Dr. Cywes you and Dr. Berry have changed my life! I started a keto diet on 02/25/23 and shortly after went carnivore, my A1C was 5.7, LDL 189. My Dr. just short of insisted I take a statin but I adamantly said no and she asked why. Fast forward to last Friday she asked me again to reconsider taking a statin I again said no, I had my labs done on my way out. She called me yesterday with my results and admitted she was “very impressed” my A1C was 4.8 and my LDL is now 169 and she went as far as saying I have done so well that she no longer recommends a statin! She would probably fall over if she knew I live off of beef, cracklin, butter, tallow, eggs, and a lot of salt.
I also want to mention I have had a pretty serious case of Parosmia since 08/2021 as a side effect of Covid that has almost completely resolved since I went carnivore.
Pretty much same story here, without the second visit yet. Went from SAD to full-on Carnivore on 2-20-23. Saw my doctor about a month ago, walked in 50 pounds lighter than the last time I saw him and of course, he went nuts and praised my efforts up and down. Blood pressure AND bloodwork work came perfect for the first time in DECADES, all except for my LDL, which was 2 points higher (196) than my last results. He not only wanted to give me a statin, but also Repatha! Nope, I'm good...
@@sharonthurman2747 Very interesting! I started experiencing parosmia about 12 years ago. I don’t know what triggered it, but it was very intense. Since starting keto it has gotten much, much better! I have occasional episodes, but they are short lived and far less intense.
My almost 81 year old husband has been on statins since he had quadruple bypass surgery at age 54. 8 years ago he suffered a ventricular tachycardia episode and was without a pulse for several minutes. Since that time his heart has been fine, but he became increasingly lethargic. He also had a great deal of brain fog and increased memory issues. Most recently he was wanting to sleep 20 out of 24 hours a day. His cardiologist ordered an echo…all was good. No change in medication. I became increasingly frustrated because this was no way for him to live. Our daughter and son told me about you and your podcasts. I’ve been paying attention. The first thing I did was change his statin from every day to every other day. His life and behavior changed almost instantly. He’s still pretty weak, but he is now getting up every morning, sleeping only at night (except for an occasional nap), doing every day things like filling the bird feeders, emptying the dishwasher, fixing his own lunches, carrying groceries into the house. I’m furious at this being such a simple fix, and no doctor even suggested it might be his statin. I have now eliminated the statin from his medication regime!!! Thank you for your wisdom.
Atorvastatin ruined my life for years. Telling my doctor about the severe pain in my legs and getting no response. Watching Dr Berry and talking to my pharmacist I stopped the statins. Taking time to get it out of my system, I realized how many other problems were created by Atorvastatin . Getting better slowly
@@johnphillips5135 Takes time to get the drugs out of your system. The knee pain may be down to underlying inflammation going still. Are you on a high carb high fat diet still?
I’m done with statins !! Took them for 15 years. Maybe lowered total cholesterol 20 points ! Took flush niacin and cholesterol went down to 110 & tryglicerides went down to 79( from 700)! All the years on statins I had depression , no libido, erectile dysfunction, achy joints and muscles , exasperated, my flat foot pain to the point where I can hardly walk! Lethargic etc ! No more stains for me ! Eating a low carb , real food diet does miracles
So thankful to hear this message. I stopped taking statins after 20 years 17 months ago. I believe with all my heart that taking them for 20 years caused me to have afib 15 years ago. I had afib ablation 3 years ago. a PVC ablation yesterday 6/28. No doctor has disagreed with me about this side affect. I am hoping and praying that is the last ablation I need. Working on getting healthy at 69 after dropping 75 lbs from low carb, to Keto and now Carnivore for 14 months. Here's to our health!
I had Afib once 2+ years ago. With some lab report research and studying, seems my potassium level is always on the low side. They even gave me potassium IV in the hospital. So I started using Dr Berg's electrolyte mix (high potassium amount); no Afib since, as verified by an implant loop recorder I've had for... 2+ years.
My story on statins mirrors this. Was dizzy & unbalanced every morning. Not sure if statins also caused my stage 2 diabetes and glaucoma. I dropped statins entirely after stumbling upon a new zealand lady doctor, dr Sam Bailey.
My husband had all the symptoms of heart attack, palpitations, tingling in arms and face headache, weakness, fatigue. Quit statins and blood pressure end of November 2023 and ALL symptoms gone.
Yes indeed, I believe that over the last few years being a conspiracy theorist has become a badge of merit. It's insane what "they" expect us to believe anymore.
@@Alexandratheberge you obviously didn't watch the video. Just came here to troll your genius wisdom on us. Because if you did you would see how stupid your comment is.
Had my first cholesterol test at 45. It was about 240. The doctor was climbing the wall to start me on his favorite diet and to prescribe statins. I tried this for about 6 months and started having serious muscle fatigue and brain fog. At the next appointment I crept into his examining room looking like I was 10 years older. I told him I was going to stop taking the junk drug. A blood test still showed 210 for cholesterol. I had very good insurance then so he ordered a heart scan. When the results came back I was in the top 10% for low calcium. 8 years ago with a new city and a new doctor I went through the same situation at my first blood test. After expounding on why I would never take statins and mentioning my calcium score he ordered an ultrasound. Similar result. Very low calcium. I know a lot of people who are on this trash. I have watched their health deteriorate in a matter of months. I don't preach, but I tell them of my experience. Some have listened and are always grateful for the information when we meet months or years latter.
Include me in the 75%. I trashed statins after starting to suffer severe muscle spasm in my rib cage. But I also noticed that although my total cholesterol and LDC-C came down, my triglycerides were still too high. Only when I trashed statins and went LCHF, did I get my triglycerides nice and low, and in 2022 I had my best numbers; insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR) of 0.68.
