After 25 years on statins my father was like a zombie and could barely walk. Doc said it was "absolutely necessary" to keep taking them to prevent heart attack or stroke. I asked the doc why the Lipitor warning label says their product does not prevent heart disease or heart attacks to which he had no answer. Stopped taking statins 6 months ago and he has gotten strength in his legs back and regained memory. Statins are poison. Your body needs cholesterol.
My sister takes statins, too, and she is younger than I am. She has the weakest muscles in her legs...can barely walk down steps without assistance. In fact, she takes an entire SHOEBOX full of RX meds. You can't reason with her, though. I'm glad your father listened and got off those poisons.
My mum came off them as I advised her to as she needs cholesterol, but she had bloods done and the Dr said you need to go back on them or you'll have a heart attack or stroke and she listened and said the Dr knows best 😮 So can't do anymore. She's 78.
I quit rosuvastatin after listening to Dr Berry. And I'm so glad that I did. My wife, at the time, demanded that I take it, as well as my PCP and I did at their very strong persistency. My PCP gave me this long spill about how he was required to tell my insurance company of my refusal when I stopped. Oh well....insurance and big pharma are not going to control my life. ONLY God and myself will determine that!
My insurance noticed when I quit refilling Lipitor. They sent me a letter telling me restart taking it. I could tell by the way the letter was written that they would deny coverage if I had a problem in the future. I started to refill it again- I just don’t take it…
Im an echo sonographer with almost 40 years of ultrasound experience. I can not stress enough how RIGHT ON Dr. Berry is with this! Dr. Berry, Please consider following up on each of these recommendations & turning it maybe into a series of shorts. I learn something significant everytime I listen to you. Thank you!
My husband literally just had a CC score that was about 800 so the doctor had him do ultrasound on all his arteries and veins which came out clear. His blood flow is wall-to-wall. He has no calcium in his carotid arteries none in the aorta I think there was a minimal tiny amount somewhere but nothing she said to be concerned about. It literally comes up as nothing, next is a nuclear stress test. He has never had high blood pressure or Adema or any signs of anything like heart related but yet they’re making him take Crestor 40 mg and now he’s having muscle cramps I think after the stress test he’s going to get off the Crestor. Luckily he’s only been on for a couple of weeks.
I’ve been wanting to get off the statins, adopted keto/carnivore lifestyle, walking everyday, overall very healthy. My cholesterol level on the statin is 190. Can I just stop cold turkey or does one have to taper off? I had asked my Doc if I could & she said I don’t see a problem since your level is so good on the drug & your adopting a healthier lifestyle. Soooo can I just stop immediately? I didn’t ask her at the time.
@@meerhofmake sure it is taken with a fat. I get my D3 capsules that contain MCT oil instead of CostCo’s which contain Sunflower Oil as the suspension medium. I think mine are Osava brand, I’m in the UK so not sure if you would find same brand where you are.
@@Infiniti25, try to find one with a different carrier oil. Sunflower oil is not the healthiest. It’s up there with Canola oil. I found one with olive oil.
@@crh251 I said I get some from Osavi which have MCT oil as the carrier oil. The first ones I got were Kirkland Signature from CostCo and those were in a Sunflower Oil carrier which I know is bad.
Carnivore 10weeks, 63yo Australian male. Kicked initially my statins to the curb, then all the other heart meds. Lost 32lbs, exercising, never felt this good. Also, my arthritis and depression are gone, among others on a long list of benefits.
John…hello. Doug from Las Vegas. I’m on Day 7 Carnivore. I want to kick them to the curb, too. I have CHF. My question to you please is did you also have a blood thinner? I use Xarelto and was told it would be for life. Thanks for sharing with me.
@@DougCarnivore hi. After being on Carnivore for about 5 weeks, and having started exercising daily, and after researching the meds, i kicked statins immediately, and my other heart meds within a couple of weeks. My resting bp is lower without meds than when I was medicated. My metabolic health is improving exponentially. Everyone is different, and I suppose it depends greatly on listening to your body. I know now that i am in control of my life and that my faith in doctors and pharmaceutical products has been destroyed permanently, because if i can work this out, i find it incredulous that this isn't widely understood within medicine. Good luck. The more pure you keep to the diet, the better the results. Let me know how you are doing.
My ancestors lived long lives without statin drugs. My doctor tried pushing it on me at age 58 but I refused. I’m 62 now and my numbers are still normal.
I was put on Simvastatin at the age of 48. There was no medical reason other than the GP said there were enormous benefits! For years I suffered weight gain and pain, I thought I had fibromyalgia. Aged 57 I told a new GP that I was stopping the statins. He said no reason why not you have no to indicators to take them. The pain went within a month. I’m now 64 and 6 months ago my GP wanted me to start atorvastatin after blood tests showed raised cholesterol and triglycerides. I said I’d try other remedies. I increased exercise, all but stopped alcohol, added berberine and nyacin to my daily routine. In 2 months all my results were normal. Thanks to channels like this.
My mom was on Lipitor for decades. At 86 she finally listened to her kids and stopped. She seems mentally sharper, and her severe hand tremors went away after about 2 months.
unfortunately my brother-in-law age 60 refused to listen and continue with his self-medicated statin because he wants to see his health report has perfect cholesterol level score.
@@bombshelltwo8317 She stopped cold turkey. From what I've read online and based on videos I've watched on youtube, it takes 2 to 6 weeks for most people to feel improvements after quitting statins. Good luck!
