TheLizardKing1967, I don’t trust them either and I spent 20+ years working as an RN in a cardiac cath lab. It’s hard to find good functional medicine docs.😢
My doctor prescribed a statin, after 3 months I went back for a bloodwork checkup, he said my cholesterol was perfect, I asked how come, he said obviously the statin was really working. I left his office without mentioning that I had not taken a single pill!
I am an 82 y old pharmacist. I had a brain stroke 7 y ago n I was prescribed Atorvastatin 20 mg once daily. Soon body aches started along with urgency in urination. After 3 y , I understood that Atorvastatin is causing all my problems. So I stopped taking it. In a week 's time, I was totally free from both the problems. In this four years I am enjoying normal health.
lol so my dr gave me systatin and now rosuvs statin still trying to cause fear in me LOL i also said no to the jabs and boosters all BS lies so i'm leaving these bottles unopened These dr's insist they only understand science and not natural immunity they don't have any clues about a person's makeup or genetic systems NONE
I've been on 40 mgs of Atorvastatin for 10 years for high cholesterol. Always about 200-240. The medicine doe's not make my levels go down. I also had an 85% blockage and had a heart stent put in last September. I have rheumatoid arthritis and all of my doctors keep telling me that the awful joint and muscle pain is due to RA. My RA levels are normal for the last few years, but the pain is so bad I can hardly walk, roll over in bed, etc. I stopped taking Atorvastatin a few weeks ago and I feel like a new woman! I am 65 years young and have my Life back! My blood work shows my cholesterol down to 180, most likely due to my way of eating more RED MEAT and low carb foods. Thank you Dr. Berry!!!!!!!
No wonder you feel like a new woman. I have osteoarthritis and went through the same thing, except I didn't take the statin for as long as you, but there is a real connection between increased pain and statins in some people. You might wish to check out the benefits of supplements like fish and borage oil for arthritis. Good luck to you.
I've been on atorvastatin for about 18 months but I've always felt period back pain at the bottom of my spine and sometimes my right hip bone it comes and goes also my knees sometimes ache again not all the time .I've always put it down to Old age ironically I stopped my statin 8 days ago and I feel alot better now is that in my mind after such a short time of stopping the statin so I'm in a dilemma because they say you shouldn't just stop the statin without consulting your doctor but hey....I fell fine
I too had stent 95% block dont drink dont smoke not overweight put on statins n muscle aches awful cudnt walk at one point been on 3 diff ones dont know wether stop them or not !
@@susankenny696 From all I've seen and read they are the Devil. I took them for only two weeks and a new doctor took me off and he even had a test to check if they had done permanent muscle damage. Ask your doctor about THAT test. I was in screaming pain from cramps even. I took astaxanthin (or chitosan is good too) check that out instead. I wouldn't believe them about not stopping something that can cause permanent muscle damage, permanent Liver damage, permanent memory damage. smh
My cardiologist convinced me to take statins. After 8 months all my muscles ached, I had an unquenchable thirst, constant sweating and developed a Morton’s neuroma in my foot which caused unbearable pain - all symptoms of pre diabetes. I took my last statin on a Friday night and by Monday morning all my pain and the Morton’s neuroma had gone. I’m only 64 and was beginning to think I had no quality of life.
When I told my doctor I was on a keto diet, he started telling me how bad keto was and wrote a statin prescription with out telling me the side effects which I already knew. I took it home, threw it in the trash, and changed doctors...
I took statins for about 6 weeks, every muscle in my body hurt! My doctor at the time actually said to keep taking them unless I couldn’t tolerate it anymore! He seriously said that the benefits outweighed the risks! I got a new doctor after that!
My doctor said the same thing to me. I actually started swearing at her that she just didn't understand just how much pain I was in. I will never take that crap again. She doesn't bring it up anymore.
I just started statins 2 weeks ago and been having muscle cramps on the hips, super weird and painful to bend (to pick up something) or to sit down. Did you get any withdrawal side effects when you stopped taking it?
My doctor seems to be brainwashed. I always have problems when trying his suggested statins (muscle cramps and joint aches). He says he even takes them although he's lost weight and his cholesterol is normal.
Dude! Whew! I got talked into taking a Statin and in a few days I ached all over and became rather depressed and I've always been a rather buoyant personality. The absolute tipping point was when I was driving along and looked at my dog and realized I did not know her name and I loved her dearly! I stopped the Statins and was soon back to normal. I told my Doctor about it and was ignored and filed a State complaint . It appears you are absolutely right so please carry on! Best of luck to all of us!
I had a triple heart bypass following a mild heart attack. I had been on statins for a long time. After surgery my heart surgeon told me never to take a statin ever again as my tissue was like "sewing sand". I told my cardiologist this as he kept insisting I take the statin and he said my surgeon was crazy. My surgeon would not make this up and after that no matter what my cardiologist said I refused to take statin. My cholesterol went down on it's own and my heart is perfect.
I was prescribed Lipitor for cholesterol reduction. Three months later I was in the hospital being treated for Pancreatitis. After I was released I started doing my own research on the affects of taking Statins. I looked at several studies which indicated that in some patients statins will cause Pancreatitis. My doctor was incredulous and strongly disagreed, I changed physicians. One of the other thing I learned is that people who have had Pancreatitis are at twice the risk of developing Pancreatic cancer than the rest of the population. Thank you Lipitor! That was in 2008 and I have no problems with my heart, in fact, my current physician tells me I have a very strong heart. In about a month I will be eighty years olds and I can do a fair days work. Keep up the good work Doc.
2 friends who were on Lipitor rejected my advice to stop taking it. Both died of pancreatic cancer. Long ago I read somewhere but have not been able to verify, that epidemiologic studies indicate that people with cholesterol around 200 to 210 live longer. Both friends were in that range.
Yes. There are many Doctors and Cardiologist being fed BULLSHIT by pharmaceutical companies. Their favourable research is provided by the very people THEY pay
side effects? one gave me a cough, made me tired, doc changed to another...I was on different ones for 30 years! I kept complaining I was tired...couldn't move...he said exercise more...I could not walk 200 yards without feeling exhausted..I couldn't clean my home without become exhausted...my thighs screamed in pain....I would drag myself for a walk, sweating profusely, complained again and again about fatigue...so tired...but couldn't sleep. I finally just said "screw it! I would rather be dead than live like this.....my cardiologist INSISTED I need to take something. He gave me a different drug...one side effect was GALL STONES!! he didn't ask if I was already troubled with stones.....then after MANY, MANY, MANY gall bladder attacks, I started googling what to do...dropped that drug, went keto, lost 35 pounds, (which I had absolutely given up on!) and now my gall bladder is much happier ..don't, WON"T take a statin and at 70, I feel better than I have felt since I was 40! I swear I was pre-diabetic, I was peeing every half hour, my skin was itchy and dry....other docs asked if I was diabetic. I pee a couple of times a day now! sorry for the long post, but I could go on and on!
It has one more side effect that I faced, it reduces the platelets count significantly, your skin start losing, feeling tired all the times with no energy to do any thing
Just came across your channel this morning. Yesterday, had a neurologist try to convince my husband he needed to stay on his statin. I rebuked it and told her why. Her response was; "Of course you can find anything on the internet." Fun fact, my background as a legal researcher (13 years), who worked for a lawyer who was also a physician, means I know how to research. In addition, my father was a biochemist who was many years ahead of his time with regard to supplements and nutrition. He was 80 years of age when he died and he died only because of a certain "juice" he took in his arm for reasons he later regretted. Basically, it was the first time he went against his own protocol and better judgment. In any event, he was incredibly healthy, active and did not look his age. The reason? He never took any drug a doctor wanted to prescribe aka a statin, but rather took supplements, ate fresh, healthy foods and walked every day.