Many years ago, Statins ruined my working life for 3 years. I found myself not being able to think and solve problems. Since I had a highly paid job where I was continually problem solving, the amount of stress I was under was incredible. I even had a brain scan to see what the problem was, the brain scan was totally normal. Then my husband came across a man telling of the symptoms he was experiencing and they were exactly what I was experiencing! He said coming off Statins solved his problem! I stopped taking them immediately, and within 3 days, I was totally back to normal! I don’t know how much my lifespan has been reduced by the excessive stress, I experienced for 3 years but I’m fine now. A couple of years ago my doctor recommended that I go back on Statins, despite the figures (that I worked out from my own blood test results) being absolutely amazing! (I’ve been on a Keto diet now for 3 1/2 years). They have a funny way of working out high cholesterol in the UK to determine if you need to go on to Statins, they don’t actually distinquish between good and bad cholesterol! I will NEVER ever take Statins again!
I've been waiting for such a podcast. In 2007 I was put on a statin (with a cholesterol of 202) and after months of complaining about muscle weakness I went into my doctor, to find out that I had developed Type 2 Diabetes, in addition to muscle wasting. Going from an A1c of 4.8 prior to statins to 11.8 in less than one years' time. This resulted in my going Vegan to try and control the diabetes, which lead to foot neuropathy. Due to concern for my eyes and kidneys, I made the dive to Gastric Bypass surgery (RnY), having heard that 78% of clients come off the table without diabetes (though never told that it would be temporary). Through years of research and delving into biochemistry, I've gone Ketogenic and by doing my own labs via the internet, have gotten control of my diabetes (A1c 5.2) staying away from the medical professionals. This now leads me to today with malabsorption issues with B-1, B-12 and Ferritin. I have a consultation with you in August to discuss what a person like me may do to assist with these malabsorption issues. Where is the class action lawsuit in regards to those of us who are now living with life long issues to taking statins.
Patients with Rny come off the table with diabetes in remission because the section removed secretes anti-incretins. Therefore, a GLP-1 agonist may help in lieu of Rny
I am walking proof of all the side effects of statin therapy. Yet, all my doctors continue to peddle these meds. I've gone to alternative medicine and almost no carb diet. Hopefully on the mend
@@wendymackinnon7443Please. Take big dose of fish oil and coq10. I was almost go for total knee replacement b z of statin. I found the solution from you tube stop the statin take fish oil and coq10 to replenish what the statin had depleted from my body during these😊 10 years. I was able to walk like normal again about 1 wk after did the above
In 2019, I was told to urgently go see a neurovascular surgeon (the head of that department in a major medical school!). As we were going over my then 8 medications, the doctor stated that, like me, he took a statin daily. I told him, "I hope you are also taking CoQ10 every day." He asked why. "Well, statins leach a vital nutrient, CoQ10, from every muscle in our bodies. I think you'll likely agree that our most vital muscle is our heart." He was dumbfounded. After a few moments of silence, he said thank you for the information. I'll research it and we'll talk about it next week. At my next appointment, he thanked me for that information and told me he started taking CoQ10 the day following our first meeting!
Ridiculous that we know more than some “doctors.” Thank God for the REAL DOCTORS like Dr Cywes, Berry, Baker, etc, who are being honest, and teaching us how best to deal with the issues that corrupt and criminal elements not only support, but push😳🤔
I hope your visit was free as he should have been paying you! Just like the good Doctor said, these pharmacist are telling them that they are mal-practicing because they DONT prescribe statins. Can you imagine a Doctor telling you I am prescribing a Statin because I have to but don;t take it🤯
I am Type II Diabetic. My Doc prescribed Crestor and I had leg and foot pain/cramps every night in places like my arches. My Doc poopoo it and said everyone had cramps. I insisted they weren't normal cramps. He finally agreed to swictch statin to Pravachol. I started having memory issues but I thought it was just age until he doubled the prescription. I went to serious memory issues in no time. I suspected it was the statin and took myself off of the drug. In the 4 months or so before my next Dr. visit, I went from forgetting the names of items I had collected for years to remembering everything. He poopooed again. When I told the Dr. he wanted to try another one. I said no, stating I wouldn't like to live a long life in memory care. He wasn't happy I didn't fall in line. He was still PO'ed at my last visit. I need a new doc. One that understands Type II and understands low carb eating to control it. My doc's wisdom to me when we discovered I was Type II, was to eat more fruits and veggies. No other instruction except for 2 Metformin a day. In a metro area of 2.5 million I can't seem to find a doc that understands this stuff but for two that are outside my insurance coverage. So I just have to read up and look out for myself.
Yes I had developed plantar fasciitis from the statins two times. Bad muscle pains and weakness. The last pill I took last week the next day I could barely walk with my knees.
I have the same problem, so I’ve learned so much researching these health issues on my own. Can’t help but believe that for the majority of the time, “self care is often the best care,” we can acquire!😊
My sister just got put on them because her father died of a heart attack at age 51 and his father died at 55 of a heart attack. I am waiting for her side effects to start. I feel bad but she won't go against the doctor that she adores so I wait.
@@travelinggirl6681 the same will my mother in law, she has a total cholesterol in the 130's and is on statins just because... I'm trying to explain that's bad for her but everything I say fall in death ears
Please discuss how statins strip cholesterol for pts suffering from MS that desperately need “good” cholesterol to heal. Thank you, Dr. Cywes, for all the knowledge you share 💛
My dad took Statins for over 5 years. He is 85 now and has advanced peripheral axonal/motor neuropathy. After doing my own research I spoke to him about taking them by weighing up the pros and cons. He decided to come off them. That was 6 months ago, but as yet he hasn't recognised any improvement in muscle weakness/pain. Not sure he'll ever improve, but at least he's not doing any further damage. I hope big pharma face an avalanche of negative comeback after all their wrong doing.
@@patwoessner198Same with my dad. 82. Dementia-like symptoms. At least I got my 57 yo brother to quit them. He’s healthy, no cardiac problems at all. Suffers muscle pain. Why bother with them?
This is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely true. I've had loved ones on this that perished in a horrible way and others that are living a poor quality life due to this drug class. Doc, thank you so very much for spreading this word. I try to but I'm "just a dietitian". Bless you!
