TheLizardKing1967, I don’t trust them either and I spent 20+ years working as an RN in a cardiac cath lab. It’s hard to find good functional medicine docs.😢
My doctor prescribed a statin, after 3 months I went back for a bloodwork checkup, he said my cholesterol was perfect, I asked how come, he said obviously the statin was really working. I left his office without mentioning that I had not taken a single pill!
I've been on 40 mgs of Atorvastatin for 10 years for high cholesterol. Always about 200-240. The medicine doe's not make my levels go down. I also had an 85% blockage and had a heart stent put in last September. I have rheumatoid arthritis and all of my doctors keep telling me that the awful joint and muscle pain is due to RA. My RA levels are normal for the last few years, but the pain is so bad I can hardly walk, roll over in bed, etc. I stopped taking Atorvastatin a few weeks ago and I feel like a new woman! I am 65 years young and have my Life back! My blood work shows my cholesterol down to 180, most likely due to my way of eating more RED MEAT and low carb foods. Thank you Dr. Berry!!!!!!!
No wonder you feel like a new woman. I have osteoarthritis and went through the same thing, except I didn't take the statin for as long as you, but there is a real connection between increased pain and statins in some people. You might wish to check out the benefits of supplements like fish and borage oil for arthritis. Good luck to you.
I've been on atorvastatin for about 18 months but I've always felt period back pain at the bottom of my spine and sometimes my right hip bone it comes and goes also my knees sometimes ache again not all the time .I've always put it down to Old age ironically I stopped my statin 8 days ago and I feel alot better now is that in my mind after such a short time of stopping the statin so I'm in a dilemma because they say you shouldn't just stop the statin without consulting your doctor but hey....I fell fine
I too had stent 95% block dont drink dont smoke not overweight put on statins n muscle aches awful cudnt walk at one point been on 3 diff ones dont know wether stop them or not !
@@susankenny696 From all I've seen and read they are the Devil. I took them for only two weeks and a new doctor took me off and he even had a test to check if they had done permanent muscle damage. Ask your doctor about THAT test. I was in screaming pain from cramps even. I took astaxanthin (or chitosan is good too) check that out instead. I wouldn't believe them about not stopping something that can cause permanent muscle damage, permanent Liver damage, permanent memory damage. smh
I am an 82 y old pharmacist. I had a brain stroke 7 y ago n I was prescribed Atorvastatin 20 mg once daily. Soon body aches started along with urgency in urination. After 3 y , I understood that Atorvastatin is causing all my problems. So I stopped taking it. In a week 's time, I was totally free from both the problems. In this four years I am enjoying normal health.
lol so my dr gave me systatin and now rosuvs statin still trying to cause fear in me LOL i also said no to the jabs and boosters all BS lies so i'm leaving these bottles unopened These dr's insist they only understand science and not natural immunity they don't have any clues about a person's makeup or genetic systems NONE
Dude! Whew! I got talked into taking a Statin and in a few days I ached all over and became rather depressed and I've always been a rather buoyant personality. The absolute tipping point was when I was driving along and looked at my dog and realized I did not know her name and I loved her dearly! I stopped the Statins and was soon back to normal. I told my Doctor about it and was ignored and filed a State complaint . It appears you are absolutely right so please carry on! Best of luck to all of us!
@@PacoOtis fine change statins or stop don’t vilify for vast majorly of ew one nclass of drugs that has been the greatest pharmaceutical cardiac drug in half a a century.
I took statins for about 6 weeks, every muscle in my body hurt! My doctor at the time actually said to keep taking them unless I couldn’t tolerate it anymore! He seriously said that the benefits outweighed the risks! I got a new doctor after that!
My doctor said the same thing to me. I actually started swearing at her that she just didn't understand just how much pain I was in. I will never take that crap again. She doesn't bring it up anymore.
I just started statins 2 weeks ago and been having muscle cramps on the hips, super weird and painful to bend (to pick up something) or to sit down. Did you get any withdrawal side effects when you stopped taking it?
My doctor seems to be brainwashed. I always have problems when trying his suggested statins (muscle cramps and joint aches). He says he even takes them although he's lost weight and his cholesterol is normal.
When I told my doctor I was on a keto diet, he started telling me how bad keto was and wrote a statin prescription with out telling me the side effects which I already knew. I took it home, threw it in the trash, and changed doctors...
I was prescribed Lipitor for cholesterol reduction. Three months later I was in the hospital being treated for Pancreatitis. After I was released I started doing my own research on the affects of taking Statins. I looked at several studies which indicated that in some patients statins will cause Pancreatitis. My doctor was incredulous and strongly disagreed, I changed physicians. One of the other thing I learned is that people who have had Pancreatitis are at twice the risk of developing Pancreatic cancer than the rest of the population. Thank you Lipitor! That was in 2008 and I have no problems with my heart, in fact, my current physician tells me I have a very strong heart. In about a month I will be eighty years olds and I can do a fair days work. Keep up the good work Doc.
2 friends who were on Lipitor rejected my advice to stop taking it. Both died of pancreatic cancer. Long ago I read somewhere but have not been able to verify, that epidemiologic studies indicate that people with cholesterol around 200 to 210 live longer. Both friends were in that range.
Yes. There are many Doctors and Cardiologist being fed BULLSHIT by pharmaceutical companies. Their favourable research is provided by the very people THEY pay
I was started six weeks ago on Atorvastatin after having a TIA. I had refused statins for years despite my cholesterol being high simply because l had researched how harmful they are. After the TIA the consultant convinced me l had little choice so l sadly and very reluctantly started them. I was advised to take it at night before going to bed. The first night l woke with visualisations. I knew they weren't there but could see big boxes in the darkness. Throughput the month these sleep distances happened 4 to 5 times. I also had pins and needles in both hands that would wake me up. In the mornings my legs felt heavy which normally wore off after a couple of hours. I decided that was me done with them. What l found most concerning when l stopped them was l hadn’t been aware how my mood had been gradually deteriorated and l was feeling my life was done. It's been two weeks since l stopped them, all side effects have stopped and l feel like my old self. 😊
My husband had an iscemic stroke in January, with no effects after. After all thes tests they ran they still couldnt find what caused it, it was a 5 minute episode that resolved itself. No clots found anywhere, heart, arteries and veins all in great shape. They put him on a 2nd bp med plus aspirin and avoristatin. Hes been complaining about being very tired, and now his joints are hurting worse than before this all happened. I've had him taking a good quality coq10 400mg since he started taking the statin. It's been frustrating to deal with all this, we both made lifestyle changes but I didn't want him on statins in the first place. His cholesterol numbers weren't even that high to begin with yet all the drs were insistent on the statin and said he'd be on them for the rest of his life. I've been showing him all these different drs talking about them.
@delacari444-re7dt My PCP told me that statins can be stopped without a problem, any time;and she advised me to do so against my cargiologist recommendation. She is a great doctor.
side effects? one gave me a cough, made me tired, doc changed to another...I was on different ones for 30 years! I kept complaining I was tired...couldn't move...he said exercise more...I could not walk 200 yards without feeling exhausted..I couldn't clean my home without become exhausted...my thighs screamed in pain....I would drag myself for a walk, sweating profusely, complained again and again about fatigue...so tired...but couldn't sleep. I finally just said "screw it! I would rather be dead than live like this.....my cardiologist INSISTED I need to take something. He gave me a different drug...one side effect was GALL STONES!! he didn't ask if I was already troubled with stones.....then after MANY, MANY, MANY gall bladder attacks, I started googling what to do...dropped that drug, went keto, lost 35 pounds, (which I had absolutely given up on!) and now my gall bladder is much happier ..don't, WON"T take a statin and at 70, I feel better than I have felt since I was 40! I swear I was pre-diabetic, I was peeing every half hour, my skin was itchy and dry....other docs asked if I was diabetic. I pee a couple of times a day now! sorry for the long post, but I could go on and on!
It has one more side effect that I faced, it reduces the platelets count significantly, your skin start losing, feeling tired all the times with no energy to do any thing
As a Nurse, I’ve learned way more from you than in school or all my education. Anyone listening to your videos needs to know you are amazing & have extremely good information.
I didn't study medicine in school and didn't learn anything I didn't already know from this doctor. It's a shame that you get your continuing education on RUclips when there are free online continuing medical education classes you can take for credits.
@@pssst3 You have no clue how bad the people that write those continuing education courses are.... IDIOT. I was FORCED to take those courses every two years. Absolute jokes that have PHD behind their names.
@@rangasrule4781 Statins don't work. I did 25 years of ICU, CCU, and ER nursing. There's no preventing an M.I. You can only postpone it. Postponing with medications isn't worth it. Diet and exercise.... yes. I'd NEVER take a statin. You keep "looking it up".
I had a triple heart bypass following a mild heart attack. I had been on statins for a long time. After surgery my heart surgeon told me never to take a statin ever again as my tissue was like "sewing sand". I told my cardiologist this as he kept insisting I take the statin and he said my surgeon was crazy. My surgeon would not make this up and after that no matter what my cardiologist said I refused to take statin. My cholesterol went down on it's own and my heart is perfect.
After my quintuple by-pass last August my surgeon, cardiologist and family doc demanded I take a statin. After 3 weeks I began having muscle and join pain, dark urine, ED and brain fog. My pharmacist told me to stop taking them and never take one again. After seeing several of dr. Berry’s videos as well as others I refuse to take a statin. I am also on keto. My docs tell me I’m killing myself. I am so tired of quacks.
After 12 months on keto i cured my rheumatoid arthritis, fatty liver, depression, anxiety, and lost 3.5 stone which was a bonus! keep going, take charge of your own health, your the best, your bodys the best, be your best!!
Hard Truth same here. Quintuple bypass in 2014, was put on Crestor. Took for a year, had much of the same symptoms. Put them in the garbage end of 2015. Went high fat low carb...feel awesome!!! Conventional drs are drug pushers for the drug lords (big pharma).
I would not call doctors quacks since most of the times they do believe what they were taught to be true. They are basically incompetents. The real quacks are in the pharmaceuticals pushing non-cures to make money.
My statin gave me so many issues. Anxiety, breathing problems, heart problems, I would feel like passing out randomly during the day and just never felt normal. And i was only on a quarter of regular dosage. It was videos like this that helped me realize myself what was causing it and i took myself off of it. Since then everything is back to normal.
Ya have to admit, it is one hell of a business model. Create bigger problems that keep someone coming in the door and kills them slowly. These Donkey privates really messed me up wiyh their pills and food pyramid.
@@manaliilanam it took a long time but i noticed i felt a lot less after a few months. Watch videos on adrenal support and anxiety management. I still suffer a little from the damage the statins did to my adrenals but I feel almost normal now all the time. I wish i had never put one pill into my body.
I’ve had widespread pain throughout my body for some time. My muscles ached and felt clenched all the time. And the fatigue was awful. My doctor told me it was probably fibromyalgia, and my therapist said the pain was from depression. My brother and his wife said they had the same issue so they stopped the statin drug and the pain and fatigue went away. I just tried stopping my statin drug over a week ago and all the pain is almost gone. No more fatigue.
Good for you Scully47. That's my story too. And b/c I no longer have pain and b/c I no longer have day-long fatigue, I've been able to return to exercise and gym workouts. My heart is stronger than ever!
My 86 y/o father was diagnosed with polymyalgia and is now on prednisone too. on top of the statins...and metformin....and blood thinners (for mech. heart valve)... I think doctors are using the auto-immune induced 'polymyalgia story' as a cover for statin side effects.
I have been taking statins for three years now and suddenly my shoulder is in constant pain and my doctor just told me its fibromyalgia......I have been in pain with no relief for three months now
My cardiologist convinced me to take statins. After 8 months all my muscles ached, I had an unquenchable thirst, constant sweating and developed a Morton’s neuroma in my foot which caused unbearable pain - all symptoms of pre diabetes. I took my last statin on a Friday night and by Monday morning all my pain and the Morton’s neuroma had gone. I’m only 64 and was beginning to think I had no quality of life.
I was prescribed station.. my cholesterol was higher side of normal by the cardiologist. Could not tolerate it for more than 2 days. Side effects were leg cramps, muscle fatigue,low energy and fatigue. I stopped after 2 days all side effect will vanish.
Dr insisted I take statin because my cholesterol was 6.1 (UK) and a family history of 2 siblings dying of CVD before the age of 60. It gave me increased joint pain so stopped after 1 month. 3 years later I go on a keto diet after 6 months cholesterol 7.6 GP insisting I take a statin, I refused. Never felt so well I'm 69. Keep up the good work Dr Berry.
My cholesterol had been high forever it's 8.2 now . I have heart disease on my mum's side but not before age 60 . I wasn't offered statin because I don't smoke , exercise very regular and have normal blood pressure. Now they want me to take a statin . Doctors are so brainwashed about this and fat causing heart disease. I did keto and cholesterol came down in weeks and HDL was better and tryglicerades. I couldn't keep keto up. I know that sugar is the cause of high cholesterol for me.
I'm in my late 80s and have had cholesterol at about 400 for most of my life, as did my mother, who died at 96. Doctors insisted that I take a statin 30 years ago, but I got terrible muscle aches, then quit after a year. I now have no health problems, a strong heart, and am still playing pickleball, dancing, and swimming. Don't use this stuff!
I absolutely agree, Barbara. You told my story. I'm 77. My doc told me that my complaints about leg pain and weakness were all in my head. He rotated me on different statins until I couldn't stand the muscle pain and weakness anymore. Since I ditched the statins and PCSK-9 medications, my quadriceps muscles are slowly healing via working out 3 xs a week. I'm finally getting where I have little to no pain in my legs and the strength is coming back. My very strong belief is that what keeps me healthy and happy with a strong heart is just what you described: staying active! The more I move, the more I exercise, the more I play....the healthier and happier I am! Thank you for your share. Rock on!
Yep! I got so bad from that shit I refused to take them any more even though my Cardiologist opposed my action. I instead adopted a Whole Plant Base diet. Never look back and feel much better
My doctor prescribed a statin even though my number was 164. I've experienced ED, joint pain, muscle pain, restless leg, fatigue. I personally believe that doctors receive massive kickbacks from big pharma and they also are taught in med school to not think outside the box. Statins went in the trash last night. Thank you Dr Berry for your service
Doctors do not receive "kickbacks" from big pharma; that is illegal. They are so overwhelmed by the DA-N Government demands for PAPERWORK that they can't treat patients like they think is proper. BUREAUCRATS and INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTROL health care now-it is CRIMINAL!!! Medicare& Medicaid have caused the ridiculous increase in healthcare costs because they are HUGE BUREACRACIES, which cost us citizens a huge amount in taxes to pay for these frequently not smart administrators who know VERY LITTLE about proper healthcare. Get Federal Government & insurance companies OUT of PRACTICING MEDICINE, and let people decide on what doctors to see, what meds to take, and PREVENT BIG GOV, BIG INSURANCE & BIG PHARMA from tracking us and the doctors. Indeed the warnings in 1984 are REALITY now. Elect sensible Conservatives to reduce bureacuracies and break their hold on us citizens.
Ask yourself has anyone ever died of sore muscles , fatigue , ED , restlessness etc ? Now ask yourself how many people have died of coronary heart disease because they didn’t use a statin ? The answer to that one is millions . . I don’t like having to take statins either it really annoys me but I’m genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and diet will only ever alter your cholesterol in a very small way . My advice is to not question your doctor on the use of a statin but question him on the dosage . Take half of what he says and get a 3 month blood test . You won’t die in 3 months because you halved the dose ! The facts are that statins will add significant years to your life and the effects of high cholesterol and triglycerides will suddenly cut you down . It truely is a silent killer . I’ll take my chances on a low dose statin thanks .
Been on statins for a long time my age is 69 yrs, I woke up one morning and felt like I had been bashed all over my body, I went of my statins after looking up the side effects of statins I could not believe it my joint pain had gone I felt good, I was off statins for about 11/2 months when I went back to my doc he asked me go back on them again saying the pain may not come back, I now have pain still all over my body at joints I'm definitely stopping statins now
Hi. Great video. I’ve been on statins for 12 years. 2 years back I started getting severe pains in my hands. As I do a lot of cycling my GP said stop cycling! No way. So for a year I went to specialists who thought May be I had RA, but the blood tests where all fine. Board over New Year this year, and fed up of the pain reoccurring, I started searching the Internet for the words hand pain and statins and sure enough it came back with several studies on ‘peripheral neuropathy’. Damage to nerves, weakness, numbness and pain in the hands and feet. I stopped taking the statins that day, that’s 5 months back, my hand pain has gone, my tendons are stronger and I’m cycling further and faster than ever. Thanks Dr Berry, appreciate all you do, I’m also ketogenic! But that’s another story thanks to you. Best Regards.
