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I agree with you totally. How will the doctors make money if they tell the truth to their patients😂😂😂95%ofthem keep prescribing unwanted drugs to their patients. None of the Big Pharma drugs has cured anyone from diabetes blood pressure etc. They keep taking the drugs lifelong. Very sad.😢. Thank you for this video to educate the masses out there.
Just discovered you Dr Suneel & I’m so happy that I have 😊 I’m on Statin (have T2 Diabetes) & have been for years & I’m going to come off them myself asi e not been feeling too good on them & at my age of tender soon to be 66 that my memory is 60% down & I’m forgetting the simplest things too. I’ll be improving on my health & just for now thank you so much please carry on your great work informing us all as we do need & yes it’s all about making lots of money but not at all in our interests. Why not then prescribe us something healthier like vitamins & minerals as that’s what we all need 🙏🏼❤
I refused to take statins, I refused bp meds, I refused all the other crap. I went to an optometrist today to get glasses and they were SHOCKED that I do not have a primary care doc OR a pharmacy. I was told by a doctor years ago to change my diet.... he said "I could give you pills, but changing your diet would be better in the long run"... I had no idea what a GEM he was and very rare!!
At least they were only shocked. I'd gotten looks of either pity (the assumption I couldn't afford medical care) or disdain when informing a medical professional that I had no primary care doctor.
@annies…. Best thing to do is fast (1) first week skip breakfast , have light lunch and healthy dinner . (2) second week skip breakfast and lunch have healthy dinner . (3) month 2 alternate day fasting. Record BP and glucose before you start and record again at the end of month 2 .😎
I wish my doc had educated my husband on diet. So easy to reach for the prescription pad, next patient please. I tried but husbands seldom listen to wives advice. He never missed a dose but carried on eating the kind of crap I wouldn’t entertain.
I went to get mum some pain killers at chemist and the first thing she said to me was ''is this ok to take with ALL your other medications!?" I was 50 at the time but looked 40. So at 40 she expected me on a heap of meds. I said I'm not on any meds but this is for mum anyway. She said ''well your very lucky!"
I had blood work done. My Dr put me on statins. After three months I couldn’t walk. Pain everywhere. I had to use a cane to walk. Shoulder pain, back pain, foot pain. Then my hands started hurting. I got off statins on June 11 pain is gone. I can go for walks now. I felt I lost my quality of life. I haven’t told my Dr yet. I tried to tell her what was happening to me she said it was arthritis. But after watching hours of RUclips about statins I knew it was statins, I was right. I got my life back.❤
I had the same reaction to Beta Blockers, I was nearly crippled by them, mobility kept getting worse and worse and arthritis type knee pain and pain through all my body joints went through the roof, my dr also tried to blame arthritis but i kep sayinv it started when meds started... eventually they conceded it was the meds, apparently it's a "rare" reaction/side effect that degenerates the muscles in the body, causing weakness and severe joint pain due to lack of muscle strength supporting the joints. It was horrible and has taken nearly 18months to start to regain muscle strength once beta blocker meds ceased. .... so be careful it's not just statins that cause this reaction, beta blockers can too, and if you look at most people on heart meds/beta blockers youll notice they all sort of shuffle along unsteady on their feet, now i know whats possible with the side effects i wonder if all those people are having same side effect.
I started them years ago, and after 3 months I couldn’t walk up stairs. My doctor immediately took me off of them, and I got my muscle tone back after 2 months. Long term statin use can cause permanent muscle damage. I’m SO glad your quality is better and I think you will keep getting better!!!
As an RN and working in a trauma level 1 hospital, I'm very cautious on telling my patients certain drugs to avoid as I work in a cardiac unit and work with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. If my patients refuse to take their statins, I don't give them (with pleasure)! I have to be careful what I tell them as my job might get jeopardized. Believe me how difficult it is for me to pass some meds knowing what I know. When patients ask me for my opinion, i give it only if I've already built rapport with them and they promise me not to say anything to their docs. Then, I tell them to do some research. Big pharma has got a hold on the Healthcare industry with their big tentacles. Glad to see and hear many people are waking up. God bless everyone.
I’m in total agreement. I was recently prescribed a statin which I refused after he asked if I’d had a heart attack or stroke and hadn’t had either. He said to return in 6 months when he will try again and I again will refuse.
My dad outlived both of his parents by 23 years due to the help of pharmaceutical innovation…statin was one of the drugs he took. Both of his parents died of heart failure You should lose your license to practice. You are NOT a physician and FFS no one should EVER take medical advice from a RUclips poster like you. You’re a disgrace to the medical community.
I was told i needed a statin for a cholestrol of 4.7. I laughed at the nurse and said how come ive had a cholestrol count of 5.8 all my life and never been given a statin now suddenly ive lowered my cholestrol to 4.7 and now you want me take a statin obviously i refused. UBELIEVABLE 🙉🙈
Just to add .... pushed on Drs by big pharma and doctor governing bodies, which is not giving reasons for dtrs, they too are complicit, though big pharma controls all of them, and by default our health. Thanks goes to the few brave doctors and their awakening patients....
Absolutely! Every year he FDA withdraws approval from drugs, medical products, and devices it had previously approved. And you can be certain that it is not until the evidence of harm is overwhelming and has gone on for years. So consider that with every drug you are prescribed. Just because it is deemed “safe & effective” this year, that may not always be the case.
My doctor's nurse was in shock when I told her that I wouldn't take statins and she treated me like a rebellious child. I wanted to tell her that she's a brainwashed 🐑, but I refrained. 😅
Just like ADHD and ADHD which are just individual personality traits and not a disorder . Just an excuse to sell drugs they couldn't find another use for .
Exactly. I eat very well & told my Dr that I had been type 1 diabetic since 1978. My entire family was on blood pressure meds but not me. All of a sudden, I ended up on lisinopril & rosuvastatin. I asked how did it happen. She said heredity, I guess 👀😳👀
Was in the hospital 3 years ago for dehydration, which happened from a reaction to an antibiotic. They refused to give me fluids that I needed and looked for a different cause because I am “elderly”. I was prescribed Lipitor. I said I have never had high cholesterol. I have been mainly vegetarian since I was a teenager. They looked into my records and told me my last test was 3 years before. I said that I had a test 3 months ago and it was perfect. They ordered a test and of course, I didn’t need Lipitor. I am outraged that because I’m in my 80’s now, they routinely think I need all the stuff other old people take and without tests. I am not on any prescription medication at all. I plan to keep it that way. 😊
I just don't trust my doctor. I have never had high cholesterol, but he said I "might develop it". He prescribed it despite my attempts to talk to him, but I have not and will not take statins.
I have a friend that is 80 and just put on a Statin. I have told her before my feelings, but she is adamant that the 'doctors always right". We shall see.
Good for you. Stay drug free! My mom is 95 yrs old and on no medication/x eye drops for dry eyes. She’s sharp as a tack, has a few aches and pains from arthritis but really very good. I’ve been an RN for almost 40 yrs and the sickest people were the ones on pharmaceuticals. The more medication the sicker they were.
I am an 80 year old woman. I take my hypothyroid medication, and drops for dry eyes, and that is it! My cardiologist told me I have the heart of a 40 year old. I just returned from a 2600 mile solo road trip. I plan on traveling around my home state (Texas), as a solo tent camper. At one time I was prescribed a statin, and I took it 3 weeks, and got off it. Hated that I could bleed from a light bump on my body.
I am an 80 year old woman. I take my hypothyroid medication, and drops for dry eyes, and that is it! My cardiologist told me I have the heart of a 40 year old. I just returned from a 2600 mile solo road trip. I plan on traveling around my home state (Texas), as a solo tent camper. At one time I was prescribed a statin, and I took it 3 weeks, and got off it. Hated that I could bleed from a light bump on my body.
I've always had high blood pressure and "heart issues", throughout my whole career in the Army. When I retired, the doc tried putting me on a handful of meds to correct it, but I refused. I researched and ate lots of fresh garlic and started walking after every meal, and avoiding processed foods. I'm good to go now!
Yes, you should definitely question your GP / MD about them, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Yes, I know about Cholesterol, all the potential side effects & “Big Pharma” etc…but Statins do have a beneficial place in some circumstances…like many medicines. And Dr Dhand is right to say they’ve been over-prescribed since they were initially welcomed as a “wonder drug”, which was a bit of an exaggeration, to say the least!
His doctor was constantly trying to push statins on my husband, even though he explicitly told her he did not want to be on them. His cholesterol was a bit high but that was it. He ended up having to go in at get a Cardiac catheterization for a separate issue, and they sent in a camera to check a small aortic aneurism's progress... His cardiologist said he had the CLEANEST arteries he had ever seen. So, no... he certainly didn't need STATINS. They are very much over prescribed.
Did you mean to say written by Barbara O’Neill? There are no “Hidden Herbs” by Annette Ray. There are other authors of this title but not the one you mentioned.
The "absolute risk reduction" for statins is less than 1% with side effects -- that can take years to show up, but show up none the less, of cognitive decline leading to dementia, increasing blood sugars leading to pre-diabetes, diabetes, out-of-control diabetes, muscle aches and pains, tendon rupture.
Me at 76 or so:Real geographical cognitive decline (how do I get from here to there?, where did I put...?) on one month of a statin. A year plus off, and it's I think I know how to get there, and if I look long and hard enough, I will find what I lost. My doctor is not happy, and it's been a year plus since I saw her. Not sure I'm gong back.
I think the JUPITER study showed a 0.29% difference between the statin group and the control group. However a 200 billion dollar industry was born. Wonder what new industries are just on the horizon by these studies...
Drug companies say 1% advantage based on their funded studies. If there were independent studies that number would be 0.0% excluding dangerous side effects.
My doc prescribed a statin but I never took one dose. I ate oatmeal twice a day and cut out fried food and sugar to the best of my ability After 6 months went back to cholesterol dropped 52 points and dropped 40 pds. She was so proud of herself 😅😅😅😅😅. I told her I never took one pill…she said oh, guess you don’t need a refill then
@@sassyt1545not instant oats, but rolled oats eaten raw as a bedtime snack lowered my cholesterol much better than any statins had, although the statins WERE great at destroying my muscles. Chewing raw oats without adding anything actually has a sweet flavor but is an acquired taste. Rather than statins, I learned to love those oats lol :)
I remember in pharmacy school 30 years ago thinking statins were a scam. I don't remember the stats, but my professor talked about how many people had to be treated for a certain length of time to reduce the chance of one person having a heart attack. I felt like I was the only one who thought it was the punch line to a bad joke. The cherry on top, was no substantial decrease in mortality. I clearly remember thinking there was no point in taking these meds.