I have a stent from one total blockage of LLD. My doctor had me on stains for several years. It caused blood sugar issues to worsen and head fog. I stopped all stains after trying 3 different kinds. Doctor is not happy with me. I asked two of my doctors that if elevated BS and Cholesterol are so bad for 50 years then why only one artery and not all. They both said we do not know. I am eating Keto/Carnivore and trusting God to keep me going.
Same here, doc is really mad at me. I was using a walker because my legs were so weak and painful. Plus I got cataracts. Now he wants me on Nexietol ( bempedoic Acid) even though I get huge kidney stones. I told him that all he cares about is my heart but I have to worry about the rest of me.
@@rebeccaachaibar5984 I believe Lipitor 80mg then Crestor 40mg and finally Repatha. Unfortunately I do not remember for sure what the dosages were. I did my own experiment and stopped the statins and found my blood sugar 30 to 50 points lower in the morning.
Day 4 of only taking half bp med. Losartin 50mg 1x dx. My bp for 6 months has been on the lower side. Now 2.5 weeks carnivore and over a year keto. -108 lbs lost now! I feel fabulous.
I take some amino acids called L-Arginine and L-Citrulline, a 1/4 teaspoon each, and it has lowered my bp better than anything else and without negative side effects. At rest, my bp is around 115/70 and 55 bpm. And I have had a 4 bypass 4 years ago.
My PCP keeps trying to force statins on me but I refuse. She got upset and told me I was being non-compliant. I found a new PCP. Thank you for your highly informative and inspirational videos.
I stopped taking statins 3 years ago. I still have nerve and muscle damage after taking Crestor for 14 years. I would not have stayed on them for 14 years had my GP not numbed me out by prescribing an antidepressant. I have concluded that today's corporate for profit medical system does more harm than good.
I almost died taking a statin My liver was poisoned and stopped producing cholesterol. I had severe diarrhea for months and lost 12 Kg just to name a few things. It was and awful experience. Dr Barry is right I was bullied by the doctor.
@@bettymaverick1098 false. The studies actually say that statins help prevent death and heart attack by up to 50%. Go ahead and post your studies. You can't because they don't exist.
40 mg/day of rosuvastatin for two weeks and I was so mentally confused I was unable to navigate crossing a street. Reduced the dose to 20 mg/day for three months, and the side effects finally made me afraid to continue taking it. I kept hoping that I would adjust to it, after all, my doctor had told me that there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Nine months after discontinuing, I am starting to feel better.
" there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Which is a lie. I had no idea what was happening to me and at first chalked it up to ageing...It was not ageing. I really feel patients can't give informed consent cause Doctors are not honest about what these drugs can do to them.
I watched Dr. Berg’s videos few months ago re statins, then Dr. Berry’s. I have been taking crestor 5mg for years to lower my LDL. A years ago I was referred to a cardiologist due to my chest pain plus shortness of breath, Doctor doubled up my crestor dosage to 10 mg. I felt that my muscles and bones, particularly the chest ribs pains were getting worse. Without talking to any doctors I reduced my crestor dosage down to 5 mg daily. It seems that I am feeling better after a month. In today’s regular visit to my family doctor, I requested his approval to reduce my dosage to 5mg (of course I didn’t tell him I have done it myself), he refused and said it is good for my heart. See…. 😂. Taking 40 mg a day of crestor seems to me is unbelievable, I feel hard to believe it 😢
The exact same thing happened to me. I thought I was literally loosing my mind. I couldn’t remember how to spell the simplest word. My doctor put me on a different one and same thing happens. I stopped taking them and next appointment is in October. I am certain he will be upset but my body my choice right?!!!!
I had a heart attack in October, stent put in one artery in November and double bypass in December. Now Im on a statin, blood thinner and metropol. My blood pressure is always high in the morning. Im going to do what I can to get off of them! Thank you for this!
Nurse here (who hates big pharma & the doctors ruled by them) THANK YOU for shining a light on this Dr. Berry you are an insightful and intelligent physician, regarding the CoQ10 over the age 40 one should take Ubiquinol as it is much more bioavailable 👍🏼 Love your channel!!
I'm a new registered practical nurse and I hate administering statins to patients, but I feel I don't have enough experience (read: clout) in healthcare yet to advise against it for fear of getting in trouble. It's ridiculous how many medications so many patients are on. The worst is the antibiotics ordered without any gut support. Without fail, tons of our patients end up getting C. Diff, which of course means MORE (harsher) antibiotics. I can't wait to look into studies more and build up my credibility so I can start pushing back against some of these things that worsen patient outcomes. But ultimately I'll have to get out of the hospital setting and into home care because hospitals do not provide holistic health care.
@@ada5851 the good thing is you don't have to be an expert, or a nurse really. Can follow an actual expert on youtube. They will often by MUCH more knowledge that the big pharma indoctrinated doc telling you not to watch them. I esp hate seeing elderly ppl on MANY meds making them sicker overall...it's medical malpractice!
@roxypedro100. Really appreciate your post. I am going to stop my statin & wondered if I could just put it down one day & never pick it back up, or if it’s best to “taper” off?
I'm a physician and was on the fence for years about whether to take a statin. I was on one for a couple of years but stopped it after losing weight. My LDL remains elevated at 150. But what really tipped the scales for me in terms of deciding that I didn't want to continue on a statin was a podcast discussion on RUclips between Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Robert Lustig. They talked about how LDL is what we treat in medicine because it's what we've got meds for. And if we're going to follow LDL, we should be monitoring the LDL-P (LDL particle number) -- most doctors don't check this.
Unfortunately, they’re following the “guidelines@ but if memory serves me correctly, many if those panel members had ties to drug companies, ugh! Hard to trust “ evidence based science” anymore, bc it often coexists with human-based corruption. I just made that up lol.