My goodness…..I have PN a d Rheumatoid Arthritis, which the doctor who put me on a Statin two months ago doesn’t even know! I tried to tell him and he cut me off with…”This is a walk in clinic! One thing at a time!” That was two months ago and I am now aching all over and my fingers have become bent…it happened very quickly!
I had a complete workup recently because my doctor was concerned about my low resting heart rate 54-58. I went through all 4 stages of the treadmill , scans and ultrasound, the results were very good. My total cholestral was 189 ( HDL 78 tri 43 ) but my cardiologist recommeded that I go on a statin to get it down to about 145. When I cunsulted with my primary and told him about my concerns he told me that he understood and would leave the decision up to me because that I was not the typical case . In many cases the patient is over weight and has a bad diet, little excersize and does not want to change so instead takes statins. I workout 3 times a week, play golf 3 times a week, walk my dog and get 10,000 t0 15,000 steps every day (fitbit). I am in my mid 70s 5"9" 165 lbs. My decision was no statins and continue doing what I am doing. I can do a lilttle better with my diet to get the LDL number down. I have had to cut my minimum 5mg BP meds in half over the past year. Thank You for the 10 bad things and those commenting , I feel I made the right decision .
Just came across your channel this morning. Yesterday, had a neurologist try to convince my husband he needed to stay on his statin. I rebuked it and told her why. Her response was; "Of course you can find anything on the internet." Fun fact, my background as a legal researcher (13 years), who worked for a lawyer who was also a physician, means I know how to research. In addition, my father was a biochemist who was many years ahead of his time with regard to supplements and nutrition. He was 80 years of age when he died and he died only because of a certain "juice" he took in his arm for reasons he later regretted. Basically, it was the first time he went against his own protocol and better judgment. In any event, he was incredibly healthy, active and did not look his age. The reason? He never took any drug a doctor wanted to prescribe aka a statin, but rather took supplements, ate fresh, healthy foods and walked every day.
Aside from all the aches and pains, I started accumulating heart calcium, likely due to a lower K2. After 20 years I had a heart calcium of 650. 5 years later, after finally quitting statins on my own despite my doctors urging, I register a score of 905. Then, I found a Leyden, Holland study which indicated statins contribute to heart calcium. With the 905 score and what felt like a heart turning to concrete, I went to a cardiologist who's first comment was, "Well, we need to get you back on a statin..." I asked him what his statin would do that 25 years on simvastatin would not do and he sat silent for 30 seconds before offering some stupid answer. I suggested we do a stress treadmill and he agreed. Once I passed that, I fired my cardiologist. Went on high K-2 and Vitamin D for a year and my heart feels much better. Maintaining K2 and EDTA supplements to undo what the darn statins did to me. My low testosterone recovered and I feel much better.
Actually the statins do not cause Heart disease. Your calcium score , after taking a statin will go up because one of the things a statin does is to stabilize plaque as well as reduce inflammation.. Harder plaque is more stable and less likely to break off and travel causing heart attack, etc. So, if you calcium score increased it is a result of the statin doing what its supposed to do. It is alarming because you'd think you have more blockage but that is deceiving. You now have more stable plaque.
Atorvastatin : Used for one yr.. The lowest dose offered. 1.)I increasingly felt more fatigued. Never full of energy 2) Noticed ED setting in 3)brain fog /memory loss - this was really bad 4) muscle aches 5) increase in my liver enzymes on my blood test 6)Began to notice a small amount of hair loss I'm done with that poison. Began Keto and intermittent fasting.
Same here. Due to a mix up at the pharmacy I missed them for 3 days and felt so much better and energetic. I would rather lose a few years in old age than live on statins any longer. I'd put ED down to aging, but I now feel 20 years younger!
I am currently taking atorvastatin.. I have been having a lot of fatigue,etc. Previously took a different statin and my legs felt like I had concrete blocks attached to them,my legs wouldnt hardly function . Crestor was a better choice
In 2014, I needed a pacemaker and bypass surgery at age 56. This, after all my life eating a heart “healthy” diet of high carb and lots of grains and low fat. No heart disease in my family. Exercise religiously. Carbs nearly killed me. First year post op was put on Crestor. FELT LIKE SH-T. Severe weakness, joint pain, especially both hips. Was starting to see mental decline. Stopped it after 12 months. In 2016, started HIGH FAT LOW CARB. And now at age 62, NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE. My cholesterol is just fine, CARBS ARE THE KILLER, NOT FAT. STATINS ARE POISON. BTW, when the cardiologist put me on a statin, was never told of any of the side effects. Got my health back from RUclips with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg,
Amen on "Got my health back from RUclips with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg." I quit them after 4 years. Was feeling many of the symptoms described by Dr. Berry.
Bravo!! We ALL need to advocate for our own health. People need to stop putting doctors on pedestals, but men like Dr. Berry who do these videos for FREE are actually upholding the hippocratic oath!! First do NO HARM. Btw, my WHOLE FAMILY is eating Keto: my husband and I, my 2, 5, and 7 year old sons, and I’m nursing my 3 month old daughter while doing Keto (and did it while pregnant). This was my first Keto pregnancy, lowest weight gain of the four, and she was NOT my smallest baby... she was 9#10oz at birth, even while I did Keto!! She’s exceeding her milestones, gaining like a champ and otherwise THRIVING while I nurse her on Keto :) Our goals were not for weight loss- our goals are long-term health and the added benefit of better behavior in our children!! Sugar is NOT NEEDED in our diets!!
@@Xzyu2 i was trying to see where I mentioned any constipation... 🤔 I have always had “going” issues, and if anything keto has helped it. But I also do take a magnesium supplement, and have for years for that purpose even prior to keto.
I was totally against taking a statin and had read that inflammation was a bigger problem. My cardiologist said that Atorvastatin will lower inflammation. I took 40 mg and my ldl reduced significantly. Not enough for the doc who doubled my dose to 80mg. Within a month I could hardly walk due to the pain in my legs and hips. I'm not going to wind up in a nursing home not knowing my name and unable to move. I'm not buying what Big pharma and the cardiologist is selling.
I have been taking Repatha For about 2 years now. I begin to have pain in my lower back. And neuropathy in my legs and feet. I'm going to stop taking this medicine for about 2 months and See how I feel. I read some of the reviews. On your website and I hope I feel much better. After the 2 months. I will definitely keep you informed on how I feel. Thank you very much for you. information.
Took Cholesterol drugs for around 10 years. Had fairly bad muscle pain. For most of the time I didn't even suspect the statins. My muscles hurt and I chalked it to being older and thought that the pain I felt was typical of people my age. Beyond that, I was also having severe insomnia. For that, I never even suspected a connection until long after I quit statins. I recall watching many movies at 2:00am because I just wasn't sleeping. Since quitting statins, that has never happened again. Both the muscle pain and the insomnia is almost completely non-existent while not being on statins.
I get how you felt! By the fact that my side effects came on full speed in such a short time frame, I was positive it was the statins. Could not have been more correct. I feel for you, all the time in your life lost due to these side effects. Bless you. I hope you are well again.
Dr. Berry, my doctor put me on statins a week ago. This was suppose to be a minimal dose. After about 4 days my body felt achy and awful. I took myself off and felt 100% better. I’m on Keto for 3 weeks and feel really good because of it! Thanks for everything!
Well. You are way better off without that poision. Better yet go on a Whole Plant Base diet instead of these money making diet fabs. It is not easy to start with but if yiu are serious about your health then that is the way to go.
@@Golfr2020 Most of Dr. Berry's subscribers would disagree, as they are thriving on a variety of low carb, meat-heavy diets--which unlike fad diets, have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, if not longer..
I almost wrecked my car three times because of severe painful thigh cramps and Cardio dr refused to change. I was so unhappy I verbally and digitally told him where to go. Cramps made me loose my good job and ended up in early retirement and it sucks. Thanks for the confirmation Dr Ken.
On my 3rd statin, the first two caused severe chest pain ending up in A&E. This 3rd statin is causing muscle cramps in my calf’s at night and I have pain in my ankles. I have just asked for new blood tests as I am extremely tired and falling asleep after work during the day. I am 54. I am an office worker and have notice brain fog and a fuzzy dizzy feeling. Worst bit is my eye sight. I wear reading glasses only and my sight is blurred. I have continued taking these drugs as my doctor told me I was at huge risk of heart attack or stroke as my cholesterol was sitting at 7/9 Which is really high. Doc really scared me into taking this drug. Told me to persevere with all the side effects! However after watching this I am stopping them right now!!! I am a fairly active busy woman, who has turned into a lazy sloppy couch potato with sore muscles????? Half blind and have put in weight even tho I eat super healthy don’t drink or smoke! I want my mojo and myself and my life back! Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going mad!!!
I'm glad this was very informative and concise. I'm a registered nurse in the operating room in Canada and one of the doctors was trying to get me on statins and I said no. Every cell in our body needs cholesterol
INCLUDING THE CELLS IN YOUR ENDOTHELIUM THAT PRODUCE PLAQUE. IF YOU DONT HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU DONT HAVE HEART DISEASE, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE CLEAN ARTERIES, DON’T USE THEM BUT IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE , HIGH CHOLSTEROL OR A SIGNIFICANT FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEAS YOU WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT NOT TO USE THEM
Yes, but how much? My aunt, my grandmother, my uncle and my mother died from massive strokes. Only one was overweight. What did they have in common? They all had extremely high cholesterol. None took statins. We thought my father was going nuts, but it turned out the arteries going to his brain were 80% blocked. He should have spoken more about some genetic markers that in spite of some side effects, make statins a good choice for some. I have taken them for years and along with diet and exercise, have had none of the problems he discussed and have significantly lowered my cholesterol. I have a yearly extensive medical checkup.
@@jacthomson1559 Could be, but I have none of the common physical symptoms of the such as yellowing on certain areas of the body such as the eyelids. However, it is treated with diet and statins.
I started the COVID lockdown in March 2020 while on vacation at one of my sister’s homes and stayed for over a month. During that time I gradually went back to a regular diet. Not only did my weight jump up incredibly high, but so did my cholesterol. The PA I see ran labs on my earlier this month. We started off my office visit with her handing me a copy of my labs and telling me that I needed to go back onto my keto way of eating. She said the whole time I was keto my bad cholesterol NEVER was high and that my labs were always stellar. So I opened up my food tracker and restarted. I’m grateful that she didn’t even attempt to put me on a statin.
I took Lovastatin for several years, I was also dx’d with degenerative disc disease and had RF ablation done on my spine twice. I decided to look up the side effects of the meds I was on. Statin side effects included all muscular issues I was having! I felt extremely crappy, especially my thoracic spinal area. I couldn’t lay down and sleep without being in pain. When I woke up in the morning it felt like a truck had run over me! I quit the statin and within weeks I started to feel noticeably better! I brought this up to my doctor who had put his own mother on them and then took her off them as she was having lots of issues! Since then I had gotten a deep tissue message for my back and I felt immensely better! I had a knot near my spine which a spinal doctor said was caused by degenerative disc disease. My son gave me a massage gun that I used a lot for the first two months. Since then, all my issues with my back have gone away! No more pain getting into bed and I wake up feeling great!
I was diagnosed with sphincter of oddi three years ago. I accidentally stumbled on a video about statins and how they can effect your liver. For the past week I’ve been in a flare up that wouldn’t settle down. I stopped taking them four days ago. After the first day of not taking them I noticed that my pain was starting to settle down. I hope it gets better soon, this pain is terrible. I’ve also been told that I’m prediabetic but I don’t see how I could be. I’m not overweight, my diet is very modified due to my stomach condition. When I started thinking about this issue I realized that it seemed to have started around the time I was put on the statin.
I’ve been on statins for 8 years since my kidney transplant and reading these symptoms I have every single one. I’m going to be discussing this with my specialist very seriously at my next appointment
If he disagrees, just let him know you will keep on taking it but dump it in the garbage and never waste money on buying another. Also, shop for a better practitioner who would take your ideas in the future treatment of your problems! Good luck
I took Lipitor for a number of years, and when I mentioned to my doctor that it increased my risk of T2D he switched me to another statin (Crestor), after switching I noticed within a couple days that I suddenly lost a number of body aches and pains that had crept in over the years. I recently stopped taking the Crestor and I am feeling even better.
I have heard that stopping intake of statin increases the blood cholesterol very rapidly which increases the risk of heart attack...so my question is have you checked your cholesterol levels after stopping the statin
After my heart attack my Dr put me on Statins. For two years I have felt like sheet. So a week ago I stopped taking them. Within three days I started feeling better. A week on my energy levels are up, my sleep is better, and I feel great!
I've researched the side effects of Statins in the past. Yesterday I went to my doctor for a checkup and he suggested that I take a Statin. My last A1c was 5.1 (July this year) and my cholesterol was perfect. He suggested that folks take it for other reasons than lowering cholesterol.... I told him I'm not interested.... too many side effects.... he changed the topic.
Why would a doctor waste any of the 15 minutes he has with a patient trying to convince them to do something that may help them out of his office? He has a job with growing demand.
Double vision! A couple of year ago I was prescribed Crestor. Saw 1 GP, 1 cardiologist, 1 ENT, 2 ophthalmologists (one of whom specialized in strabismus/double vision), 2 neurologists. Had blood tests, CAT scans and MRIs. They couldn't figure it out. Lasted for almost a year. I stopped taking Crestor and my vision cleared up over the next month and I have been fine since.
It's not a Statin, but after an injury I was prescribed Mobic. Within a day I started having extremely blurry vision. Since I'm sensitive to these things, I decided to stop the new Med. And my vision cleared up immediately. And for the record that anti-inflammatory they gave me for swelling and pain of my injury, caused my blood pressure to go up and additional edema in the injured appendage.
25 year old. Was informed that I had high cholesterol at the end of age 24, was prescribed ATO 10mg 30 day supply, before all this was having anxiety attacks, where my hearts racing, freaking out, hands/legs going numb, mind telling me this is it, but, after taking 7 Tabs of Atorvastatin, felt muscle aches on my left side of the body and only the left, heart/chest pain, stopped taking it 10 days ago from today, still having that pain on the back of ny left arm, running through the left side of my chest, praying it’ll go away.
Shingles have come back several times. I’m on a low dose statin. I’m quitting today! I’m 71 and teaching. The last thing I need is to lose my memory or hurt my liver.
I came off my Statins 3 months ago as I have fibromyalgia and I felt they were adding to my original problems of fatigue,muscle pain and brain fog. I have hereditary high cholesterol but I watch my diet. Thank you for reaffirming my thoughts on this drug. You are amazing! You have given me many thoughts on how to improve My health. Again many thanks.
I’m a 66 year old male. My cardiologist immediately put me on 80mg atorvastatin and Eliquis when I had a TIA 18 months ago. I am retired military, and law enforcement. I am very active (weights, yoga, bike, hike), in shape, and have eliminated alcohol, increased fiber, and working on decreasing processed sugars from my diet. My TIA and arrhythmia, I attribute to stress and alcohol use during almost four years of distance traveling to care for aging parents, both their deaths, and managing their affairs. Coincidentally, later this morning, I am meeting with my cardiologist…I’ve been on these statins for 18 months….THAT ends today - I am feeling mysterious muscle pains and aches, experiencing foggy memory, and easily tired (all increased since being on statins). Thank so much, Doctor, for providing the research links. There’s so much info on RUclips, but rarely is the actual supporting information provided with the video. Bravo-Zulu, sir….thank you!
My mother took statins for some years. She developed pain in various areas, including her back. She also had type two diabetes. When I took her off statins, her pain reduced significantly. We almost completely controlled her diabetes with diet, and for several years, without meds.
As far as I know, it didn’t hurt my mother, to take her off of statins, and other drugs. She died when she was 96, because I could not get her adequate medical care, during COVID. She did not have COVID. She died from medical errors, in the hospital. We concentrated on giving her good nutrition and supplements, and movement is very important.
I have been taking satins for years and finally reached my braking point recently. Almost all of the side affects you talk about are on my list of complaints. After only two week of no satins my fatigue and extreme joint pain is gone.