Dr. Cywess, I have cerebral palsy from birth. I told a UCSD cardiologist at age 45, I thought they were being unconscionable by recommending a statin given my genetic history of diabetes and neurological disorder. When the cardiologist called my PCP, he told the cardiologist, " I have not used a statin during my practice and I am sure as shit not going to start with her". Now, at 63 I have a 4.9 HbA1c, fasting BS is 83, fasting insulin is 4.9 HDL 66, Trigs 111, LDL 33, and VDL at 5. I also have Hashimoto's and chronic EBV auto immune diseases. Thank you for your content.
I saw what happened to my 85 year old dads quality of life. He suffered badly for 2 decades. He was on MULTIPLE meds including simvastation. Terrible muscle weakness. He worked hard his entire life only to retire to a horrible quality of life. You are absolutely right there is NO informative conversation in appointment visits. My dad was fearful to ask questions, as he was a car mechanic and didn’t understand medical terms. I was sucked into the medical trap for decades and suffered tremendously from side effects that fell on deaf ears! UNTIL I FOUND CARNIVORE. ❤❤❤I’ve reversed all my chronic disease and now off ALL medication. Feel better at 60 than at 40! I refuse to go down that road again and take nutritional advice from my obese doctor!!!
I've been on Statins three times now. Every time I ended up with chronic muscle and joint pain (Rosuvastatin and Atorvastatin). Giving up sugar and processed food has done more for me than any drug (I lost 18kg). I still eat some carbs, as it's hard to get away from them. Sugar is the most important thing to give up.
@marilynnsmith360 I've had a quintuple heart bypass and two strokes. Even in my case, the possibility of a longer life, from taking statins, is tiny. Undiagnosed insulin resistance caused all my problems.
I've had historically high cholesterol and because of my age, 57 my doctor was promoting going on a statin. After seeing this and other videos on statin I was skeptical and told the doctor as much. After a guilt trip he asked if I'd be willing to take a CT scan that measures calcifications and blockages in and around the heart. Well guess what, the scan came back with a score of 0, which translates to a nearly 0 percent chance of a coronary event due to blockage I would encourage anyone in this position to request this CT scoring. It certainly gave me piece of mind to just say no. .
You are a wealth of knowledge as a scientist clinician myself I learned so much from you. What I love most about you is how humble you are. You are one of my favorite people to follow.
I'm in a bad place right now because of statins. I had two bad knees, but I was managing it.. 4 years on keto, 80 pounds down and zero medications. I then went off plan for a couple of months around the holidays.. full on addiction to carbs again. Had a heart attack three days before Christmas. Here come the statins. I was against them since my Dad had major problems with them. The cardiologist scared me.. so I took them. Muscle pain on the first one .. they gave me another one, same thing. I was in so much pain. They gave me another one. It's in my cabinet never opened. I believe the damage has been done. My leg muscles are mush which isn't helping with the knee situation. Which in turn has caused a major problem with my foot because of my gait. I wish I never took them!!! I feel totally lost and alone. Thank you Dr. For this video.
Maybe try going carnivore for a bit, eat plenty of protein to heal, about 1g per lb of "ideal" body weight and then enough fat to top up your satiation. Protein first, then good fats with omega 3's like in eggs or fish.
@mikafoxx2717 I started 9 weeks ago. So far, not much healing in the muscles. On the bright side the rest of my body feels great. Hoping I'm building muscle.
I had a heart attack 5 years ago. I was 59yo Had a stent put in my right coronary artery. Was prescibed, blood thinners, statins, high blood pressure meds, aspirin. From the day I left the hospital I threw them all in the barrel. Never took 1 med outside the hospital. I have a close friend who I respect greatly, his knowledge and advice. He recommended not to take any meds, he would direct me un a natural way. Introduced me to keto/ low carb. I followed his supplement regimen to a T. Here is his advice. All taken daily. 1000mg magnesium complex 250mg tocotrienols 200mg Coq10 1000mg L-argenine 45mg vitamin k2mk4 5000iu vitamin D3 4000iu nattokinase 500iu serapeptase. Never caught Covid. Never been back to a hospital, or had a cardiologist. I feel great, with no symptoms ever. Thank god for my friend.
My neighbour died few days after heart attack since he did not listen to doctors and threw away blood thinners before writing something like this think about the damage you can cause
@@thesilverystars8888 You definitely have a point, on the same token these narratives must be treated as personal experiences. Lesson: we should be responsible for our own actions.
After my heart attack I was put on Lipitor and I had severe muscle pain in my legs and was never warned about this possible side effect. My thought is, what is a heart other than a muscle that pumps blood. I also was not told about CoQ10 depletion. I will never take a statin again. I quit the statin after about a year and I still am concerned about possible extended side effects .
Statins can cause muscle weakness, diabetes, dementia, and infertility. There is literally no one who should take statins. Yes, I understand that a tiny fraction of people may receive a benefit; however, there are better options (mainly diet) that will produce even better results with fewer side effects. Statins are an example of institutional malpractice.
I needed to extract the benefit of taking statin out of my DR. He said my chance of a heart related event was 13%, if I take statins, it reduces it to 8% over 10 years. For a reduction of 5% I declined, and he did not push back which surprised me.
Dr. Cywes, are you considering writing a book on chronic diseases, diet and lifestyle in general? That would be so awesome. Your knowledge and integrity is truly mind-blowing
@@robertcywes2966 so brilliant to hear that! If I may come up with any suggestion: make it as biochemically nerdy as possible. If that is out of the question, could you recommend any other books devoted to metabolism bristling with metabolic pathways etc? (anything apart from science books per se, obviously)
I'm a trainer and movement therapist in Beverly Hills. I specifically had a client suffering from specifically what Dr. Cywez has talked about. Her muscles melted. A 45yr old with the muscles of an 80yr old.
@@petramaas8574yes i am 77 and walked like 99 yo stopped in march muscle rebuild is an ordeal have to work on muscles every day to help yes i quit smoking too
Was prescribed a statin a couple of weeks ago. Haven't bought them and will never take them. My cholesterol ratios are perfect but I'm prediabetic. Decided to have a coronary artery calcium score as you've advised.
My dad got Myositis from statin. His symptom started as muscle weakness then it was getting worse overtime until he couldn't even get out of bed. We brought him to the ER and the doctor gave him a biopsy and the culprit was the statin drug. He had to stay in the hospital for 3 weeks because of that and took rehab to strengthened his muscle back. Please don't take statin if you really don't need it.
