Statins - who needs them anyways?

Also when when I was younger and thinner my cholesterol was 180! I now have 256! I eat well, I'm 180 5"7 large. Frame, just kicked pancreatic cancer! I was a stage 2, 1yr cancer free thank the Almighty!

My mother is 70 years old and has familial hyper cholesterol. I convinced her to get a CT coronary angiogram. The results came in with 0% build up. She has an LDL cholesterol of 230 (extremely high) and has never taken a statin, never had any heart problems and is healthy for a 70 year old. She has had very high cholesterol her whole life. Doctors were all shocked by this result but still want her to take statins. She refuses to take them. Will get another scan for her in a few years but so far so good.

RESEARCH your prescribed STATIN. Most of these have horrible side effects and its extremely important to educate yourself about the pros/cons of each med. Some are better than others. Thanks so much Dr Gupta for educating us!! Wishing good health to everyone out there 🙏

Firstly, I have a lot of respect for this Doctor. He seems to be quoting the protocols, government recommendations and publications by Industry pretty closely. Much like what was done for TamiFlu and that ended pretty miserably for patients and tax payers. 1) Why is the study RAW data for Statins not available for peer review?, 2) Why did the US lower the threshold for taking statins with NO science or legit studies to back it up? 3) Why does everyone forget to tell us that the published studies show that there is NO mortality benefit for people with stable and unremarkable heart history? 4)Why do doctors push this so hard, even in people under 50 with no personal history or family history? 5) Why don't people tell us that the original studies put all study participants on the drug for 4-6 weeks and then eliminated anyone from the study that had adverse effects before the "actual" study began. ( a practice known as "wash-out") 6) Why don't doctors tell us the litany of statin researchers and supporters including MD's that have a financial tie to industry including Sir Rory Collins? Is it no wonder there is push back??? ...and I am not an anti-vaxer or an all science denier. How long were we told to eat mostly carbs for a healthy diet???? Oops... Thanks Doc... I know this is 5 years old but new to me...

Statins are ghastly things. Against my better judgementI was put on them about 3 years ago. I gradually put on weight and started to suffer from horrible leg cramps at night which meant that I haven't had a good night's sleep in three years. I also developed oedema in my legs (which makes exercising impossible and/or uncomfortable) and generally bloated all over. Finally, I started to suffer eczema which I just assumed to be eczema that I have suffered all my life. I swear that in the last 3 years I aged by 10 years physically. After a review with the pharmacist she told me to come off them for a bit. Well, after 3 weeks, I feel fantastic. I finally started to sleep like a teenager again, the cramps gradually went away, and the eczema cleared up, as well as other issues. In just a few weeks I've manage to build up to a decent walk in the hills where previously I had got to the point where the thought of going for a walk horrified me. I think I'm going to refuse to try another statin because I don't want to feel miserable for the rest of my life. As I said above, I was very dubious about them having done some reading (books, not internet) on the subject, but having been given some high readings I agreed to take the statin. I'm definitely concerened the the benefits of statins are overplayed and for every website telling you their benefits are overplayed, there is another website clearly sponsored by a drug company telling you that only one in a thousand people suffer ANY side-effects. My personal view is that they are just nasty.

I no longer use statins. I stoped smoking instead

Yet another masterpiece Sanjay. I am a biochemist and truly appreciate your talks. Sorry I discovered you late in my life but I do discuss each lecture of yours with others. Spread the word I believe

This man is brilliant. Too few medical give details answers to people these day. Thank you doctor for taking the time, effort and caring enough to reach out to the gargantuan amounts of people who need help.

The work you are doing here is greatly appreciated - you have the ability to communicate so well x

As a man 70 years old it's a sobering situation. I've made it this far without medication. I feel pretty good most times. What few times I've tried recommend meds I suffer noticable side effects. I'll take my chances without statins. My cholesterol is only a little over the number the doctor liked.

My husband is 90 years young. Never had any health issues nor ever had prescription meds. Never smoked ,drank but six months ago he had a mild Tia stroke. So he is on statins, bp meds,Aspirin . He is so miserable. The man still tries to get up and do his yoga, walk as he had always done but having hard time. I have been thinking,Just as you said ,at his age I want quality not misery. Thank you so much for your great service to humanity. We are going to see our homeopathic dr may be get off of all this. God bless

I took a statin for 4 weeks when the side effects kicked my ass. I researched info about statins and learned it is like taking poison. I quit and told my doctor I was done with it. I have since changed how and what I eat and lost weight. I exercise and walk every day as well. Cholesterol went down to a safe level.

Dr I learn more from you than my own cardiologist...having suffered cardiac arrest 2 weeks ago 2 shocks in ambulance and 2 more shocks in theatre ..total occlusion just prior to stent opening...clot removed cleaned pipes etc and I'm alive and very very greatfull. Male 49 years...keep your videos comin.respect dr....

This doctor is great at communicating and explaining this topic of vascular medicine and cardiology.

A very well balanced presentation of the pros and cons of statins. Thank you for sharing.

My husband and mom have both suffered severe muscle damage! And yes it’s from statins!

Thank you for this information. My cholesterol is 7.2 . My doctor put me on statins but I could not tolerate the side effects even on a lower dose. My life was miserable, so the doctor said I could stop them if I wanted to. I guess I will just have to take my chances. I do exercise, walking and swimming , and I eat pretty healthily. I have started on a low carb diet and have found that my cravings for sweet things are getting less. I am 67 and I feel pretty fit, so I consider myself to be lucky.

This deposition of 'fat' is caused by inflammation which in turn is caused by too much insulin and cortisol which is caused by high carb diets. It's all insulin resistance. 6 weeks on the ketogenic diet and my bp is normalized. Insulin resistance takes decades to harm you.

Extremely helpful. Very clear explanations I'd never heard before. I been told statins are compulsory, now I know there are classifications and if you know where you belong then workout and regular exercise with healthy diet will do. Again, thank you!

It lowers your cholesterol true, but it also lowers your memory. Plenty of studies out there that supports not taking statins under any circumstances. I tried but the memory loss along with severe joint pain had me searching for alternatives. What i found out the cons way out weigh to pros with statins.