There was a Canadian study that showed that the NNTT (number needed to treat) for ONE PERSON to benefit form statins was 70. Utterly absurd when one considers the increased rates of diabetes type 2 that comes with higher doses - in some case as low 10 milligrams.
I hate statins. I tried 3, as doctors forced them down my throat. I was not on them very long. Huge side effects, from hair loss, to chest pain, to muscle cramps. I finally discovered the cause of my high cholesterol was insulin resistence (and yet doctors rarely test insulin) and the cure for my high cholesterol and many other metabolic problems was intermittent fasting, along with a healthy diet that I made even healthier. Thank you doctor for getting out the truth that too often it is about the money.
@@Thecelestial1 A fasting insulin test. Along with glucose. Then the Homa IR formula. Insulin x Glucose divided by 405. If your result is above 1.5, you are insulin resistent.
Thank you Dr Dhand. I too was prescribed statins after I went on a Keto way of eating... I took the statins and felt worse than ever before and decided to stop taking them. A year later when I had bloodtests done my GP was horrified at my high cholestrol levels and sent me to a cardiologist who dealt with female heart problems... it was a Godsent as she looked at my tests results and asked me if I was on a ketogenic diet.. I said yes .. she did a number of tests and said to me: "Continue as you are as you are doing a great job"... With the "explosion" of Alzheimers and Dementia - I would urge people to take a look at the cause.
Many doctors are starting to stop statins because of the brain being over 70 percent fat. I talked to many people who are having memory issues since taking stains. They are using alternative medicine to fix there cholesterol . If you look at the raw data on cholesterol it only helps less then 1/3 of a percent of the people. Ask your doctor with any medication what are the numbers. One in 20 helps; one in 10; one in 50.... just ask. I did and was disappointed. New England Journal of Medicine tells all of us to be proactive with our doctor to improve our health. Life style chances with medicines when needed.
@@sammokkasmithmy solution has been to stop taking every single medication I was prescribed and rather adapt my diet and lifestyle... and I've never felt better. Bid pharma medications have side-effects & if there were aby ever stated.. I got all of them.
Our Brains Needs Cholesterol! Case Closed. If you take a Drug, and You Feel WORSE, A LOT WORSE, LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU! IT IS SAYING "NO!" "STOP."
I’ve got sky high LDL too. I’m on a Ketovore diet/lifestyle with intermittent fasting. My Doctor tried to scare me with the fact that I would die of a stroke or heart attack. I’m not bothered at all. My HDL is high and my triglycerides are low. My blood sugar HBA1c is continuously 9:56 falling to healthy levels. I feel and look great. We need Cholesterol.
Even if I knew I had "bad" cholesterol level, and allowed consultation, I would refuse any statin. They're a recipe for a quality of life worse than just being dead.
Was told that as well, cholesterol is normal & I also refused!! So called Doc, said it was precautionary and preventative 🤦that was the last time I stepped foot in that office
Triple bypass march 2022. Ramipril, amlodipine, bisoprolol, 80 mg atoravastin. 6 months later neuropathy, frost bite up to my knees. Stopped taking prescriptions, berberine, magnesium, vitamin D, B complex. Now I can sleep.
In Tennessee, LDL normal is 99 or less...North Carolina LDL normal is 125 or less. Dr Dhand is spot on, change your diet, it's in the lousy foods that you eat.
And also all the bad things put in food incl the pesticides. Foods are sprayed with Roundup can you believe...how can the FDA approve that? And we are the only country who uses the poisonous GMOs.
@@rumproast5159 Well, after my quad bypass a year ago, I also managed to lose 60 pounds, brought my HDL up to 51, and my A1c from 8.1 to 5.3, mainly by diet and walking 2 miles a day. Still taking a statin but I don't think I still need it, but my doctor won't take me off until I have two more checkups like the last one two weeks ago.
They are beyond reach- nothing can be done of these thugs! Cancer, heart disease, cancer, autism- neurological issues etc., on the increase and general public are helpless
@@Lovela11 General public only helpless until individuals commit to restoring their centre of gravity to its proper location - one has to transform into a heretical renegade to hold on to one's health and sanity -
Thank you Dr Dhand for another honest and informative video. About 5 years ago my doctor prescribed Lipitor 20mg for me as my cholesterol was mildly elevated. Within a few months I was having trouble walking as my legs felt very weak. A blood test was done, at my insistence, as my then doctor was a great statin believer, and my CK levels were found to be elevated, and my muscles were being damaged. Stopped Lipitor immediately and gradually I returned to normal. I continued with my healthy diet and haven't had any regrets about getting off Lipitor. That was a scarry experience. By the way changed doctors too.
I have been off statins now for around 6 months. Getting my mojo back , sleeping much better and feeling better because i feel normal. Just had all my bloods done a 2 weeks ago and I have " Bloods of a thirty year old, cholesterol is a little high (6.8) " quote. Time to start enjoying life.
I tried a statin once many years ago. It only lowered my cholesterol slightly, but, I had to postpone the follow up appointment twice until I was able to get out of bed, shower, dress, and drive to the doctor’s surgery on my own. I had such horrid body aches and fatigue, I had to be statin free for two weeks in order to function normally. Haven’t touched the things since.
Ok…well that is just false! There are plenty of good medical providers! When you find a ‘good’ provider that you feel comfortable with then address your concerns over taking medications. A ‘good provider (physician, physician associate, NP) will work as a team with you and listen/hears what you are concerned about. If they don’t then they aren’t the right provider. There truly are many excellent providers. High lipids, high triglycerides, will make plaque in your vessels including the coronary arteries that lay on top of heart and if they get clogged…that is when heart attacks (Mi) happen. This is not something to play around with. Good luck
Yes in fact the LDL is the worst villain according to the experts. Now we find out it is the most beneficial and should not be tampered with. Statins be cursed.
Dr Dhand, I tried sharing this video to my FB Health Group & FB blocked it. Just terrible, we live in a free speech country that won’t let you have free speech. 🤦♂️
I HATE Facebook, don't have one, but many of my friends and family do. People don't like change, so they stay. Facebook is a very dangerous platform, and I don't take to kindly in having my Constitutional rights violated. Therefore I choose NOT to support them with an account!!!
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@@tdgdbs1 this is exactly how they work. What the poster IS wrong about, however, is that diet can always affect cholesterol numbers. The cholesterol content of food does not necessarily correlate to cholesterol numbers in the blood.
@@rockhopper01 did you know they halved the number think it’s was 350 now 175 do more people take statins , let’s just say as a healthy 60yo wth low cholesterol levels il keep eating healthy and enjoy your drugs that stop your body doing what it’s supposed too
Thank you so much I appreciate you so dearly for bringing this to people''s attention. I have never been on any drugs until i visit the doctor's office for an ear infection three months ago he prescribed Statin because I gargled with salt to eliminate phlegm in my throat from the ear infection causing elevated salt in my blood . Although my blood pressure is usually normal on the day of the appointment it as 146 so he prescribed statins for three months I have not taken one pill and I am still alive and kicking with normal blood pressure thanks to a change in my food intake and eliminating salt , sugars and carbohydrates from my diet. I love your reports thank you.
My Dr tried to prescribe me statins, despite my cholesterol is great, all heart tests are excellent, and all extensive blood work is great. I'm 59 and my mother had health issues so he tried to convince me it is for preventative measures as I am getting up in age and take zero prescriptions. I asked why would I start as I eat healthy and in good health and would like to research it first. Kept trying to convince me otherwise and finally noted "patient refuses recommended advice" like I am a fool for not blindly taking it. He also lectured me several times for not taking the covid shots as well. Despite being my Dr for 30 yrs and only going for annual bloodwork and exams, I won't be going back.
Time to look for a new doctor. That is called gaslighting the patient. If a doctor is arrogant and condescending; it usually means they are incompetent and you need to move on.
I think what most ppl don't understand is, Drs are REQUIRED to offer & ask the patient if they want this or that vax or this or that therapy. The patient always has the option of saying NO... & the next time your Dr wants to put you on a statin or whatever, ask them.... are YOU taking it? 😂
@@catb4918Yes, this is true. If a doctor does not follow certain guidelines that are considered best practice, they could be sued if something happens that could be seen as due to not following these guidelines. That is why it has to be documented in your record. It’s really a CYA move but the doctor should have explained that to you. Unless of course they really believe in what they are saying. Many doctors do not think for themselves and would rather have information fed to them without questioning the validity of said information. If your gut instinct tells you this is not your person, walk away and find someone you can trust and relate to. This is what I have been telling my own patients for over 25 years.
My husband was prescribed statins. After awhile he was complaining about how much his back hurt. It started getting very painful. I told him about it can cause terrible muscle pain and it doesn't help that much. He stopped taking them and feels so much better.
I’m truly glad to see that I’m not the only one who refused to load up on all these medications 💊 my doc recommended. I lift weights three times a week and watch what I eat.
I get together with some other women who are all around my age (60's) and they all follow a different political view from me. Thankfully we don't talk politics and I really like them. However one of the women brought up the issue of statins. She was watching Good Morning America recently they they were saying on the show how statins were so good and beneficial for many people...even those who don't have high cholesterol! Sigh...they just mostly watch MSM and believe what they are being told!
Since I don't have high cholesterol and my dr is pushing stains on me, I've read many studies etc and I can't find out how they would benefit me physically so I won't take them. Took them for awhile, made me pre diabetic and severe itching. Would be diabetic if I had continued. I try instead to eat healthy.
Look at infant formula ingredients!!! Non-fat milk & seed oils are just some😢 Developing babies/ children need cholesterol, animal fats, raw milk, cheese, kefi, fermented foods extremely important for brain & gut health etc.
Yeah the ingredients in the dry babyfood is stagering I couldn't believe the ingredients put in this stuff, its sickening to give growing babies this crap.
Thank you for caring. I am 71 and on mo meds. So many friends' who are my age are already on statins. It's no different here in the 🇬🇧 UK. Take charge of your own health.
I had a blood test and my cholesterol was found to be 5.3. My Dr. sent a prescription to the pharmacy without discussing any options, over a telephone consultation. I collected the statin tablets, but after speaking to a nutritionist, I decided not to take them. I changed my diet, I very rarely had junk food, but cut out all fried foods, chips etc. only fresh vegetables and grilled fish and oven cooked meats. I started walking everyday and exercising. I take milk based plant sterol drink daily. My cholesterol came down to 5 , and tri-glycerides came down from 2.9 to 1.07 within 3 months. I’m aged 67.