@delacari444-re7dt My PCP told me that statins can be stopped without a problem, any time;and she advised me to do so against my cargiologist recommendation. She is a great doctor.
After my quintuple by-pass last August my surgeon, cardiologist and family doc demanded I take a statin. After 3 weeks I began having muscle and join pain, dark urine, ED and brain fog. My pharmacist told me to stop taking them and never take one again. After seeing several of dr. Berry’s videos as well as others I refuse to take a statin. I am also on keto. My docs tell me I’m killing myself. I am so tired of quacks.
After 12 months on keto i cured my rheumatoid arthritis, fatty liver, depression, anxiety, and lost 3.5 stone which was a bonus! keep going, take charge of your own health, your the best, your bodys the best, be your best!!
Hard Truth same here. Quintuple bypass in 2014, was put on Crestor. Took for a year, had much of the same symptoms. Put them in the garbage end of 2015. Went high fat low carb...feel awesome!!! Conventional drs are drug pushers for the drug lords (big pharma).
I would not call doctors quacks since most of the times they do believe what they were taught to be true. They are basically incompetents. The real quacks are in the pharmaceuticals pushing non-cures to make money.
I'm in my late 80s and have had cholesterol at about 400 for most of my life, as did my mother, who died at 96. Doctors insisted that I take a statin 30 years ago, but I got terrible muscle aches, then quit after a year. I now have no health problems, a strong heart, and am still playing pickleball, dancing, and swimming. Don't use this stuff!
I absolutely agree, Barbara. You told my story. I'm 77. My doc told me that my complaints about leg pain and weakness were all in my head. He rotated me on different statins until I couldn't stand the muscle pain and weakness anymore. Since I ditched the statins and PCSK-9 medications, my quadriceps muscles are slowly healing via working out 3 xs a week. I'm finally getting where I have little to no pain in my legs and the strength is coming back. My very strong belief is that what keeps me healthy and happy with a strong heart is just what you described: staying active! The more I move, the more I exercise, the more I play....the healthier and happier I am! Thank you for your share. Rock on!
Yep! I got so bad from that shit I refused to take them any more even though my Cardiologist opposed my action. I instead adopted a Whole Plant Base diet. Never look back and feel much better
I was totally against taking a statin and had read that inflammation was a bigger problem. My cardiologist said that Atorvastatin will lower inflammation. I took 40 mg and my ldl reduced significantly. Not enough for the doc who doubled my dose to 80mg. Within a month I could hardly walk due to the pain in my legs and hips. I'm not going to wind up in a nursing home not knowing my name and unable to move. I'm not buying what Big pharma and the cardiologist is selling.
I have been taking Repatha For about 2 years now. I begin to have pain in my lower back. And neuropathy in my legs and feet. I'm going to stop taking this medicine for about 2 months and See how I feel. I read some of the reviews. On your website and I hope I feel much better. After the 2 months. I will definitely keep you informed on how I feel. Thank you very much for you. information.
My doctor prescribed a statin even though my number was 164. I've experienced ED, joint pain, muscle pain, restless leg, fatigue. I personally believe that doctors receive massive kickbacks from big pharma and they also are taught in med school to not think outside the box. Statins went in the trash last night. Thank you Dr Berry for your service
Doctors do not receive "kickbacks" from big pharma; that is illegal. They are so overwhelmed by the DA-N Government demands for PAPERWORK that they can't treat patients like they think is proper. BUREAUCRATS and INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTROL health care now-it is CRIMINAL!!! Medicare& Medicaid have caused the ridiculous increase in healthcare costs because they are HUGE BUREACRACIES, which cost us citizens a huge amount in taxes to pay for these frequently not smart administrators who know VERY LITTLE about proper healthcare. Get Federal Government & insurance companies OUT of PRACTICING MEDICINE, and let people decide on what doctors to see, what meds to take, and PREVENT BIG GOV, BIG INSURANCE & BIG PHARMA from tracking us and the doctors. Indeed the warnings in 1984 are REALITY now. Elect sensible Conservatives to reduce bureacuracies and break their hold on us citizens.
Ask yourself has anyone ever died of sore muscles , fatigue , ED , restlessness etc ? Now ask yourself how many people have died of coronary heart disease because they didn’t use a statin ? The answer to that one is millions . . I don’t like having to take statins either it really annoys me but I’m genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and diet will only ever alter your cholesterol in a very small way . My advice is to not question your doctor on the use of a statin but question him on the dosage . Take half of what he says and get a 3 month blood test . You won’t die in 3 months because you halved the dose ! The facts are that statins will add significant years to your life and the effects of high cholesterol and triglycerides will suddenly cut you down . It truely is a silent killer . I’ll take my chances on a low dose statin thanks .
In 2014, I needed a pacemaker and bypass surgery at age 56. This, after all my life eating a heart “healthy” diet of high carb and lots of grains and low fat. No heart disease in my family. Exercise religiously. Carbs nearly killed me. First year post op was put on Crestor. FELT LIKE SH-T. Severe weakness, joint pain, especially both hips. Was starting to see mental decline. Stopped it after 12 months. In 2016, started HIGH FAT LOW CARB. And now at age 62, NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE. My cholesterol is just fine, CARBS ARE THE KILLER, NOT FAT. STATINS ARE POISON. BTW, when the cardiologist put me on a statin, was never told of any of the side effects. Got my health back from RU-vid with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg,
Amen on "Got my health back from RU-vid with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg." I quit them after 4 years. Was feeling many of the symptoms described by Dr. Berry.
Bravo!! We ALL need to advocate for our own health. People need to stop putting doctors on pedestals, but men like Dr. Berry who do these videos for FREE are actually upholding the hippocratic oath!! First do NO HARM. Btw, my WHOLE FAMILY is eating Keto: my husband and I, my 2, 5, and 7 year old sons, and I’m nursing my 3 month old daughter while doing Keto (and did it while pregnant). This was my first Keto pregnancy, lowest weight gain of the four, and she was NOT my smallest baby... she was 9#10oz at birth, even while I did Keto!! She’s exceeding her milestones, gaining like a champ and otherwise THRIVING while I nurse her on Keto :) Our goals were not for weight loss- our goals are long-term health and the added benefit of better behavior in our children!! Sugar is NOT NEEDED in our diets!!
@@Xzyu2 i was trying to see where I mentioned any constipation... 🤔 I have always had “going” issues, and if anything keto has helped it. But I also do take a magnesium supplement, and have for years for that purpose even prior to keto.
The doctors go by what the pharmaceutical companies tell them about the trials done and how successful the drug is. They think they are honest, telling the truth and prescribe with sincerity with the mind they are helping the patient.