I'm going off my statin today. I've been taking statins for years in fact my problems started around the time I began taking them. I've been diagnosed with fibro myalgia and wondering if it's actually the statins causing all my pain. I heard that doctors have been over diagnosing people with fibro and could it just be the statins. I have lost all trust In doctors, FDA, CDC, Pharmaceutical Co. And I will be doing my own research on what I put in my body from now on.
@@LaTrovanti thank you so much for responding . I was also thinking of a way to cleanse myself from the medication . Thanks again for answering my question
Quit Atorvastatin 3 days ago after a nurse mentioned some memory loss in her close relative who takes a statin. I don’t know how it came up but when she said it I was struck by lightning!!! At 59 years old I’ve been progressively losing my memory for 10 years. Enough so that I’ve become very concerned and have been researching Dementia. I’m hoping now that I can regain some cognitive function. My father died at 52 and his father passed away in his 40s. Congenital heart disease is a concern but having my mind is important too!
I tried my best to comply with my doctors instructions and eventually tried every family of statins. In every case I experienced fatigue, muscle weakness, and lower back pain. I struggled through these symptoms for the "health benefits", but the same thing happened each time. After about 6 months on each statin I developed terrible Achilles Tendon pain that was so severe I could only walk very short distances, when without statins, my wife and I walked 4 miles a day. All of these problems would disappear after stopping statins for about 3 weeks. I get so angry at the "studies" I read about on the news that the adverse statin symptoms are all in my head. The pain was very real!
Had the same problems plus elbow tendon pain. My left achilles ended up tearing completely. Stopped the statins. 5 years later I feel good and no tendon or muscle pain. Just a limp.
When I first suspected statins I stopped taking them for 3 days to see if my muscle pain would go away. It did not. But later, I stopped for a longer period. At about 3 weeks, same result as you. I was like "hey, the pain has subsided a lot".
I've been on atorvastatin for about 12 years because my cholesterol high , but am also on amplodipine and saw on internet that it's not good the two combined so 3 days now I stopped taking the statins, I'm 69 years old but have the last year felt my energy not so good so I will see what happens without them.
Dr. Berry, I know that this video is 2 years old but your advice has changed my life around for the absolute best. I've reversed my pre-diabetes and high blood pressure along with my achievement of a healthy weight from your advice and I'm very grateful. You are a GODSEND my brother and keep up with what you are doing as my doctor tells me. GOD BLESS you and your family for all the dedicated and hard work that you do. A high fat high protein carnivore diet is what I know the reason for the turnaround.
@@ronniemac2636 he's dead on accurate with what he's saying. My step dad has taken statins for years . He's in end stage liver failure and has dementia . He's 72 . Had a very active life . The doctors say his liver failure is a big mystery . It's not a mystery to me.
One of the worst side effects for me was my joints were hurting. There are many other side effects to, but I wasn't being listened to. I would rather die then take another Stanton. I feel that the doctors that push this drug, need to be on it themselves to understand how awful the side effects can be. Also it could not hurt for them to educate themselves on cholesterol, and inflammation, so they can truly help their clients.
I was on 3 blood pressure drugs and a statin drug for probably 20 years. I was eating the standard western diet and these drugs helped me keep 'good' numbers. My doctor also gave me a testosterone supplement. First a sublingual, then patch, and finally injections. He kept having to freeze patches off of my skin, finally surgically removing cancerous patches. He would also listen for fluid in my lungs every visit. Over time, as I studied nutrition and took gobs of really good vitamins, my body decided to resist the bp meds, and bp began rising anyway. It was about that time the doc retired. I quit all of the drugs cold turkey. (the doc had warned me if I tried to do that, I would suffer dire consequences!) My blood pressure went up a couple of points, and then dropped to what I felt I could live with under the circumstances. I never have gone back to a regular doctor since. It's been about 4 years. I'm thriving now at 78, and since I went keto, it just gets better! The main Point, is that the next day, after I quit the statin drug, I listed out about 25 side affects that I no longer had, including swollen ankles, aches and pains, etc 25! Things just kept getting better from that day on. I tell anyone who will listen, clean up your diet, stay off the drugs! The drugs may make your numbers look good to a doctor, but you will die an early ugly death! Keep plugging away Dr B!
BP meds are no where near in the same discussion as cholesterol stations imo though. I have been trying to do my own research but I hear telmasartan as an arb has very few side effects or just flat out downsides.
To suggest EVERYONE comes off statins based on your own circumstances is a little irresponsible. Don't forget that 99 percent of people in this discussion are from the group that has had bad experience of statins, or else they wouldn't be searching for/watching this video. A worldwide study determined that less than 10 percent of all patients taking statins experience any negative side effects at all. The fact that is being overlooked here is that statins work perfectly well for most patients and are an important life- preserving medication.
@@Lola-tq8nv There are videos on RUclips on how to lower your blood pressure using natural ingredients. Every morning, I drink the following concoction and my blood pressure has come down amazingly due to my arteries, veins and blood vessels being cleaned. 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar 1 Teaspoon Honey One large clove of crushed fresh Garlic The juice from half of a freshly squeezed lemon
I started taking atorvastatin several months ago. I experienced joint ache so bad that I couldn't lift my arms over my head and tying my shoes was a struggle. I stopped taking it and within a few days, I was feeling better. A month ago my doctor decided to put me on prevastatin. Three weeks in, my muscles began to ache, I had an ache at the base of my neck, and I began to feel exhausted and and foggy. I've stopped taking this one and am looking for a natural alternative. I have begun to realize that doctors and pharmaceutical companies don't make any money curing ailments, but they make a fortune treating them.
Make your OWN Oatmeal Daily Rolled or Steel cut with water and a bit of organic honey. Research Artichoke and other Natural ways to maintain. Don't eat fast food stay clear of soda, READ your food labels.
Like everyone in my age bracket, a statin was suggested. I didn't go along with it. I have a telephone friend, much younger than me, and she has a few of the listed effects, including diabetes, memory issues, low concentration and feeling tired. Some 10 years ago I was in a small movie-making group. All the men were on statins - except me. My 91st birthday was yesterday. A clumsy old crock, but still going.
I don't mean this as insulting Sir, but why are doctors even suggesting medications for blood pressure, for Seniors? How is that not criminal? The Average life span is like 76 years. What are they trying to treat, that fact the we all eventually die? But here, take a medication that already has a 1/5 rate of causing horrible side effects? Lower cholesterol with diet and exercise. It works.
Statins caused memory issues for me. May have caused some other issues as well. But the memory issue was where I'd have quick memory loss when thinking of doing something and it would just disappear. I also had a hard time recalling names. I told the Dr that I wanted to stop. I am 60 years old and have had a couple stress EKGs with very positive results. So I told the doctor that taking statins was not worth the few percentage points of additional lifespan, of which I do not know what my lifespan actually is. Honestly doc, I wish doctors would prescribe dietary and lifestyle changes before handing out pills. So I have decided to improve my eating and watch my sugar intake. Other than that, I'll enjoy my life and die when God is ready to take me.
My nephew who is an MD in London advised me not to take them, his reasons were the same as Dr Berry. He also told me that if a doctor can get over 500 patients onto statins they are rewarded with a holiday and if they can reach higher they can even get a car. No wonder they are pushing them so far down our throats. Thank you for your input Dr B, nice to know my nephew was correct all those years ago.
The 'freebies' are given because taking cash would be unethical but it's the same thing. 'Doctors?' in UK are not local residents, they are businessmen (mainly foreign) after money. The patients are infidels and expendable.
My dad has been getting UTI’s very frequently, which is very unusual for men (unless the prostate is enlarged). He was also taking 2 blood pressure medications. I told him that his blood pressure was low. So he took himself off the one (lisinopril) and he stopped the Lipitor. Now he is urinating as he puts it, like he is in his 20’s. He feels great and has more energy!
Yep. Thanks for the info Doc. Went to my doctor and he ran blood work and I told him what was going on and he said 'stop taking Atorvastatin'. I've notice a huge difference within a month or two.
I’m an Australian in my 60’s with high family genetics of heart disease and cholesterol. I was prescribed statins in my 20’s back in 1980. I suffered terrible cramps and muscle pain but the doctors wouldn’t listen as statins were the wonder drug back then. Even though I stopped taking them after my heart bypass surgery, I still have terrible pain and have been diagnosed with degenerative myopathy. My muscles are dying and there’s nothing the doctors can do. My kids have the same cholesterol problems all from genetics as we are not an unhealthy family and have had to stop taking statins too. Unfortunately my heart muscle won’t last much longer, but I managed to save my kids. At least Australian doctors are taking statin’s seriously now and not prescribing them if there are any side effects. I wouldn’t recommend statins to anyone.
Pl practice what i do to lower my triglycerides u Will fell wonder, my prescription is written in my comments. This is a magic composition, i come across by discussing many medical scientist. Practicing Will not prescribe it because they have mutual financial intrest with medicine companies
I'm also in my 60s and take a statin. I wake up every night with muscle cramps in my legs. I have decided to stop taking them to see if it makes a difference.
Thanks Doc. I was on Simvastatin about 8 years ago and it was causing some alarming health problems. I was switched to pravastatin and did well, but stopped taking them after a year or so. Shortly after I turned 40 a year and a half ago, I went for a physical and my cholesterol total was @ 230. The dr put ke on Atorvastatin which lowered my numbers, but for the past year I have continually felt lethargic. I quit taking them a few months ago and will just see how it goes. My grandmother is 85 and has lived for many many years with a cholesterol total of @ 225. I have an active lifestyle and I eat better than most, so I'll just keep going with that.
A low carb diet is the best. A total cholesterol of 230 is not very high. They keep lowing the amount of cholesterol they say you should have so they can get more people on the terrible statins.
I was prescribed Atorvastatin in July of 2022, I’ve experienced some of the side effects you mention ED, lack of energy, muscle pain and the issue with memory. It’s been driving me nuts because at 62, it had me wondering if this is what getting old was all about and how was I going to deal and live with these issues. I started doing my own research and have found exactly what you are saying from others. My doctor doesn’t want to listen to me, so I’ve taken myself off them as of a few days ago. I’ll add that my father was on statins for a few years and about 15 years ago he was admitted to the ER because he could hardly move around, he shuffled like he was a 90 year old man when he was in his late 60’s. I’m talking about a man that has always been extremely active. The ER doctor remembered there was a doctor on staff that had the same issues about a year earlier, they called for the doctor to come down to the ER to look at my dad. The first thing that doctor said to my dad was, “Your on Statins aren’t you?” He told my dad he was an active runner and the same thing happened to him, the doctor advised my dad to stop taking them immediately. My dad did, it was a long road to recovery but he did bounce back, my dad who is 82 is now dealing with Dementia, which I’m now convinced was caused by the Statin. Thank you so much for this video, I’m hoping it won’t be too long before I have my energy back, this is an awful feeling.
Thought exactly the same, had a stent fitted 9 months ago have had all the same symptoms as yourself since taking statins. I cut down to half a pill every other day as of tonight I'm done taking them!! Thanks for the heads up respect ❤🏴
This reflects my own miserable experience. 60yo male, fit healthy and strong, been working out (weights) boxing and cycling for 20+ years. 3 weeks after starting statins I felt like I'd aged 20 years overnight! Horrific back and neck cramps. I have stopped taking them, 3 months later the cramps have subsided a little each day, going to be a long road I fear! My cholesterol wasn't even high, the doctor said it was a better for me longer term to take them. I'd be interested in peoples recovery strategies.
I am on atorvastatin 40 mg since7 months i did blood test now it shows low platelet count , slightly low white cell count , high liver enzymes could this is because of statin because my pc doctor told me to do further tests , i ask the doctor could this changes in my blood pictures which was normal before taking statin , she told me no not statins Can you answer me please i am crying
@@peterbalac1915 I m going to quit these damn things too, half a pill a day first week then half every other the second week? I have only been on them since my stint last December
My 89yr old mother has just recently stopped taking them cold turkey, had been taking them since her 70s always still showing signs of high cholesterol and extremely high blood pressure readings despite being faithful to the drug. Ended up having a double pacemaker fitted last year due to calcification. Two weeks after stopping atorvastatin her blood pressure has miraculously gone back into the normal range! I don’t like to swear but bloody hell she’s been fighting high blood pressure and heart issues for twenty years so to normalise blood pressure within a fortnight after voluntarily stopping this drug is absolutely shocking - just goes to show.. the reason that she stopped the statin was because she had been prescribed an antibiotic cream to rub into her leg to counteract an infection and when she did that she had a severe burning reaction that was extremely painful so she read the leaflet that came with the cream and it said can react with statins, reactions can be fatal! Omg! A ‘doctor’ had prescribed this knowing her medications! Needless to say she stopped the cream immediately and also the statin, she’s still suffering side effects from combining the drugs, the damage may not be reversible from having the two drugs at once. To me the prescriber should be fired, he has been reported to his colleague. Stopping the statin was a good thing as her blood pressure has normalised but now she has to deal with the lasting after effects of mixing antibiotic# with the statin, I fear it may be a long hard road. Please do not take statins.. if you feel you have to then please do not take any other medication alongside unless you have researched interactions x I wouldn’t want anyone else to be misled by the big pharma who earn mega bucks at the expense of peoples health
Thank you, Doctor, for making this video. About two years ago, I developed “extremely” high liver enzymes that showed up in a blood test. My PCP could not figure out what was causing the problem since I don’t drink alcohol and am 70 years old. He tested me for hemochromatosis because I am Irish and a couple of my relatives have this disease. I had the genetic test which determined I had one of the two genes. I was sent to a gastrointestinal physician for his opinion because my PCP thought I was headed for non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. After I had different blood work done, the physician discontinue the statin I was taking as my cholesterol was normal. Within six months, my liver enzymes returned to normal and I am monitored every three months to make sure that my liver remains normal.
I worked on a liver unit and statins were given at half dose.. So sad in hindsight. Glad youre on the right path!! Low fructose is what the liver needs and it will make all the sugar you need to survive!
Im in the same boat...same exact situation! Hemochromatosis and elevated liver enzymes and now on a statin that I don't want to take. Also a type 2 diabetic, which Im.sure the statin is.not going to help at all! The only way to fix this is sticking to a strict Keto way of eating. Now if i could just convince the PCP of that.
I have been on Statin for two decades. I have suffered all along of the following side effects: 1- brain fog 2- lower back pain 3- low testosterone 4- depression All have gone away after stopping taking statins.
Maher, how long did it take to notice the difference after stopping the statins? I have been taking statins after MI for 9 years now and my shoulders are killing me...
My husband's cholesterol was definitely lowered, WAY lower than normal, which his doctor dismissed as not a problem. There are terrible problems with low cholesterol that apparently no one knows. I researched it. The sweetest man I'd ever known became depressed, angry all the time, and downright mean to me and his friends, and they noticed. Once he stopped the statin he went back to his old normal self within a couple of weeks. We need cholesterol.
@@carpenterfamily6198 My roomates pharmacist asked him if he was feeling irratable, angry, severly depressed, and way more symptoms. He said yes on most of them and got off. Angers gone.
My mother was started on a statin by a geriatrician and within a few weeks she exhibited significant short term memory loss and balance problems. She looked like she had developed Parkinson's d. because she held herself so stiffly. She said it was because she felt off balance all the time. Eventually, she fell and broke her wrist. She definitely showed improvement once the statins were discontinued but my sibling who had power of attorney (a non-medical person) had the doctor put her back on the statins. Within a few more months, this previously healthy, bright, active 80 year old woman who had been living independently was in a seniors residential care facility, in the unit for residents with Alzheimers. It was nothing short of a tragedy and in my opinion one that could have been avoided completely. I since have nothing to do with my siblings who all supported the reinstatement of statins.
Thank you, Ken. You have stated various reasons why I gave up on my 80 mg dosage of Lipitor. My main concerns were memory loss and fatigue. I truly curse the day my doctor put me on those damned pills whilst very vocally claiming all sorts of negatives if I didn't take them. Six years later and despite numerous attempts to persuade me otherwise I am still off statins and will never take them again - period!
@@Keto-Runner Apologies for the late reply. I fear the memory loss is permanent, which is all the more annoying given my memory was extremely good before those damned pills. Even now, my doctor's successor couldn't give a toss about my other medical conditions and prefers to focus on getting me back on statins. I will never, not ever take another statin till the day I die. When/if they get this into their thick heads, then the better for all concerned.