I have had Dermatomyositis. Yes, it has been proven statins can cause myositis. These doctors prescribing statins don’t tell you the dangers. They also don’t tell you that you should take CoQ10 when on statins.
@@pjones5080coq10 covered for several yrs. They were like dragging an anchor get up and go was gone. Thankx doc i realize much other pained company and we are not crazy except from statin
Wow that’s horrible. Yes I have autoimmune issues to begin with which is why I take a weekly injection to protect my muscles, joints, and major organs. I was prescribed two different statin and they all result in the same thing, I go on and off of them due to giving me bad muscle weakness, leg knee and foot pains. Once I go off issues are gone. The last pill I took last week I could barely walk, my knees hurt horribly and I got depressed too. No doubt this was affecting my muscles, I couldn’t even lift ,my arms it was so bad. That was it for me
Dr. Cywes, I agree with you that proscribing Statins is malpractice because the risks far outweigh the benefits. I got a call from my doctor's office ( in panic mode) yesterday telling me that my cholesterol was too high and I should take Lipator. I asked the nurse what my triglyceride and HDL levels were and was told 89 and 74, respectively. I told them with a triglyceride to HDL ratio of 1.20, I was in no danger of cardiovascular disease.
@@robertcywes2966 You are an excellent source of that knowledge. All the low carb doctors on RU-vid have given me the tools to fight back against medical orthodoxy.
Hello Dr… several videos back you said a statin and baby aspirin were ok in certain cases. Do you still recommend it? It was only a few videos back. Thank you!
My weight on March 2022 was 400 lbs. My A1C was 6.5 . I started the Keto Lifestyle after receiving my lab reports. I was pre diabetic weighing 400lbs.I lost 42 lbs from that 400 lbs. I switched to the Carnivore's Lifestyle and now I weigh 216lbs. I am no longer pre diabetic! I used to take medication for high blood pressure no more high blood pressure. My A1C is 5.6. My LDL cholesterol went up from 164 to 196, but I feel better at 196! My Triglyceride was 90 down to 75. HDL from 44 to 38. I am 76 years of age, and have Never felt better in my Life! Thank you Doctors for your education that you have given me.I subscribe to both of your channels. My target weight is 200lbs!! I know that this is just the beginning of my Jo not the end. But because Carnivore is not a Diet: But a Lifestyle , all I have to do is follow it. What a great way to Live!
I mean it makes sense, why muscle wastes away. Its loaded with cholesterol, compared to kther tissues of the body. It's almost as if the body requires cholesterol to survive. Why did medicine go this way?
Wow powerful. I hope someone does a study on how the effects of statin use after a patient has been on awhile. I am so glad I refused the statin. I am still concerned with numbers. I don't know how to read well. My cholesterol has always been elevated, but it went up alot when changing to Keto, Carnivore diet.
It breaks my heart. My mil was on statins and also an nasal spray antihistamine for decades Her dementia was probably a direct cause of this. But her doctors thought it was very important and she trusted them.
I have so much respect for you as a doctor. Thank you for your time and effort to educate us as much as possible. I have people in my life that i love very much, but i don't think they will change. Thanks for helping me heal.
yeah statin a slow poison, lowered cholesterol is a terrible thing to do, before learning about the side effects like lowered testosterone and other major hormone effects( which because I'm naive thinking doctors understood medical stuff) took them for ten years, my health overall declined just slow enough even though I've always exercised and had a decent diet, to make it seem like "normal aging", minimum dose Simvastain just to be clear. So about two years ago threw Rx away. Did some fasting and lots of exercise to purge me of that crap and within three months my muscles started growing, my daily automatic erection returns like in my thirties😂, my hair and skin quality and wound healing much better, I feel thirty again and easily ride 40k on my non electric mountain bike EVERY DAY, at essentially same speed I could at forty though I'm turning seventy next year. So yeah I'm fully convinced statins definitely lowered my life quality that whole decade, they essentially age you more rapidly. Good thing is stopping them you're able to recover within couple years with diet and exercise, and fasting..
don't care about your studies, doctors killed thousands by bleeding for hundreds of years, president Washington comes to mind, they only figured out hand washing before operations 150 years ago.... my personal results contradict you... also learn how statins by preventing the liver from doing one of its jobs, MAKING and recycling CHOLESTEROL!! which is backbone of steroid hormones, part of the immune system, turned into vitamin d in the skin, repairs of all cells in the body and so on...the brain is like 25% cholesterol, how could that be a good thing. My N of one experience proves otherwise. Also your cardiology fear mongering bullshitting is not convincing..the body is connected but modern day medicine is controlled by drug manufacturers, for profit healthcare companies only concerned with having lots of sick people to fix. Two clicks on google will show you a graphic illustration that FOR ALL CAUSE MORTALITY!!! by age after 60 high cholesterol predicted longer lives, the real endpoint,!! LDL from 150/290 it's a shallow u 〰 with no essential difference, above and below those numbers mortality rates increasing. Do this for yourself take a cholesterol test, do a three days water only fast, then retest and compare results. Then explain it to yourself. Bet it rises... start wondering why would that happen 🤡
@@Alexandratheberge so very proud of my 290 LDL accompanied by triglycerides 55, HDL 80, BP 110/75, resting 58 heartbeat, never get sick, I'm in noon sun no shirt never burn... but I'm lacking in statins or I'm dying tomorrow 😂🤣🤭🤡
I was started on rosuvastatin 10mgs in late July. I have been tried on simvastatin and atorvastatin in the past but suffered a lot of muscle pain. To be fair my GP was not really concerned about my cholesterol levels but was acting on the advice of a physician I had seen about AF. My cholesterol had risen over 2 years. I had lost 53 pounds and cut most carbs from my diet with no improvement. Hence the rosuvastatin. My cholesterol is now perfect but have leg weakness and pain and can't walk 30 yards. I stopped the rosuvastatin on the 11th October and am very slowly improving. For me quality of life over length. I am 75.