My LDL has been 120 for years. After visiting cardiologist for a different reason, he wanted me to take a statin. I told him I thought if my trig and HDL were good they outweighed the LDL. He said not true. So on 10 mg atorvastatin and 81 mg aspirin. Did you also take aspirin. I do have plaque in my left descending artery, i think 49%.
I've been taking atorvastatin regularly for several years. It works well for me with no side effects so far. However, my wife could not take any statin because of muscle cramps.
Thank you Dr Berry My Doctor wanted me to go on Statin back in 2019 I said no to him I will say he does listen to me We do have mutual respect Dr Berry May God continue protecting you and your family
I know a person who is a male, who ID's as a female who takes statins. (I think it is for the man boobs.) He is a body builder. He has had multiple joint/bone surgeries. He eats a plant-based diet. He walks with a cane. He is my age. He is in constant pain. I've actually told him to stop the statins and stop eating the plants and to eat meat. So far, nope. He and his partner have a health club. I cringe at the thought of their advice to their paying customers.
Every statin the doctors tried on me had horrible side effects. Even after I was given a full body MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) which looks at the veins and arteries and it showed me to be clean as a whistle, literally no plaque anywhere, they still insisted on me taking them, which i refused to do. I feel certain I would have died years ago if I had kept taking them.
I have been taking Avorstatin since 2020, following a TIA (Mini Stroke) I was told by my Neurologist, whatever I read, whatever I listen to... DON'T ever stop them!!!
I am sad this information was not available to me 15 years ago. Statins caused me to have muscle myalgia and symptoms of Diabetes. I was on medication for both. This caused osteoarthritis that took out both hips. I recovered Ok with good health and 2 new hips .Statins, a drug to treat with respect because it can bite. Great video.
I have familial high cholesterol. Three months on statins dropped my numbers from the 600's to 150. That was 12 years ago and its still working. Side effect? Consistently the easiest poops ever. Everyone is not the same in reaction to any drug.
I would take a statin if my Triglygerides were 600. That is a heart attack waiting to happen and I'd reach for any lifeline available. Just my own opinion.
My husband has had 3 Stents and has high cholesterol.... They have been very effective at keeping his cholesterol and triglycerides in healthy ranges . He has zero side effects , and at 70 , walks daily and is at a great body weight ...I am an ex drug rep and I see no downsides to him taking it. My Dad took his to 93
After my second heart attack I went back on keto diet, lost 56lb in weight, I had to stop taking the medication as my blood healed and the tablets lowered my blood pressure too low. Now I take herbs, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, garlic and Onega 3's. My BP is averaging 115/70.
I have a a friend who got severe brain fog while on a statin. His muscles got weak and he couldn't exercise more than 10 minutes. He is a big guy too. I told him to stop that statin immediately and a month later he was back to his old self. But people don't learn, we had to go through this a total of 3 times since his evil doctor would insist he went back on it. And to make things worse, his cholesterol wasn't even high! It was resting at about 205. I have been fighting the statin war myself for about 30 years. I am fine.
This happened to my mother , it worsened rapidly as they increased Crestor. I happened to find a French study done on Crestor that confirmed her problems for me. The damage was irreversible. Her dr thought I was nuts. We stopped it ourselves. The weird thing was she never had high cholesterol. She had a mild MI many years ago but not high cholesterol.
Not only that. I had iron retention due to fatty liver. Since I started low carb diet and dropped Lipitor, fatty liver fixed and iron retention is gone.
I'm a 65y/o female. My doctors are perscribing statins because my Calcium score is 60 and I have high cholesterol and Triglycerides. They say the Calcium score make statins necessary. I just found your channel!
A calcium score under 100 can be only a minimal to moderate risk of heart problems. If you have high triglycerides you probably need to lower your carbs significantly. I had high triglycerides of 190 in 2022. After doing the carnivore diet for only a few months my triglycerides were down to below 100 to 76 so do some research on your calcium score because I just looked up what a bad score is and 60 ain't it. Somebody is scaring you unnecessarily.
I was on ststins for 30 years to lower cholesterol. It did. It lowered my LDL from 190 to 50. Then I read the drug trials. Lipitor says reduction of CVD by 36%. But that is relative reduction. Absolute reduction is 1.1% and no change in ACM. An LDL of 50 is considered abetalipoprotenemia where you body does not make enough cholesterol and you die early. Side affects, brain fog, skin cancer, T2D, ED, parkinsons. I fired my doctors. Our body requires cholsterol and recycles the cholesterol. Our brains make their own cholesterol. Older people live longer and have higher brain function with higher cholesterol. I'm happy at 300 total cholsterol.
@@PaulBengtsson Just some info, my husbands total cholesterol is 652, and he takes statin, (they bullied us). His cholesterol has been extremely high as long as i have known him. He is over 65 and shows no sighs his heart is failing, according to the stress tests and the doctor. We were told by a researcher that he is a super synthesizer, his body is extremely good at making cholesterol. For what it may be worth to you.
My Drs. are strongly wanting me to take Crestor. I have refused so far. I have recently stopped taking all prescribed medications (metformin and Nortriptyline for fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy) and have not felt better in years. I did start taking 600 mg/day of R-ALA. It s a game changer! My fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy have decreased by 70%. I’m 70 yrs old and I don’t want to live the rest of my life in pain and having to take medications that do no good except to make symptoms worse. Wish I would have done this years ago.
58yo Aussie male - I have a pituitary disorder that impacts my level of Testosterone. While I take a prescribed T supplement, I’m also aware that my body uses my “good” cholesterol to assist with the production of some of that Testosterone. This impacts the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. My local doctor (and three following), insist that I take a daily dose of statin. Why do so many in the medical profession push statins? Finding a doctor who will partner with you in health monitoring is damn hard these days!