BC I’d love to know if you’d be willing to share the reason for such a high dose for you. Have you had a heart attack or a stent? My doctor also prescribed 80 mg. of Atorvastatin because I had a high coronary calcium score of 420 but no heart attack, no stroke, no stents, good A1c, above average on my echo stress test, not overweight, don’t smoke or drink, etc. After about a year I cut the dosage in half without even talking to the doctor because I just felt about 20 years older. Exhausted all the time. My quality of life had really declined. When I mentioned being tired to the doctor at my 1 year checkup he just blew off my feeling so tired and said I should be lucky I have no other symptoms. Not sure what step to take next. I’d like to find a cardiologist who isn’t so aggressive with the statin dosage. Also, I was on 20 mg. Of Atorvastatin prescribed by my family doctor and had no side effects at all. Thanks.
The doctors go by what the pharmaceutical companies tell them about the trials done and how successful the drug is. They think they are honest, telling the truth and prescribe with sincerity with the mind they are helping the patient.
First time I tried statins I went from moving 2 tons of rock from my driveway to the backyard by myself to crawling to the bathroom with lower back pain and exhaustion--in TWO days. Doctors still tried to get me to try again. Both times gave the same results, except that a very low dose took a month to reduce me to sitting on the couch exhausted. That would mean at least three doctors did not think severe reactions occurred.
After my last blood panel almost a year ago, my doctor wanted to prescribe a mild statin drug to help with my LDL cholesterol. I had heard bad things about statin drugs as you state in this video. I called my doctor and asked exactly how high my KDL was, and he told me 167, a mere 2 points higher than he wanted to see. I told him I'd rather address it through diet, so he suggested I eat steel cut oats. I've been eating the steel cut oats with blueberries & honey 5 mornings each week for the past year. I just turned 64 and I feel great. I am due for another blood panel with a NEW doctor in July. To this day, I take zero prescribed medications, and will strive to remain the same as long as possible.
Years ago there were many times I would stand in my bathroom looking at my pills wondering if I had taken them yet that morning. I just couldn't remember. When I briefly stopped taking the statin for another reason, I figured out that *only* happened when I was on a statin. They're also an unnecessary cost. They also require quarterly blood work to check for liver damage. Unacceptable. I now refuse to take them.
I go thru exactly that = forgetfulness...and it is getting worse. Plus the ED..and tiny patches of dry skin... I was also put on Diabetic meds and a daily injection - in spiet of no diabetic history or any symptom..and an AIC of 6.4--the docs all got crazy on me saying I was developing T2...scared me into a daily pill ration plus an injection. and I have felt like shit ever since.
I have been on them for years and didn't know they are supposed to check for liver damage. They have never checked my liver the whole time for any damage. They just check the cholesterol levels.
There are a couple of cryptic tests for liver enzymes your doctor may have slipped into your blood work without you knowing what they are, @@annemariecooper5187. But isn't it shocking that they want to put us on a drug that they know could damage our livers?
Been on rosuvastatin for about 6 weeks. Convinced it’s raised my blood sugar because all of a sudden, my weight is coming back after over a year of Keto. Quitting today.
Within 9 months of starting atorvastatin, I suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon and rotator cuff tears from a fall. My orthopedic surgeon told me that statins absolutely played a role in tendonopathy and contributed to my problems. Im now off my atorvastatin, and working on dietary changes as Dr Berry recommends. Incidentally, I am a retired physician. and still fell for some of the BS put out by Big Pharma and government regulatory agencies.
Been on statins for years and couldnt figure out my muscle weakness and aches, stiffness was getting so bad. I stopped my Simvistatin and in 2 weeks I felt like a different person. Stiffness disappearing and aches are gone, even feel more energetic. I can't believe the improvements. Have lost faith in my dr. Who also discouraged me from keto but was happy my tryglercides dropped 90 points. Thank you Dr Berry.
NO....THEY TRYING TO GET RICHER....BIG PHARMA AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ARE CROOKS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER ALONG WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS THEY NEED WARS AND MAKE WARS...OR ELSE WEAPONS WONT SELL....
Was on statins for years. Went to homeopathic dr. She ran 21 vials of blood!! Found out I have thyroid issues (regular md doesn’t test ALL t1-t6) and found I had high enzymes in my liver. Regular md still didn’t run liver test. Went off statins. In 3 months liver enzymes are fine! Thyroid is better thanks to natural meds. Great job dr. Berry.
After taking Atorvistatin (Lipitor) for 2 months I had extreme soreness and muscle pain that was constant, it wouldn’t go away. I also felt like there was a fog over my brain and energy levels. I’ve stopped taking it for a week and I’m already feeling better on all counts.
I have so many relatives and friends who have suffered with muscle pain and weakness because of these drugs. My Mother had Dementia. I didn't know statins might have contributed to that. I, myself, took them for a week and could not sleep at all during that time. Unbelievable insomnia. I have always thought that they are terrible, nasty drugs. Thank you for making people aware of the dangers of taking statins with this video.
This video was very interesting to me. I went on statins about 15 years ago as per my doctor’s advice due to what was really only a moderate cholesterol result. She said that statins were brilliant and cardiologists all took them even if their cholesterol was low. After three months my muscles ached badly and one day while walking my dog I struggled to propel my legs forward as my pelvic and thigh muscles ached so much. I stopped taking statins and within only days the pains went away. I swore I would never take statins again, but with a recent high cholesterol result that my new doctor said put me in the high risk for heart attack category, I agreed to take them again, but a low dosage. Within two weeks I had bowel problems that continued on and on until I decided to stop taking the statins. The problem stopped within two days snd I’ve never had it since. I will never take statins again as it is very clear that they are detrimental to my health. I would prefer to take my chances with a better diet. We all need to stop taking so much medication. It’s a real racket, a massive money making rort. My grandparents, both considerably overweight, lived into their 90’s on terrible food and hard spirits. They were both mentally sharp right to the end of their lives and neither of them took anything more than a codeine tablet.
So you have a risk of death from high cholesterol. To lower that risk you are prescribed statins. Statins like all drugs have side effects, you seemed to suffer from those side effects. The side effects are well known and you are told of them when the drug is prescribed. No racket no rort just how it is. You may go back to your doctor and try a different statin or try other options. Your choice. Fact is they work and save thousands of lives. I guess by your thinking you would refuse chemotherapy as your hair falls out.
@@grolfe3210 you’re obviously a fan of statins and so will choose to have them despite the risks, and that is your prerogative. I’m sure pharmaceutical companies love people like you. My grandparents lived into their late nineties still with good mental health, able to remember the names and ages of all their grandchildren. They were both fat from eating unhealthy food, led a sedentary lifestyle and drank hard spirits every day at their local pub, they never had a cholesterol check because they didn’t exist back then, but if they had I’m guessing the levels would have been in the ‘danger zone’ and they would have undoubtedly been prescribed statins. They both died in their sleep one year apart of natural causes, probably their hearts failing. What a perfect way to go. I think this implicit trust people have in scientists, the medical profession and especially big pharma to guide us well when it comes to all of these drugs is misguided. Follow the money, as they say. When it comes to your facetious remark about cancer and chemo, you’ll be happy to know that there is an ice treatment now that can prevent hair from falling out. It’s painful I’ve been told, but apparently it works and I will certainly request it in the event that I get cancer and am treated with chemo. I hope that provides you with some reassurance since you seem so concerned about my welfare.
Each person must decide for themselves. These comments are neither good or bad...and we shouldn't be critical if we do or don't take statins. I say do what you must and be happy for your brethren.
I am 81. I have had high cholesterol since I was 40. My doctor put me on a statin at 60. I became depressed and also had anxiety. I stayed on the drug for a month. I read an article talking about this. I stopped taking the pill and I was fine by the next night. It was dramatic! My doctor said not for me.
I'm Australian and my doctor was always worried about my ldl being a little high, he wanted me to go on Statin. I said I heard it causes all sorts of problems, he said no not the new ones, so I agreed. I was taking it about a year and was having terrible cramps. couldn't even move my toes or feet in bed without getting cramps. I lost count of how many times I had to jump out of bed with them. It got really bad with cramps on the top of my feet so I could hardly walk and then the inside of the top of my leg above the knee. That's a killer. My podiatrist told me that Statins can cause cramps so I stopped right away. hardly ever get cramps now. When I told my doctor I stopped taking them because of cramps he didn't say anything just prescribed another one in a lower dose. Of course I don't take it..
I had exactly the same symptoms, the cramps wouldn't stop unless jumping out of bed and walking around...I stopped them and no more cramps! Better heart attack than leaving crippled, never ever will take statins again!
I’m a Pharmacist and mum had severe leg cramps and had to stop her statin. She has switched to another one and a low dose and has not had any problems since 2017. Please be cautious just stopping because ultimately you want to prevent heart attacks and statins have beneficial effects and the benefits far outweigh the risks for example speak to a cardiologist about why you take statins and cardiac ward. All this fear mongering about shingles and DHEA and testosterone is silly 🤪 .
After a TIA stroke, my husband was immediately put on statins even after an MRI that showed no plaque build up. After a month, he stopped them because he was depressed and low energy.
The first statin I took, within two weeks I was in so much pain, I was bedridden. We thought it was my fibromyalgia. After a month, my BFF grilled me and we thought it was probably the statin. Quick call to the pharmacist and I took myself off it. Pain went away in a few days. My cholesterol is still a bit high. Dr talked me into another one. This one took a month. Only way to describe it is I felt wierd. Strange. Maybe weak. I couldn't even lift my legs in bed. No more statins for me. But Dr Berry gave me a lot more reasons, proof, to give my doctor.
Was just advised today by my GP to start taking a statin. I was immediately extremely unenthusiastic at the idea. This video has been the first stop on my new journey to research this - I could not have more fortunate. Thank you, Dr Berry, for this information (backed by empirical research).
I’ve been taking 10 mg of prevastatin for about a year. Every time I work out I can barely move for 2 days the muscle soreness is so extreme. For the past 6 months I developed the most extremely painful “plantar faciatis”. Even cortisone shots haven’t helped. I forgot to take my prevastatin for about a week and the pain went away completely and out of the blue. I took the meds for Again for 2 days and the foot pain is back! No more statins for me
When I told my doctor I stopped my statin drug and wasn't going to take any, he put a little resistance but at the end smiled and said it was my call. Pretty sure he got tired of my stubbornness. I just smiled back. At the time my triglycerides were 98. Didn't tell him I was following a keto way of eating.
After 5 months on keto, I had a minor stroke that affected my speech. It took 4 hospitalists and 4 attempts to even see a small white dot on my scan. I was told I was killing myself eating keto and put on a statin. Research educated me to stop statins and figured out taking gobs of calcium without magnesium probably contributed to my stroke. My high cholesterol and keto probably protected me from having a worse stroke. I take mag, but not calcium since I get enough in food. My liver function was great till I got tested after taking the statin. 4 years on keto and 5 months on carnivore and I’m doing pretty good. I don’t have a fear of not taking the statin. Being keto/carnivore has been one of the best things that has happened to my health. To this day, I have no residual issues from the stroke from 4 yrs ago. The cardiologist who did a bubbles procedure to see if I had a leak in my heart, told me my heart looked 20 yrs younger and told me to continue doing whatever I was doing, despite warning me before the procedure that keto was a bad diet.
I was on simvastatin (Zocor) since I was in my 40s. It gave me horrific nightmares and insomnia (up at 2 am every night), which I discovered when I had to stop taking a couple of prescriptions that interact with the Covid treatment (2022). The new statin I am on, rosuvastatin, lets me sleep, but now my kidneys are passing protein. I’ve stopped taking any statin.
I don't trust medical Doctors, but I do trust Dr. Ken Berry. He tells the truth and i respect him for that.
TheLizardKing1967, I don’t trust them either and I spent 20+ years working as an RN in a cardiac cath lab. It’s hard to find good functional medicine docs.😢
You don't trust "medical Doctors" ? - Isn't Mr. Ken Berry a medical doctor?
@ppurppple chkl, so you're an idiot too, eh; such a joke humanity is, we can't do what should be simple.
Dr K is so sincere in all that he says & does here... He also supports all that he says with credible research.... he is so believable! 💕 💕 💕
@@jayrovers you're just as much an abused and damaged looser as all of us, if not more because you act so dumb and can't stop yourself.
My doctor prescribed a statin, after 3 months I went back for a bloodwork checkup, he said my cholesterol was perfect, I asked how come, he said obviously the statin was really working. I left his office without mentioning that I had not taken a single pill!
Hahahaha
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You should have told him. Maybe he will stop doing harm to other patients.
Roger Hickson @ doctors will keep prescribing, remember they get paid by big pharmaceutical co to proscribe their meds.
Yes!!!
I've been on 40 mgs of Atorvastatin for 10 years for high cholesterol. Always about 200-240. The medicine doe's not make my levels go down. I also had an 85% blockage and had a heart stent put in last September. I have rheumatoid arthritis and all of my doctors keep telling me that the awful joint and muscle pain is due to RA. My RA levels are normal for the last few years, but the pain is so bad I can hardly walk, roll over in bed, etc. I stopped taking Atorvastatin a few weeks ago and I feel like a new woman! I am 65 years young and have my Life back! My blood work shows my cholesterol down to 180, most likely due to my way of eating more RED MEAT and low carb foods. Thank you Dr. Berry!!!!!!!
No wonder you feel like a new woman. I have osteoarthritis and went through the same thing, except I didn't take the statin for as long as you, but there is a real connection between increased pain and statins in some people. You might wish to check out the benefits of supplements like fish and borage oil for arthritis. Good luck to you.
I've been on atorvastatin for about 18 months but I've always felt period back pain at the bottom of my spine and sometimes my right hip bone it comes and goes also my knees sometimes ache again not all the time .I've always put it down to Old age ironically I stopped my statin 8 days ago and I feel alot better now is that in my mind after such a short time of stopping the statin so I'm in a dilemma because they say you shouldn't just stop the statin without consulting your doctor but hey....I fell fine
I too had stent 95% block dont drink dont smoke not overweight put on statins n muscle aches awful cudnt walk at one point been on 3 diff ones dont know wether stop them or not !
@@starmadchen Only take Krill oil of the fish, and never from Norway.
@@susankenny696 From all I've seen and read they are the Devil. I took them for only two weeks and a new doctor took me off and he even had a test to check if they had done permanent muscle damage. Ask your doctor about THAT test. I was in screaming pain from cramps even. I took astaxanthin (or chitosan is good too) check that out instead. I wouldn't believe them about not stopping something that can cause permanent muscle damage, permanent Liver damage, permanent memory damage. smh
I am an 82 y old pharmacist. I had a brain stroke 7 y ago n I was prescribed Atorvastatin 20 mg once daily. Soon body aches started along with urgency in urination. After 3 y , I understood that Atorvastatin is causing all my problems. So I stopped taking it. In a week 's time, I was totally free from both the problems. In this four years I am enjoying normal health.
lol so my dr gave me systatin and now rosuvs statin still trying to cause fear in me LOL i also said no to the jabs and boosters all BS lies so i'm leaving these bottles unopened These dr's insist they only understand science and not natural immunity they don't have any clues about a person's makeup or genetic systems NONE
I had awful side effects with muscle pain. It got so extreme I could not climb the stairs in my home, I had to crawl up like a toddler
Thanks for sharing your experience
Thank you for sharing, especially considering professional protocol and its interests.
@MariaElena-re7dt I stopped cold!
Dude! Whew! I got talked into taking a Statin and in a few days I ached all over and became rather depressed and I've always been a rather buoyant personality. The absolute tipping point was when I was driving along and looked at my dog and realized I did not know her name and I loved her dearly! I stopped the Statins and was soon back to normal. I told my Doctor about it and was ignored and filed a State complaint . It appears you are absolutely right so please carry on! Best of luck to all of us!
@@PacoOtis fine change statins or stop don’t vilify for vast majorly of ew one nclass of drugs that has been the greatest pharmaceutical cardiac drug in half a a century.
I took statins for about 6 weeks, every muscle in my body hurt! My doctor at the time actually said to keep taking them unless I couldn’t tolerate it anymore! He seriously said that the benefits outweighed the risks! I got a new doctor after that!
Same!
My doctor said the same thing to me. I actually started swearing at her that she just didn't understand just how much pain I was in. I will never take that crap again. She doesn't bring it up anymore.
I just started statins 2 weeks ago and been having muscle cramps on the hips, super weird and painful to bend (to pick up something) or to sit down. Did you get any withdrawal side effects when you stopped taking it?
My doctor seems to be brainwashed. I always have problems when trying his suggested statins (muscle cramps and joint aches). He says he even takes them although he's lost weight and his cholesterol is normal.