I was started six weeks ago on Atorvastatin after having a TIA. I had refused statins for years despite my cholesterol being high simply because l had researched how harmful they are. After the TIA the consultant convinced me l had little choice so l sadly and very reluctantly started them. I was advised to take it at night before going to bed. The first night l woke with visualisations. I knew they weren't there but could see big boxes in the darkness. Throughput the month these sleep distances happened 4 to 5 times. I also had pins and needles in both hands that would wake me up. In the mornings my legs felt heavy which normally wore off after a couple of hours. I decided that was me done with them. What l found most concerning when l stopped them was l hadn’t been aware how my mood had been gradually deteriorated and l was feeling my life was done. It's been two weeks since l stopped them, all side effects have stopped and l feel like my old self. 😊
My husband had an iscemic stroke in January, with no effects after. After all thes tests they ran they still couldnt find what caused it, it was a 5 minute episode that resolved itself. No clots found anywhere, heart, arteries and veins all in great shape. They put him on a 2nd bp med plus aspirin and avoristatin. Hes been complaining about being very tired, and now his joints are hurting worse than before this all happened. I've had him taking a good quality coq10 400mg since he started taking the statin. It's been frustrating to deal with all this, we both made lifestyle changes but I didn't want him on statins in the first place. His cholesterol numbers weren't even that high to begin with yet all the drs were insistent on the statin and said he'd be on them for the rest of his life. I've been showing him all these different drs talking about them.
Atorvastatin : Used for one yr.. The lowest dose offered. 1.)I increasingly felt more fatigued. Never full of energy 2) Noticed ED setting in 3)brain fog /memory loss - this was really bad 4) muscle aches 5) increase in my liver enzymes on my blood test 6)Began to notice a small amount of hair loss I'm done with that poison. Began Keto and intermittent fasting.
Same here. Due to a mix up at the pharmacy I missed them for 3 days and felt so much better and energetic. I would rather lose a few years in old age than live on statins any longer. I'd put ED down to aging, but I now feel 20 years younger!
I am currently taking atorvastatin.. I have been having a lot of fatigue,etc. Previously took a different statin and my legs felt like I had concrete blocks attached to them,my legs wouldnt hardly function . Crestor was a better choice
As a Nurse, I’ve learned way more from you than in school or all my education. Anyone listening to your videos needs to know you are amazing & have extremely good information.
I didn't study medicine in school and didn't learn anything I didn't already know from this doctor. It's a shame that you get your continuing education on RU-vid when there are free online continuing medical education classes you can take for credits.
@@pssst3 You have no clue how bad the people that write those continuing education courses are.... IDIOT. I was FORCED to take those courses every two years. Absolute jokes that have PHD behind their names.
@@rangasrule4781 Statins don't work. I did 25 years of ICU, CCU, and ER nursing. There's no preventing an M.I. You can only postpone it. Postponing with medications isn't worth it. Diet and exercise.... yes. I'd NEVER take a statin. You keep "looking it up".
Took Cholesterol drugs for around 10 years. Had fairly bad muscle pain. For most of the time I didn't even suspect the statins. My muscles hurt and I chalked it to being older and thought that the pain I felt was typical of people my age. Beyond that, I was also having severe insomnia. For that, I never even suspected a connection until long after I quit statins. I recall watching many movies at 2:00am because I just wasn't sleeping. Since quitting statins, that has never happened again. Both the muscle pain and the insomnia is almost completely non-existent while not being on statins.
I get how you felt! By the fact that my side effects came on full speed in such a short time frame, I was positive it was the statins. Could not have been more correct. I feel for you, all the time in your life lost due to these side effects. Bless you. I hope you are well again.
Hi. Great video. I’ve been on statins for 12 years. 2 years back I started getting severe pains in my hands. As I do a lot of cycling my GP said stop cycling! No way. So for a year I went to specialists who thought May be I had RA, but the blood tests where all fine. Board over New Year this year, and fed up of the pain reoccurring, I started searching the Internet for the words hand pain and statins and sure enough it came back with several studies on ‘peripheral neuropathy’. Damage to nerves, weakness, numbness and pain in the hands and feet. I stopped taking the statins that day, that’s 5 months back, my hand pain has gone, my tendons are stronger and I’m cycling further and faster than ever. Thanks Dr Berry, appreciate all you do, I’m also ketogenic! But that’s another story thanks to you. Best Regards.
My goodness…..I have PN a d Rheumatoid Arthritis, which the doctor who put me on a Statin two months ago doesn’t even know! I tried to tell him and he cut me off with…”This is a walk in clinic! One thing at a time!” That was two months ago and I am now aching all over and my fingers have become bent…it happened very quickly!
I’ve had widespread pain throughout my body for some time. My muscles ached and felt clenched all the time. And the fatigue was awful. My doctor told me it was probably fibromyalgia, and my therapist said the pain was from depression. My brother and his wife said they had the same issue so they stopped the statin drug and the pain and fatigue went away. I just tried stopping my statin drug over a week ago and all the pain is almost gone. No more fatigue.
Good for you Scully47. That's my story too. And b/c I no longer have pain and b/c I no longer have day-long fatigue, I've been able to return to exercise and gym workouts. My heart is stronger than ever!
My 86 y/o father was diagnosed with polymyalgia and is now on prednisone too. on top of the statins...and metformin....and blood thinners (for mech. heart valve)... I think doctors are using the auto-immune induced 'polymyalgia story' as a cover for statin side effects.
I have been taking statins for three years now and suddenly my shoulder is in constant pain and my doctor just told me its fibromyalgia......I have been in pain with no relief for three months now
I was on statin drugs for 14 and a half years. As a result, I've experienced severe muscle atrophy, debilitating muscle pains, so severe I couldn't breathe, initial stage of dementia, constant brain fog, low energy, inability to concentrate, hypoparathyroidism, frequent colds, flues and even a bronchitis and a pneumonia. Complained to my cardiologists, but to no avail. I felt horrible, tanked my career, almost completely lost an ability to retain any short-term memory, but boy(!) were my cholesterol numbers great!
Been on statins for a long time my age is 69 yrs, I woke up one morning and felt like I had been bashed all over my body, I went of my statins after looking up the side effects of statins I could not believe it my joint pain had gone I felt good, I was off statins for about 11/2 months when I went back to my doc he asked me go back on them again saying the pain may not come back, I now have pain still all over my body at joints I'm definitely stopping statins now
My statin gave me so many issues. Anxiety, breathing problems, heart problems, I would feel like passing out randomly during the day and just never felt normal. And i was only on a quarter of regular dosage. It was videos like this that helped me realize myself what was causing it and i took myself off of it. Since then everything is back to normal.
Ya have to admit, it is one hell of a business model. Create bigger problems that keep someone coming in the door and kills them slowly. These Donkey privates really messed me up wiyh their pills and food pyramid.
@@manaliilanam it took a long time but i noticed i felt a lot less after a few months. Watch videos on adrenal support and anxiety management. I still suffer a little from the damage the statins did to my adrenals but I feel almost normal now all the time. I wish i had never put one pill into my body.
Aside from all the aches and pains, I started accumulating heart calcium, likely due to a lower K2. After 20 years I had a heart calcium of 650. 5 years later, after finally quitting statins on my own despite my doctors urging, I register a score of 905. Then, I found a Leyden, Holland study which indicated statins contribute to heart calcium. With the 905 score and what felt like a heart turning to concrete, I went to a cardiologist who's first comment was, "Well, we need to get you back on a statin..." I asked him what his statin would do that 25 years on simvastatin would not do and he sat silent for 30 seconds before offering some stupid answer. I suggested we do a stress treadmill and he agreed. Once I passed that, I fired my cardiologist. Went on high K-2 and Vitamin D for a year and my heart feels much better. Maintaining K2 and EDTA supplements to undo what the darn statins did to me. My low testosterone recovered and I feel much better.
