Statins Explained in 10 Minutes (by a cardiologist)
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2021
- I've tried to boil down one of the most complicated topics in medicine to a RUclips length. Let's hope it worked! Statins are the most prescribed medication in the world but most of what I read and watch online is either completely vague so as to be useless, or just plain wrong.
This is one of the most requested topics I get, and while not the most exciting, it's an important one. So I hope it helps at least one person make a decision.
I wanted to keep it short to ensure people actually watched - an in-depth lecture would of course have offered the chance to really dive into the details but my objective here is to help as many people as possible.
If you find statins confusing, you're not alone! Cardiologists and GPs probably prescribe these more often than anyone else and yet even I took a long time to really understand the enormous mass of data and coverage (which of course is impossible to read in its entirety). I want to specifically credit Professor Darrel Francis from Imperial College in London for helping me see statins in the kind of reference frame that I present in the video. Prior to that, my understanding was that kind of vague "oh this will help you, probably. I think." that you might get if you just read guidelines, which of course exist to maximise health for a whole population.
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If you're coming here to shout "paid shill" at me, welcome! However do please try watching the video too. If you still feel statins are a money grab, consider that a 1 month course of Atorvastatin costs £1 in the UK. I'll try to answer a few questions, if you have any, over the next few days, please put them as new comments, not replies to this one. Thanks for watching 🙂
The question that actually needs to be asked in relation to statins is: Is Cholesterol really the problem? Do people with high total cholesterol really die sooner? Why isn't your doctor talking to you about the effects of sugar as it relates to metabolic health?
Man's wearing the Tom Scott scrubs
Me who never heard of statins before: Ah yes, finally, a video on statins from Dr. Rohin Francis!
Statins - just don't take them.
Dude! My father was a MD and I have always believed in medicine. However, when I was put on Statins every joint in my body ached, and l was quite despondent and noticed that I did not know my dog, of eight years, name! I stopped taking Statins and everything returned to normal. Best of luck!
They want me on statins ...NO THANKS!!
Approximately half the people who suffer a cardiovascular event have ‘normal’ or low cholesterol, …..
He prescribes statins.
Welcome to the Backwards Cardiologist channel. Is this a SNL skit?
The Nocebo effect, brought to you by the Big Healthy, a consort of people that think ingesting anything artificial or in format of pills is basically bad.
As someone with 7 plus years experience taking Simvastatin after a "minor" heart attack at age 55, I can only tell you of my personal results. I began to suffer severe joint pain in both of my hands after 2 years on the drug. I battled high blood glucose levels almost immediately ( one of the many listed side effects of statins is diabetes!). Cognition was diminished ( I would find myself confused as to my location on the drive home from work).
I was taking atorvastatin regularly for about a month and a half. My cholesterol went down, but my blood sugar rose to alarming heights. I've decided that diet and exercise will be the way to go
I will sum up my feelings about statins in 3 words - quality of life.
I appreciate your information and perspective, doctor. I am a 74 year old woman In Canada who has congestive heart failure and afib. I also have familial cholesterol and although I eat carefully, I have been unable to bring it down. In consultation with my doctor, we decided to go on a low dose statin. I have no side effects, and as you say, I won't "feel" the benefit, however, I am hoping to live longer and be well. I have my first granddaughter who is 2 and I would like to live long enough for her to get to know me and remember me. I will do my best. Again, many thanks. All the best.
How Refreshing....straight, forward, informed commentary. A rarity anywhere on the internet. Thank you so much!
a short introduction on statins would have been very much appreciated (at least by me)
When I started losing my vocabulary, losing muscle mass, and experiencing random pain in my abdomen, I quit taking statin. My cholesterol is very high, but I have no other health problems. My blood pressure is 120/73, my A1C is 4.9, and I no longer have stomach problems, muscle pain, edema, or depression.
After being on Lipitor for ~15 years, I could barely walk from the muscle pain. Stopped taking it, and the pain dissipated almost entirely in just a few months.
My husband who always follows doctors orders and takes tablets without fear. He suffered with muscle pain for 7 years finally went off them and feels so much better. He still takes blood pressure pills without any negative affects. He is more active and even lost weight since stopping statins