Same here in USA. Corporate MD push all kinds of meds and don't listen. The old MD s in private practice have mostly retired. Finding a good one now almost impossible.
61 year old on statins 2016-early 2019 - never felt worse in my lost 80% of my strength & stamina with unrelenting pain plus couldn’t run maths on the job I’d being doing for 30+ years. Went keto early covid then full carnivore late 2021 and have never felt better in my life its truly amazing. The amount of people who sill complement my chance in appearance these days never ceases to amaze me. Beef salt & water is you need. Truly.
Finally got my doc to understand that I won’t take statins. Now she’s gone out of state and will have a physician assistant to start over. 😬 I’m only on one med and I’m not going to start taking something that is known to create health problem I don’t have now.
My biggest side effect was short term memory loss, loss of critical thinking, just feeling like my brain was scrambled. Along with the muscle/joint pain. I haven’t seen anyone address this side effect, just gaslighting me.
@@chozen_juan I don’t remember the dosage but it was the smallest dose given for a new medication. I’ve now gone through all the statins, the latest was Crestor about a month ago. I am now on Zetia 10 mg daily and still having short term memory issues, I call it ‘losing my words’. Also getting lost in the small town where I live. I had an MRI of my head on Monday and it was clear for any signs of stroke. At least this doctor listened to me. I chalk it up to a major health crisis in June of 2023. I was admitted for testing because my b/p was too low. I hemorrhaged from a malfunction of my Swan-Ganz catheter, Code Blue and 7 medical staff rushed me back to the cath lab, fixed the tear in my pulmonary artery and put me on a ventilator for 2 days……then 10 days later I had open heart surgery to remove my natural valve and a TAVR valve and give me a new one……..then, 8 days after that, I had to have a pacemaker. All this in 22 days in the best hospital I could have been in for living through this. So, my point is that I don’t know if the Zetia is messing with my brain or this is the new me. I’m 72, live alone and pretty much back to normal now. These other responses were scattered over 20 years or so and was not affected by any health crises. And I am a retired RN so I ‘speak the medical language’ and I know too much, lol. Shout out to Saint Luke’s MidAmerica Heart Institute.
You missed one: brain fog, a known side-effect of the lipophilic statins. I was on 40 MG of atorvastatin and having memory issues. I quit taking it, and within two weeks my memory was back to normal.
Yes! Same. I was learning a new job. Super frustrated at my inability to “get it”. Finally did some research on statins & the brain issues. Got off of the Lipitor. Things cleared up for me within a couple of weeks. Amazing clarity now! I’m so glad you brought up this important point. Folks need to research this issue. Glad u r back to normal too!
Did you just quit at once or did you gradually decrease? My husband is also on 40mg of lovastatin and I want him off of it. He's been taking it for about 5 years and I have DEFINITELY noticed worsening memory, severe exhaustion (probably from all the lack of vitamins), and more issues. Doctor doesn't want to budge. What did you do to come off the med?
@@sandradeleon6171 I just quit cold turley, with no noticeable issues. I had lost the ability to do long division in my head, which I've been doing since about fifth grade, and at the age of 75 I just figured it was age related cognitive impairment and probably an early sign of approaching dementia. My wife had also noticed that I had some cognitive decline, and there were other brain fog issues as well, all of which cleared up. At the time I quit, I did not know about the cognitive side effects, or that stopping the statin would resolve them, but when I later read about them, I realized that coming off the statin was the reason for the improvement. When my LDL went through the roof and caused a heart attack (in my doctor, not in me) my PCP demanded I go back on a statin. I told him that even in the unlikely event that the LDL actually significantly increased my heart attack risk, I was not willing to trade brain health for heart health.
My PC wanted me to take a statin because my LDL was 193 and my CAC score was 65. I said no so he said how about every 2 days, I said no than he said how about every 3 days. I conceded and purchased the drugs but when I got home, I had a change of mind. I have so far never taken a statin. I could be very wrong, but the side effects aren't worth it.
I’ve been in zocor for years. I developed Coreneri heart disease in two of my arteries. He says it’s in the early stages. He wants to change me to crestor. Larger dose. I’m not doing it. In fact I’m going to tell him I want off of them period. I do take a vitamin D supplement every day. But I’m type 2 diabetic. My A1C went up to 7. Now in these last 6 months I’ve changed my diet. Got it down now to 6.1. Lost almost 10 lbs. I’m not real over weight. But my blood sugars were running kinda high. They are going Down now. I appreciate your videos. My daughter turned me on to your channel. Thank you so much
Just spoke with my doctor yesterday (6 month check up) on Keto, lost 75lbs, off insulin, only met Forman left. Stopped the Lipitor based on the side effects, reviewing papers, and other data. I have noticed, the muscle pain and muscle loss has stopped, my CGM shows I am almost back to pre Type 2 level…..when taking the Lipitor, I found it hard to get my AIC below 7……I appreciate your input and wish you were my GP!
Glad you’re off Lipitor, especially if you were getting side effects. There’s pretty good evidence that the big benefit of statins is reducing CV inflammation, not their LDL reduction, and Lipitor isn’t very good at reducing CV inflammation. So you get all the side effects but are missing the key benefit on that one.