Actually the statins do not cause Heart disease. Your calcium score , after taking a statin will go up because one of the things a statin does is to stabilize plaque as well as reduce inflammation.. Harder plaque is more stable and less likely to break off and travel causing heart attack, etc. So, if you calcium score increased it is a result of the statin doing what its supposed to do. It is alarming because you'd think you have more blockage but that is deceiving. You now have more stable plaque.
My mother took statins for some years. She developed pain in various areas, including her back. She also had type two diabetes. When I took her off statins, her pain reduced significantly. We almost completely controlled her diabetes with diet, and for several years, without meds.
As far as I know, it didn’t hurt my mother, to take her off of statins, and other drugs. She died when she was 96, because I could not get her adequate medical care, during COVID. She did not have COVID. She died from medical errors, in the hospital. We concentrated on giving her good nutrition and supplements, and movement is very important.
Dr. Berry, I know that this video is 2 years old but your advice has changed my life around for the absolute best. I've reversed my pre-diabetes and high blood pressure along with my achievement of a healthy weight from your advice and I'm very grateful. You are a GODSEND my brother and keep up with what you are doing as my doctor tells me. GOD BLESS you and your family for all the dedicated and hard work that you do. A high fat high protein carnivore diet is what I know the reason for the turnaround.
@@ronniemac2636 he's dead on accurate with what he's saying. My step dad has taken statins for years . He's in end stage liver failure and has dementia . He's 72 . Had a very active life . The doctors say his liver failure is a big mystery . It's not a mystery to me.
I had a complete workup recently because my doctor was concerned about my low resting heart rate 54-58. I went through all 4 stages of the treadmill , scans and ultrasound, the results were very good. My total cholestral was 189 ( HDL 78 tri 43 ) but my cardiologist recommeded that I go on a statin to get it down to about 145. When I cunsulted with my primary and told him about my concerns he told me that he understood and would leave the decision up to me because that I was not the typical case . In many cases the patient is over weight and has a bad diet, little excersize and does not want to change so instead takes statins. I workout 3 times a week, play golf 3 times a week, walk my dog and get 10,000 t0 15,000 steps every day (fitbit). I am in my mid 70s 5"9" 165 lbs. My decision was no statins and continue doing what I am doing. I can do a lilttle better with my diet to get the LDL number down. I have had to cut my minimum 5mg BP meds in half over the past year. Thank You for the 10 bad things and those commenting , I feel I made the right decision .
Shingles have come back several times. I’m on a low dose statin. I’m quitting today! I’m 71 and teaching. The last thing I need is to lose my memory or hurt my liver.
I took Lovastatin for several years, I was also dx’d with degenerative disc disease and had RF ablation done on my spine twice. I decided to look up the side effects of the meds I was on. Statin side effects included all muscular issues I was having! I felt extremely crappy, especially my thoracic spinal area. I couldn’t lay down and sleep without being in pain. When I woke up in the morning it felt like a truck had run over me! I quit the statin and within weeks I started to feel noticeably better! I brought this up to my doctor who had put his own mother on them and then took her off them as she was having lots of issues! Since then I had gotten a deep tissue message for my back and I felt immensely better! I had a knot near my spine which a spinal doctor said was caused by degenerative disc disease. My son gave me a massage gun that I used a lot for the first two months. Since then, all my issues with my back have gone away! No more pain getting into bed and I wake up feeling great!
After my last blood panel almost a year ago, my doctor wanted to prescribe a mild statin drug to help with my LDL cholesterol. I had heard bad things about statin drugs as you state in this video. I called my doctor and asked exactly how high my KDL was, and he told me 167, a mere 2 points higher than he wanted to see. I told him I'd rather address it through diet, so he suggested I eat steel cut oats. I've been eating the steel cut oats with blueberries & honey 5 mornings each week for the past year. I just turned 64 and I feel great. I am due for another blood panel with a NEW doctor in July. To this day, I take zero prescribed medications, and will strive to remain the same as long as possible.
I've researched the side effects of Statins in the past. Yesterday I went to my doctor for a checkup and he suggested that I take a Statin. My last A1c was 5.1 (July this year) and my cholesterol was perfect. He suggested that folks take it for other reasons than lowering cholesterol.... I told him I'm not interested.... too many side effects.... he changed the topic.
Why would a doctor waste any of the 15 minutes he has with a patient trying to convince them to do something that may help them out of his office? He has a job with growing demand.
Dr insisted I take statin because my cholesterol was 6.1 (UK) and a family history of 2 siblings dying of CVD before the age of 60. It gave me increased joint pain so stopped after 1 month. 3 years later I go on a keto diet after 6 months cholesterol 7.6 GP insisting I take a statin, I refused. Never felt so well I'm 69. Keep up the good work Dr Berry.
My cholesterol had been high forever it's 8.2 now . I have heart disease on my mum's side but not before age 60 . I wasn't offered statin because I don't smoke , exercise very regular and have normal blood pressure. Now they want me to take a statin . Doctors are so brainwashed about this and fat causing heart disease. I did keto and cholesterol came down in weeks and HDL was better and tryglicerades. I couldn't keep keto up. I know that sugar is the cause of high cholesterol for me.
Like everyone in my age bracket, a statin was suggested. I didn't go along with it. I have a telephone friend, much younger than me, and she has a few of the listed effects, including diabetes, memory issues, low concentration and feeling tired. Some 10 years ago I was in a small movie-making group. All the men were on statins - except me. My 91st birthday was yesterday. A clumsy old crock, but still going.
I don't mean this as insulting Sir, but why are doctors even suggesting medications for blood pressure, for Seniors? How is that not criminal? The Average life span is like 76 years. What are they trying to treat, that fact the we all eventually die? But here, take a medication that already has a 1/5 rate of causing horrible side effects? Lower cholesterol with diet and exercise. It works.
Dr. Berry, my doctor put me on statins a week ago. This was suppose to be a minimal dose. After about 4 days my body felt achy and awful. I took myself off and felt 100% better. I’m on Keto for 3 weeks and feel really good because of it! Thanks for everything!
Well. You are way better off without that poision. Better yet go on a Whole Plant Base diet instead of these money making diet fabs. It is not easy to start with but if yiu are serious about your health then that is the way to go.
@@Golfr2020 Most of Dr. Berry's subscribers would disagree, as they are thriving on a variety of low carb, meat-heavy diets--which unlike fad diets, have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, if not longer..
I took Lipitor for a number of years, and when I mentioned to my doctor that it increased my risk of T2D he switched me to another statin (Crestor), after switching I noticed within a couple days that I suddenly lost a number of body aches and pains that had crept in over the years. I recently stopped taking the Crestor and I am feeling even better.
I have heard that stopping intake of statin increases the blood cholesterol very rapidly which increases the risk of heart attack...so my question is have you checked your cholesterol levels after stopping the statin
I was put on Statins when I was 60........did not take them until a new doctor TOLD me to take them when I was about 64 yrs of age. I have never suffered from high cholesterol! Now that I have been on them for the past 2 yrs, I do feel tired and lazy in the mornings as well as having muscle pains. After watching this 'clip', I have decided to stop taking statins immediately so I'll be interested to see how I feel in about 2 weeks. Hopefully I will experience positive changes similar to those that have mentioned their life changes hereunder.