I'm on Atorvastatin 40 mg, a fairly new change to my multi drug "addiction". By now I would normally have looked up this drug to see what i was facing, but busy life and hadn't yet gotten around to it just yet. Well, did that while I was listening to your dissertation rant and now have to make the decision about what to do. I'm 74, soon to be 75. My knees have started to hurt for no reason that I can discern, and I have an uncharacteristic severe lack of energy that I am constantly pushing against. I've already done the heart attack/surgery thing once and do not want to have to battle my way back from that again. So, I guess its a chat with my GP. The conversation will likely get kicked up the ladder to the cardiologist, This has the potential of becoming interesting. I have already inadvertently sent the cardiologist scurrying once. I must think on this. Thank you.
Thank you. I quit mine. I'd rather live a shorter time and feel good rather than deal with the side effects of some of these drugs. I'm already in my mid-80's - I guess I'm a fiesty old lady. :) LOL _ I like supplements and exercise. And I like Dr. Barry, too.
Thirteen years ago I had a takotsubo event. The cardiologist put me on statins and other med until I had an echocardiogram that said my heart function was normal. Three months later they checked and I was fine. He wanted me to stay on the meds a “year” as a precaution. A nurse reviewed my meds and told me you don’t want to be on these any longer than necessary as they may induce diabetes. Not only this but this cardiologist who wanted me on them refused to renew the scripts saying my GP needed to do it????? So I went in to her put the meds on the table and said if I don’t “need” these to live I don’t want them. She did bloodwork and said you don’t need them. I had NO other symptoms or plaque but my family has a history of diabetes. The thought that he would put me on these meds for a year and risk that for no good medical reason.
This video is a year old but has extremely important information. Do not dismiss it! The muscle pain is real. I took a statin for over a year then began having intense muscle pain in my calves to the point my muscles would convulse. I stopped taking it, and the pain went away. My cholesterol numbers went up. The doctor's answer was to put me on a different statin. Muscle pains returned. I am making an appointment today to address it. This video helps me understand the intense pressure doctors are under to force statins on their patients. Big Pharma values profit over people.
Thanks for making this video. When I took Crestor for a month, I had quite a bit of myalgias. It was not debilitating but really interfered with my exercise.
They had me on 3 different statins, between muscle cramps, flu symptoms and just feeling like crap. I am not taking anymore. Now they want me to start a shot 2x a month 😮 i told the Dr. I can feel crappy all by myself. I don't need drugs to help me out
I was in so much pain that I thought somehow gluten was hidden in my food, and I didn't know because I felt the same body pain I feel when I eat gluten. Once I stopped my pain went away in 3 days and. On my next visit i told my doctor I stopped taking and would never take again.
This is great information, but I think you've misinterpreted the diabetes risk . A 30% increase in risk does not mean that 30% of patients will get diabetes; it means that if 10 would have otherwise have gotten diabetes, 13 will now get diabetes. Also, the pharmacists are just protecting their rear-ends.
Hi Doc I was taking statins for quite a number of years and developed stomach problems is that a side effect of statins have stopped taking them also developed memory loss. I also started getting cramps in my calves for which I took co enzyme Q10, also developed type 2 diabetes
The only difference between Sean and Rachel is a couple of letters. After covid, you are still asking why the FDA does or doesn't do this or that?$? What is the replacement for statins and what are their side effects?
My experience was of muscle weakness. I felt like I was 80 years old in my fifties. Took a nurse to tell me it was the statin side effect My friend who is an internest said it was all in my head, but how could that be if I never knew of the side effects? And everything resolved once I stopped taking them. He also said you can't have a cholesterol level to low, wtf. Found a book called the statin damage crisis, worth a look. Written by a doctor who had a complete amnesia and mental breakdown after starting statin therapy
Dr. Cywes, thank you for this video. My husband recently had a heart valve replaced, (bicuspid aortic valve) plus a double bypass due to lack of blood flow. His cardiologist insists he takes statins. I told him, "No", my father took them for years, developed diabetes, cognitive issues, and died of kidney failure. The thing is, he still had a mild stroke in 2013 year and a mild heart attack in 2015, he passed away in 2019. They ruined the last years of his life and I refuse to allow that same thing happen to my husband.
Thanks Doc. I am glad that I've been educated about statins before my doctor prescribes me one. And I believe she will, as a result of my continuing carnivore/keto lifestyle. What I am trying to figure out is how I can turn the interaction positive, to use it as a way to open her mind, to make her question her indoctrination a little bit. Currently I think I will accept the statin prescription from her, while asking her questions. I won't fill the prescription. I will return to her for more tests and see how it goes. It never occurred to me until now to "play" a doctor like a poker hand. I'm Canadian, so I don't have to pay her.
As long as all your metabolic markers are in the very good range, indicating you have good to excellent metabolic health, I would challenge her to explain why your need the statins. If her explanation is not satisfactory to you tell her to pound sand. If she doesn’t give you a proper advised consent about all the potential side effects tell her to pound sand. If she’s not on your side tell her to pound sand.
@@bobtosi9346 Telling her to pound sand isn't the way, because she won't learn from it. Odds are the next doctor I find will be as bad if not worse. However, ff she doesn't do the tests I want her to do, I will look for someone new.
Printing out and giving her relevant studies is probably the best way to educate her. Any doctor that wouldn't at least read those studies is lost in their own arrogance. Dr. Cywes also mentioned Zoe Harcombe at the beginning and I highly recommend her to everyone. Her body of work on all of these subjects is phenomenal, and her PhD is fascinating. Approximately $50 (she's in the UK) a year is the best healthcare bargain in the world for all of her work, along with ongoing research every Monday. She digs into studies and explains everything good and bad about them and if they hold up to the claims they're making. I have learned so much from her. So you could print out some of her articles as well. It's good to be prepared!