@@CaptainDave05 May I please ask you if someone wanted to get off statins, could they just one day stop altogether or is there a tapering down one must do? Just your opinion
@@bombshelltwo8317 It’s my understanding that you can have a rebound of inflammation if you quit statins suddenly (as in a period of extra inflammation). I’m sure that depends on you, which statin, and how big of a dose you’re doing. If I was doing low dose statins (eg 5mg rosuvastatin or 10mg of other statins) I’d probably just quit. If I was doing moderate or high dose statins I’d probably taper off over a month or two. My favorite doctor Ford Brewer at PrevMed thinks low dose statins are good for reducing CV inflammation, which makes sense to me if you have signs of it.
As always, love your post and have been a fan of yours for years. Here's my big dilemma and need some feedback. I have a dilemma. Been carnivore for 2 years. Asthma gone! No need for anti inflammatory and/or any other medications for chronic soreness, no bloating, consistent bowel movements, good energy in and out of gym (train hard 6 of 7 days). Have always been lean and muscular and now even leaner. Dilemma is higher and out of normal range on markers for CVD risk (LDL,CAC, ApoB, etc) Dr's are freaking out at my numbers. Total Cholesterol 228. LDL 147, Non- HDL 156. LDL particle 2242. ApoB 106, ApoA 12, CRP .4, Lp-PLA2 136H, C-petide .46. Pushing meds and Mediterranean diet hard. What the heck do I do???
Dr. Berry another great video. I really appreciate what you are doing for the Keto community. I use pure olive leaf extract instead of a statin. Thank you.
@@iamingrid6469 Olive leaves contain a substance called oleuropein, which is thought to help reduce cholesterol levels and inflammation. Olive leaf extracts (OLE) also reduce glucose levels in the blood. Laboratory studies found that OLE can kill a number of microorganisms including yeasts, bacteria, and fungi.Apr 12, 2023.
Doctor kept on me for not picking up my crestor prescription. Insurance pays for it so I picked it up. Stayed on it for 3 weeks with multiple negative side effects to include increased glucose levels, joint pain, weight gain, and fuzziness. Stopped taking it and got better. Tried it again for 2 weeks with the same effects. Gave it a try, twice, that’s all I’m gonna do.
My doctor put me on Crestor because I'm 400 lbs and he felt like it was preventative care. Now, I'm type 2 diabetic. My cholesterol is 116, which is well within the 100-199 limit. I don't have high blood pressure and have never had any heart conditions. I'm going to quit Crestor today.
I read Crestor was taken off the market. I was on this and my muscles got so weak at that time I asked my pharmacist about this side effect and they said no. I talked to my dr and he pretty much said it was in my head. After 3 years off the stuff I’m still not back to normal.
From my understanding all cholesterol med has that side effect with muscles getting week or loss of muscle mass and start feeling very week I was once on one type I had to stop he tried another had to stop that to so I just went into exercise mode but some ppl just naturally have high cholesterol and really u need cholesterol in yo body when it drop to low u feel bad.
Oh my gosh both your pharmacist and your doctor straight out lied to you! Yes, all statins cause muscle wasting and weakness. Also brain fog and so many other things. I hope you have changed doctors and pharmacists. They both had to know the side effects.
I have tried six different statins and they all make my love legs. My muscles hurt. My doctor insists on me taking him but I just keep telling him no I’m not taking them so one time I just took the prescription to make her happy and I just never take statin pills then she stop bugging me
My husband’s doctor recently prescribed Crestor for his cholesterol…. He’s been trying to get him to get on cholesterol meds for years. So they DO still make Crestor. He’s never taken any statin and doesn’t plan on it. We go the natural, holistic route to control the numbers 👍🏼
Every time I go to my Doctor at the VA they try to get me on a statin even though my cholesterol levels are fine. A few years back I gave in - felt like crap the whole time I used it! Now I use 500mg of time released Niacin as my insurance policy - lots of research showing it to be very effective at preventing heart attack and strokes with the only side effect being the annoying "flushing" sensation occasionally. Good health to all.
I took Lipitor back in the day and developed Interstitial Lung Disease. Thank goodness it was discovered early…I took prednisone for about 6 months and am doing fine now.
i was 715 lbs., stuck in my chair, on oxygen, had not left the house in over 2 years. i had congestive hart failure, lymphedema, insulin resistance, reactive airway disease and could not stand for two minuets. that was last September. im down to 490 lbs. im off oxygen, all my health issues have cleared up. i have a future again. God has blessed me. i started doing you tube to help others like me.
@@spunkychops7484 what is bs about it. He is saying the diet got his appetite under control then as a result he dropped the weight. He was 51 stone and now is is 35 stone. It is amazing his heart and lungs have healed to some degree
60 year old female. High total cholesterol, high ldl. My doctor has prescribed a statin and I have not had it filled. My CAC score was zero. Don’t plan on filling it.
Get the script filled.. so your doctor knows it was filled. Pick up the medication . But don’t take any of it .. next visit to your doctor tell her/him that you was taking it and you want to be tested.. I bet they would say you are doing better continue with the treatment.. 😂😂😂instead of giving people drugs they should discuss diet first.
Great info, Doc. Yes, I take a statin (generic lipitor), and yes, I have been taking D3, K2, and CoQ-10 for years as well. My sugars are good and my ophthalmologist has recorded a cataract in one eye (very small, but I'm almost 64). My PCP monitors my blood as I've been on a statin for about 20+ years.
My wife had a stroke 5 years ago. To this day, no-one has ever been able to explain why. In fact it took 10 weeks and a brain scan before the stroke was diagnosed. She was extremely fit, of ideal weight, a non-smoker, had perfect heart health and a vegetarian with very low cholesterol levels. Her doctors put her on statins, as they really had no other suggestions. She had monthly blood tests. Within weeks, her liver function deteriorated rapidly. Her doctors stopped her statins and her liver function returned to normal levels. I would not take statins under any circumstances. If my cholesterol level is high, I'll cut all dairy and reduce it naturally.