I'm Australian and my doctor was always worried about my ldl being a little high, he wanted me to go on Statin. I said I heard it causes all sorts of problems, he said no not the new ones, so I agreed. I was taking it about a year and was having terrible cramps. couldn't even move my toes or feet in bed without getting cramps. I lost count of how many times I had to jump out of bed with them. It got really bad with cramps on the top of my feet so I could hardly walk and then the inside of the top of my leg above the knee. That's a killer. My podiatrist told me that Statins can cause cramps so I stopped right away. hardly ever get cramps now. When I told my doctor I stopped taking them because of cramps he didn't say anything just prescribed another one in a lower dose. Of course I don't take it..
I had exactly the same symptoms, the cramps wouldn't stop unless jumping out of bed and walking around...I stopped them and no more cramps! Better heart attack than leaving crippled, never ever will take statins again!
I’m a Pharmacist and mum had severe leg cramps and had to stop her statin. She has switched to another one and a low dose and has not had any problems since 2017. Please be cautious just stopping because ultimately you want to prevent heart attacks and statins have beneficial effects and the benefits far outweigh the risks for example speak to a cardiologist about why you take statins and cardiac ward. All this fear mongering about shingles and DHEA and testosterone is silly 🤪 .
My husband's cholesterol was definitely lowered, WAY lower than normal, which his doctor dismissed as not a problem. There are terrible problems with low cholesterol that apparently no one knows. I researched it. The sweetest man I'd ever known became depressed, angry all the time, and downright mean to me and his friends, and they noticed. Once he stopped the statin he went back to his old normal self within a couple of weeks. We need cholesterol.
After my heart attack my Dr put me on Statins. For two years I have felt like sheet. So a week ago I stopped taking them. Within three days I started feeling better. A week on my energy levels are up, my sleep is better, and I feel great!
I have very high cholesterol ( total more than 300 and LDL more than 200) for many years and I refused take Statin for at least 25 years. I am 69 years now and so far feel good.
I was prescribed Atorvastatin in July of 2022, I’ve experienced some of the side effects you mention ED, lack of energy, muscle pain and the issue with memory. It’s been driving me nuts because at 62, it had me wondering if this is what getting old was all about and how was I going to deal and live with these issues. I started doing my own research and have found exactly what you are saying from others. My doctor doesn’t want to listen to me, so I’ve taken myself off them as of a few days ago. I’ll add that my father was on statins for a few years and about 15 years ago he was admitted to the ER because he could hardly move around, he shuffled like he was a 90 year old man when he was in his late 60’s. I’m talking about a man that has always been extremely active. The ER doctor remembered there was a doctor on staff that had the same issues about a year earlier, they called for the doctor to come down to the ER to look at my dad. The first thing that doctor said to my dad was, “Your on Statins aren’t you?” He told my dad he was an active runner and the same thing happened to him, the doctor advised my dad to stop taking them immediately. My dad did, it was a long road to recovery but he did bounce back, my dad who is 82 is now dealing with Dementia, which I’m now convinced was caused by the Statin. Thank you so much for this video, I’m hoping it won’t be too long before I have my energy back, this is an awful feeling.
Thought exactly the same, had a stent fitted 9 months ago have had all the same symptoms as yourself since taking statins. I cut down to half a pill every other day as of tonight I'm done taking them!! Thanks for the heads up respect ❤🏴
This reflects my own miserable experience. 60yo male, fit healthy and strong, been working out (weights) boxing and cycling for 20+ years. 3 weeks after starting statins I felt like I'd aged 20 years overnight! Horrific back and neck cramps. I have stopped taking them, 3 months later the cramps have subsided a little each day, going to be a long road I fear! My cholesterol wasn't even high, the doctor said it was a better for me longer term to take them. I'd be interested in peoples recovery strategies.
I am on atorvastatin 40 mg since7 months i did blood test now it shows low platelet count , slightly low white cell count , high liver enzymes could this is because of statin because my pc doctor told me to do further tests , i ask the doctor could this changes in my blood pictures which was normal before taking statin , she told me no not statins Can you answer me please i am crying
@@peterbalac1915 I m going to quit these damn things too, half a pill a day first week then half every other the second week? I have only been on them since my stint last December
My 89yr old mother has just recently stopped taking them cold turkey, had been taking them since her 70s always still showing signs of high cholesterol and extremely high blood pressure readings despite being faithful to the drug. Ended up having a double pacemaker fitted last year due to calcification. Two weeks after stopping atorvastatin her blood pressure has miraculously gone back into the normal range! I don’t like to swear but bloody hell she’s been fighting high blood pressure and heart issues for twenty years so to normalise blood pressure within a fortnight after voluntarily stopping this drug is absolutely shocking - just goes to show.. the reason that she stopped the statin was because she had been prescribed an antibiotic cream to rub into her leg to counteract an infection and when she did that she had a severe burning reaction that was extremely painful so she read the leaflet that came with the cream and it said can react with statins, reactions can be fatal! Omg! A ‘doctor’ had prescribed this knowing her medications! Needless to say she stopped the cream immediately and also the statin, she’s still suffering side effects from combining the drugs, the damage may not be reversible from having the two drugs at once. To me the prescriber should be fired, he has been reported to his colleague. Stopping the statin was a good thing as her blood pressure has normalised but now she has to deal with the lasting after effects of mixing antibiotic# with the statin, I fear it may be a long hard road. Please do not take statins.. if you feel you have to then please do not take any other medication alongside unless you have researched interactions x I wouldn’t want anyone else to be misled by the big pharma who earn mega bucks at the expense of peoples health
Statins caused memory issues for me. May have caused some other issues as well. But the memory issue was where I'd have quick memory loss when thinking of doing something and it would just disappear. I also had a hard time recalling names. I told the Dr that I wanted to stop. I am 60 years old and have had a couple stress EKGs with very positive results. So I told the doctor that taking statins was not worth the few percentage points of additional lifespan, of which I do not know what my lifespan actually is. Honestly doc, I wish doctors would prescribe dietary and lifestyle changes before handing out pills. So I have decided to improve my eating and watch my sugar intake. Other than that, I'll enjoy my life and die when God is ready to take me.
On my 3rd statin, the first two caused severe chest pain ending up in A&E. This 3rd statin is causing muscle cramps in my calf’s at night and I have pain in my ankles. I have just asked for new blood tests as I am extremely tired and falling asleep after work during the day. I am 54. I am an office worker and have notice brain fog and a fuzzy dizzy feeling. Worst bit is my eye sight. I wear reading glasses only and my sight is blurred. I have continued taking these drugs as my doctor told me I was at huge risk of heart attack or stroke as my cholesterol was sitting at 7/9 Which is really high. Doc really scared me into taking this drug. Told me to persevere with all the side effects! However after watching this I am stopping them right now!!! I am a fairly active busy woman, who has turned into a lazy sloppy couch potato with sore muscles????? Half blind and have put in weight even tho I eat super healthy don’t drink or smoke! I want my mojo and myself and my life back! Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going mad!!!
My mother was very healthy. She always ate well but she had all her life high cholesterol. The doctor insisted she should take an statin and she ate no fats. Within a few months the cognitive decline was obvious. A year later she was diagnosed with cancer and died.