I refuse to take statins and it makes my doctor crazy. My latest number 234. I really don’t think that’s too bad. I’m expecting her to fire me as a patient one day. How do I find a doctor in my area that is knowledgeable in statin bull 💩
DR Alo and DR Berry ( both Cardiologists) and active on SM advocate for statins health benefits and they Do bring about many studies to back up their claim
ABBA comes to mind Money, Money Money! Causes muscle weakness!? But when I did biology at school I learned the heart was a muscle 😮 I’m a type 2 diabetic and every 6 months my GP (🇬🇧) asks if I’d like a statin. He laughs now when he asks the question as he knows what I’m going to say. Once I did say “Dr De Silver, you can stick it where the sun don’t shine” he didn’t laugh 😂
Dr Alo and Dr Berry( both Cardiologists) and active on SM advocate ffor statins usageand they do bring up many studies to back up their health benefits
I was on a statin for 10 years before my heart attack resulting in triple bypass surgery. My A-1 C, however, was over 11. I now know that was the real cause of my heart attack. Not my cholesterol. Yes, I am ketovore.
@cynthiaphelps385 so you took a statin 10 years and still had a heart attack. I had a CAC score and they want me on one. I’m just so confused as to what to do. I’m a healthy 71 year old. No meds just high ldl and a high cac score. I wish I’d never done the test. 24:16
@@glendaking5576 yes, I was on a Staten when I had my heart attack. I have recently found out that my A1c at the time of the heart attack was 13. Since diabetes is the number one cause of heart attacks, I believe that’s what caused my heart attack. My doctor gives me, a prescription for statins, but I have chosen not to take them and to work on getting my blood sugar under control. To help with your confusion, I would watch as many videos as you can on cholesterol and statins, and then it may be a little easier to make a choice.
Commenting from Aus, i developed an irregular heartbeat three years ago my GP sent me to a cardiologist who found out I also had a bicuspid valve, which you are born with and an a aneurysm in my aorta which , I was told, is common in weight lifters which I was in my youth. I was prescribed blood thinners a beta blocker and a statin, being Crestor. Every time I visited my GP I would complain about discomfort in my chest and a lack of energy, I told him I just couldn’t get going until after lunch, I would just sit there with my head down thinking my once busy outdoor physical lifestyle was over. I started experimenting by stopping different meds for a day or two at a time but nothing changed but then I remember seeing the vids on statins so I gave that a go and within a day or two at the most I was back working in the garden till ten or eleven AM have a break then back into it. It all made sense, I was always fine when I got up but started feeling bad after breakfast, this made me think that breakfast wasn’t agreeing with me but I always took my Meds after food. Because I knocked the Statins on the head I felt great so I resided to get my weight under control so I gave up all processed carbs and started intermittent fasting, which I heard about from these great doctors. I’ve now lost twenty five KG in four months my cholesterol has gone up and my doctor was shocked with the loss of weight, thinking I was sick or something, but when I told him what I was doing he said that we can have another look in six months. I’m now eighty nine KGs which I haven’t weighed for over ten years and I also know why I have lost so much muscle in my arms. Ps I haven’t had the discomfort in my chest since the day I stopped statins.
Glad I got off statin at Age 65 y/o after lipid therapy since I was 43 y/o! All for primary prevention due to family Hx of CAD. Risk benefit was never discussed!
Lies of omission are one of the worst sins. Mom is 78 still taking them with many of the complications mentioned. I've given up as she whole heartedly believes in the MIC
I noticed in my Mum that she was having problems walking and managed to convince her to stop taking them. She was about 80 and the drugs were not recommended for people over 75 at that time. She is 95 now and drags me round the shops every week. Her Drs until recently were still trying to get her back on them because her cholesterol is just a bit high. 6 when she supposed to be 5 according to the NHS. Which is totally BS WHEN ALL THE STUDIES I’ve read all say high cholesterol is very good for over 60. I am 8.4 cholesterol and my Dr has started the statin harassment but there is no way I am going to take them. I am totally healthy apart from my cholesterol and they concentrate on that. Crazy.
In my early 40's Lipitor came out at the same time I was diagnosed with CAD with just 1 coronary artery 60% occluded. I was started on 20mg.Lipitor. I felt terrible. After 6 years on Lipitor, even though my LDL had been lowered I had quintuple bypass surgery or CABGX5. I was then put on 40g Lipitor. Brain fog, memory loss, chronic back pain ensued. I quit Lipitor 2 1/2 years ago when I started keto. All those side effects, that I didn't even know were statin caused, went away. Just this week my PCP told me my LDL is too high. She wants me to take Lipitor 80mg!!!!! Either these doctors are big Pharma pawns paid to peddle these drugs or they're locked into a skewed cholesterol training paradigm based on epidemiological observational studies funded by big Pharma. Either way, statins are poison.
Atorvastatin made me feel like I was literally deteriorating everyday. When my blood numbers were good after I quit, then I informed my doctor I will no longer be taking it. I'm just fine with no aches or pains. I intend to stay this way through good diet and exercise.
I stopped taking my prescribed statin a couple of years ago for numerous reasons. My legs became very weak - sadly, they are still weak. Is this condition permanent?
I love long videos and am so grateful for this video…. But the people in my life who need this information will never watch such a long video. Is there anyway you might make a short summary video and highlight the main points? That I could forward confidently! Thanks for all of your work 🙏🏽
Maybe something like a Bulleted presentation and then refer to this one for more info. I watched the whole thing and sent links to friends. Perhaps do one in “SHORTS” the little short videos. A problem would be if pharma came after him saying it was misrepresented.
I just started taking atorvastatin because of a video you posted; you said people with high trig's and low HDL would benefit from a statin. Made my doctor's day. Do you still feel that way in light of this new information?
Why havent lawyers went after the pharma companies is my question. I had horrible muscle pain and joint pain. Took me a period of time to figure out it was the statins. I think its what has caused my issue with POTs and other vagal nerve issues.