Who decides what is high? Is it really high .. or is it normal for that particular person? Is "normal" a much wider range than "they" believe it to be?
@@stevel9914 That is exactly the question we should be concerned with. After big Harma introduced the family of statins, the medical mafia purposely decreased the threshold on "normal" levels. Brilliant scam, like so many other things they manipulate and fear monger.
My doctor keeps trying to force me to take statins. I try to educate because it's my body, my life! It seems like my PC doctor and cardiologist would prefer to have uninformed patients. I need to make some changes in healthcare. Thank you very much for the information. You are helping me to make the right decisions and not just blindly follow what the sick care system tells them what to do.
The Saturday Night Joke A guy goes to the USDA to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, "Are you allergic to anything?" He replies, "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee. "Okay, have you ever been in the military?" “Yes," he says, "I was in Iraq for one tour." The interviewer says, "That will give you 5 extra points toward employment." Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?" The guy says, "Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles." The interviewer grimaces and then says, "Okay. You've got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and plan on starting at 10:00 am every day. The guy is puzzled and asks, "If the work hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, why don't you want me here until 10:00 am?" "This is a government job", the interviewer says. "For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in you coming in for that.
In 2012 I had a heart attack and had a stent put in my right coronary artery. I have had no problem with my heart since then. However, as a part of my treatment they gave me a Statin. Because of that I have permanent chronic pain in my calves and am on morphine twice a day. I have been able to get off all the other meds the gave me including a sleeping aide, Clonazepam, that I was on for 20 years. I stopped taking Lipitor in 2013 but the side effects did not go away and have not till today. I am pleased to say at this point I am on no other meds for any other chronic diseases. The side effects of the statin apart from chronic pain are: Overwhelming fatigue and debilitating muscles resulting in sarcopenia, and a worsening memory. The debilitating effects from the statin along and with my age continue to ravage my muscles, and it is slowly getting worse
I'm convinced my late mother's dementia was caused by statins. Tried for years to get her to stop taking them but it was too late. Her cholesterol was totally normal! I refuse to take statins after side effects with 3 of them even at very low doses and taking them for a very short duration (severe muscle weakness) and have taken CoQ10, K2 and high doses of Vitamin D for years will little improvement. KETO is the only thing that worked for me.
I am a chronic pain MD and have found that statins cause muscle inflammation and pain in a grand majority of these patients. It could be low coQ10, low D, inflammation, and who knows what else.
Husband was on atorvastatin, new PCP took him off for 6 months, then back on. He got weaker and weaker, losing muscle function until he couldn't walk. Took several weeks, finally diagnosed with "Statin Induced ANTI-HMGCR Necrotizing Myopathy". Literally 1 in 1,000,000 side effect. His muscles were "eating" themselves. Months of hospital stays, plasmapheresis treatments, high dose steroids and he can walk again. Still can't do stairs, loses his balance and tires easily. But HE IS ALIVE and OFF STATINS FOREVER!!!
I have been pressured into taking 20mg per day due to a previous stroke. It does seem to reduce my LDL levels (have been 208 LDL in the past). But great info on the Vitamin D, my blood tested low even though I am outside every day on the ranch. Now I know why. Thanks
Four years ago I went to the Dr, he gave me statins, I said nothing, took the script and put it in the bin. In our family we all have a high number, my dad 85 in 2008, died from double pneumonia after the flu/pneumonia shot. Nothing to do with cholesterol, I am 76 and all I use is Naturopathy and homeopathy, always use cayenne in my food. Thank you DR.
Hey Dr Ken. I’m on so many meds including statins. I had a stent put in after a heart attack in Feb 2022. I have to admit I’m scared. I do take CoQ10 and Vit D and other vitamins. I really wish I could actually go to a doctor that truly cares.
I threw my statin in the trash because of the side effects and the nurse practitioner said to me and I quote wouldn't you rather have side effects than a heart attack I am no longer using there service after she said that ........
I started the carnivore diet Aug 24. On October 10 I had to go to the ER for a heart rate at 114 that would not come down. My cholesterol was 351 / LDL 291. I was kept overnight. I am now seeing a cardiologist who put me on 40 mg of crestor (for now). I will stop taking it as soon as my cholesterol goes back to acceptable. I still have upcoming tests scheduled to see WTH happened. My resting heart rate was 58 before I started carnivore. It shot up to 79 in just a week, but I kept at it and kept lifting and doing cardio. I'm 54 and 183 lbs at 5' 10". I had never been in a hospital overnight in my life. Always athletic. Not sure what happened, but I want to find out, asap.
I have been on Simvastatin for years and don't remember when I started. I have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency a while back and was told to start taking D3. About 4 months ago I was having cramping in my left arm & hand and calves. I was told to start taking COQ10 which has helped. What I don't understand is why we aren't told to take D3, K2, & COQ10 when we start taking statins. Maybe I should start taking K2 as well.
Statins are not required. What is required is self control. Exercise, a balanced meat containing diet and a healthy weight is all you need. I am 65, no comorbitities, take no prescription drugs whatsoever, i get checks via UK bio bank. One of the checks was a carotid artery ultrasound scan. It indicated an empty pipe with no arthoschlerosis whatsoever. My secret is life long exercise, particularly cycling, regularly taking my heart to and above my aerobic threshold of 171 bpm, staying slim, no smoking, hardly drinking alcohol and no over eating. Last night i checked my pulse at 37 b.p.m. resting. I have never taken a statin in my life. Exercise and lower body weight also helps you to live longer as well as being more healthy. The secret to that is reducing oxygen intake, net per day by your cardiovascular system being made more efficient and having to feed oxygen to a smaller body, with exercise and weight control, which uses net less oxygen per day. The burning of oxygen releases free radicals with every breath you take, destroying dna. Therefore the less oxygen you use within the constraints of still having the oxygen your body requires for life, each day, the longer you live.