I was on statins for about 25 years (yikes). I used to run marathons and compete in triathlons. I had to stop running since I had and still have "unexplained" muscle cramps in my calf muscles. I have had every test many western and eastern doctors could think of. About a year ago I switched from the statin to red yeast rice on the advice of a doctor. I have now stopped and a looking forward to trying to run again after giving my body a month or so to heal from the statins/red yeast rice. Thank you so much Dr Berry for this video - one more confirmation that I am doing the right things for my health
I'm glad this was very informative and concise. I'm a registered nurse in the operating room in Canada and one of the doctors was trying to get me on statins and I said no. Every cell in our body needs cholesterol
INCLUDING THE CELLS IN YOUR ENDOTHELIUM THAT PRODUCE PLAQUE. IF YOU DONT HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU DONT HAVE HEART DISEASE, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE CLEAN ARTERIES, DON’T USE THEM BUT IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE , HIGH CHOLSTEROL OR A SIGNIFICANT FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEAS YOU WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT NOT TO USE THEM
Yes, but how much? My aunt, my grandmother, my uncle and my mother died from massive strokes. Only one was overweight. What did they have in common? They all had extremely high cholesterol. None took statins. We thought my father was going nuts, but it turned out the arteries going to his brain were 80% blocked. He should have spoken more about some genetic markers that in spite of some side effects, make statins a good choice for some. I have taken them for years and along with diet and exercise, have had none of the problems he discussed and have significantly lowered my cholesterol. I have a yearly extensive medical checkup.
@@jacthomson1559 Could be, but I have none of the common physical symptoms of the such as yellowing on certain areas of the body such as the eyelids. However, it is treated with diet and statins.
Double vision! A couple of year ago I was prescribed Crestor. Saw 1 GP, 1 cardiologist, 1 ENT, 2 ophthalmologists (one of whom specialized in strabismus/double vision), 2 neurologists. Had blood tests, CAT scans and MRIs. They couldn't figure it out. Lasted for almost a year. I stopped taking Crestor and my vision cleared up over the next month and I have been fine since.
It's not a Statin, but after an injury I was prescribed Mobic. Within a day I started having extremely blurry vision. Since I'm sensitive to these things, I decided to stop the new Med. And my vision cleared up immediately. And for the record that anti-inflammatory they gave me for swelling and pain of my injury, caused my blood pressure to go up and additional edema in the injured appendage.
I had severe joint and muscle pain after taking statins-I immediately discontinued taking it. Thank you for putting this information out on the web-knowledge is power!
This video was sent to me from a friend. I had to go to the hospital today from all the side effects of this drug. I did not know this while on this drug. Once I explained all the symptoms I was experiencing. I was told to stop taking rosuvastatin by my Doctor. I am not a happy person about this situation. I have been in Pain for the last month, cramps move from all areas and became PAINFUL. I could hardly walk into the hospital. I've been suffering for over 2 months because of this pill. Sleep, depressed, bowel, stomach, seeing black little dots out of one eye, Anger just in the last 5 days. That's why I was at the hospital, I figured my time was up. In the process of ordering my headstone, Today online. Said enough, this medication is Fn BAD and the people who make and the Doctors who prescribe it. Pissed Off !!
I was diagnosed with sphincter of oddi three years ago. I accidentally stumbled on a video about statins and how they can effect your liver. For the past week I’ve been in a flare up that wouldn’t settle down. I stopped taking them four days ago. After the first day of not taking them I noticed that my pain was starting to settle down. I hope it gets better soon, this pain is terrible. I’ve also been told that I’m prediabetic but I don’t see how I could be. I’m not overweight, my diet is very modified due to my stomach condition. When I started thinking about this issue I realized that it seemed to have started around the time I was put on the statin.
My triglycerides are in the stratosphere but ultrasound of my carotid arteries shows only about a 21% narrowing and I'm 76. When my doctor saw that, he backed off the statins. My late husband had "perfect" cholesterol readings but shortly before his 68th birthday, he wasn't feeling well for a few days. The first doctor he went to brushed him off, not doing a single test even tho he hadn't peed very much for a few days. He scheduled an appointment with a new doctor and before he got there, he dropped dead in his bed, unable to get up. We were actually going thru a separation at the time but it was amicable and we were talking about what to do. He called the EMS and must have regained his ability to walk because he refused hospitalization and I can't immagine them leaving him there helpless. This was NOT the US. So, no history of heart problems, low cholesterol and suddenly dead about a month before he turned 68.
Yep. Thanks for the info Doc. Went to my doctor and he ran blood work and I told him what was going on and he said 'stop taking Atorvastatin'. I've notice a huge difference within a month or two.
I almost wrecked my car three times because of severe painful thigh cramps and Cardio dr refused to change. I was so unhappy I verbally and digitally told him where to go. Cramps made me loose my good job and ended up in early retirement and it sucks. Thanks for the confirmation Dr Ken.
I started the COVID lockdown in March 2020 while on vacation at one of my sister’s homes and stayed for over a month. During that time I gradually went back to a regular diet. Not only did my weight jump up incredibly high, but so did my cholesterol. The PA I see ran labs on my earlier this month. We started off my office visit with her handing me a copy of my labs and telling me that I needed to go back onto my keto way of eating. She said the whole time I was keto my bad cholesterol NEVER was high and that my labs were always stellar. So I opened up my food tracker and restarted. I’m grateful that she didn’t even attempt to put me on a statin.
I was on simvastatin (Zocor) since I was in my 40s. It gave me horrific nightmares and insomnia (up at 2 am every night), which I discovered when I had to stop taking a couple of prescriptions that interact with the Covid treatment (2022). The new statin I am on, rosuvastatin, lets me sleep, but now my kidneys are passing protein. I’ve stopped taking any statin.
One of the worst side effects for me was my joints were hurting. There are many other side effects to, but I wasn't being listened to. I would rather die then take another Stanton. I feel that the doctors that push this drug, need to be on it themselves to understand how awful the side effects can be. Also it could not hurt for them to educate themselves on cholesterol, and inflammation, so they can truly help their clients.
Thanks Dr. Barry following you I've lost 70 pounds and keep it off for 19 months time. Thru statins out all diabetic medicine out no more needles my 12.9ac down to 8.1 and falling. I'm not goin to that way of eating again. I'm just thankful and need to get a contribution out to you thank you again. I've was lied too by those Dr.
I’ve been on statins for 8 years since my kidney transplant and reading these symptoms I have every single one. I’m going to be discussing this with my specialist very seriously at my next appointment
I came off my Statins 3 months ago as I have fibromyalgia and I felt they were adding to my original problems of fatigue,muscle pain and brain fog. I have hereditary high cholesterol but I watch my diet. Thank you for reaffirming my thoughts on this drug. You are amazing! You have given me many thoughts on how to improve My health. Again many thanks.
Just yesterday a nurse in my clinic was shaming me for refusing statins and my cholesterol is only close to the `high` range not to mention that I'm still fairly young. It was quiet mind blowing.
I have been prescribed 7 different statins over the last 5 years. I have suffered headaches and sore throat, fatigue, muscle soreness, restless legs, and acute ankle swelling. How can docs continue to insist that this is good for me?
I have been taking satins for years and finally reached my braking point recently. Almost all of the side affects you talk about are on my list of complaints. After only two week of no satins my fatigue and extreme joint pain is gone.