I am a retired physician...... I noticed that every 15 to 20 years opinion and recommendations do a 180. I was in practice long enough to see it switch, switch back and then switch once more...all in 40 years.
Years ago Dr John Young of Largo, FL, got in trouble with United "Healthcare" for not prescribing enough statins. Dr Young is a young relic of the past: a REAL physician!😊
I'm a patient of UHC. Every UHC doctor I've been to has tried to convince me to take statins. Finally I told my PCP that I'd dedicated five years to studying professional journals and reading analyses and meta-analyses (from JAMA) of statin studies, and decided statins are not for me. At least my PCP won't mention it again. Your info confirms my suspicion that it was the healthcare system, rather than individual doctors, pushing the drugs.
I AM 84 and had diabetes and high blood pressure for 20 years. Six months ago I decided to adopt the carnivore lifestyle. I eat 6-8 eggs a day in lots of butter and ribeye steaks. No carbs. In six weeks my diabetes was gone, no more high blood pressure. I visited my doctor and she was alarmed at my LDL as 132 and immediately said I will prescribe statins to get that number down. I refuse to take medication. In doing research I learned that a better indicator was ratio between HDL and triglycerides. Mine is 1.33 It would have to be 2.5 or above to be dangerous. My total Cholesterol was 163 HDL 46, Triglicerides 56. VLDL 18. How can I find a doctor who is up to date on the insignificance of LDL?
Good luck with finding a doctor. Most doctors are about 30 years behind current knowledge. All I can say is, take charge of your own care. A doctor can give advice, but you don't have to take it.
What a surprise! *Eye roll* My doctor wanted me on Statins. Many people would have taken the advice. I have high hereditary cholesterol. I’m a cholesterol factory. But I have no family history of heart disease, hypertension, or stroke. Exercise very regularly. Have a BMI of 20.5. 5’11” 146lbs. Less than 15% total body fat (Dexa). Resting pulse of 46. 115/75 BP. My triglycerides are great. So I told the doctor I wouldn’t be taking her advice and that I wanted a full lipid density check, and out of an abundance of caution, a CAC Scan. The Lipid Density Check showed that my LDL was not of the dense toxic variety and my CAC Scan Score was zero. No evidence of arterial plaque at all. Her argument was, oh but age is a risk factor and you are 65. The test scores were undeniable though and she backed down. But that was me. How many people would have simply taken the meds???
Very interested to read your comment. I just found out that I also have high hereditary cholesterol, Lipoprotein A. Blood pressure normal, LDL slightly elevated (so what), healthy, but, horror or horrors, I am 66YEARS OLD. So, in march “guidelines” and “protocol”, and advice to take statin. 2 aunts had heart attacks in their 70s, but were both long term smokers. My doctor also offered me 2 vaccines, purely because of my age. Really? No drugs for me, lifestyle changes, yes. Other than that, I’ll take my chances and trust in Almighty God.
I appreciate your videos and integrity. I hope that you represent what our healthcare system will become in the years ahead as many people become aware of the lies and misinformation we’ve been fed on so many levels.
When I was told I have high cholesterol I was put on statins,took them a few days and started having numbness in my right leg. I dropped them like a hot rock. My leg is back to normal, I backed way off on sugar and try excersing as much as possible. I have no faith in the medical field anymore as well as our government. Alot of darkness around us right now,keep your heart in the right place people. God Bless all🙏✌️❤️
I have a high LDL Cholesterol and m family dr. wanted me to take Statin. I refused but he talked me into taking 5 mg once a week. He said that the dose is very small and I wouldn’t have any side effects. As of today my left leg started getting numb and tingly. I am wondering if it is from Statin…
I had my blood pressure taken by a nurse at the doctors & was a little high. A was given a prescription for statins. I never took them but got a blood pressure machine & monitor it myself. This video is superb & thank you.
Have been taking 10mg Zarator statin for 35 years. Ever increasing vision problems and brain fog for the last twenty years. Decided to stop taking the statin 4 weeks ago. Vision problems and brain fog have disappeared together with less joint pain. Beware of statins.
I agree 💯. I too gradually stopped taking statins..from twice a day to once a day..then took half and in a span of a week discontinued it completely Gone was my brain fog and pain, falling hair..etc
I refused to take statins when my doctor prescribed them 6 months ago. I am 65 years old. I had: cholesterol 205mg/dl triglycerides 72mg/dl, HDL 50mg/dl, LDL 141 glucose 90 and blood pressure 6.5 diastolic 10.5 systolic. When I refused he bullied me telling me that I would have brain and cardiovascular problems. For several days I was very anxious. I relaxed somewhat when I started watching the videos uploaded by you and other doctors who serve people and not corporate interests. Thank you very much
Those are not blood pressure readings. A normal BP reading is 120 Systolic and 80 Diastolic. Of course, that varies, but your readings of 6.5 and 10.5 are readings for some blood test, I think.
Fortunately I was lucky enough to get a quinta bypass, but unfortunately the statins drained all my trace elements, and left with me with 5% str/stam. CKD, and diabetes. With radical diet change, and correct supplementation, I am recoverying well, up to 40%, at approx 1% gain per day. Note it was my own self-harm that caused this initial heart probs. Thank you for your share.
The brother of a friend of mine took statins for years, he was healthy, active, a golfer. One day on the golf course, just while walking, the tendon in his left leg snapped in two. Needless to say, he is off the statins.
Statins should be outlawed in the United States I was on 40 mg lovastatin for years and had leg pains so bad I could not walk I stopped taking and I feel 10 years younger i. Also had memory loss got it all back and will never take statins again
I had a Doctor appointment recently and I had high average borderline cholesterol scores. They recommended a statin but I refused it because they had crippling effects on my mother’s health. They never offered to look more closely to analyze my LDL to determine if it was truly harmful or not or to further assess my circulatory system to determine if I had a problem. We eat a very healthy whole food organic diet with no sugar, no refined carbohydrates, no seed oils, no junk food or fast food. I don’t smoke or drink too much either. 2:20 My husband had a scan a couple of years ago and they were amazed that he had no signs of blockage and was 70! We eat the same diet so I doubt I actually have any health issues either. My vitamin D was low average so they recommended that I take twice the daily allowance of Vitamin D which can cause liver damage in high dosages. I told them I would take the daily recommended amount and spend more time in the sun. That was a 430 dollar appointment! 😊
Its all about numbers and box ticking and not the patient. And what have statins done to your body by artificiality lowering your cholesterol? Has your doctor ever talked to you about the importance of your microbiome health? You are spot on Dr Dhand.
Thank you for your information. I just went to my cardiologist yesterday and my LDL went from 70 to 114, my cholesterol is 133. I currently take atorvastatin (I do have triple vessel disease so I think it may help some) but only 3 days a week not every day. The cardiologist said I was going to need to take it every day instead. I told him I know why my LDL increased and I have begun my dietary changes to get it back under control. He asked, “like what”. I told him too much sugar and carbs. He said, “sugar doesn’t have anything to do with LDL or cholesterol. He also informed me the new goal for LDL IS 55. So needless to say, I will continue my statin 3 days a week, I will get my eating back in control, and I will see him aga
I get a lot of video suggestions in my youtube feed, but the minute I find the latest Dr. Dhand video....I'm on it. Thank you Dr. Dhand, for speaking the truth.
Jeff, links usually get deleted when talking about this subject. You can find many by searching. Try looking at title. Dr Paul Mason - the truth about St…. At the very end of that video quotes a study it is 440 percent greater chance of memory loss
This is happening to my father right now. He has fallen due to weak leg muscles and is in a rehab., but his arms & legs are edemous, yet no heart disease & no stroke. 😢 Please pray for him. He had clots after 3 clot shots. His name is Cornelius Anthony.
When you reduce your LDL, you put yourself at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other problems that end up putting you on more drugs. Statins are practice builders.
My Cholesterol was very low and my arteries were clean and I had a heart attack with AFIB. I was given so many medications in the hospital that I died and was on life support. My family was told it is only a matter of time before I would be dead. It was a long road back and with great doctors, nurses, rehab. I worked with great doctors and got off a lot of medications and survived. Look for private practice fundamental doctors to get you on track. I can not say enough for the wonderful people who are helped me to recover.
Statins gave me a severe myalgia, so severe I had trouble walking. That was some years ago. My cardiologist recognized it when I hobbled into my checkup. I was all set to go to an orthopedic doctor as I felt I had damaged something in my back. I had no idea muscle pain was a side effect, common in many, severe in some. The cardiologist took me off statins and my back immediately improved. To this day that spot in my back will occasionally flair up. The doctor says might not ever go away. And for what, for a drug that has no effect on patients who have never had a heart issue. Insane. But this taught me a lesson. When the clot shot came out I said hell no. Smelling like a rose on that one.
Thank you! A few years ago a doc prescribed a statin for me on my first visit. As a nurse I questioned it, but he insisted I needed it. Pharmacist asked me if I wanted to take it, I said no. He recommended I get a second opinion before deciding, which I did. Next provider showed me, using an algorithm, why I did NOT need a statin. Appreciate that pharmacist- because we live in an area with few pharmacies I suspect that pharmacist was concerned about the number of statin prescriptions from that one physician.
I was a cardio thoracic anesthesiologist.I did thousands of cases in the 1980’s.Out of curiosity ,I checked lipid profiles just to see if could find any correlation between elevated LDL’s and lower HDL’s ,and elevated triglycerides in our patient population.These levels generally fell within recommended levels in our patients and I’m talking about confirmed coronary artery disease,that’s why they were undergoing bypass surgery in the first place.I know this would be considered anecdotal but I found it an interesting observation.
Thank you sir for your honesty. Something we rarely have in your industry. I just subscribed to your channel because of that reason may God bless you and your family.
I'm a 72 year old female. My cholesterol is high but not terrible. My Dr wanted me to go on statins, and I said no. I had looked up what the adverse effects were, and also, my friend is a retired Nephrologist. She said no, don't do it. All 3 of my siblings are on statins and 2 of them now are diabetic. I read that that's one of the adverse effects that can happen. Is that true, Dr. Dhand? I am so glad you are back on youtube, I appreciate your honesty.❤
That would be a kickback and that's illegal . But what they do is get Country Club memberships free vacations leases on luxury vehicles that someone else pays for this goes on and on
The vast majority don’t need statins but doctors in the .uK have to offer as on their protocol. Read Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s book. They also keep lowering the target level!