My doctor keeps me on Rosuvastatin. I keep complaining about abdominal pain, severe fatigue, muscle pain. I eat a balanced diet. I don't exercise because I have no energy. My A1C keeps going up, and there is no diabetes in my family she says, "Eat healthier". I eat mostly vegetables (raw or partially cooked), lots of fruit and a good amount of water. Even with ice cream I'm at about 1500 calories a day. I am a smoker (date is set to quit) and that's what she blames all of the symptoms on, but these symptoms didn't start until I started taking my statin. I feel many doctors prescribe medications to cause other problems in order to prescribe another med and so on and so on. Plants and animals were put on this earth to provide what we need. I need to find a doctor that listens and create a healthy care plan not just prescribe a pill. It also matters if you eat organic or non organic. I've worked in Healthcare for over 20 years and seen many doctors look in a pill book to treat conditions because that's what they were shown to do.
I swear some doctors are more interested in how many meds they can get you on than actually helping their patients. I've had over 20 years of my doctors trying to push me into taking statins and I've refused every time. They do cholesterol tests, have the results come back as 'normal' and the first thing out of their mouths is they want me to take a statin yet have no rational explanation of why they want to take meds with serious side effects to reduce my normal levels of cholesterol. Your list is another set of reasons I won't take a statin. I heavily rely on my memory for my technical work and I have enough difficulties with it as I age and every statin user I've met has had memory difficulties stemming from the dose of statin they've been on.
I refused to take a statin. My dr. Was very insistent about it. I couldn’t prove it but truly believe he gets a kickback from big pharma. I held true and he finally prescribed a non-statin cholesterol medication. I haven’t noticed any side effects at all.
Well, I’m not stuck taking status and I’ve been taking them for longer than this Dr has been in clinical practice. I recently was hospitalised for a day due to a virus. I had all my bodily functions checked and all results were fine. My age, 78 and my blood pressure was that of a person half my age. Every so often I see this posts which may cause unnecessary concern for some people.
I took statin for many years. Always felt achy more stiffness every where. I decided to just not take them anymore. I have never felt better. What is an alternative to them?
I was put on Crestor for a barely elevated lipid level. I also wear a glucose monitor. After 10 days on Crestor, and feeling sick and dragged out, I quit because my sugars were so high the monitor couldn’t even measure them. And on two of those days I was so ill I didn’t eat anything. I’ll take my chances with cholesterol.
My doc prescribed me a statin a few years back i didn't know anything about them, I went and picked up the prescription pulled out the package insert, read the horrific side effects, and tossed them out!
I was on Atorvastatin for 4 years, blood sugar increased, muscle pains and weakness, fatigue, and before that I never had atherosclerosis but after quiting Atorvastatin I now had mild to moderate atherosclerosis.
I have been taking Rosuvastatin for about 6 months now, I feel ok and my bad cholesterol reading has dropped but I have lost a lot of head hair, which at 61 is a shock. I’m hoping that will change but am not convinced. I am considering not taking it, quitting my part time job, enjoying my retirement and years left and focussing much more strictly on diet and exercise. I think I have answered my own question! Thanks for the information, very helpful.❤
The elephant in the room is probably just do not take statins. I believe research shows that if you take Statins every day for at least 10 years, your life expectancy increases by maybe 3 days. Mostly cholesterol isn't bad, only the very small dense portion, and low carb etc reduces the incidence of that. If you don't eat enough cholesterol containing foods your body MAKES cholesterol. It is essential to your cells function.
Thank you for this video, Dr Berry. My doc is pushing me to go back on Livalo so I have been doing research. When I was on that med I experienced a lot of leg cramping at night, over all muscle weakness and brain fog.
Thank you dr Berry, i was 5 months ago on simvastatin, starting the carnivore lifestyle and watching your video on hypertension drugs, I got so scared I stop drinking it. Thank you sir, this information is very helpful. I appreciate you.
Dr. Berry. I have been taking Statins for 20 plus years. Without them my cholesterol has been 300+. My good cholesterol is low and my bad is high. I don’t have high blood pressure, haven’t had a heart attack or stroke. I’m 54yrs old. Just from that info. Would you recommend I stop?
I went to a cardiologist for the first time, he said my cholestrol was high. Never said he was giving me a statin. By the time I got a message saying this pharmacy would be shipping this Rovusa or creator to me. I was really shocked, this man never even mention the word to me, but got a pharmacy to ship these pills to me. No explanation whatsoever. I came to my own conclusion about this dr
I have been taking 10 mg of simvastatin daily for at least 20 years, at 65 my dr had me take a lower body scan and then added 10 mg of eztimbe to my list- my cholesterol checked below 120 for many years. In the last 2 years I am back up to a level of 132. I don’t know of any adverse conditions from these medications. 81 yrs old.
I quit taking mine after 20 yrs of taking them. I follow a ketovore diet and have for 2 yrs. I just got tired of the muscle pain & struggles with weight no matter what diet i followed or how much i exercised. I do have hypocholesterolemia but i will see if i can control it with diet first before i ever take that crap again ,The side effects are freaking horrible.
Yes, my doctor has told me to take stations, I then told her exactly what statins do. She was surprised I was so knowledgeable and stopped arguing with me.
