigue, hair loss, rapid weight loss, the whole nine yards. Now http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36311?item=16248