I'm going off my statin today. I've been taking statins for years in fact my problems started around the time I began taking them. I've been diagnosed with fibro myalgia and wondering if it's actually the statins causing all my pain. I heard that doctors have been over diagnosing people with fibro and could it just be the statins. I have lost all trust In doctors, FDA, CDC, Pharmaceutical Co. And I will be doing my own research on what I put in my body from now on.
@@LaTrovanti thank you so much for responding . I was also thinking of a way to cleanse myself from the medication . Thanks again for answering my question
Been on statins for years and couldnt figure out my muscle weakness and aches, stiffness was getting so bad. I stopped my Simvistatin and in 2 weeks I felt like a different person. Stiffness disappearing and aches are gone, even feel more energetic. I can't believe the improvements. Have lost faith in my dr. Who also discouraged me from keto but was happy my tryglercides dropped 90 points. Thank you Dr Berry.
Thank you, Doctor, for making this video. About two years ago, I developed “extremely” high liver enzymes that showed up in a blood test. My PCP could not figure out what was causing the problem since I don’t drink alcohol and am 70 years old. He tested me for hemochromatosis because I am Irish and a couple of my relatives have this disease. I had the genetic test which determined I had one of the two genes. I was sent to a gastrointestinal physician for his opinion because my PCP thought I was headed for non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. After I had different blood work done, the physician discontinue the statin I was taking as my cholesterol was normal. Within six months, my liver enzymes returned to normal and I am monitored every three months to make sure that my liver remains normal.
I worked on a liver unit and statins were given at half dose.. So sad in hindsight. Glad youre on the right path!! Low fructose is what the liver needs and it will make all the sugar you need to survive!
Im in the same boat...same exact situation! Hemochromatosis and elevated liver enzymes and now on a statin that I don't want to take. Also a type 2 diabetic, which Im.sure the statin is.not going to help at all! The only way to fix this is sticking to a strict Keto way of eating. Now if i could just convince the PCP of that.
I was on 3 blood pressure drugs and a statin drug for probably 20 years. I was eating the standard western diet and these drugs helped me keep 'good' numbers. My doctor also gave me a testosterone supplement. First a sublingual, then patch, and finally injections. He kept having to freeze patches off of my skin, finally surgically removing cancerous patches. He would also listen for fluid in my lungs every visit. Over time, as I studied nutrition and took gobs of really good vitamins, my body decided to resist the bp meds, and bp began rising anyway. It was about that time the doc retired. I quit all of the drugs cold turkey. (the doc had warned me if I tried to do that, I would suffer dire consequences!) My blood pressure went up a couple of points, and then dropped to what I felt I could live with under the circumstances. I never have gone back to a regular doctor since. It's been about 4 years. I'm thriving now at 78, and since I went keto, it just gets better! The main Point, is that the next day, after I quit the statin drug, I listed out about 25 side affects that I no longer had, including swollen ankles, aches and pains, etc 25! Things just kept getting better from that day on. I tell anyone who will listen, clean up your diet, stay off the drugs! The drugs may make your numbers look good to a doctor, but you will die an early ugly death! Keep plugging away Dr B!
BP meds are no where near in the same discussion as cholesterol stations imo though. I have been trying to do my own research but I hear telmasartan as an arb has very few side effects or just flat out downsides.
To suggest EVERYONE comes off statins based on your own circumstances is a little irresponsible. Don't forget that 99 percent of people in this discussion are from the group that has had bad experience of statins, or else they wouldn't be searching for/watching this video. A worldwide study determined that less than 10 percent of all patients taking statins experience any negative side effects at all. The fact that is being overlooked here is that statins work perfectly well for most patients and are an important life- preserving medication.
@@Lola-tq8nv There are videos on RU-vid on how to lower your blood pressure using natural ingredients. Every morning, I drink the following concoction and my blood pressure has come down amazingly due to my arteries, veins and blood vessels being cleaned. 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar 1 Teaspoon Honey One large clove of crushed fresh Garlic The juice from half of a freshly squeezed lemon
My mother lost feeling in both of her legs from the knee downwards. She was unable to walk. Her heart was irregular and blood pressure very high. She was hospitalised, and taken off statins after I pointed out that the statins were causing her symptoms. Within three days of going of these statins, she started to regain feeling in her legs. It has been just over a week and she is walking, no heart irregularities, and blood pressure is normal. She is still a little weak, but on the whole, recovering from the damaging effects of statins. Thank you for posting this video
Yes Doc, I experienced most of the side effects you mentioned. I took rosuvastatin 20mg for more or less 3 years and the worst i felt are forgetfulness; upper back, shoulder and nape pain; and severe headache for 5 days last year due to carotid arteries atherosclerosis. I am obese and have fatty liver. Despite of these complains, my Doctor continued prescribing me with statins. I stopped taking this pill several months ago and did not come back for my regular check-up to my Physician. I resorted instead to low carb diet and daily 30 mins - 1 hour brisk walking. Feeling better now, no more pain, no more headache and I loss 10 kg body weight in 5 months. My blood chem test results last week are remarkably good except slightly elevated HDL(68.73mg/dL & high LDL(223mg/dL) but I do not worry anymore about these cholesterol after learning from some Doctors and hearing testimonies from others.
Quit Atorvastatin 3 days ago after a nurse mentioned some memory loss in her close relative who takes a statin. I don’t know how it came up but when she said it I was struck by lightning!!! At 59 years old I’ve been progressively losing my memory for 10 years. Enough so that I’ve become very concerned and have been researching Dementia. I’m hoping now that I can regain some cognitive function. My father died at 52 and his father passed away in his 40s. Congenital heart disease is a concern but having my mind is important too!
I took exactly one dose of Lipitor. I lost all strength in my legs and could barely stand up. I immediately quit taking it and threw the rest in the trash.
My husband was on Atorvastatin for a long time and then developed a leaking gallbladder. The statin was stopped. He was hospitalised and later readmitted again with the same problem. During that admission he also developed sepsis. He lost 2 stone is weight. Now he has been admitted with a clot on his brain and once again prescribed statins so I have alerted the doctor to what happened last time and I hope they will now stop it.
I was prescribed Pravastatin; 4 days in I woke up so weak and dizzy I could not get out of bed. Had to call a neighbor to come and help me. I was up about 7 times to pee that night and that is really odd. The statin almost seemed like a huge diuretic that I did not need. My doctor suggested halving the dose but I said I didn't even want to feel even half as bad as I had that day. She convinced me to try a different one -- Simvastatin. I was so worried about it, I only took 1/2 pill. After ten evening doses, again I woke up weak and dizzy and had diarrhea, many trips to the bathroom overnight. That's it. I'm done. I am 75 years old and will learn to love my cholesterol. I tell my doc that at this age, it is not about longevity -- I already have that. It's about how I feel today.Everything else on my blood panels is excellent, BTW.
I tried my best to comply with my doctors instructions and eventually tried every family of statins. In every case I experienced fatigue, muscle weakness, and lower back pain. I struggled through these symptoms for the "health benefits", but the same thing happened each time. After about 6 months on each statin I developed terrible Achilles Tendon pain that was so severe I could only walk very short distances, when without statins, my wife and I walked 4 miles a day. All of these problems would disappear after stopping statins for about 3 weeks. I get so angry at the "studies" I read about on the news that the adverse statin symptoms are all in my head. The pain was very real!