Doctors type in your disease, age, and the program lists medications you need to be on. You just have to ask the doctor the numbers on each medication. Do your own research on how each medication, how it works, side effects and find a balance between what works for you and what does not. You are responsible to work with your doctor for the best balance with life style chances and medications. Your doctor is required to give you full disclosure of each medication they prescribe. Most doctors are truly only interested in helping there patients. They love to have a patient that asks questions and wants to live a healthier life. Saying no should not end in gaslighting from a true competent doctor.
@@sammokkasmith I have never found that to be true. Not one Dr ever has offered to discuss the contraindications of any drug. You must not be from this planet? A friend of mine was on 12 different drugs. A Dr. Prescribed 2 more in one visit. It was the pharmacist who saved her... "Trouble breathing" was listed on more than one of the drugs she was prescribed. The Drs are negligent. I don't take any anymore and became knowledgeable in homeopathy. Fixed me right up.
Thanks, Doc! We've gone on a 4-hour eating window. My hubby has lost 20 lbs. and I 30. We've cut out fast food. Working on carbs. A ways to go, but we're going.
Food is medicine. Best statement from the pathologist who conducted my husband’s autopsy. My husband died at 43 from arterial blockage, he did not look like the typical heart failure patient, he looked healthy. He was on a statin for 12 years for high triglycerides and the LDL was 2X higher than HDL. Doctors in Pittsburgh were only looking at the cholesterol number under 200; so much was missed. You have to be vigilant, be an advocate for your family
Just out of the hospital 11 days, for gastroparesis, and i feel worse now. Started me on atorvastatin, which i quit taking a long time ago and thinking this may be why I feel worse. I have a-fib, and now on blood thinner, too, because my a-fib caused a clot that went to my spleen and killed part of it. Nearly brokedown last night due to feeling so bad and sleep deprivation, and chronic pain...plus new severe pain in my groin. I cancelled all my home health appointments and other visits tuesday just so could get some sleep! Concerned all yhis culd be triggered worse by atorvastatin.
When I wouldn’t take a statin because I knew I didn’t need it and at my age, my risk for a stroke was much higher and statins are implicated in strokes among other things . He fired me as his patient and his parting comment was why I prescribe statins five times a day. .
I do a lot of education with my patients - it is astounding how few people know what they need to do to stay healthy. Clinicians need to understand what a lipid panel means in the context of individual patients. Thanks for this video.
I think at 70 I am too old to affect the system. But how can the people insist and get medical services to return to where they used to be. I got sick in the Philippines and of course there I had no insurance. The cost was reasonable, intense search for the problem was competent and affective. I was slack jawed thinking I have not had this kind of care in the USA for 30 years.
My doctors had me on statins for decades and for decades I kept suffering from severe, debilitating back pain. Finally last year I said no more, either no cholesterol med or something non statin. Now about a year later I still have back pain, but nowhere near as bad as it was. I'm able to get up and about and do things. It really frustrates me that nearly 30 years of my life were impacted so negatively by something doctors who were supposed to be helping me said I had to take. Now I'm taking Ezetimibe tablets, USP....per chance Dr Dhand, can you put together a video on the statin alternatives and if there are some to avoid? I checked the various webmd type sites for side effects of this drug, but still worried I'm missing something important.
Zetia has bad side effects too. I know because they put my hubby on it. Plus they want his cholesterol at like 50-70. It is proven that too low of cholesterol can kill you😮
I refused statins, even after my heart stent. I’m o. Blood thinners and was p. Keto/low carb a year before I forced the docs to look at my heart. ❤️ 30+ years of bad diet made me clog. I now hit the gym every other day, a my goal weight and adding muscle. My LDL is 139, trigs 94 HDL 50. All going in the right direction. I feel better, sleep better. 25 years ago they tried to put me on 5 statins, all caused muscle pain. So I said no. I have tried Zetia and have no side effects. But I don’t want my ldl getting lower.
I had a stent put in my heart about 12 years ago and after 7 or 8 years on Ststins, I stopped cold turkey, much to my cardiologist's dismay. When he asked me why, I told him that Statins were killing my body's electrical system. I ended up with Stucco Caratosis on my arms and legs, along with non-diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in my feet so bad I could not walk on our home's carpeting barefooted because it was so irritating and painful. Just now in 2024 I am able to go out and walk barefooted on the grass and concrete patio. I have read that the old numbers they wanted to have me stay at which was a total cholesterol of 150, should not be that low, and even numbers like 230 is not as dangerous as the drug companies have been scamming us into believing. I am now 78 do not take statins nor do I take that mRNA fake vaccine. Both my other half and I now consider ourselves PureBloods and my diet is about 50% Keto. IE: I don't care what my cholesterol numbers are because I choose not to eat like a starving pauper, and more like Asian steaming style of cooking. I also no longer trust the drug companies because they are more interested in making money for their stockholders, than creating drugs that actually help people. Go to Drugs.Com and read up on what drugs you may be taking and be sure to read the part about "Side Affects", (Contraindications). I've been prescribed drugs that I bought at the pharmacy then went home and looked the drug up on Drugs Dot Com and realized that I didn't want that in my body, and threw them in the garbage. Doctors these days have sold their soul to Big Pharma, and some have no GD idea what they are prescribing because they only know what the drug company's brochures say, which is of course Marketing hype & BS !!!
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Strong words is this what your goal as doctor is?? So much in medicine is a learning process. I’m sure you agree with this.
my mothers life is life of truth it took her from me...
it caused her immune system to attak her own body.
I agree with you totally. How will the doctors make money if they tell the truth to their patients😂😂😂95%ofthem keep prescribing unwanted drugs to their patients. None of the Big Pharma drugs has cured anyone from diabetes blood pressure etc. They keep taking the drugs lifelong. Very sad.😢. Thank you for this video to educate the masses out there.
Just discovered you Dr Suneel & I’m so happy that I have 😊
I’m on Statin (have T2 Diabetes) & have been for years & I’m going to come off them myself asi e not been feeling too good on them & at my age of tender soon to be 66 that my memory is 60% down & I’m forgetting the simplest things too.
I’ll be improving on my health & just for now thank you so much please carry on your great work informing us all as we do need & yes it’s all about making lots of money but not at all in our interests.
Why not then prescribe us something healthier like vitamins & minerals as that’s what we all need 🙏🏼❤
I refused to take statins, I refused bp meds, I refused all the other crap. I went to an optometrist today to get glasses and they were SHOCKED that I do not have a primary care doc OR a pharmacy. I was told by a doctor years ago to change my diet.... he said "I could give you pills, but changing your diet would be better in the long run"... I had no idea what a GEM he was and very rare!!
At least they were only shocked. I'd gotten looks of either pity (the assumption I couldn't afford medical care) or disdain when informing a medical professional that I had no primary care doctor.
@annies…. Best thing to do is fast
(1) first week skip breakfast , have light lunch and healthy dinner .
(2) second week skip breakfast and lunch have healthy dinner .
(3) month 2 alternate day fasting.
Record BP and glucose before you start and record again at the end of month 2 .😎
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate it. This provides me with inspiration to do the same.
I wish my doc had educated my husband on diet. So easy to reach for the prescription pad, next patient please. I tried but husbands seldom listen to wives advice. He never missed a dose but carried on eating the kind of crap I wouldn’t entertain.
I went to get mum some pain killers at chemist and the first thing she said to me was ''is this ok to take with ALL your other medications!?"
I was 50 at the time but looked 40. So at 40 she expected me on a heap of meds.
I said I'm not on any meds but this is for mum anyway.
She said ''well your very lucky!"
I trust medical establishment about as much as the government!
They have become one now.
They have become one in the same
Different head of the same hydra.
I was just going to say the same thing. @@nbrown5907
I think we all AGREE.
I had blood work done. My Dr put me on statins. After three months I couldn’t walk. Pain everywhere. I had to use a cane to walk. Shoulder pain, back pain, foot pain. Then my hands started hurting. I got off statins on June 11 pain is gone. I can go for walks now. I felt I lost my quality of life. I haven’t told my Dr yet. I tried to tell her what was happening to me she said it was arthritis. But after watching hours of RUclips about statins I knew it was statins, I was right. I got my life back.❤
I had the same reaction to Beta Blockers, I was nearly crippled by them, mobility kept getting worse and worse and arthritis type knee pain and pain through all my body joints went through the roof, my dr also tried to blame arthritis but i kep sayinv it started when meds started... eventually they conceded it was the meds, apparently it's a "rare" reaction/side effect that degenerates the muscles in the body, causing weakness and severe joint pain due to lack of muscle strength supporting the joints. It was horrible and has taken nearly 18months to start to regain muscle strength once beta blocker meds ceased. ....
so be careful it's not just statins that cause this reaction, beta blockers can too, and if you look at most people on heart meds/beta blockers youll notice they all sort of shuffle along unsteady on their feet, now i know whats possible with the side effects i wonder if all those people are having same side effect.
I had the same exact experience. Wow. I’m still on statin but lowering my dose helped a lot with pain. I’m going to try to get off all of it,
Well done. If your not broken don’t fix
High LDL on a low carb diet may in fact be very healthy. It’s not been studied enough yet
I started them years ago, and after 3 months I couldn’t walk up stairs. My doctor immediately took me off of them, and I got my muscle tone back after 2 months. Long term statin use can cause permanent muscle damage. I’m SO glad your quality is better and I think you will keep getting better!!!
A fool is a fool, is a fool!
Knowledge without sense or proof. These are beliefs of doctors. Not scientific researched proofs.
Lazy medicine.
As an RN and working in a trauma level 1 hospital, I'm very cautious on telling my patients certain drugs to avoid as I work in a cardiac unit and work with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. If my patients refuse to take their statins, I don't give them (with pleasure)! I have to be careful what I tell them as my job might get jeopardized. Believe me how difficult it is for me to pass some meds knowing what I know. When patients ask me for my opinion, i give it only if I've already built rapport with them and they promise me not to say anything to their docs. Then, I tell them to do some research. Big pharma has got a hold on the Healthcare industry with their big tentacles. Glad to see and hear many people are waking up. God bless everyone.
I’m in total agreement. I was recently prescribed a statin which I refused after he asked if I’d had a heart attack or stroke and hadn’t had either. He said to return in 6 months when he will try again and I again will refuse.