Realizing the magnitude of the adverse effects profile that I was accumulating gradually under medical supervision over the past twenty-five years, associated with taking increasing doses of several statin drugs (with six different doctors through those years insisting that this was necessary) I finally became desperate to see the 'evidence' that they were basing this insistence on. When asked, they were unable to give me credible citations of papers that were scientific support. They gave me opinions. This lack of scientific intent alarmed me. My symptoms were becoming not only painful, but debilitating. I had to take Ibuprofen all the time just to keep from grinding my teeth in the pain levels, and I could barely walk two blocks at much reduced pace than my friends walked easily. I could only average 4 hours sleep. I had 'brain fog' frequently, and could not drink coffee or eat a single chocolate chip without eliciting full body muscle fasciculations. Still my doctors could find nothing 'wrong', except weight gain and high LDL. I finally did not accept their apparent lack of intent to investigate, but only insisting I would have a heart attack or stroke if I stopped taking the statins, just for a couple of months to see if it were possible that I was having drug induced adverse reactions. They finally did imaging of my back, finding the development of lumbar stenosis, which said was the cause of all of my pain, and would need to consult a neurosurgeon to clean out the stenosis. My skepticism at their seeming lack of adequate concern for so many years, led me to tell them that I was going to quit the statins to test if they were causative. They said not to quit, but to cut to one half dosage. This did not improve symptoms, Next they said cut to one tenth dose, which did not alter the pains. I took my own personal initiative finally, and dove into Pubmed literature myself. I quickly came onto six seemingly high quality studies that indicated that the very symptoms I had been enduring, were often indicated to be associated with high percentages of people taking the statins. Not only that, but when I searched for statin supportive research, it seemed very biased against using the whole scientific methodology to substantiate apparent opinions. I stopped the drugs, and in only two months 90% of my pains were GONE, other symptoms, such as the sleep duration began steadily improving too. This realization that the current medical paradigm was just not being adequate to accurately assessing the current literature effectively, and apparently censoring it in effect without adequate support for the efficacies claimed. shocked me deeply. I realized the magnitude of the implications across society, and dedicated most of my available 'free' time to further clarify the issues pointed out in this current video heroically produced in the face of the current medical paradigm being so 'captured' by the 'profit at any cost' domination of regulatory oversight. Now, this is all my personal opinion, after years of study, w/o any qualifying salad of letters after my name, but it is now becoming clear that there are a number of doctors that are still dedicated to form a community of concerned people to try to correct these failings of the current medical paradigm. Thank you!
The doctor of the future will give no medication but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease”-Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931)
I injured my foot and got a big bruise that went septic they cut off part of my foot but it was still infected so they cut off my leg below the knee. With the infection and being septic causes hart problems and other organs severe problems they gave me some pills for nerve pain I really didn’t have any nerve pain but the drug to make the problem I didn’t have caused weird dreams and suicidal thoughts which in 67 years I’ve never experienced anything like that. I couldn’t sleep so after trying to calm down I started reading up on the stuff they had given me first I throughout the nerve pills. Next I found some of the shows you were talking about with the satins I was quite strong when I left the hospital but in the next month I had lost a couple of inches in the size of my good leg my neuropathy was terrible I was having more and more memory problems Years ago I was in a bad car wreck it messed up my neck really badly and I ended up with neuropathy and after about a month I lost my short term memory I had to carry a notebook with me and write down everything I was doing because I couldn’t remember anything over a few seconds when it hit me one of my doctors handed me a paper and I read the story and laying the paper on the table I was ask about the story I had no idea but I remembered laying the paper down I seen me do it but I had no idea what is said. This lasted about 5 years before I started getting where I could remember things and most of the neuropathy was gone. Now they put me on drugs that cause all the things I’ve been trying to get over for years like the neuropathy they tell me it’s from diabetes but it was almost gone after a few weeks in the hospital it was probably 50 times worth an I’ve ever had it now they also put me on beta blockers which keeps your pulse between 60-70 beets a minute no matter what you do my blood pressure went to 140 and higher guess what I found out what the symptoms of low B12 are Neuropathy guess what satins and Beta Blockers do they block B vitamins from working so Neuropathy no energy can’t sleep som really nasty dreams B1 is also low. So I ran out of some of my prescriptions and I just quit the others I’m still taking the insulin at night I’m not sure if it’s doing anything but it’s not causing anything really bad. Now I have a glucose monitor stuck to my arm I still take an insulin injection at night I really don’t see if it’s doing much they took me off of my other insulin completely and I’ve stoped taking everything else. I do take most of the time magnesium glycolate,B12, (B6 or P-5-P) a B Complex, D3+K2 and sometimes vitamin E. Now in the last 3 week my head has cleared up a lot my neuropathy is almost completely gone I have a little tingling in my little fingers and a little in the bottom of my good foot I’ve put on a little weight on my good leg and gotten a lot of strength back also after quitting my blood pressure is going on the sys from 97-119/75-86 my pulse goes from 60-99 I’ve never seen it over 99 and that was while I was using a stair climber exercise machine. A week after going off the meds my blood pressure was 131/80 the lowest it had been in 6 months the nurse scolded me and told me I had to take these meds the rest of my like or else well that helped my blood pressure went to 177 it took me most of the night to get calmed down the blood thinners the doctor who cut off my leg gave me a bottle of them it says take after hip replacement for 90 days when I ask him about them he gave me a couple packs of samples and said to take these and finish up the bottle and I shouldn’t need them anymore after that bet since the nurse new so much and had such a fit my hart doctor prescribed me some baby aspirin I did take on last week. They also gave me some heavy pain pills when I got out I did take 1 maybe 2 but that was it. I found out years ago if you take Magnesium, D3 and B12 I usually take 3 of each in about 15-20 minutes all of my aikes and pains are gone and I can go to sleep with no side affects also if I’m feeling really tired or bad I will take a little L-Glutamine and Creatinine I have a regular plastic spoon in each bottle and I just use about a 1/4 of a spoonful of each in a drink like an instant breakfast about 5 years ago they said I had a heart attack every time I went to the doctor they would connect me and do an EKG after doing this for around 6 months they quit and said there was no sign that I had had a heart