Had the same problems plus elbow tendon pain. My left achilles ended up tearing completely. Stopped the statins. 5 years later I feel good and no tendon or muscle pain. Just a limp.
When I first suspected statins I stopped taking them for 3 days to see if my muscle pain would go away. It did not. But later, I stopped for a longer period. At about 3 weeks, same result as you. I was like "hey, the pain has subsided a lot".
I've been on atorvastatin for about 12 years because my cholesterol high , but am also on amplodipine and saw on internet that it's not good the two combined so 3 days now I stopped taking the statins, I'm 69 years old but have the last year felt my energy not so good so I will see what happens without them.
I’m a 66 year old male. My cardiologist immediately put me on 80mg atorvastatin and Eliquis when I had a TIA 18 months ago. I am retired military, and law enforcement. I am very active (weights, yoga, bike, hike), in shape, and have eliminated alcohol, increased fiber, and working on decreasing processed sugars from my diet. My TIA and arrhythmia, I attribute to stress and alcohol use during almost four years of distance traveling to care for aging parents, both their deaths, and managing their affairs. Coincidentally, later this morning, I am meeting with my cardiologist…I’ve been on these statins for 18 months….THAT ends today - I am feeling mysterious muscle pains and aches, experiencing foggy memory, and easily tired (all increased since being on statins). Thank so much, Doctor, for providing the research links. There’s so much info on RU-vid, but rarely is the actual supporting information provided with the video. Bravo-Zulu, sir….thank you!
Unsuccessful multiple attempts to tolerate multiple statins at varied doses over the past 10 years after CABG x3 in my early 40s. Side effects weren't immediate but crept up on me over the first few years to the point that I could barely get out of a chair and walked like a 90 y/o due to muscle pain and weakness. But even worse, I began having intolerable SOB and chest pain. Doctors refused to admit that it was statins and kept pushing them on me, with no sympathy or concern about my pain. After stopping statins on my own, my symptoms went away within 2-3 weeks.
Dang! I'm 10 for 10!!! My former cardiologist had me on a high dose of atorvastatin… 80 mg a day for two decades and I can honestly say that I've got just about everything mentioned in this video.
I’m an Australian in my 60’s with high family genetics of heart disease and cholesterol. I was prescribed statins in my 20’s back in 1980. I suffered terrible cramps and muscle pain but the doctors wouldn’t listen as statins were the wonder drug back then. Even though I stopped taking them after my heart bypass surgery, I still have terrible pain and have been diagnosed with degenerative myopathy. My muscles are dying and there’s nothing the doctors can do. My kids have the same cholesterol problems all from genetics as we are not an unhealthy family and have had to stop taking statins too. Unfortunately my heart muscle won’t last much longer, but I managed to save my kids. At least Australian doctors are taking statin’s seriously now and not prescribing them if there are any side effects. I wouldn’t recommend statins to anyone.
Pl practice what i do to lower my triglycerides u Will fell wonder, my prescription is written in my comments. This is a magic composition, i come across by discussing many medical scientist. Practicing Will not prescribe it because they have mutual financial intrest with medicine companies
I'm also in my 60s and take a statin. I wake up every night with muscle cramps in my legs. I have decided to stop taking them to see if it makes a difference.
I’m an Australian and had 3 Doctors insist very authoritarianly I have to be on statins even though my cholesterol is barely raised and I am a diet (keto) controlled diabetic (no mention of them raising blood sugar). The 4th doctor I gave up arguing, took the script and took the tablets (rovustatin) for 3 days and felt so lousy, tired, aches etc that I stopped and that was about 2 weeks ago and I’m finally starting to feel normal again.
Dr prescribed statin because my Mother had a stroke. After 2 months I had the following side effects: Cramping in legs, pain in shoulders, nausea, diarrhea mind fog, tired. Oh my had to take charge. Had type 2 diabetes fixed that by carnivore diet. 64 years old and so healthy and happy I owe Dr. Ken Berry❤
I started taking atorvastatin several months ago. I experienced joint ache so bad that I couldn't lift my arms over my head and tying my shoes was a struggle. I stopped taking it and within a few days, I was feeling better. A month ago my doctor decided to put me on prevastatin. Three weeks in, my muscles began to ache, I had an ache at the base of my neck, and I began to feel exhausted and and foggy. I've stopped taking this one and am looking for a natural alternative. I have begun to realize that doctors and pharmaceutical companies don't make any money curing ailments, but they make a fortune treating them.
Make your OWN Oatmeal Daily Rolled or Steel cut with water and a bit of organic honey. Research Artichoke and other Natural ways to maintain. Don't eat fast food stay clear of soda, READ your food labels.
My dad has been getting UTI’s very frequently, which is very unusual for men (unless the prostate is enlarged). He was also taking 2 blood pressure medications. I told him that his blood pressure was low. So he took himself off the one (lisinopril) and he stopped the Lipitor. Now he is urinating as he puts it, like he is in his 20’s. He feels great and has more energy!
My dr prescribed a statin, this was a couple of years before my retirement. I worked a job that required me to be on my feet 8 to 10 hours on a 12 hour shift at night. Never really had problems with my legs. Shortly after retirement I began to have almost debilitating pain in my left leg and had a hard time just getting up from a sitting position. Then the same condition moved to my right leg. My wife suggested I do research on the side effects of statins. Muscle pain/ weakness was on the list. I stopped taking the statin and I slowly began to recover from leg pain and weakness.
First time I tried statins I went from moving 2 tons of rock from my driveway to the backyard by myself to crawling to the bathroom with lower back pain and exhaustion--in TWO days. Doctors still tried to get me to try again. Both times gave the same results, except that a very low dose took a month to reduce me to sitting on the couch exhausted. That would mean at least three doctors did not think severe reactions occurred.
My nephew who is an MD in London advised me not to take them, his reasons were the same as Dr Berry. He also told me that if a doctor can get over 500 patients onto statins they are rewarded with a holiday and if they can reach higher they can even get a car. No wonder they are pushing them so far down our throats. Thank you for your input Dr B, nice to know my nephew was correct all those years ago.
The 'freebies' are given because taking cash would be unethical but it's the same thing. 'Doctors?' in UK are not local residents, they are businessmen (mainly foreign) after money. The patients are infidels and expendable.
One of my good friends was recently hospitalized with statin induced immune mediated necrotizing myositis. Basically her muscles were being destroyed and she has been I the hospital and rehab for over a month now. Her doctors told her that no blood relatives should ever take statin drugs. They are treating her by suppressing her immune system. She couldn't even walk and could barely hold her head up. This happened after over 2 years of taking statins. My husband had side effects that started 6 months after taking statins.
Thank God I just came across this video. I actually just started taking them my last checkup, about 6-12 mo. ago. Won’t take one tonite, or ever again I have a loved one, young, who has been taking them for years. I will share this video now. I trust Dr. Berry, and do listen to his video. I have a doctors appt. for labs later this month. God bless you doctor Berry, and all those who wrote their experiences to help others. 🙏🏻
I have been on Statin for two decades. I have suffered all along of the following side effects: 1- brain fog 2- lower back pain 3- low testosterone 4- depression All have gone away after stopping taking statins.
Maher, how long did it take to notice the difference after stopping the statins? I have been taking statins after MI for 9 years now and my shoulders are killing me...