Did the pain stop after you stopped the statin? And how long did it take to stop?
When I told my doctor I was on a keto diet, he started telling me how bad keto was and wrote a statin prescription with out telling me the side effects which I already knew. I took it home, threw it in the trash, and changed doctors...
good for you!
You should not put medication in the garbage. Gets out into the environment.
@@gwaaiedenshaw8310 I think it was the paper prescription
Melissa Clements there I go leaping to the worst of all possibilities.
@@gwaaiedenshaw8310 he put the paper prescription in the trash. Not the meds
I was prescribed Lipitor for cholesterol reduction. Three months later I was in the hospital being treated for Pancreatitis. After I was released I started doing my own research on the affects of taking Statins. I looked at several studies which indicated that in some patients statins will cause Pancreatitis. My doctor was incredulous and strongly disagreed, I changed physicians. One of the other thing I learned is that people who have had Pancreatitis are at twice the risk of developing Pancreatic cancer than the rest of the population. Thank you Lipitor! That was in 2008 and I have no problems with my heart, in fact, my current physician tells me I have a very strong heart. In about a month I will be eighty years olds and I can do a fair days work. Keep up the good work Doc.
How many TV ads were we bombarded with pushing Lipitor?
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2 friends who were on Lipitor rejected my advice to stop taking it. Both died of pancreatic cancer. Long ago I read somewhere but have not been able to verify, that epidemiologic studies indicate that people with cholesterol around 200 to 210 live longer. Both friends were in that range.
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Yes. There are many Doctors and Cardiologist being fed BULLSHIT by pharmaceutical companies. Their favourable research is provided by the very people THEY pay
I was started six weeks ago on Atorvastatin after having a TIA. I had refused statins for years despite my cholesterol being high simply because l had researched how harmful they are. After the TIA the consultant convinced me l had little choice so l sadly and very reluctantly started them. I was advised to take it at night before going to bed. The first night l woke with visualisations. I knew they weren't there but could see big boxes in the darkness. Throughput the month these sleep distances happened 4 to 5 times. I also had pins and needles in both hands that would wake me up. In the mornings my legs felt heavy which normally wore off after a couple of hours. I decided that was me done with them. What l found most concerning when l stopped them was l hadn’t been aware how my mood had been gradually deteriorated and l was feeling my life was done. It's been two weeks since l stopped them, all side effects have stopped and l feel like my old self. 😊
My husband had an iscemic stroke in January, with no effects after. After all thes tests they ran they still couldnt find what caused it, it was a 5 minute episode that resolved itself. No clots found anywhere, heart, arteries and veins all in great shape. They put him on a 2nd bp med plus aspirin and avoristatin. Hes been complaining about being very tired, and now his joints are hurting worse than before this all happened. I've had him taking a good quality coq10 400mg since he started taking the statin.
It's been frustrating to deal with all this, we both made lifestyle changes but I didn't want him on statins in the first place. His cholesterol numbers weren't even that high to begin with yet all the drs were insistent on the statin and said he'd be on them for the rest of his life.
I've been showing him all these different drs talking about them.
good. you left it . m also done with it
Hi Dr, I stop taking atorvistatin and my hip pain went away, not fatigue or tired anymore. Great video,
I am 67 and I feel better than ever !!!
me too! hip and muscle and joint aches ..gone! Low energy levels and general lack of life.. Gone!
@MariaElena-re7dt after 1 yr on this Atorvastatin, I broke mine in half for about 3 months then just stopped taking it.😁👍🙏
this is interesting - I seem to have 'hip pain' too - and I do exercise (63yo)
@delacari444-re7dt My PCP told me that statins can be stopped without a problem, any time;and she advised me to do so against my cargiologist recommendation. She is a great doctor.
Same here, hip pain and always tired
side effects? one gave me a cough, made me tired, doc changed to another...I was on different ones for 30 years! I kept complaining I was tired...couldn't move...he said exercise more...I could not walk 200 yards without feeling exhausted..I couldn't clean my home without become exhausted...my thighs screamed in pain....I would drag myself for a walk, sweating profusely, complained again and again about fatigue...so tired...but couldn't sleep. I finally just said "screw it! I would rather be dead than live like this.....my cardiologist INSISTED I need to take something. He gave me a different drug...one side effect was GALL STONES!! he didn't ask if I was already troubled with stones.....then after MANY, MANY, MANY gall bladder attacks, I started googling what to do...dropped that drug, went keto, lost 35 pounds, (which I had absolutely given up on!) and now my gall bladder is much happier ..don't, WON"T take a statin and at 70, I feel better than I have felt since I was 40! I swear I was pre-diabetic, I was peeing every half hour, my skin was itchy and dry....other docs asked if I was diabetic. I pee a couple of times a day now! sorry for the long post, but I could go on and on!
Was you on any other medication?
@@MReza-nq3pd probably high blood pressure meds then too.
Patti Ann, you have convinced me. No more statins. Maybe the leg cramps and perpetual fatigue will go away.
It has one more side effect that I faced, it reduces the platelets count significantly, your skin start losing, feeling tired all the times with no energy to do any thing
@@pattiann8477 this is me!!
As a Nurse, I’ve learned way more from you than in school or all my education. Anyone listening to your videos needs to know you are amazing & have extremely good information.
I didn't study medicine in school and didn't learn anything I didn't already know from this doctor. It's a shame that you get your continuing education on RUclips when there are free online continuing medical education classes you can take for credits.
@@pssst3
You have no clue how bad the people that write those continuing education courses are....
IDIOT. I was FORCED to take those courses every two years. Absolute jokes that have PHD behind their names.
AS A NURSE YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO BELIEVE THIS SHIT. GO LOOK INTO IT YOURSELF
@@rangasrule4781
Statins don't work. I did 25 years of ICU, CCU, and ER nursing. There's no preventing an M.I. You can only postpone it. Postponing with medications isn't worth it. Diet and exercise.... yes. I'd NEVER take a statin. You keep "looking it up".
I had a triple heart bypass following a mild heart attack. I had been on statins for a long time. After surgery my heart surgeon told me never to take a statin ever again as my tissue was like "sewing sand". I told my cardiologist this as he kept insisting I take the statin and he said my surgeon was crazy. My surgeon would not make this up and after that no matter what my cardiologist said I refused to take statin. My cholesterol went down on it's own and my heart is perfect.
How to get off the stain
GUARENTEED that cardiologist was getting heavy paybacks! They always do.
After my quintuple by-pass last August my surgeon, cardiologist and family doc demanded I take a statin. After 3 weeks I began having muscle and join pain, dark urine, ED and brain fog. My pharmacist told me to stop taking them and never take one again. After seeing several of dr. Berry’s videos as well as others I refuse to take a statin. I am also on keto. My docs tell me I’m killing myself. I am so tired of quacks.
After 12 months on keto i cured my rheumatoid arthritis, fatty liver, depression, anxiety, and lost 3.5 stone which was a bonus! keep going, take charge of your own health, your the best, your bodys the best, be your best!!
Darn that keto killer.. Well done!!
Hard Truth same here. Quintuple bypass in 2014, was put on Crestor. Took for a year, had much of the same symptoms. Put them in the garbage end of 2015. Went high fat low carb...feel awesome!!! Conventional drs are drug pushers for the drug lords (big pharma).
I would not call doctors quacks since most of the times they do believe what they were taught to be true. They are basically incompetents. The real quacks are in the pharmaceuticals pushing non-cures to make money.
wow, just goes to show we really have to be our doctors and watch out for ourselves.
My statin gave me so many issues. Anxiety, breathing problems, heart problems, I would feel like passing out randomly during the day and just never felt normal. And i was only on a quarter of regular dosage. It was videos like this that helped me realize myself what was causing it and i took myself off of it. Since then everything is back to normal.
Brother when your anxiety gone after stopping statin just wanna know bcoz even I wanna stop dis I m feeling same as u felt
Ya have to admit, it is one hell of a business model. Create bigger problems that keep someone coming in the door and kills them slowly. These Donkey privates really messed me up wiyh their pills and food pyramid.
I had the breathing problems too
@@manaliilanam it took a long time but i noticed i felt a lot less after a few months. Watch videos on adrenal support and anxiety management. I still suffer a little from the damage the statins did to my adrenals but I feel almost normal now all the time. I wish i had never put one pill into my body.
I experienced anxiety to the point I had to stop.
I’ve had widespread pain throughout my body for some time. My muscles ached and felt clenched all the time. And the fatigue was awful. My doctor told me it was probably fibromyalgia, and my therapist said the pain was from depression. My brother and his wife said they had the same issue so they stopped the statin drug and the pain and fatigue went away. I just tried stopping my statin drug over a week ago and all the pain is almost gone. No more fatigue.
Good for you Scully47. That's my story too. And b/c I no longer have pain and b/c I no longer have day-long fatigue, I've been able to return to exercise and gym workouts. My heart is stronger than ever!
my symptoms were the same they stopped within 24 hours after 3 years of 2 or 3 hours sleep between ibuprophens
Try adding CoQ10 supplements
My 86 y/o father was diagnosed with polymyalgia and is now on prednisone too. on top of the statins...and metformin....and blood thinners (for mech. heart valve)... I think doctors are using the auto-immune induced 'polymyalgia story' as a cover for statin side effects.
I have been taking statins for three years now and suddenly my shoulder is in constant pain and my doctor just told me its fibromyalgia......I have been in pain with no relief for three months now
My cardiologist convinced me to take statins. After 8 months all my muscles ached, I had an unquenchable thirst, constant sweating and developed a Morton’s neuroma in my foot which caused unbearable pain - all symptoms of pre diabetes. I took my last statin on a Friday night and by Monday morning all my pain and the Morton’s neuroma had gone. I’m only 64 and was beginning to think I had no quality of life.
Same here
I was prescribed station.. my cholesterol was higher side of normal by the cardiologist. Could not tolerate it for more than 2 days. Side effects were leg cramps, muscle fatigue,low energy and fatigue. I stopped after 2 days all side effect will vanish.
@@crkumar9553 it’s very worrying. Some people may not make the connection and continue to suffer
Dr insisted I take statin because my cholesterol was 6.1 (UK) and a family history of 2 siblings dying of CVD before the age of 60. It gave me increased joint pain so stopped after 1 month. 3 years later I go on a keto diet after 6 months cholesterol 7.6 GP insisting I take a statin, I refused. Never felt so well I'm 69. Keep up the good work Dr Berry.
My cholesterol had been high forever it's 8.2 now . I have heart disease on my mum's side but not before age 60 . I wasn't offered statin because I don't smoke , exercise very regular and have normal blood pressure. Now they want me to take a statin . Doctors are so brainwashed about this and fat causing heart disease. I did keto and cholesterol came down in weeks and HDL was better and tryglicerades. I couldn't keep keto up. I know that sugar is the cause of high cholesterol for me.
I'm in my late 80s and have had cholesterol at about 400 for most of my life, as did my mother, who died at 96. Doctors insisted that I take a statin 30 years ago, but I got terrible muscle aches, then quit after a year. I now have no health problems, a strong heart, and am still playing pickleball, dancing, and swimming. Don't use this stuff!
I absolutely agree, Barbara. You told my story. I'm 77. My doc told me that my complaints about leg pain and weakness were all in my head. He rotated me on different statins until I couldn't stand the muscle pain and weakness anymore. Since I ditched the statins and PCSK-9 medications, my quadriceps muscles are slowly healing via working out 3 xs a week. I'm finally getting where I have little to no pain in my legs and the strength is coming back. My very strong belief is that what keeps me healthy and happy with a strong heart is just what you described: staying active! The more I move, the more I exercise, the more I play....the healthier and happier I am! Thank you for your share. Rock on!
Yep! I got so bad from that shit I refused to take them any more even though my Cardiologist opposed my action. I instead adopted a Whole Plant Base diet. Never look back and feel much better
@@joemueller9789 Joe, I always say... Stagnation is death, circulation is life. I prefer, circulation
@@joemueller9789 thanks for the truth
Do you not accept though, that statins may work for some people and not others. I think that to say 'everyone should give them up' is irresponsible
My doctor prescribed a statin even though my number was 164. I've experienced ED, joint pain, muscle pain, restless leg, fatigue. I personally believe that doctors receive massive kickbacks from big pharma and they also are taught in med school to not think outside the box. Statins went in the trash last night. Thank you Dr Berry for your service
Same thing with me
Doctors do not receive "kickbacks" from big pharma; that is illegal. They are so overwhelmed by the DA-N Government demands for PAPERWORK that they can't treat patients like they think is proper. BUREAUCRATS and INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTROL health care now-it is CRIMINAL!!! Medicare& Medicaid have caused the ridiculous increase in healthcare costs because they are HUGE BUREACRACIES, which cost us citizens a huge amount in taxes to pay for these frequently not smart administrators who know VERY LITTLE about proper healthcare. Get Federal Government & insurance companies OUT of PRACTICING MEDICINE, and let people decide on what doctors to see, what meds to take, and PREVENT BIG GOV, BIG INSURANCE & BIG PHARMA from tracking us and the doctors.
Indeed the warnings in 1984 are REALITY now. Elect sensible Conservatives to reduce bureacuracies and break their hold on us citizens.
reliv helps ED, joint pain, restless leg, fstigue
Ask yourself has anyone ever died of sore muscles , fatigue , ED , restlessness etc ? Now ask yourself how many people have died of coronary heart disease because they didn’t use a statin ? The answer to that one is millions . . I don’t like having to take statins either it really annoys me but I’m genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and diet will only ever alter your cholesterol in a very small way . My advice is to not question your doctor on the use of a statin but question him on the dosage . Take half of what he says and get a 3 month blood test . You won’t die in 3 months because you halved the dose ! The facts are that statins will add significant years to your life and the effects of high cholesterol and triglycerides will suddenly cut you down . It truely is a silent killer . I’ll take my chances on a low dose statin thanks .
I believe they get kickbacks from drug companies.
Been on statins for a long time my age is 69 yrs, I woke up one morning and felt like I had been bashed all over my body, I went of my statins after looking up the side effects of statins
I could not believe it my joint pain had gone I felt good, I was off statins for about 11/2 months when I went back to my doc he asked me go back on them again saying the pain may not come back, I now have pain still all over my body at joints
I'm definitely stopping statins now
Your doctor loses $ when he can't prescribe....
@@FranciscasieriIts All about the $$$. Never think itn not anymore!
Hi. Great video. I’ve been on statins for 12 years. 2 years back I started getting severe pains in my hands. As I do a lot of cycling my GP said stop cycling! No way. So for a year I went to specialists who thought May be I had RA, but the blood tests where all fine. Board over New Year this year, and fed up of the pain reoccurring, I started searching the Internet for the words hand pain and statins and sure enough it came back with several studies on ‘peripheral neuropathy’. Damage to nerves, weakness, numbness and pain in the hands and feet. I stopped taking the statins that day, that’s 5 months back, my hand pain has gone, my tendons are stronger and I’m cycling further and faster than ever. Thanks Dr Berry, appreciate all you do, I’m also ketogenic! But that’s another story thanks to you. Best Regards.
I had hand pain, back pain, leg pain. Stopped my statin and 3 days later I felt 20 years younger, I was even thinking better.
I have poly-neuropathy- what works for me is alpha lipoic acid which was recommended by my neurologist. Wish you continued good health.
My goodness…..I have PN a d Rheumatoid Arthritis, which the doctor who put me on a Statin two months ago doesn’t even know! I tried to tell him and he cut me off with…”This is a walk in clinic! One thing at a time!” That was two months ago and I am now aching all over and my fingers have become bent…it happened very quickly!
I have diabetic neuropathy in my hands and feet too.
My cholesterol was slightly high in one area. Doc wanted me to take a statin. I told him I was allergic 😉
I told my doc the same, he said..oh we have a new Statin...I said no thanks !
Better to tell him to fuck off or find an intelligent doctor. But I guess this works too...
I had a complete workup recently because my doctor was concerned about my low resting heart rate 54-58. I went through all 4 stages of the treadmill , scans and ultrasound, the results were very good. My total cholestral was 189 ( HDL 78 tri 43 ) but my cardiologist recommeded that I go on a statin to get it down to about 145. When I cunsulted with my primary and told him about my concerns he told me that he understood and would leave the decision up to me because that I was not the typical case . In many cases the patient is over weight and has a bad diet, little excersize and does not want to change so instead takes statins. I workout 3 times a week, play golf 3 times a week, walk my dog and get 10,000 t0 15,000 steps every day (fitbit). I am in my mid 70s 5"9" 165 lbs. My decision was no statins and continue doing what I am doing. I can do a lilttle better with my diet to get the LDL number down. I have had to cut my minimum 5mg BP meds in half over the past year. Thank You for the 10 bad things and those commenting , I feel I made the right decision .