My dad outlived both of his parents by 23 years due to the help of pharmaceutical innovation…statin was one of the drugs he took. Both of his parents died of heart failure You should lose your license to practice. You are NOT a physician and FFS no one should EVER take medical advice from a RUclips poster like you. You’re a disgrace to the medical community.
@@msskylark1you’re a grown person…do what you want…cardiovascular disease can be a silent killer. Good luck throwing the dice.
I was told i needed a statin for a cholestrol of 4.7.
I laughed at the nurse and said how come ive had a cholestrol count of 5.8 all my life and never been given a statin now suddenly ive lowered my cholestrol to 4.7 and now you want me take a statin obviously i refused.
UBELIEVABLE 🙉🙈
I think after the last few years we all need to be cautious about the medications pushed by doctors and big pharma.
Just to add .... pushed on Drs by big pharma and doctor governing bodies, which is not giving reasons for dtrs, they too are complicit, though big pharma controls all of them, and by default our health. Thanks goes to the few brave doctors and their awakening patients....
Can't argue with that
You would think people would have learned something after being forced to take untested vaccines Don't ever give up control your own body and health
Absolutely! Every year he FDA withdraws approval from drugs, medical products, and devices it had previously approved. And you can be certain that it is not until the evidence of harm is overwhelming and has gone on for years. So consider that with every drug you are prescribed. Just because it is deemed “safe & effective” this year, that may not always be the case.
Amen
My doctor's nurse was in shock when I told her that I wouldn't take statins and she treated me like a rebellious child. I wanted to tell her that she's a brainwashed 🐑, but I refrained. 😅
Been there, same thing. Yes, best for yourself to keep from telling her off, but it can be difficult!
I had a very similar experience from my doctor.
I would have!!
Same here, refused statin
@@jrae6608
Same here
I would say more like 99 percent, but that's my opinion based on the fact that high cholesterol is not a real disease...
Just like ADHD and ADHD which are just individual personality traits and not a disorder . Just an excuse to sell drugs they couldn't find another use for .
Exactly. I eat very well & told my Dr that I had been type 1 diabetic since 1978. My entire family was on blood pressure meds but not me. All of a sudden, I ended up on lisinopril & rosuvastatin. I asked how did it happen. She said heredity, I guess 👀😳👀
Was in the hospital 3 years ago for dehydration, which happened from a reaction to an antibiotic. They refused to give me fluids that I needed and looked for a different cause because I am “elderly”. I was prescribed Lipitor. I said I have never had high cholesterol. I have been mainly vegetarian since I was a teenager. They looked into my records and told me my last test was 3 years before. I said that I had a test 3 months ago and it was perfect. They ordered a test and of course, I didn’t need Lipitor. I am outraged that because I’m in my 80’s now, they routinely think I need all the stuff other old people take and without tests. I am not on any prescription medication at all. I plan to keep it that way.
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I just don't trust my doctor. I have never had high cholesterol, but he said I "might develop it". He prescribed it despite my attempts to talk to him, but I have not and will not take statins.
I have a friend that is 80 and just put on a Statin. I have told her before my feelings, but she is adamant that the 'doctors always right". We shall see.
Good for you. Stay drug free! My mom is 95 yrs old and on no medication/x eye drops for dry eyes. She’s sharp as a tack, has a few aches and pains from arthritis but really very good. I’ve been an RN for almost 40 yrs and the sickest people were the ones on pharmaceuticals. The more medication the sicker they were.
I am an 80 year old woman. I take my hypothyroid medication, and drops for dry eyes, and that is it! My cardiologist told me I have the heart of a 40 year old. I just returned from a 2600 mile solo road trip. I plan on traveling around my home state (Texas), as a solo tent camper. At one time I was prescribed a statin, and I took it 3 weeks, and got off it. Hated that I could bleed from a light bump on my body.
I am an 80 year old woman. I take my hypothyroid medication, and drops for dry eyes, and that is it! My cardiologist told me I have the heart of a 40 year old. I just returned from a 2600 mile solo road trip. I plan on traveling around my home state (Texas), as a solo tent camper. At one time I was prescribed a statin, and I took it 3 weeks, and got off it. Hated that I could bleed from a light bump on my body.
I've always had high blood pressure and "heart issues", throughout my whole career in the Army. When I retired, the doc tried putting me on a handful of meds to correct it, but I refused. I researched and ate lots of fresh garlic and started walking after every meal, and avoiding processed foods. I'm good to go now!
Good on you. Sadly many people eat rubbish and do not exercise.
Thank you for EXPOSING THE TRUTH!
the olny guideline needed for statins is to red flag every doctor that prescribes them
100 percent
Same here
My parents are statin victims.
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Yes, you should definitely question your GP / MD about them, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Yes, I know about Cholesterol, all the potential side effects & “Big Pharma” etc…but Statins do have a beneficial place in some circumstances…like many medicines. And Dr Dhand is right to say they’ve been over-prescribed since they were initially welcomed as a “wonder drug”, which was a bit of an exaggeration, to say the least!
His doctor was constantly trying to push statins on my husband, even though he explicitly told her he did not want to be on them. His cholesterol was a bit high but that was it. He ended up having to go in at get a Cardiac catheterization for a separate issue, and they sent in a camera to check a small aortic aneurism's progress... His cardiologist said he had the CLEANEST arteries he had ever seen. So, no... he certainly didn't need STATINS. They are very much over prescribed.
Yes
Over prescribed
You are correct
Here's my new statin guidelines...I avoid them like the plague.
What a new message for a t-shirt to wear to your Dr's appt.
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For everyone reading this, finding the banned book called the hidden herbs by anette ray should be your top priority
Just ordered it! TY💕
Did you mean to say written by Barbara O’Neill? There are no “Hidden Herbs” by Annette Ray. There are other authors of this title but not the one you mentioned.
Statin use gave me tremendous muscular leg pain. When I stopped the statins, the leg pain stopped also. (Edited for spelling.)
Yup messes with bones
No, muscles
My husband, too
Me too, plus amnesia episodes..
Same either way me
The "absolute risk reduction" for statins is less than 1% with side effects -- that can take years to show up, but show up none the less, of cognitive decline leading to dementia, increasing blood sugars leading to pre-diabetes, diabetes, out-of-control diabetes, muscle aches and pains, tendon rupture.
Me at 76 or so:Real geographical cognitive decline (how do I get from here to there?, where did I put...?) on one month of a statin.
A year plus off, and it's I think I know how to get there, and if I look long and hard enough, I will find what I lost.
My doctor is not happy, and it's been a year plus since I saw her. Not sure I'm gong back.
@@julietcunningham852
I urge you NOT to see that quack again.
I think the JUPITER study showed a 0.29% difference between the statin group and the control group. However a 200 billion dollar industry was born. Wonder what new industries are just on the horizon by these studies...
Yes was advised I needed to take Statins, I said No.
Now I am seen as a non compliant patient. My body, my choice.
Drug companies say 1% advantage based on their funded studies. If there were independent studies that number would be 0.0% excluding dangerous side effects.
My doc prescribed a statin but I never took one dose. I ate oatmeal twice a day and cut out fried food and sugar to the best of my ability After 6 months went back to cholesterol dropped 52 points and dropped 40 pds. She was so proud of herself 😅😅😅😅😅. I told her I never took one pill…she said oh, guess you don’t need a refill then
😂😂😂😂. ❤
Good for you!
You may want to eliminate the oatmeal, if you care about insulin resistance.
@@sassyt1545not instant oats, but rolled oats eaten raw as a bedtime snack lowered my cholesterol much better than any statins had, although the statins WERE great at destroying my muscles. Chewing raw oats without adding anything actually has a sweet flavor but is an acquired taste. Rather than statins, I learned to love those oats lol :)
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I remember in pharmacy school 30 years ago thinking statins were a scam. I don't remember the stats, but my professor talked about how many people had to be treated for a certain length of time to reduce the chance of one person having a heart attack. I felt like I was the only one who thought it was the punch line to a bad joke. The cherry on top, was no substantial decrease in mortality. I clearly remember thinking there was no point in taking these meds.
I agree, and yet as an RN I have to administer them to patients just like you are forced to dispense them.
There was a Canadian study that showed that the NNTT (number needed to treat) for ONE PERSON to benefit form statins was 70. Utterly absurd when one considers the increased rates of diabetes type 2 that comes with higher doses - in some case as low 10 milligrams.
I hate statins. I tried 3, as doctors forced them down my throat. I was not on them very long. Huge side effects, from hair loss, to chest pain, to muscle cramps. I finally discovered the cause of my high cholesterol was insulin resistence (and yet doctors rarely test insulin) and the cure for my high cholesterol and many other metabolic problems was intermittent fasting, along with a healthy diet that I made even healthier. Thank you doctor for getting out the truth that too often it is about the money.
I'm interested in finding out if I'm insulin resistant. What test did you do to show that?
@@Thecelestial1 A fasting insulin test. Along with glucose. Then the Homa IR formula. Insulin x Glucose divided by 405. If your result is above 1.5, you are insulin resistent.
@@charflorida5433 thanks
I had the exact same 👍🏼
No longer taking any statins
Also cause problems with vision!!!
Thank you Dr Dhand.
I too was prescribed statins after I went on a Keto way of eating... I took the statins and felt worse than ever before and decided to stop taking them. A year later when I had bloodtests done my GP was horrified at my high cholestrol levels and sent me to a cardiologist who dealt with female heart problems... it was a Godsent as she looked at my tests results and asked me if I was on a ketogenic diet.. I said yes .. she did a number of tests and said to me: "Continue as you are as you are doing a great job"...
With the "explosion" of Alzheimers and Dementia - I would urge people to take a look at the cause.
Many doctors are starting to stop statins because of the brain being over 70 percent fat. I talked to many people who are having memory issues since taking stains. They are using alternative medicine to fix there cholesterol . If you look at the raw data on cholesterol it only helps less then 1/3 of a percent of the people. Ask your doctor with any medication what are the numbers. One in 20 helps; one in 10; one in 50.... just ask. I did and was disappointed. New England Journal of Medicine tells all of us to be proactive with our doctor to improve our health. Life style chances with medicines when needed.
@@sammokkasmithmy solution has been to stop taking every single medication I was prescribed and rather adapt my diet and lifestyle... and I've never felt better. Bid pharma medications have side-effects & if there were aby ever stated.. I got all of them.