attack. After losing my leg they gave me all kinds of hart and stress test all I’ve seen in the reports is everything is working fine one side of my hart is a little thicker and I wore a hart monitor for a week a couple of times I was carrying some heavy stuff up some stairs my hart beet fast a couple of times for less than 30 seconds and for that my doctor wants me on Valsartan 40 mg,Metoprolol succ er 25 mg, Atorvastatin 20 mg(Lipitor) and a baby aspirin. I really don’t think so my head is clear I can watch RU-vid stuff I can make long winded comments I can actually walk with my fake leg I also play the harmonica, Recorders Tin Whistle’s and have started learning the Ocarina I also have a flute I’ve been trying to learn but having trouble with holding my lips just right to make it sound. Now here’s the interesting thing I have a glucose monitor stuck to my arm when my blood sugar is 250-300 I will play music all night long I play by ear but one of my favorite things is to play along with people on RU-vid the tin whistle and Irish music is good because most is in the key of D just in case you want a new hobby. Now here’s the interesting part when my blood sugar drops to around 170 I start having trouble playing anything if it’s below 150 sometimes I can play a few thing that I’ve been playing for years but it’s really hard I’m getting a little drifty my blood sugar is running at 115 mg/dl right now and it’s still dropping but this is supposed to be normal. Have you ever seen the computer geeks with there 32 and 64 oz sugar and high caffeine drinks righting programs working all night long I use to do that I even got a couple of them published in magazines and I was even the editor of one of the not so close to home computer clubs now that was fun but when my blood sugar gets below 100 I have a hard time even watching RU-vid. And here’s another interesting thing I’m off the grid and trying to do the keyto diet I will sometimes eat 2 meals a day most of the time just one I don’t use sugar at all anymore sometimes I will a few drops of flavored stevia drops in my water but after not eating for 10 to 12 hours my blood sugar will go from 100 up to 250 sometimes even 300 I’ve found out that when it starts going up if I eat it will keep it from going to high I hate it when the alarms starts going off for high sugar and I haven’t eaten anything for hours I always thought that if you didn’t eat your blood sugar would stay low but not for me I’ve found I have to eat more often to keep it lower when I went to the diabetes clinic yesterday and they downloaded all of my data from my monitor they said yes it does that. Isn’t it odd that they know that but it’s not something they will admit to unless you find out on your own maybe I should start my own web page I had one for a while then they cut me off so I went on to other things but it’s a pain to run around with only one leg but they’re making me a new one it fits a lot better and they said I’ll get it on the 17 th o well I guess I’ve rambled on long enough I hope somebody fond some of this interesting or even useful by for now my glucose meter gave up on me now and says try again in 10 minutes that’s not a good sign I had 115 at 7:24 pm it’s now 8:00 pm and it finely says I’m going up it’s 116 and I haven’t eaten or drank anything in the last 4 hours so I’m guessing I better eat because it seems to start climbing and doesn’t want to stop until, I do eat something am I the only weird one around. Any way read up on your meds and list everyone of the side effects your having before checking with your doctor some are very important they gave me Metforman about 10 years ago there were 35 side effect’s from taking to much of it I had 25 of them and my neighbor got upset and took me to the hospital after about 6 hours they got me stable and said well you can start taking it again but I wasn’t having any health problems before taking it I still have a couple of the side effects the worst one is emotional I’ll be just talking and burst out laughing or start crying and I’m not up set but I can’t stop or most of the time even talk for a while I think that was what bothered my friend is why they made me go to the hospital but as I said I haven’t taken it for around 10 years but that staid just for the fun of it I guess😢 ok I’m leaving for real 😳
My Dr. prescribed statin and I had sever muscle aches and flue like symptoms. I stopped taking, I went round after round with my Dr. tried a few times with the same side affects different statin drugs. I became diabetic. Started fasting and doing keto. I no longer need metformin. My Dr still insisting that even a little bit of the statin will help me. Drs wonder why we are losing trust.
I have been following a long time. With you and others I have stopped my husband from using statins. I have not found anyone in this town who is not locked into all the standards. I had one but she left. The next town is 350 miles away. Most Drs here are rent a docs and are only here 3-4 months. I have an autoimmune problem and carnivore is the best solution. I got my husband from A1C of 10 to 5.1 with diet not with what they wanted. I thought it would be helpful if the Dr gave him a CGM but because I fixed him he was told Medicare wouldn’t approve it. I want him to see the food/drinking chooses would do to him. Thank you for spreading reality. I pass on links to your podcasts. I see poor information on poster all over drs offices and waiting rooms. I sent $25 through PayPal.
25 years ago they put me on Lipitor and my liver enzymes went sky high. Doc mentioned something about necrosis and never go on them again. Yet every Doc I go to, tries to get me back on Statins. Statins cause women dementia, bone and muscle loss, (did they ever tell you that?) It really makes me lose faith in the medical community. I mean the Doctor cutting my jugular during the removal of 2 of my parathyroids and my Primary care Doc letting my parathyroid rage for years (coma high blood calcium levels) while I lost my teeth and bones did not help either. Thank God for Dr. Berry, Chaffee, Cywes and others, that have helped restore some of my faith.
Please, please, please, be clear when you are quoting risk percentages if you are quoting absolute or relative risk. The public MUST understand the difference.
Absolute: the effect/outcome as a ration to the whole group. Relative: the effect/outcome difference between two groups. For example: You have two groups of 100 people, control group and study group. Let’s say the study is to see if a drug drops heart attacks. At the end of the study let’s say that the control group had 3 heart attacks and the study group had 2. The absolute risk reduction was 1% (1 person less in the study group had a heart attack; 1/100 = 1%). The relative risk was 33%; looking at the outcome, there were 1/3 fewer heart attacks in the study group. Relative risk is a valid way of looking at results, but you have to know the total number-doesn’t matter if the total number in each group is 100 or 1,000,000; the relative risk will be the same, but the absolute risk is going to be a lot different. Relative risk is usually much more dramatic, so that’s what gets used, and then misunderstood, in marketing campaigns.
Had Covid, at the tail end suffered a fib (first time ever) and ended up in hospital. Since then have lost 45 pounds with IF. Sustained for two years. Moves to Keto for health benefits and finishing off last 20 pounds. No Afib since hospital. My BP is now 138/75ish highest usually much less. Now (even though all my cholesterol numbers went to normal except one-went down 5 points and is still considered high). Suddenly I am prescribed statins. Took them for a week but didn’t feel right about it. Checked my lipid tests. Saw trends, decided on my own, to stop statin. Waiting for yearly lipid draw and appointment. Maybe I will eat crow. I don’t think so.