Hell, yes, you made the right decision!
One more thing: your resting heart rate is that of an endurance athlete! You need to change your doctor because he is a blooming idiot.
Just came across your channel this morning. Yesterday, had a neurologist try to convince my husband he needed to stay on his statin. I rebuked it and told her why. Her response was; "Of course you can find anything on the internet." Fun fact, my background as a legal researcher (13 years), who worked for a lawyer who was also a physician, means I know how to research.
In addition, my father was a biochemist who was many years ahead of his time with regard to supplements and nutrition. He was 80 years of age when he died and he died only because of a certain "juice" he took in his arm for reasons he later regretted. Basically, it was the first time he went against his own protocol and better judgment. In any event, he was incredibly healthy, active and did not look his age. The reason? He never took any drug a doctor wanted to prescribe aka a statin, but rather took supplements, ate fresh, healthy foods and walked every day.
Aside from all the aches and pains, I started accumulating heart calcium, likely due to a lower K2. After 20 years I had a heart calcium of 650. 5 years later, after finally quitting statins on my own despite my doctors urging, I register a score of 905. Then, I found a Leyden, Holland study which indicated statins contribute to heart calcium. With the 905 score and what felt like a heart turning to concrete, I went to a cardiologist who's first comment was, "Well, we need to get you back on a statin..." I asked him what his statin would do that 25 years on simvastatin would not do and he sat silent for 30 seconds before offering some stupid answer. I suggested we do a stress treadmill and he agreed. Once I passed that, I fired my cardiologist.
Went on high K-2 and Vitamin D for a year and my heart feels much better. Maintaining K2 and EDTA supplements to undo what the darn statins did to me. My low testosterone recovered and I feel much better.
Hey Flash, what dosage did you use for the vitamins?
Im on VitD with K2...so glad you got sorted!!❤
What is EDTA? Where do you buy it and dosages please?
Actually the statins do not cause Heart disease. Your calcium score , after taking a statin will go up because one of the things a statin does is to stabilize plaque as well as reduce inflammation.. Harder plaque is more stable and less likely to break off and travel causing heart attack, etc. So, if you calcium score increased it is a result of the statin doing what its supposed to do. It is alarming because you'd think you have more blockage but that is deceiving. You now have more stable plaque.
Has the supplements worked for you? What doses are you on?
Atorvastatin : Used for one yr.. The lowest dose offered.
1.)I increasingly felt more fatigued. Never full of energy
2) Noticed ED setting in
3)brain fog /memory loss - this was really bad
4) muscle aches
5) increase in my liver enzymes on my blood test
6)Began to notice a small amount of hair loss
I'm done with that poison. Began Keto and intermittent fasting.
I take, 20mg,noticed just very thinning of my hair
Same here. Due to a mix up at the pharmacy I missed them for 3 days and felt so much better and energetic. I would rather lose a few years in old age than live on statins any longer. I'd put ED down to aging, but I now feel 20 years younger!
I too started Keto and intermittent fasting, lost a little weight, cholesterol is in near perfect range, tore up scripts, fired the doctor.
I am currently taking atorvastatin.. I have been having a lot of fatigue,etc. Previously took a different statin and my legs felt like I had concrete blocks attached to them,my legs wouldnt hardly function . Crestor was a better choice
@@vickiewells7433 and any of them will increase your Blood glucose level, and one Day you will become a diabetic
In 2014, I needed a pacemaker and bypass surgery at age 56. This, after all my life eating a heart “healthy” diet of high carb and lots of grains and low fat. No heart disease in my family. Exercise religiously.
Carbs nearly killed me.
First year post op was put on Crestor. FELT LIKE SH-T. Severe weakness, joint pain, especially both hips. Was starting to see mental decline.
Stopped it after 12 months. In 2016, started HIGH FAT LOW CARB. And now at age 62, NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE. My cholesterol is just fine, CARBS ARE THE KILLER, NOT FAT.
STATINS ARE POISON. BTW, when the cardiologist put me on a statin, was never told of any of the side effects.
Got my health back from RUclips with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg,
Manny Radzky we eat low carb and high fat. The fat is what is used to make the cholesterol for the brain to function properly.
Amen on "Got my health back from RUclips with drs like Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Dr Sheer, Dr Berg, Dr Ekberg." I quit them after 4 years. Was feeling many of the symptoms described by Dr. Berry.
Nick VanderWal just to be clear, I meant to include Dr. Berry, he is top 3 on RUclips. It’s why I’m here.
Bravo!! We ALL need to advocate for our own health. People need to stop putting doctors on pedestals, but men like Dr. Berry who do these videos for FREE are actually upholding the hippocratic oath!! First do NO HARM.
Btw, my WHOLE FAMILY is eating Keto: my husband and I, my 2, 5, and 7 year old sons, and I’m nursing my 3 month old daughter while doing Keto (and did it while pregnant). This was my first Keto pregnancy, lowest weight gain of the four, and she was NOT my smallest baby... she was 9#10oz at birth, even while I did Keto!! She’s exceeding her milestones, gaining like a champ and otherwise THRIVING while I nurse her on Keto :) Our goals were not for weight loss- our goals are long-term health and the added benefit of better behavior in our children!! Sugar is NOT NEEDED in our diets!!
@@Xzyu2 i was trying to see where I mentioned any constipation... 🤔 I have always had “going” issues, and if anything keto has helped it. But I also do take a magnesium supplement, and have for years for that purpose even prior to keto.
I was totally against taking a statin and had read that inflammation was a bigger problem. My cardiologist said that Atorvastatin will lower inflammation. I took 40 mg and my ldl reduced significantly. Not enough for the doc who doubled my dose to 80mg. Within a month I could hardly walk due to the pain in my legs and hips. I'm not going to wind up in a nursing home not knowing my name and unable to move. I'm not buying what Big pharma and the cardiologist is selling.
I have been taking Repatha For about 2 years now. I begin to have pain in my lower back.
And neuropathy in my legs and feet. I'm going to stop taking this medicine for about 2 months and See how I feel. I read some of the reviews.
On your website and I hope I feel much better. After the 2 months. I will definitely keep you informed on how I feel. Thank you very much for you. information.
My hubby was given 80mgs he could hardly walk it's criminal negligence I got him to stop he's great nowv
Took Cholesterol drugs for around 10 years. Had fairly bad muscle pain. For most of the time I didn't even suspect the statins. My muscles hurt and I chalked it to being older and thought that the pain I felt was typical of people my age. Beyond that, I was also having severe insomnia. For that, I never even suspected a connection until long after I quit statins. I recall watching many movies at 2:00am because I just wasn't sleeping. Since quitting statins, that has never happened again. Both the muscle pain and the insomnia is almost completely non-existent while not being on statins.
how did you stop taking statins, did you taper off ?
@@butterfly7860 I just stopped cold turkey. I have not heard that there is any danger in that (other than increased Cholesterol).
@@cadaankaa m
I get how you felt! By the fact that my side effects came on full speed in such a short time frame, I was positive it was the statins. Could not have been more correct. I feel for you, all the time in your life lost due to these side effects. Bless you. I hope you are well again.
Did it lower your cholesterol after that many years on it?
Dr. Berry, my doctor put me on statins a week ago. This was suppose to be a minimal dose. After about 4 days my body felt achy and awful. I took myself off and felt 100% better. I’m on Keto for 3 weeks and feel really good because of it! Thanks for everything!
Well. You are way better off without that poision. Better yet go on a Whole Plant Base diet instead of these money making diet fabs.
It is not easy to start with but if yiu are serious about your health then that is the way to go.
@@Golfr2020 Most of Dr. Berry's subscribers would disagree, as they are thriving on a variety of low carb, meat-heavy diets--which unlike fad diets, have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, if not longer..
@@Golfr2020 you couldnt be more wrong; stop giving advice
I like meats nuts and berries carrots peas and potates are wellcom too ,reasonanable quantity
I almost wrecked my car three times because of severe painful thigh cramps and Cardio dr refused to change. I was so unhappy I verbally and digitally told him where to go. Cramps made me loose my good job and ended up in early retirement and it sucks. Thanks for the confirmation Dr Ken.
On my 3rd statin, the first two caused severe chest pain ending up in A&E.
This 3rd statin is causing muscle cramps in my calf’s at night and I have pain in my ankles. I have just asked for new blood tests as I am extremely tired and falling asleep after work during the day. I am 54. I am an office worker and have notice brain fog and a fuzzy dizzy feeling. Worst bit is my eye sight. I wear reading glasses only and my sight is blurred. I have continued taking these drugs as my doctor told me I was at huge risk of heart attack or stroke as my cholesterol was sitting at 7/9 Which is really high. Doc really scared me into taking this drug. Told me to persevere with all the side effects! However after watching this I am stopping them right now!!! I am a fairly active busy woman, who has turned into a lazy sloppy couch potato with sore muscles????? Half blind and have put in weight even tho I eat super healthy don’t drink or smoke! I want my mojo and myself and my life back! Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going mad!!!
I'm glad this was very informative and concise. I'm a registered nurse in the operating room in Canada and one of the doctors was trying to get me on statins and I said no. Every cell in our body needs cholesterol
INCLUDING THE CELLS IN YOUR ENDOTHELIUM THAT PRODUCE PLAQUE. IF YOU DONT HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU DONT HAVE HEART DISEASE, DON’T USE THEM. IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE CLEAN ARTERIES, DON’T USE THEM BUT IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE , HIGH CHOLSTEROL OR A SIGNIFICANT FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEAS YOU WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT NOT TO USE THEM
Yes, but how much? My aunt, my grandmother, my uncle and my mother died from massive strokes. Only one was overweight. What did they have in common? They all had extremely high cholesterol. None took statins. We thought my father was going nuts, but it turned out the arteries going to his brain were 80% blocked. He should have spoken more about some genetic markers that in spite of some side
effects, make statins a good choice for some. I have taken them for years and along with diet and exercise, have had none of the problems he discussed and have significantly lowered my cholesterol. I have a yearly extensive medical checkup.
A nurse in Canada???
I get all these other moronic comments are from Americans. But I thought Canadians were meant to be smart.
@@spraudoggy Sounds like familial hypercholesterimia.
@@jacthomson1559 Could be, but I have none of the common physical symptoms of the such as yellowing on certain areas of the body such as the eyelids. However, it is treated with diet and statins.
I started the COVID lockdown in March 2020 while on vacation at one of my sister’s homes and stayed for over a month. During that time I gradually went back to a regular diet. Not only did my weight jump up incredibly high, but so did my cholesterol. The PA I see ran labs on my earlier this month. We started off my office visit with her handing me a copy of my labs and telling me that I needed to go back onto my keto way of eating. She said the whole time I was keto my bad cholesterol NEVER was high and that my labs were always stellar. So I opened up my food tracker and restarted. I’m grateful that she didn’t even attempt to put me on a statin.
I took Lovastatin for several years, I was also dx’d with degenerative disc disease and had RF ablation done on my spine twice. I decided to look up the side effects of the meds I was on. Statin side effects included all muscular issues I was having! I felt extremely crappy, especially my thoracic spinal area. I couldn’t lay down and sleep without being in pain. When I woke up in the morning it felt like a truck had run over me! I quit the statin and within weeks I started to feel noticeably better! I brought this up to my doctor who had put his own mother on them and then took her off them as she was having lots of issues! Since then I had gotten a deep tissue message for my back and I felt immensely better! I had a knot near my spine which a spinal doctor said was caused by degenerative disc disease. My son gave me a massage gun that I used a lot for the first two months. Since then, all my issues with my back have gone away! No more pain getting into bed and I wake up feeling great!
I was diagnosed with sphincter of oddi three years ago. I accidentally stumbled on a video about statins and how they can effect your liver. For the past week I’ve been in a flare up that wouldn’t settle down. I stopped taking them four days ago.
After the first day of not taking them I noticed that my pain was starting to settle down. I hope it gets better soon, this pain is terrible.
I’ve also been told that I’m prediabetic but I don’t see how I could be. I’m not overweight, my diet is very modified due to my stomach condition.
When I started thinking about this issue I realized that it seemed to have started around the time I was put on the statin.
I’ve been on statins for 8 years since my kidney transplant and reading these symptoms I have every single one. I’m going to be discussing this with my specialist very seriously at my next appointment
If he disagrees, just let him know you will keep on taking it but dump it in the garbage and never waste money on buying another. Also, shop for a better practitioner who would take your ideas in the future treatment of your problems! Good luck
I took Lipitor for a number of years, and when I mentioned to my doctor that it increased my risk of T2D he switched me to another statin (Crestor), after switching I noticed within a couple days that I suddenly lost a number of body aches and pains that had crept in over the years. I recently stopped taking the Crestor and I am feeling even better.
Update::::: Since I stopped the statin, no more migraines, my BG numbers went down 15-20 points, hyper sensitivity to bright light went away.
I have heard that stopping intake of statin increases the blood cholesterol very rapidly which increases the risk of heart attack...so my question is have you checked your cholesterol levels after stopping the statin
@@allenbishop9154 but what about your Cholesterol??
@@nenadcubric2663 cholesterol schmeckterol!
@@victorpradha9946 no, even i was very skinny, when i had my first Blood test, my cholesterol was high, the Liver produce too much cholesterol
After my heart attack my Dr put me on Statins. For two years I have felt like sheet. So a week ago I stopped taking them. Within three days I started feeling better. A week on my energy levels are up, my sleep is better, and I feel great!
I've researched the side effects of Statins in the past. Yesterday I went to my doctor for a checkup and he suggested that I take a Statin. My last A1c was 5.1 (July this year) and my cholesterol was perfect. He suggested that folks take it for other reasons than lowering cholesterol.... I told him I'm not interested.... too many side effects.... he changed the topic.
Change Doctors! He sounds like a sales agent.
Why would a doctor waste any of the 15 minutes he has with a patient trying to convince them to do something that may help them out of his office? He has a job with growing demand.
The "other reasons" are all the "incentives" from Big Pharma.
Double vision! A couple of year ago I was prescribed Crestor. Saw 1 GP, 1 cardiologist, 1 ENT, 2 ophthalmologists (one of whom specialized in strabismus/double vision), 2 neurologists. Had blood tests, CAT scans and MRIs. They couldn't figure it out. Lasted for almost a year. I stopped taking Crestor and my vision cleared up over the next month and I have been fine since.
It's not a Statin, but after an injury I was prescribed Mobic. Within a day I started having extremely blurry vision. Since I'm sensitive to these things, I decided to stop the new Med. And my vision cleared up immediately. And for the record that anti-inflammatory they gave me for swelling and pain of my injury, caused my blood pressure to go up and additional edema in the injured appendage.
Severe leg pain. Changed types twice. Now I do keto and quit statins
25 year old.
Was informed that I had high cholesterol at the end of age 24, was prescribed ATO 10mg 30 day supply, before all this was having anxiety attacks, where my hearts racing, freaking out, hands/legs going numb, mind telling me this is it, but, after taking 7 Tabs of Atorvastatin, felt muscle aches on my left side of the body and only the left, heart/chest pain, stopped taking it 10 days ago from today, still having that pain on the back of ny left arm, running through the left side of my chest, praying it’ll go away.
Shingles have come back several times. I’m on a low dose statin. I’m quitting today! I’m 71 and teaching. The last thing I need is to lose my memory or hurt my liver.
Yep my liver enzymes went thru the roof!
If you are blood type O or B you should take cayenne in capsules every day instead of a statin.
Did you shingles go away for good?
I came off my Statins 3 months ago as I have fibromyalgia and I felt they were adding to my original problems of fatigue,muscle pain and brain fog. I have hereditary high cholesterol but I watch my diet. Thank you for reaffirming my thoughts on this drug. You are amazing! You have given me many thoughts on how to improve
My health. Again many thanks.
I am supplementing with iodine and seem to have less pain
Yes...same.
Me too i stayed on them.