Our Brains Needs Cholesterol! Case Closed. If you take a Drug, and You Feel WORSE, A LOT WORSE, LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU! IT IS SAYING "NO!" "STOP."
I’ve got sky high LDL too. I’m on a Ketovore diet/lifestyle with intermittent fasting. My Doctor tried to scare me with the fact that I would die of a stroke or heart attack. I’m not bothered at all. My HDL is high and my triglycerides are low. My blood sugar HBA1c is continuously 9:56 falling to healthy levels. I feel and look great. We need Cholesterol.
I am on Atorvastatin with a famial history of raised cholesterol. I want to stop is it possible
My husband was told he needed a statin. He refused, he didn't need the pill his cholesterol was good.
same here. Good cholesterol but told to take a statin...refused.
Even if I knew I had "bad" cholesterol level, and allowed consultation, I would refuse any statin. They're a recipe for a quality of life worse than just being dead.
Was told that as well, cholesterol is normal & I also refused!! So called Doc, said it was precautionary and preventative 🤦that was the last time I stepped foot in that office
I've read the contraindications and the possible horrible "side effects" outway the risks of "high" cholesterol.
This is madness, prescribing statins for normal cholesterol?!?
I’ll go see a doctor if I break a leg or need an operation. Other than that I’ll maintain my own health.
Your a wise person,play silly games get silly prizes
I feel the same; best medicine is for trauma etc and not medication 👍
I told my Dr " I would rather drop dead with a heart attack than get dementia ". ...
I like your style👍
@@jax9349 I agree. All doctors want to do is medicated you up. They make money on writing prescriptions.
My doctor told me to pick my poison, dementia or a heart attack. I said, heart attack which stunned him into silence.
Totally agree. Told my Dr the same.
What about a stroke?
Triple bypass march 2022. Ramipril, amlodipine, bisoprolol, 80 mg atoravastin. 6 months later neuropathy, frost bite up to my knees. Stopped taking prescriptions, berberine, magnesium, vitamin D, B complex. Now I can sleep.
In Tennessee, LDL normal is 99 or less...North Carolina LDL normal is 125 or less. Dr Dhand is spot on, change your diet, it's in the lousy foods that you eat.
I just seen a commercial that there is some new study saying below 55. That would be fatal I’m guessing.
And also all the bad things put in food incl the pesticides. Foods are sprayed with Roundup can you believe...how can the FDA approve that? And we are the only country who uses the poisonous GMOs.
@@rumproast5159my LDL is 51, and I haven't died yet (that I know of).
@@captainnerd6452 good luck with that.
@@rumproast5159 Well, after my quad bypass a year ago, I also managed to lose 60 pounds, brought my HDL up to 51, and my A1c from 8.1 to 5.3, mainly by diet and walking 2 miles a day. Still taking a statin but I don't think I still need it, but my doctor won't take me off until I have two more checkups like the last one two weeks ago.
Don’t forget kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. Appalling! Thank you, Dr. Dhand, as ever.
False, MD s in the US do not get kickbacks, I’ve never seen nor heard of it in my 35 years of a big hospital based MD
My wife is a physician and she has never received a "kickback" from any medication she prescribed.
Not much of a surprise here; our healthcare is messed up beyond belief. In fact, the institution as a whole are both dangerous and frightening.
Completely agree
Medical SERVICES ≠ HEALTH care
They are beyond reach- nothing can be done of these thugs!
Cancer, heart disease, cancer, autism- neurological issues etc., on the increase and general public are helpless
@@Lovela11 General public only helpless until individuals commit to restoring
their centre of gravity to its proper location - one has to transform into a heretical
renegade to hold on to one's health and sanity -
@@Lovela11
We are not helpless. We can do some studies and stay away from the doctors!
Thank you Dr Dhand for another honest and informative video. About 5 years ago my doctor prescribed Lipitor 20mg for me as my cholesterol was mildly elevated. Within a few months I was having trouble walking as my legs felt very weak. A blood test was done, at my insistence, as my then doctor was a great statin believer, and my CK levels were found to be elevated, and my muscles were being damaged. Stopped Lipitor immediately and gradually I returned to normal. I continued with my healthy diet and haven't had any regrets about getting off Lipitor. That was a scarry experience. By the way changed doctors too.
This doctor is fantastic, so glad we have him!
For sure!! 👌😎
I have been off statins now for around 6 months. Getting my mojo back , sleeping much better and feeling better because i feel normal.
Just had all my bloods done a 2 weeks ago and I have " Bloods of a thirty year old, cholesterol is a little high (6.8) " quote.
Time to start enjoying life.
I just appreciate your work and courage to say the TRUTH so much!
Thank you, doctor. People like you change the world.
What ever happened to: Just say NO to drugs ?
😂 for real!
My mother always told me don’t stick anything up your nose how many people stuck those tests up to their blood brain barrier, criminal.
😂👍
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@@holson2112,, Nnnnnno
I tried a statin once many years ago. It only lowered my cholesterol slightly, but, I had to postpone the follow up appointment twice until I was able to get out of bed, shower, dress, and drive to the doctor’s surgery on my own. I had such horrid body aches and fatigue, I had to be statin free for two weeks in order to function normally. Haven’t touched the things since.
Damn it! There are NO bad cholesterol! Only bad doctors!
Correct. Vital and we need lots of it.
Ok…well that is just false! There are plenty of good medical providers!
When you find a ‘good’ provider that you feel comfortable with then address your concerns over taking medications. A ‘good provider (physician, physician associate, NP) will work as a team with you and listen/hears what you are concerned about. If they don’t then they aren’t the right provider. There truly are many excellent providers.
High lipids, high triglycerides, will make plaque in your vessels including the coronary arteries that lay on top of heart and if they get clogged…that is when heart attacks (Mi) happen. This is not something to play around with.
Good luck
The cholesterol in your blood was produced by your own liver. For a reason. No. There is no bad cholesterol.
@@pmitchell6819
Doctors simply are not trained in health. Stay away from the doctor.
Yes in fact the LDL is the worst villain according to the experts. Now we find out it is the most beneficial and should not be tampered with. Statins be cursed.
Dr Dhand, I tried sharing this video to my FB Health Group & FB blocked it. Just terrible, we live in a free speech country that won’t let you have free speech. 🤦♂️
Will never be part of FB. Am so disappointed for you. You’re just trying to help others.
Never did FB never will.
I HATE Facebook, don't have one, but many of my friends and family do. People don't like change, so they stay. Facebook is a very dangerous platform, and I don't take to kindly in having my Constitutional rights violated. Therefore I choose NOT to support them with an account!!!
@@FOX007-um1wr
As if YT doesn't censor all the time. Free speech is over!
I want to recommend Watching RUclips video Dr.SHIVA LIVE: The Swarm- How the Few Control the Many. What WE Do to Break Free. Dr.Shiva Ayyadurai MIT PhD Biological Engineer Massachusetts academic scientist was the first to #FireFauci in March 2020. He is a world leading expert on the Immune System. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai tells it like it is. He has a grassroots movement for TRUTH FREEDOM HEALTH.
Statins stop your liver from producing cholesterol 😮 what else does it do 😮 no thanks Il just eat more healthier thanks ☺️
What??? No fan of drugs but this is not how it works.
@@tdgdbs1 this is exactly how they work.
What the poster IS wrong about, however, is that diet can always affect cholesterol numbers. The cholesterol content of food does not necessarily correlate to cholesterol numbers in the blood.
It's a hmg coa reductase inhibitor that means they shut down the path way for cholesterol testosterone Vitmain D and Coq10 they're poison
@@rockhopper01 did you know they halved the number think it’s was 350 now 175 do more people take statins , let’s just say as a healthy 60yo wth low cholesterol levels il keep eating healthy and enjoy your drugs that stop your body doing what it’s supposed too
They cause many other serious side effects!
Thank you so much I appreciate you so dearly for bringing this to people''s attention. I have never been on any drugs until i visit the doctor's office for an ear infection three months ago he prescribed Statin because I gargled with salt to eliminate phlegm in my throat from the ear infection causing elevated salt in my blood . Although my blood pressure is usually normal on the day of the appointment it as 146 so he prescribed statins for three months I have not taken one pill and I am still alive and kicking with normal blood pressure thanks to a change in my food intake and eliminating salt , sugars and carbohydrates from my diet. I love your reports thank you.
Celtic salt is a good salt to take I was amazed at benefits of taking it.
My Dr tried to prescribe me statins, despite my cholesterol is great, all heart tests are excellent, and all extensive blood work is great. I'm 59 and my mother had health issues so he tried to convince me it is for preventative measures as I am getting up in age and take zero prescriptions. I asked why would I start as I eat healthy and in good health and would like to research it first. Kept trying to convince me otherwise and finally noted "patient refuses recommended advice" like I am a fool for not blindly taking it. He also lectured me several times for not taking the covid shots as well. Despite being my Dr for 30 yrs and only going for annual bloodwork and exams, I won't be going back.
Time to look for a new doctor. That is called gaslighting the patient. If a doctor is arrogant and condescending; it usually means they are incompetent and you need to move on.
I think what most ppl don't understand is, Drs are REQUIRED to offer & ask the patient if they want this or that vax or this or that therapy. The patient always has the option of saying NO... & the next time your Dr wants to put you on a statin or whatever, ask them.... are YOU taking it? 😂
There is an old saying... "Your life is as long as your doctor is knowledgeable." I remid people most doctors barely passed med school.
@@catb4918Yes, this is true. If a doctor does not follow certain guidelines that are considered best practice, they could be sued if something happens that could be seen as due to not following these guidelines. That is why it has to be documented in your record. It’s really a CYA move but the doctor should have explained that to you. Unless of course they really believe in what they are saying. Many doctors do not think for themselves and would rather have information fed to them without questioning the validity of said information. If your gut instinct tells you this is not your person, walk away and find someone you can trust and relate to. This is what I have been telling my own patients for over 25 years.
Genuinely interested - why do you do blood tests every year if you're not interested in any medical intervention?
My doctor tried to get me on statins because I was 52 years old.
No other reason…just my age.
I haven’t talked to him since.
I hope you left negative feedback for him on places like healthgrades. It's really important for other patients to hear things like this!
My husband was prescribed statins. After awhile he was complaining about how much his back hurt. It started getting very painful. I told him about it can cause terrible muscle pain and it doesn't help that much. He stopped taking them and feels so much better.
Sorry to hear this Mary
@@drsuneeldhand
They also cause vision problems!