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I’m a 66 year old male. My cardiologist immediately put me on 80mg atorvastatin and Eliquis when I had a TIA 18 months ago. I am retired military, and law enforcement. I am very active (weights, yoga, bike, hike), in shape, and have eliminated alcohol, increased fiber, and working on decreasing processed sugars from my diet. My TIA and arrhythmia, I attribute to stress and alcohol use during almost four years of distance traveling to care for aging parents, both their deaths, and managing their affairs. Coincidentally, later this morning, I am meeting with my cardiologist…I’ve been on these statins for 18 months….THAT ends today - I am feeling mysterious muscle pains and aches, experiencing foggy memory, and easily tired (all increased since being on statins). Thank so much, Doctor, for providing the research links. There’s so much info on RUclips, but rarely is the actual supporting information provided with the video. Bravo-Zulu, sir….thank you!
My mother took statins for some years. She developed pain in various areas, including her back. She also had type two diabetes. When I took her off statins, her pain reduced significantly. We almost completely controlled her diabetes with diet, and for several years, without meds.
so will she have a heart attack or stroke with in 5 years.
As far as I know, it didn’t hurt my mother, to take her off of statins, and other drugs. She died when she was 96, because I could not get her adequate medical care, during COVID. She did not have COVID. She died from medical errors, in the hospital. We concentrated on giving her good nutrition and supplements, and movement is very important.
I have been taking satins for years and finally reached my braking point recently. Almost all of the side affects you talk about are on my list of complaints.
After only two week of no satins my fatigue and extreme joint pain is gone.
I'm going off my statin today. I've been taking statins for years in fact my problems started around the time I began taking them. I've been diagnosed with fibro myalgia and wondering if it's actually the statins causing all my pain. I heard that doctors have been over diagnosing people with fibro and could it just be the statins. I have lost all trust In doctors, FDA, CDC, Pharmaceutical Co. And I will be doing my own research on what I put in my body from now on.
Until How long till you feel some point back to normal after stopping statin
@@MeMyselfAndEye650 I don't really know time will tell. They also link statins to dementia
@@MeMyselfAndEye650 for me was 1 week
@@LaTrovanti thank you so much for responding . I was also thinking of a way to cleanse myself from the medication . Thanks again for answering my question
Quit Atorvastatin 3 days ago after a nurse mentioned some memory loss in her close relative who takes a statin. I don’t know how it came up but when she said it I was struck by lightning!!! At 59 years old I’ve been progressively losing my memory for 10 years. Enough so that I’ve become very concerned and have been researching Dementia. I’m hoping now that I can regain some cognitive function. My father died at 52 and his father passed away in his 40s. Congenital heart disease is a concern but having my mind is important too!
There is lots of alternatives methods out there now. Big pharma is out to make you sicker and them richer. It’s a huge scam. Go to a nature path.
I tried my best to comply with my doctors instructions and eventually tried every family of statins. In every case I experienced fatigue, muscle weakness, and lower back pain. I struggled through these symptoms for the "health benefits", but the same thing happened each time. After about 6 months on each statin I developed terrible Achilles Tendon pain that was so severe I could only walk very short distances, when without statins, my wife and I walked 4 miles a day. All of these problems would disappear after stopping statins for about 3 weeks. I get so angry at the "studies" I read about on the news that the adverse statin symptoms are all in my head. The pain was very real!
Had the same problems plus elbow tendon pain. My left achilles ended up tearing completely. Stopped the statins. 5 years later I feel good and no tendon or muscle pain. Just a limp.
You have just described my symptoms perfectly ……. in addition to the elbow pain.
When I first suspected statins I stopped taking them for 3 days to see if my muscle pain would go away. It did not. But later, I stopped for a longer period. At about 3 weeks, same result as you. I was like "hey, the pain has subsided a lot".
I've been on atorvastatin for about 12 years because my cholesterol high , but am also on amplodipine and saw on internet that it's not good the two combined so 3 days now I stopped taking the statins, I'm 69 years old but have the last year felt my energy not so good so I will see what happens without them.
Dr. Berry, I know that this video is 2 years old but your advice has changed my life around for the absolute best. I've reversed my pre-diabetes and high blood pressure along with my achievement of a healthy weight from your advice and I'm very grateful. You are a GODSEND my brother and keep up with what you are doing as my doctor tells me. GOD BLESS you and your family for all the dedicated and hard work that you do. A high fat high protein carnivore diet is what I know the reason for the turnaround.
He's talking biased and uniformed pish
@@ronniemac2636 whatever you want to call it but it really works.
@@ronniemac2636 he's dead on accurate with what he's saying. My step dad has taken statins for years . He's in end stage liver failure and has dementia . He's 72 . Had a very active life . The doctors say his liver failure is a big mystery . It's not a mystery to me.
One of the worst side effects for me was my joints were hurting. There are many other side effects to, but I wasn't being listened to. I would rather die then take another Stanton. I feel that the doctors that push this drug, need to be on it themselves to understand how awful the side effects can be. Also it could not hurt for them to educate themselves on cholesterol, and inflammation, so they can truly help their clients.
I was on 3 blood pressure drugs and a statin drug for probably 20 years. I was eating the standard western diet and these drugs helped me keep 'good' numbers. My doctor also gave me a testosterone supplement. First a sublingual, then patch, and finally injections. He kept having to freeze patches off of my skin, finally surgically removing cancerous patches. He would also listen for fluid in my lungs every visit. Over time, as I studied nutrition and took gobs of really good vitamins, my body decided to resist the bp meds, and bp began rising anyway. It was about that time the doc retired. I quit all of the drugs cold turkey. (the doc had warned me if I tried to do that, I would suffer dire consequences!) My blood pressure went up a couple of points, and then dropped to what I felt I could live with under the circumstances. I never have gone back to a regular doctor since. It's been about 4 years. I'm thriving now at 78, and since I went keto, it just gets better! The main Point, is that the next day, after I quit the statin drug, I listed out about 25 side affects that I no longer had, including swollen ankles, aches and pains, etc 25! Things just kept getting better from that day on. I tell anyone who will listen, clean up your diet, stay off the drugs! The drugs may make your numbers look good to a doctor, but you will die an early ugly death! Keep plugging away Dr B!
BP meds are no where near in the same discussion as cholesterol stations imo though. I have been trying to do my own research but I hear telmasartan as an arb has very few side effects or just flat out downsides.
To suggest EVERYONE comes off statins based on your own circumstances is a little irresponsible. Don't forget that 99 percent of people in this discussion are from the group that has had bad experience of statins, or else they wouldn't be searching for/watching this video. A worldwide study determined that less than 10 percent of all patients taking statins experience any negative side effects at all. The fact that is being overlooked here is that statins work perfectly well for most patients and are an important life- preserving medication.
@johno4521 I take lipitor and it makes my feet hurt so bad I can barely walk..They're are plenty of side effects for this useless drug.
@@Lola-tq8nv There are videos on RUclips on how to lower your blood pressure using natural ingredients. Every morning, I drink the following concoction and my blood pressure has come down amazingly due to my arteries, veins and blood vessels being cleaned.
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Honey
One large clove of crushed fresh Garlic
The juice from half of a freshly squeezed lemon
I started taking atorvastatin several months ago. I experienced joint ache so bad that I couldn't lift my arms over my head and tying my shoes was a struggle. I stopped taking it and within a few days, I was feeling better. A month ago my doctor decided to put me on prevastatin. Three weeks in, my muscles began to ache, I had an ache at the base of my neck, and I began to feel exhausted and and foggy. I've stopped taking this one and am looking for a natural alternative. I have begun to realize that doctors and pharmaceutical companies don't make any money curing ailments, but they make a fortune treating them.
Make your OWN Oatmeal Daily
Rolled or Steel cut with water and a bit of organic honey. Research Artichoke and other Natural ways to maintain. Don't eat fast food stay clear of soda, READ your food labels.
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Like everyone in my age bracket, a statin was suggested. I didn't go along with it. I have a telephone friend, much younger than me, and she has a few of the listed effects, including diabetes, memory issues, low concentration and feeling tired. Some 10 years ago I was in a small movie-making group. All the men were on statins - except me. My 91st birthday was yesterday. A clumsy old crock, but still going.
I don't mean this as insulting Sir, but why are doctors even suggesting medications for blood pressure, for Seniors? How is that not criminal? The Average life span is like 76 years. What are they trying to treat, that fact the we all eventually die? But here, take a medication that already has a 1/5 rate of causing horrible side effects? Lower cholesterol with diet and exercise. It works.
The biggest worst most evil enemy of our time and of all time.
Statins caused memory issues for me. May have caused some other issues as well. But the memory issue was where I'd have quick memory loss when thinking of doing something and it would just disappear. I also had a hard time recalling names. I told the Dr that I wanted to stop. I am 60 years old and have had a couple stress EKGs with very positive results. So I told the doctor that taking statins was not worth the few percentage points of additional lifespan, of which I do not know what my lifespan actually is. Honestly doc, I wish doctors would prescribe dietary and lifestyle changes before handing out pills. So I have decided to improve my eating and watch my sugar intake. Other than that, I'll enjoy my life and die when God is ready to take me.
Correct Diet Intermittent Fasting Will Help All People rather that Dangerous Prescriptions
Amen 🙏
Amen 🙏
Totally agree!
I have been on statins a few years now after a transplant and I know my memory is not the same and have like a brain fog.
My nephew who is an MD in London advised me not to take them, his reasons were the same as Dr Berry. He also told me that if a doctor can get over 500 patients onto statins they are rewarded with a holiday and if they can reach higher they can even get a car. No wonder they are pushing them so far down our throats. Thank you for your input Dr B, nice to know my nephew was correct all those years ago.
The 'freebies' are given because taking cash would be unethical but it's the same thing. 'Doctors?' in UK are not local residents, they are businessmen (mainly foreign) after money. The patients are infidels and expendable.
My dad has been getting UTI’s very frequently, which is very unusual for men (unless the prostate is enlarged). He was also taking 2 blood pressure medications. I told him that his blood pressure was low. So he took himself off the one (lisinopril) and he stopped the Lipitor. Now he is urinating as he puts it, like he is in his 20’s. He feels great and has more energy!
Yep. Thanks for the info Doc. Went to my doctor and he ran blood work and I told him what was going on and he said 'stop taking Atorvastatin'. I've notice a huge difference within a month or two.
I’m an Australian in my 60’s with high family genetics of heart disease and cholesterol. I was prescribed statins in my 20’s back in 1980. I suffered terrible cramps and muscle pain but the doctors wouldn’t listen as statins were the wonder drug back then. Even though I stopped taking them after my heart bypass surgery, I still have terrible pain and have been diagnosed with degenerative myopathy. My muscles are dying and there’s nothing the doctors can do.
My kids have the same cholesterol problems all from genetics as we are not an unhealthy family and have had to stop taking statins too.
Unfortunately my heart muscle won’t last much longer, but I managed to save my kids.
At least Australian doctors are taking statin’s seriously now and not prescribing them if there are any side effects. I wouldn’t recommend statins to anyone.
Pl practice what i do to lower my triglycerides u Will fell wonder, my prescription is written in my comments. This is a magic composition, i come across by discussing many medical scientist. Practicing Will not prescribe it because they have mutual financial intrest with medicine companies
You need the enzyme co Q10 look it up
Lower back pain, to the point I can't bend over at all.
I'm also in my 60s and take a statin. I wake up every night with muscle cramps in my legs. I have decided to stop taking them to see if it makes a difference.
Having high cholesterol is a gift not a bad thing.
Thanks Doc. I was on Simvastatin about 8 years ago and it was causing some alarming health problems. I was switched to pravastatin and did well, but stopped taking them after a year or so. Shortly after I turned 40 a year and a half ago, I went for a physical and my cholesterol total was @ 230. The dr put ke on Atorvastatin which lowered my numbers, but for the past year I have continually felt lethargic. I quit taking them a few months ago and will just see how it goes. My grandmother is 85 and has lived for many many years with a cholesterol total of @ 225. I have an active lifestyle and I eat better than most, so I'll just keep going with that.
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A low carb diet is the best. A total cholesterol of 230 is not very high. They keep lowing the amount of cholesterol they say you should have so they can get more people on the terrible statins.
Maybe eat same as your Grandma eats & learn her way of food prep.
Started statins in October, definitely noticed my mood swing and muscle/joint pain is off the charts.
Pain, loads of random pain in arms and legs, it is like joint pain but there is nothing wrong with joints.
Yep had same
I was prescribed Atorvastatin in July of 2022, I’ve experienced some of the side effects you mention ED, lack of energy, muscle pain and the issue with memory. It’s been driving me nuts because at 62, it had me wondering if this is what getting old was all about and how was I going to deal and live with these issues. I started doing my own research and have found exactly what you are saying from others. My doctor doesn’t want to listen to me, so I’ve taken myself off them as of a few days ago. I’ll add that my father was on statins for a few years and about 15 years ago he was admitted to the ER because he could hardly move around, he shuffled like he was a 90 year old man when he was in his late 60’s. I’m talking about a man that has always been extremely active. The ER doctor remembered there was a doctor on staff that had the same issues about a year earlier, they called for the doctor to come down to the ER to look at my dad. The first thing that doctor said to my dad was, “Your on Statins aren’t you?” He told my dad he was an active runner and the same thing happened to him, the doctor advised my dad to stop taking them immediately. My dad did, it was a long road to recovery but he did bounce back, my dad who is 82 is now dealing with Dementia, which I’m now convinced was caused by the Statin. Thank you so much for this video, I’m hoping it won’t be too long before I have my energy back, this is an awful feeling.
Thought exactly the same, had a stent fitted 9 months ago have had all the same symptoms as yourself since taking statins. I cut down to half a pill every other day as of tonight I'm done taking them!! Thanks for the heads up respect ❤🏴
This reflects my own miserable experience. 60yo male, fit healthy and strong, been working out (weights) boxing and cycling for 20+ years. 3 weeks after starting statins I felt like I'd aged 20 years overnight! Horrific back and neck cramps. I have stopped taking them, 3 months later the cramps have subsided a little each day, going to be a long road I fear! My cholesterol wasn't even high, the doctor said it was a better for me longer term to take them.
I'd be interested in peoples recovery strategies.
I am on atorvastatin 40 mg since7 months i did blood test now it shows low platelet count , slightly low white cell count , high liver enzymes could this is because of statin because my pc doctor told me to do further tests , i ask the doctor could this changes in my blood pictures which was normal before taking statin , she told me no not statins
Can you answer me please i am crying
@@peterbalac1915 I m going to quit these damn things too, half a pill a day first week then half every other the second week? I have only been on them since my stint last December
My 89yr old mother has just recently stopped taking them cold turkey, had been taking them since her 70s always still showing signs of high cholesterol and extremely high blood pressure readings despite being faithful to the drug. Ended up having a double pacemaker fitted last year due to calcification. Two weeks after stopping atorvastatin her blood pressure has miraculously gone back into the normal range! I don’t like to swear but bloody hell she’s been fighting high blood pressure and heart issues for twenty years so to normalise blood pressure within a fortnight after voluntarily stopping this drug is absolutely shocking - just goes to show.. the reason that she stopped the statin was because she had been prescribed an antibiotic cream to rub into her leg to counteract an infection and when she did that she had a severe burning reaction that was extremely painful so she read the leaflet that came with the cream and it said can react with statins, reactions can be fatal! Omg! A ‘doctor’ had prescribed this knowing her medications! Needless to say she stopped the cream immediately and also the statin, she’s still suffering side effects from combining the drugs, the damage may not be reversible from having the two drugs at once. To me the prescriber should be fired, he has been reported to his colleague. Stopping the statin was a good thing as her blood pressure has normalised but now she has to deal with the lasting after effects of mixing antibiotic# with the statin, I fear it may be a long hard road. Please do not take statins.. if you feel you have to then please do not take any other medication alongside unless you have researched interactions x I wouldn’t want anyone else to be misled by the big pharma who earn mega bucks at the expense of peoples health
Reactions to statins. Memory loss, problems with urination, sever cramps in legs even taking COQ2. Increase in blood sugar.
Also frequent need to urinate.
Thank you, Doctor, for making this video. About two years ago, I developed “extremely” high liver enzymes that showed up in a blood test. My PCP could not figure out what was causing the problem since I don’t drink alcohol and am 70 years old. He tested me for hemochromatosis because I am Irish and a couple of my relatives have this disease. I had the genetic test which determined I had one of the two genes. I was sent to a gastrointestinal physician for his opinion because my PCP thought I was headed for non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. After I had different blood work done, the physician discontinue the statin I was taking as my cholesterol was normal. Within six months, my liver enzymes returned to normal and I am monitored every three months to make sure that my liver remains normal.
I worked on a liver unit and statins were given at half dose.. So sad in hindsight. Glad youre on the right path!! Low fructose is what the liver needs and it will make all the sugar you need to survive!
Im in the same boat...same exact situation! Hemochromatosis and elevated liver enzymes and now on a statin that I don't want to take.
Also a type 2 diabetic, which Im.sure the statin is.not going to help at all!
The only way to fix this is sticking to a strict Keto way of eating.
Now if i could just convince the PCP of that.
@@lloessy time to change your dr.
wow fairplay to you, that there says it all doesnt it, the medical world are literally pushing these drugs on to people
Stay away from those doctors. You need to find better.
I have been on Statin for two decades. I have suffered all along of the following side effects:
1- brain fog
2- lower back pain
3- low testosterone
4- depression
All have gone away after stopping taking statins.
Maher, how long did it take to notice the difference after stopping the statins?
I have been taking statins after MI for 9 years now and my shoulders are killing me...
Memory loss was terrible had to stop them. 1 month now and I think it’s improving.
My husband's cholesterol was definitely lowered, WAY lower than normal, which his doctor dismissed as not a problem. There are terrible problems with low cholesterol that apparently no one knows. I researched it. The sweetest man I'd ever known became depressed, angry all the time, and downright mean to me and his friends, and they noticed. Once he stopped the statin he went back to his old normal self within a couple of weeks. We need cholesterol.
I found your message extremely interesting.All our cell membranes are made of cholesterol,so we do need it very much indeed .
I believe it. I got high anxiety from it.
Statins also caused me to be angry ~ Every medical person ( including pharmacists ) told me they had never heard of this side effect.
@@carpenterfamily6198 My roomates pharmacist asked him if he was feeling irratable, angry, severly depressed, and way more symptoms. He said yes on most of them and got off. Angers gone.
My mother was started on a statin by a geriatrician and within a few weeks she exhibited significant short term memory loss and balance problems. She looked like she had developed Parkinson's d. because she held herself so stiffly. She said it was because she felt off balance all the time. Eventually, she fell and broke her wrist. She definitely showed improvement once the statins were discontinued but my sibling who had power of attorney (a non-medical person) had the doctor put her back on the statins. Within a few more months, this previously healthy, bright, active 80 year old woman who had been living independently was in a seniors residential care facility, in the unit for residents with Alzheimers. It was nothing short of a tragedy and in my opinion one that could have been avoided completely. I since have nothing to do with my siblings who all supported the reinstatement of statins.
So sorry :/
I am so sorrry This is such a tragic story....
Thank you, Ken. You have stated various reasons why I gave up on my 80 mg dosage of Lipitor. My main concerns were memory loss and fatigue. I truly curse the day my doctor put me on those damned pills whilst very vocally claiming all sorts of negatives if I didn't take them. Six years later and despite numerous attempts to persuade me otherwise I am still off statins and will never take them again - period!
Do you feel like your memory loss has diminished since coming off Lipitor?
80mg !
@@Keto-Runner Apologies for the late reply. I fear the memory loss is permanent, which is all the more annoying given my memory was extremely good before those damned pills. Even now, my doctor's successor couldn't give a toss about my other medical conditions and prefers to focus on getting me back on statins. I will never, not ever take another statin till the day I die. When/if they get this into their thick heads, then the better for all concerned.
BC I’d love to know if you’d be willing to share the reason for such a high dose for you. Have you had a heart attack or a stent? My doctor also prescribed 80 mg. of Atorvastatin because I had a high coronary calcium score of 420 but no heart attack, no stroke, no stents, good A1c, above average on my echo stress test, not overweight, don’t smoke or drink, etc. After about a year I cut the dosage in half without even talking to the doctor because I just felt about 20 years older. Exhausted all the time. My quality of life had really declined. When I mentioned being tired to the doctor at my 1 year checkup he just blew off my feeling so tired and said I should be lucky I have no other symptoms. Not sure what step to take next. I’d like to find a cardiologist who isn’t so aggressive with the statin dosage. Also, I was on 20 mg. Of Atorvastatin prescribed by my family doctor and had no side effects at all. Thanks.
Wouldn’t it be nice if ALL doctors were educated and honest?
or even cared just a little bit
The doctors go by what the pharmaceutical companies tell them about the trials done and how successful the drug is. They think they are honest, telling the truth and prescribe with sincerity with the mind they are helping the patient.
My doctor put on Atorvastatin for preventive he said ... I have been fatigued, memory issues, etc. for 3 years now. Thank you Doctor.
First time I tried statins I went from moving 2 tons of rock from my driveway to the backyard by myself to crawling to the bathroom with lower back pain and exhaustion--in TWO days. Doctors still tried to get me to try again. Both times gave the same results, except that a very low dose took a month to reduce me to sitting on the couch exhausted. That would mean at least three doctors did not think severe reactions occurred.
Love the book you wrote. I am 71 and I have heard many lies. Ty for all the hard work .
After my last blood panel almost a year ago, my doctor wanted to prescribe a mild statin drug to help with my LDL cholesterol. I had heard bad things about statin drugs as you state in this video. I called my doctor and asked exactly how high my KDL was, and he told me 167, a mere 2 points higher than he wanted to see. I told him I'd rather address it through diet, so he suggested I eat steel cut oats. I've been eating the steel cut oats with blueberries & honey 5 mornings each week for the past year. I just turned 64 and I feel great. I am due for another blood panel with a NEW doctor in July. To this day, I take zero prescribed medications, and will strive to remain the same as long as possible.
Poor choice in honey on the oats.
@@C02045, nothing wrong with a little honey, there are much worse sugars out there, stop judging.
Years ago there were many times I would stand in my bathroom looking at my pills wondering if I had taken them yet that morning. I just couldn't remember. When I briefly stopped taking the statin for another reason, I figured out that *only* happened when I was on a statin. They're also an unnecessary cost. They also require quarterly blood work to check for liver damage. Unacceptable. I now refuse to take them.
I go thru exactly that = forgetfulness...and it is getting worse. Plus the ED..and tiny patches of dry skin... I was also put on Diabetic meds and a daily injection - in spiet of no diabetic history or any symptom..and an AIC of 6.4--the docs all got crazy on me saying I was developing T2...scared me into a daily pill ration plus an injection. and I have felt like shit ever since.
Yes I'm the same forgetful
I have been on them for years and didn't know they are supposed to check for liver damage. They have never checked my liver the whole time for any damage. They just check the cholesterol levels.
There are a couple of cryptic tests for liver enzymes your doctor may have slipped into your blood work without you knowing what they are, @@annemariecooper5187. But isn't it shocking that they want to put us on a drug that they know could damage our livers?
@@KenJackson_US yes, true! It doesn't seem like they worry about our health when they would rather push the pills instead.
Been on rosuvastatin for about 6 weeks. Convinced it’s raised my blood sugar because all of a sudden, my weight is coming back after over a year of Keto. Quitting today.
Within 9 months of starting atorvastatin, I suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon and rotator cuff tears from a fall. My orthopedic surgeon told me that statins absolutely played a role in tendonopathy and contributed to my problems. Im now off my atorvastatin, and working on dietary changes as Dr Berry recommends. Incidentally, I am a retired physician. and still fell for some of the BS put out by Big Pharma and government regulatory agencies.
Been on statins for years and couldnt figure out my muscle weakness and aches, stiffness was getting so bad. I stopped my Simvistatin and in 2 weeks I felt like a different person. Stiffness disappearing and aches are gone, even feel more energetic. I can't believe the improvements. Have lost faith in my dr. Who also discouraged me from keto but was happy my tryglercides dropped 90 points. Thank you Dr Berry.
Effected my short term memory and focus. Muscle aches. Thanks Doc!
I took a statin for a week and I didn’t sleep AT ALL for 3 days. Threw them in the garbage.
There is a reason why the medical field "Practices Medicine" they are still trying to get it right.
NO....THEY TRYING TO GET RICHER....BIG PHARMA AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ARE CROOKS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER ALONG WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS THEY NEED WARS AND MAKE WARS...OR ELSE WEAPONS WONT SELL....
When you hear people say, I’m so stiff and my muscles ache, ask them if they are taking a statin drug. Betcha they are.
Was on statins for years. Went to homeopathic dr. She ran 21 vials of blood!! Found out I have thyroid issues (regular md doesn’t test ALL t1-t6) and found I had high enzymes in my liver. Regular md still didn’t run liver test. Went off statins. In 3 months liver enzymes are fine! Thyroid is better thanks to natural meds. Great job dr. Berry.
After taking Atorvistatin (Lipitor) for 2 months I had extreme soreness and muscle pain that was constant, it wouldn’t go away. I also felt like there was a fog over my brain and energy levels. I’ve stopped taking it for a week and I’m already feeling better on all counts.
Thank you so much Doctor. QUESTION: Does LDL clog arteries? if yes, how to reduce it, if not why do they clog? and how to avoid it.
I have so many relatives and friends who have suffered with muscle pain and weakness because of these drugs. My Mother had Dementia. I didn't know statins might have contributed to that. I, myself, took them for a week and could not sleep at all during that time. Unbelievable insomnia. I have always thought that they are terrible, nasty drugs. Thank you for making people aware of the dangers of taking statins with this video.
same here cheryl.i have to take mine at night time and my insomnia can keep me awake all night..
@@hankwaddingham5025 So sorry to hear this.
This video was very interesting to me. I went on statins about 15 years ago as per my doctor’s advice due to what was really only a moderate cholesterol result. She said that statins were brilliant and cardiologists all took them even if their cholesterol was low. After three months my muscles ached badly and one day while walking my dog I struggled to propel my legs forward as my pelvic and thigh muscles ached so much. I stopped taking statins and within only days the pains went away. I swore I would never take statins again, but with a recent high cholesterol result that my new doctor said put me in the high risk for heart attack category, I agreed to take them again, but a low dosage. Within two weeks I had bowel problems that continued on and on until I decided to stop taking the statins. The problem stopped within two days snd I’ve never had it since. I will never take statins again as it is very clear that they are detrimental to my health. I would prefer to take my chances with a better diet. We all need to stop taking so much medication. It’s a real racket, a massive money making rort. My grandparents, both considerably overweight, lived into their 90’s on terrible food and hard spirits. They were both mentally sharp right to the end of their lives and neither of them took anything more than a codeine tablet.
So you have a risk of death from high cholesterol. To lower that risk you are prescribed statins. Statins like all drugs have side effects, you seemed to suffer from those side effects. The side effects are well known and you are told of them when the drug is prescribed. No racket no rort just how it is.
You may go back to your doctor and try a different statin or try other options. Your choice. Fact is they work and save thousands of lives.
I guess by your thinking you would refuse chemotherapy as your hair falls out.
@@grolfe3210 you’re obviously a fan of statins and so will choose to have them despite the risks, and that is your prerogative. I’m sure pharmaceutical companies love people like you. My grandparents lived into their late nineties still with good mental health, able to remember the names and ages of all their grandchildren. They were both fat from eating unhealthy food, led a sedentary lifestyle and drank hard spirits every day at their local pub, they never had a cholesterol check because they didn’t exist back then, but if they had I’m guessing the levels would have been in the ‘danger zone’ and they would have undoubtedly been prescribed statins. They both died in their sleep one year apart of natural causes, probably their hearts failing. What a perfect way to go. I think this implicit trust people have in scientists, the medical profession and especially big pharma to guide us well when it comes to all of these drugs is misguided. Follow the money, as they say. When it comes to your facetious remark about cancer and chemo, you’ll be happy to know that there is an ice treatment now that can prevent hair from falling out. It’s painful I’ve been told, but apparently it works and I will certainly request it in the event that I get cancer and am treated with chemo. I hope that provides you with some reassurance since you seem so concerned about my welfare.
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It is all in the genes.
I cannot take statins so I am trusting God and eating nutritional low cholesterol foods
My times are completely in His hands.
Each person must decide for themselves. These comments are neither good or bad...and we shouldn't be critical if we do or don't take statins.
I say do what you must and be happy for your brethren.
I am 81. I have had high cholesterol since I was 40. My doctor put me on a statin at 60. I became depressed and also had anxiety. I stayed on the drug for a month. I read an article talking about this. I stopped taking the pill and I was fine by the next night. It was dramatic! My doctor said not for me.
I'm Australian and my doctor was always worried about my ldl being a little high, he wanted me to go on Statin. I said I heard it causes all sorts of problems, he said no not the new ones, so I agreed. I was taking it about a year and was having terrible cramps. couldn't even move my toes or feet in bed without getting cramps. I lost count of how many times I had to jump out of bed with them. It got really bad with cramps on the top of my feet so I could hardly walk and then the inside of the top of my leg above the knee. That's a killer. My podiatrist told me that Statins can cause cramps so I stopped right away. hardly ever get cramps now. When I told my doctor I stopped taking them because of cramps he didn't say anything just prescribed another one in a lower dose. Of course I don't take it..
I had exactly the same symptoms, the cramps wouldn't stop unless jumping out of bed and walking around...I stopped them and no more cramps! Better heart attack than leaving crippled, never ever will take statins again!
I’m a Pharmacist and mum had severe leg cramps and had to stop her statin. She has switched to another one and a low dose and has not had any problems since 2017. Please be cautious just stopping because ultimately you want to prevent heart attacks and statins have beneficial effects and the benefits far outweigh the risks for example speak to a cardiologist about why you take statins and cardiac ward. All this fear mongering about shingles and DHEA and testosterone is silly 🤪 .
After a TIA stroke, my husband was immediately put on statins even after an MRI that showed no plaque build up. After a month, he stopped them because he was depressed and low energy.
How is your husband now
Muscles pain, stiffness in muscles, forgetfulness, weakness, blur vision, pain appear in my muscles without exercising, these are what I experienced
The first statin I took, within two weeks I was in so much pain, I was bedridden. We thought it was my fibromyalgia. After a month, my BFF grilled me and we thought it was probably the statin. Quick call to the pharmacist and I took myself off it. Pain went away in a few days. My cholesterol is still a bit high. Dr talked me into another one. This one took a month. Only way to describe it is I felt wierd. Strange. Maybe weak. I couldn't even lift my legs in bed. No more statins for me. But Dr Berry gave me a lot more reasons, proof, to give my doctor.
Was just advised today by my GP to start taking a statin. I was immediately extremely unenthusiastic at the idea. This video has been the first stop on my new journey to research this - I could not have more fortunate. Thank you, Dr Berry, for this information (backed by empirical research).
I’ve been taking 10 mg of prevastatin for about a year. Every time I work out I can barely move for 2 days the muscle soreness is so extreme. For the past 6 months I developed the most extremely painful “plantar faciatis”. Even cortisone shots haven’t helped. I forgot to take my prevastatin for about a week and the pain went away completely and out of the blue. I took the meds for Again for 2 days and the foot pain is back! No more statins for me
I reduced my cholesterol without statins. I eat more fibre, cut out sugar and exercise 5 days per week. Also eat 50% less meat.
How did U stop it? Did U reduce the dose?
Same experience herw
When I told my doctor I stopped my statin drug and wasn't going to take any, he put a little resistance but at the end smiled and said it was my call. Pretty sure he got tired of my stubbornness. I just smiled back. At the time my triglycerides were 98. Didn't tell him I was following a keto way of eating.
After 5 months on keto, I had a minor stroke that affected my speech. It took 4 hospitalists and 4 attempts to even see a small white dot on my scan. I was told I was killing myself eating keto and put on a statin. Research educated me to stop statins and figured out taking gobs of calcium without magnesium probably contributed to my stroke. My high cholesterol and keto probably protected me from having a worse stroke. I take mag, but not calcium since I get enough in food. My liver function was great till I got tested after taking the statin. 4 years on keto and 5 months on carnivore and I’m doing pretty good. I don’t have a fear of not taking the statin. Being keto/carnivore has been one of the best things that has happened to my health. To this day, I have no residual issues from the stroke from 4 yrs ago. The cardiologist who did a bubbles procedure to see if I had a leak in my heart, told me my heart looked 20 yrs younger and told me to continue doing whatever I was doing, despite warning me before the procedure that keto was a bad diet.
I was on simvastatin (Zocor) since I was in my 40s. It gave me horrific nightmares and insomnia (up at 2 am every night), which I discovered when I had to stop taking a couple of prescriptions that interact with the Covid treatment (2022). The new statin I am on, rosuvastatin, lets me sleep, but now my kidneys are passing protein. I’ve stopped taking any statin.