I’m truly glad to see that I’m not the only one who refused to load up on all these medications 💊 my doc recommended. I lift weights three times a week and watch what I eat.
I get together with some other women who are all around my age (60's) and they all follow a different political view from me. Thankfully we don't talk politics and I really like them. However one of the women brought up the issue of statins. She was watching Good Morning America recently they they were saying on the show how statins were so good and beneficial for many people...even those who don't have high cholesterol! Sigh...they just mostly watch MSM and believe what they are being told!
I’ve been in the same situation. I just clam up.
Time to ditch those friends and get new ones
Then how will they learn?
@PistolPete3322
Since I don't have high cholesterol and my dr is pushing stains on me, I've read many studies etc and I can't find out how they would benefit me physically so I won't take them. Took them for awhile, made me pre diabetic and severe itching. Would be diabetic if I had continued. I try instead to eat healthy.
Pray for their conversion.
I’m 53 and I have no doctor, take no meds.. I am a holistic nutritionist and I’m very particular about my diet
I would like the data on blood pressure medication. How many who have had heart attacks and strokes have been on BP meds and how long?
Look at infant formula ingredients!!! Non-fat milk & seed oils are just some😢 Developing babies/ children need cholesterol, animal fats, raw milk, cheese, kefi, fermented foods extremely important for brain & gut health etc.
Yeah the ingredients in the dry babyfood is stagering I couldn't believe the ingredients put in this stuff, its sickening to give growing babies this crap.
I made a video about it- gave the info on how to make your own- if it’s even necessary.
Thank you for caring. I am 71 and on mo meds. So many friends' who are my age are already on statins.
It's no different here in the 🇬🇧 UK.
Take charge of your own health.
I had a blood test and my cholesterol was found to be 5.3. My Dr. sent a prescription to the pharmacy without discussing any options, over a telephone consultation. I collected the statin tablets, but after speaking to a nutritionist, I decided not to take them. I changed my diet, I very rarely had junk food, but cut out all fried foods, chips etc. only fresh vegetables and grilled fish and oven cooked meats. I started walking everyday and exercising. I take milk based plant sterol drink daily. My cholesterol came down to 5 , and tri-glycerides came down from 2.9 to 1.07 within 3 months. I’m aged 67.
I am a retired physician...... I noticed that every 15 to 20 years opinion and recommendations do a 180. I was in practice long enough to see it switch, switch back and then switch once more...all in 40 years.
Me and hubby suppose to take but make us feel so off we stopped and so far haven’t had problems.
Years ago Dr John Young of Largo, FL, got in trouble with United "Healthcare" for not prescribing enough statins. Dr Young is a young relic of the past: a REAL physician!😊
😅😅😅
I'm a patient of UHC. Every UHC doctor I've been to has tried to convince me to take statins. Finally I told my PCP that I'd dedicated five years to studying professional journals and reading analyses and meta-analyses (from JAMA) of statin studies, and decided statins are not for me. At least my PCP won't mention it again. Your info confirms my suspicion that it was the healthcare system, rather than individual doctors, pushing the drugs.
Wow this is a great article!!!! 😂 So many people I know aren’t falling for it.
I AM 84 and had diabetes and high blood pressure for 20 years. Six months ago I decided to adopt the carnivore lifestyle. I eat 6-8 eggs a day in lots of butter and ribeye steaks. No carbs. In six weeks my diabetes was gone, no more high blood pressure. I visited my doctor and she was alarmed at my LDL as 132 and immediately said I will prescribe statins to get that number down. I refuse to take medication. In doing research I learned that a better indicator was ratio between HDL and triglycerides. Mine is 1.33 It would have to be 2.5 or above to be dangerous. My total Cholesterol was 163 HDL 46, Triglicerides 56. VLDL 18. How can I find a doctor who is up to date on the insignificance of LDL?
Good luck with finding a doctor. Most doctors are about 30 years behind current knowledge. All I can say is, take charge of your own care. A doctor can give advice, but you don't have to take it.
@ i think she got pissed off was iI interrupted her revenue stream from the kickback shecwontvget for prescribing statin
LOL, with all respect, probably 95% of people on statins do not need them
The bottom line is what food you're eating is important, otherwise you can take the candy. YOUR FOOD IS MEDICINE.
Absolutely!
What a surprise! *Eye roll*
My doctor wanted me on Statins. Many people would have taken the advice. I have high hereditary cholesterol. I’m a cholesterol factory. But I have no family history of heart disease, hypertension, or stroke. Exercise very regularly. Have a BMI of 20.5. 5’11” 146lbs. Less than 15% total body fat (Dexa). Resting pulse of 46. 115/75 BP. My triglycerides are great. So I told the doctor I wouldn’t be taking her advice and that I wanted a full lipid density check, and out of an abundance of caution, a CAC Scan. The Lipid Density Check showed that my LDL was not of the dense toxic variety and my CAC Scan Score was zero. No evidence of arterial plaque at all. Her argument was, oh but age is a risk factor and you are 65. The test scores were undeniable though and she backed down. But that was me. How many people would have simply taken the meds???
Your md is no better than any other drug dealer
CAC scan is very little known by most and doctors NEVER recommend them. This is the ONLY true test for plaque in the arteries.
@@CottageCupcake Mine cost me about $160 to have done (no health insurance covers it). But $160 is nothing if you are concerned.
I asked for a CAC scan after my Dr wanted me on a statin. My CAC score is ZERO. My LDL is under 275.
Very interested to read your comment. I just found out that I also have high hereditary cholesterol, Lipoprotein A. Blood pressure normal, LDL slightly elevated (so what), healthy, but, horror or horrors, I am 66YEARS OLD. So, in march “guidelines” and “protocol”, and advice to take statin. 2 aunts had heart attacks in their 70s, but were both long term smokers. My doctor also offered me 2 vaccines, purely because of my age. Really? No drugs for me, lifestyle changes, yes. Other than that, I’ll take my chances and trust in Almighty God.
I appreciate your videos and integrity. I hope that you represent what our healthcare system will become in the years ahead as many people become aware of the lies and misinformation we’ve been fed on so many levels.
When I was told I have high cholesterol I was put on statins,took them a few days and started having numbness in my right leg. I dropped them like a hot rock. My leg is back to normal, I backed way off on sugar and try excersing as much as possible. I have no faith in the medical field anymore as well as our government. Alot of darkness around us right now,keep your heart in the right place people. God Bless all🙏✌️❤️
I have a high LDL Cholesterol and m family dr. wanted me to take Statin. I refused but he talked me into taking 5 mg once a week. He said that the dose is very small and I wouldn’t have any side effects. As of today my left leg started getting numb and tingly. I am wondering if it is from Statin…
I had my blood pressure taken by a nurse at the doctors & was a little high. A was given a prescription for statins. I never took them but got a blood pressure machine & monitor it myself. This video is superb & thank you.
Have been taking 10mg Zarator statin for 35 years. Ever increasing vision problems and brain fog for the last twenty years. Decided to stop taking the statin 4 weeks ago. Vision problems and brain fog have disappeared together with less joint pain. Beware of statins.
I agree 💯.
I too gradually stopped taking statins..from twice a day to once a day..then took half and in a span of a week discontinued it completely
Gone was my brain fog and pain, falling hair..etc
I refused to take statins when my doctor prescribed them 6 months ago. I am 65 years old. I had: cholesterol 205mg/dl triglycerides 72mg/dl, HDL 50mg/dl, LDL 141 glucose 90 and blood pressure 6.5 diastolic 10.5 systolic. When I refused he bullied me telling me that I would have brain and cardiovascular problems. For several days I was very anxious. I relaxed somewhat when I started watching the videos uploaded by you and other doctors who serve people and not corporate interests. Thank you very much
Those are not blood pressure readings. A normal BP reading is 120 Systolic and 80 Diastolic. Of course, that varies, but your readings of 6.5 and 10.5 are readings for some blood test, I think.
Fortunately I was lucky enough to get a quinta bypass, but unfortunately the statins drained all my trace elements, and left with me with 5% str/stam. CKD, and diabetes. With radical diet change, and correct supplementation, I am recoverying well, up to 40%, at approx 1% gain per day. Note it was my own self-harm that caused this initial heart probs. Thank you for your share.
The brother of a friend of mine took statins for years, he was healthy, active, a golfer. One day on the golf course, just while walking, the tendon in his left leg snapped in two. Needless to say, he is off the statins.
Were they able to repair it?!
Statins should be outlawed in the United States I was on 40 mg lovastatin for years and had leg pains so bad I could not walk I stopped taking and I feel 10 years younger i. Also had memory loss got it all back and will never take statins again
Thank you for your honesty, professional and candor doctor. If we don't self educate and take the charge in caring for ourselves, no one will.
I had a Doctor appointment recently and I had high average borderline cholesterol scores. They recommended a statin but I refused it because they had crippling effects on my mother’s health. They never offered to look more closely to analyze my LDL to determine if it was truly harmful or not or to further assess my circulatory system to determine if I had a problem. We eat a very healthy whole food organic diet with no sugar, no refined carbohydrates, no seed oils, no junk food or fast food. I don’t smoke or drink too much either.
2:20 My husband had a scan a couple of years ago and they were amazed that he had no signs of blockage and was 70! We eat the same diet so I doubt I actually have any health issues either. My vitamin D was low average so they recommended that I take twice the daily allowance of Vitamin D which can cause liver damage in high dosages. I told them I would take the daily recommended amount and spend more time in the sun. That was a 430 dollar appointment! 😊
Its all about numbers and box ticking and not the patient. And what have statins done to your body by artificiality lowering your cholesterol? Has your doctor ever talked to you about the importance of your microbiome health? You are spot on Dr Dhand.
Thank you for your information. I just went to my cardiologist yesterday and my LDL went from 70 to 114, my cholesterol is 133. I currently take atorvastatin (I do have triple vessel disease so I think it may help some) but only 3 days a week not every day. The cardiologist said I was going to need to take it every day instead. I told him I know why my LDL increased and I have begun my dietary changes to get it back under control. He asked, “like what”. I told him too much sugar and carbs. He said, “sugar doesn’t have anything to do with LDL or cholesterol. He also informed me the new goal for LDL IS 55. So needless to say, I will continue my statin 3 days a week, I will get my eating back in control, and I will see him aga
I get a lot of video suggestions in my youtube feed, but the minute I find the latest Dr. Dhand video....I'm on it. Thank you Dr. Dhand, for speaking the truth.
Over 400% greater chance of memory loss with st.tns
Thank you! Explains a lot.❤
Where are you getting your information? Please include a link or links.
Jeff, links usually get deleted when talking about this subject. You can find many by searching. Try looking at title. Dr Paul Mason - the truth about St…. At the very end of that video quotes a study it is 440 percent greater chance of memory loss
@@joshuaa3075 You shouldn't trust any person when they say that they know the truth about something
This is happening to my father right now. He has fallen due to weak leg muscles and is in a rehab., but his arms & legs are edemous, yet no heart disease & no stroke. 😢 Please pray for him. He had clots after 3 clot shots. His name is Cornelius Anthony.
Please go get a second independent opinion on his condition, pay for the fees yourself, do not let insurance company make the choices.
Will pray for him. 🙏🤗
When you reduce your LDL, you put yourself at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other problems that end up putting you on more drugs.
Statins are practice builders.
My Cholesterol was very low and my arteries were clean and I had a heart attack with AFIB. I was given so many medications in the hospital that I died and was on life support. My family was told it is only a matter of time before I would be dead. It was a long road back and with great doctors, nurses, rehab. I worked with great doctors and got off a lot of medications and survived. Look for private practice fundamental doctors to get you on track. I can not say enough for the wonderful people who are helped me to recover.
practice what? geeti ng on drug train i guess
Dangerously inaccurate nonsense. High ldl is the main cause of coronary heart disease.
I use Magnesium Glycinate and Liposomal Vitamin C and D3 and K2-MK 7, and krill oil Omega 3 and Nitric Oxide to control my potential problems.
Statins gave me a severe myalgia, so severe I had trouble walking. That was some years ago. My cardiologist recognized it when I hobbled into my checkup. I was all set to go to an orthopedic doctor as I felt I had damaged something in my back. I had no idea muscle pain was a side effect, common in many, severe in some.
The cardiologist took me off statins and my back immediately improved.
To this day that spot in my back will occasionally flair up. The doctor says might not ever go away. And for what, for a drug that has no effect on patients who have never had a heart issue. Insane.
But this taught me a lesson. When the clot shot came out I said hell no. Smelling like a rose on that one.
Recently went back to keto . Inflammatory arthritis is much improved. No more vegetable seed oils for me.
Thank you! A few years ago a doc prescribed a statin for me on my first visit. As a nurse I questioned it, but he insisted I needed it. Pharmacist asked me if I wanted to take it, I said no. He recommended I get a second opinion before deciding, which I did. Next provider showed me, using an algorithm, why I did NOT need a statin. Appreciate that pharmacist- because we live in an area with few pharmacies I suspect that pharmacist was concerned about the number of statin prescriptions from that one physician.
I was a cardio thoracic anesthesiologist.I did thousands of cases in the 1980’s.Out of curiosity ,I checked lipid profiles just to see if could find any correlation between elevated LDL’s and lower HDL’s ,and elevated triglycerides in our patient population.These levels generally fell within recommended levels in our patients and I’m talking about confirmed coronary artery disease,that’s why they were undergoing bypass surgery in the first place.I know this would be considered anecdotal but I found it an interesting observation.
Thank you sir for your honesty. Something we rarely have in your industry. I just subscribed to your channel because of that reason may God bless you and your family.
I'm a 72 year old female. My cholesterol is high but not terrible. My Dr wanted me to go on statins, and I said no. I had looked up what the adverse effects were, and also, my friend is a retired Nephrologist. She said no, don't do it. All 3 of my siblings are on statins and 2 of them now are diabetic. I read that that's one of the adverse effects that can happen. Is that true, Dr. Dhand? I am so glad you are back on youtube, I appreciate your honesty.❤
I don't see this information lessening how doctors prescribe statins because they love that huge bonus check they get at the end of the month.
Just say no thanks 😊
That would be a kickback and that's illegal . But what they do is get Country Club memberships free vacations leases on luxury vehicles that someone else pays for this goes on and on
What is your source for this information?
@@sirclarkmarznot true
@@sirclarkmarzit is illegal to get so much as a pen
The vast majority don’t need statins but doctors in the .uK have to offer as on their protocol. Read Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s book. They also keep lowering the target level!
It's all about the Benjamins. I'm seriously angry at today's medical "professionals. And it's gone from bad to worse.
Doctors type in your disease, age, and the program lists medications you need to be on. You just have to ask the doctor the numbers on each medication. Do your own research on how each medication, how it works, side effects and find a balance between what works for you and what does not. You are responsible to work with your doctor for the best balance with life style chances and medications. Your doctor is required to give you full disclosure of each medication they prescribe. Most doctors are truly only interested in helping there patients. They love to have a patient that asks questions and wants to live a healthier life. Saying no should not end in gaslighting from a true competent doctor.
@@sammokkasmith I have never found that to be true. Not one Dr ever has offered to discuss the contraindications of any drug. You must not be from this planet?
A friend of mine was on 12 different drugs. A Dr. Prescribed 2 more in one visit. It was the pharmacist who saved her... "Trouble breathing" was listed on more than one of the drugs she was prescribed. The Drs are negligent.
I don't take any anymore and became knowledgeable in homeopathy. Fixed me right up.
Thank God for a doctor, who really cares about people and educating and informing us I appreciate your videos very much
Thanks, Doc! We've gone on a 4-hour eating window. My hubby has lost 20 lbs. and I 30. We've cut out fast food. Working on carbs. A ways to go, but we're going.
Food is medicine. Best statement from the pathologist who conducted my husband’s autopsy. My husband died at 43 from arterial blockage, he did not look like the typical heart failure patient, he looked healthy. He was on a statin for 12 years for high triglycerides and the LDL was 2X higher than HDL. Doctors in Pittsburgh were only looking at the cholesterol number under 200; so much was missed. You have to be vigilant, be an advocate for your family
Just out of the hospital 11 days, for gastroparesis, and i feel worse now. Started me on atorvastatin, which i quit taking a long time ago and thinking this may be why I feel worse. I have a-fib, and now on blood thinner, too, because my a-fib caused a clot that went to my spleen and killed part of it. Nearly brokedown last night due to feeling so bad and sleep deprivation, and chronic pain...plus new severe pain in my groin. I cancelled all my home health appointments and other visits tuesday just so could get some sleep! Concerned all yhis culd be triggered worse by atorvastatin.
Thank you for the content DR. Dhand!
Brilliant I'm coming off statins I always had my doubts about them. Thank you .
Totally agree with this. Keto now for almost four years and off statin and BP Rx for three years and no Rx at 67 years old!
Thank you Dr Suneel
May God continue protecting you and your family
When I wouldn’t take a statin because I knew I didn’t need it and at my age, my risk for a stroke was much higher and statins are implicated in strokes among other things . He fired me as his patient and his parting comment was why I prescribe statins five times a day. .
Yeah. They FIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU STAND UP FOR YOURSELF! I KNOW THIS TO BE A FACT.
Arrogant doctors are usually incompetent too.
It was his loss, not yours. Doctors are very uncomfortable with us when we won't buy their B's.
and he gets a kickback too
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Thank you Dr. Dhand for sharing the truth. I appreciate your honesty.
Thank you Dr. Suneel or being honest about this. I wish all doctors are like you
I do a lot of education with my patients - it is astounding how few people know what they need to do to stay healthy. Clinicians need to understand what a lipid panel means in the context of individual patients. Thanks for this video.
I think at 70 I am too old to affect the system. But how can the people insist and get medical services to return to where they used to be. I got sick in the Philippines and of course there I had no insurance. The cost was reasonable, intense search for the problem was competent and affective. I was slack jawed thinking I have not had this kind of care in the USA for 30 years.
Dr. Dhand, Ur Kindness its very MUCH appreciated 🍃🌾🌼🏵🙏
My doctors had me on statins for decades and for decades I kept suffering from severe, debilitating back pain. Finally last year I said no more, either no cholesterol med or something non statin. Now about a year later I still have back pain, but nowhere near as bad as it was. I'm able to get up and about and do things. It really frustrates me that nearly 30 years of my life were impacted so negatively by something doctors who were supposed to be helping me said I had to take.
Now I'm taking Ezetimibe tablets, USP....per chance Dr Dhand, can you put together a video on the statin alternatives and if there are some to avoid? I checked the various webmd type sites for side effects of this drug, but still worried I'm missing something important.
Zetia has bad side effects too. I know because they put my hubby on it. Plus they want his cholesterol at like 50-70. It is proven that too low of cholesterol can kill you😮
I refused statins, even after my heart stent. I’m o. Blood thinners and was p. Keto/low carb a year before I forced the docs to look at my heart. ❤️ 30+ years of bad diet made me clog. I now hit the gym every other day, a my goal weight and adding muscle. My LDL is 139, trigs 94 HDL 50. All going in the right direction. I feel better, sleep better. 25 years ago they tried to put me on 5 statins, all caused muscle pain. So I said no. I have tried Zetia and have no side effects. But I don’t want my ldl getting lower.
I am confident that a lot of chronic pain and a lot alzheimers in the elderly are related to statin use.
Yes! That's what happened to my mom. Exactly. I wish I knew then what I know now
I had a stent put in my heart about 12 years ago and after 7 or 8 years on Ststins, I stopped cold turkey, much to my cardiologist's dismay. When he asked me why, I told him that Statins were killing my body's electrical system. I ended up with Stucco Caratosis on my arms and legs, along with non-diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in my feet so bad I could not walk on our home's carpeting barefooted because it was so irritating and painful. Just now in 2024 I am able to go out and walk barefooted on the grass and concrete patio.
I have read that the old numbers they wanted to have me stay at which was a total cholesterol of 150, should not be that low, and even numbers like 230 is not as dangerous as the drug companies have been scamming us into believing. I am now 78 do not take statins nor do I take that mRNA fake vaccine. Both my other half and I now consider ourselves PureBloods and my diet is about 50% Keto. IE: I don't care what my cholesterol numbers are because I choose not to eat like a starving pauper, and more like Asian steaming style of cooking.
I also no longer trust the drug companies because they are more interested in making money for their stockholders, than creating drugs that actually help people. Go to Drugs.Com and read up on what drugs you may be taking and be sure to read the part about "Side Affects", (Contraindications). I've been prescribed drugs that I bought at the pharmacy then went home and looked the drug up on Drugs Dot Com and realized that I didn't want that in my body, and threw them in the garbage. Doctors these days have sold their soul to Big Pharma, and some have no GD idea what they are prescribing because they only know what the drug company's brochures say, which is of course Marketing hype & BS !!!