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After 25 years on statins my father was like a zombie and could barely walk. Doc said it was "absolutely necessary" to keep taking them to prevent heart attack or stroke. I asked the doc why the Lipitor warning label says their product does not prevent heart disease or heart attacks to which he had no answer. Stopped taking statins 6 months ago and he has gotten strength in his legs back and regained memory. Statins are poison. Your body needs cholesterol.
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My sister takes statins, too, and she is younger than I am. She has the weakest muscles in her legs...can barely walk down steps without assistance. In fact, she takes an entire SHOEBOX full of RX meds. You can't reason with her, though. I'm glad your father listened and got off those poisons.
Exactly what happened to my mom but she passed. It's heartbreaking watching people disintegrate for no good reason.cruel
My mum came off them as I advised her to as she needs cholesterol, but she had bloods done and the Dr said you need to go back on them or you'll have a heart attack or stroke and she listened and said the Dr knows best 😮 So can't do anymore. She's 78.
Is your dad still alive?
I quit rosuvastatin after listening to Dr Berry. And I'm so glad that I did. My wife, at the time, demanded that I take it, as well as my PCP and I did at their very strong persistency. My PCP gave me this long spill about how he was required to tell my insurance company of my refusal when I stopped. Oh well....insurance and big pharma are not going to control my life. ONLY God and myself will determine that!
I'm on it right now, been on Statins since 2015
My insurance noticed when I quit refilling Lipitor. They sent me a letter telling me restart taking it. I could tell by the way the letter was written that they would deny coverage if I had a problem in the future. I started to refill it again- I just don’t take it…
@@johnpage6174 I don't take mine every day, I'm on about 10 meds but always forget to take them about twice a week.
God gave u bad cholesterol
Consider that no one really knows what you put in your mouth every morning. Or more importantly, what you don't put in your mouth every morning.
I stopped taking atorvastatin five days ago, my shoulder pain vanished.thanks a lot for the advice, doc.
Im an echo sonographer with almost 40 years of ultrasound experience.
I can not stress enough how RIGHT ON Dr. Berry is with this!
Dr. Berry,
Please consider following up on each of these recommendations & turning it maybe into a series of shorts.
I learn something significant everytime I listen to you. Thank you!
And thank you, too!
My husband literally just had a CC score that was about 800 so the doctor had him do ultrasound on all his arteries and veins which came out clear. His blood flow is wall-to-wall. He has no calcium in his carotid arteries none in the aorta I think there was a minimal tiny amount somewhere but nothing she said to be concerned about. It literally comes up as nothing, next is a nuclear stress test. He has never had high blood pressure or Adema or any signs of anything like heart related but yet they’re making him take Crestor 40 mg and now he’s having muscle cramps I think after the stress test he’s going to get off the Crestor. Luckily he’s only been on for a couple of weeks.
@edsileo Can you add anything being an echo sonographer as far as ldl cholesterol numbers and what you’ve seen ?
@@cindyshain3430Why would they scan his leg arteries or veins? Needless testing. Nothing needs to be done even if found
I’ve been wanting to get off the statins, adopted keto/carnivore lifestyle, walking everyday, overall very healthy. My cholesterol level on the statin is 190. Can I just stop cold turkey or does one have to taper off? I had asked my Doc if I could & she said I don’t see a problem since your level is so good on the drug & your adopting a healthier lifestyle. Soooo can I just stop immediately? I didn’t ask her at the time.
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Is there any reason to avoid liquid D3? Taking 20.000 iu per day!
@@meerhofmake sure it is taken with a fat. I get my D3 capsules that contain MCT oil instead of CostCo’s which contain Sunflower Oil as the suspension medium.
I think mine are Osava brand, I’m in the UK so not sure if you would find same brand where you are.
@@Infiniti25, try to find one with a different carrier oil. Sunflower oil is not the healthiest. It’s up there with Canola oil. I found one with olive oil.
@@crh251 I said I get some from Osavi which have MCT oil as the carrier oil. The first ones I got were Kirkland Signature from CostCo and those were in a Sunflower Oil carrier which I know is bad.
Carnivore 10weeks, 63yo Australian male. Kicked initially my statins to the curb, then all the other heart meds. Lost 32lbs, exercising, never felt this good. Also, my arthritis and depression are gone, among others on a long list of benefits.
John…hello. Doug from Las Vegas. I’m on Day 7 Carnivore. I want to kick them to the curb, too. I have CHF. My question to you please is did you also have a blood thinner? I use Xarelto and was told it would be for life. Thanks for sharing with me.
@@DougCarnivore hi. After being on Carnivore for about 5 weeks, and having started exercising daily, and after researching the meds, i kicked statins immediately, and my other heart meds within a couple of weeks. My resting bp is lower without meds than when I was medicated. My metabolic health is improving exponentially. Everyone is different, and I suppose it depends greatly on listening to your body. I know now that i am in control of my life and that my faith in doctors and pharmaceutical products has been destroyed permanently, because if i can work this out, i find it incredulous that this isn't widely understood within medicine. Good luck. The more pure you keep to the diet, the better the results. Let me know how you are doing.
@@DougCarnivore ps. What is chf? Im unfamiliar with the term, or sometimes Australians use different terms to Americans.
@@johnallen7367 - i think is congestive heart failure. My mother had similar issue
@@johnallen7367 sorry. Congestive Heart Failure. You mention your own heart meds and that’s why I inquired.
My ancestors lived long lives without statin drugs. My doctor tried pushing it on me at age 58 but I refused. I’m 62 now and my numbers are still normal.
You were the dr-kickbacks that got away. ;) good for you!
I wonder how much the docs get for proscribing them? How many yachts and condos in Aspen = how many deaths/ ratio?
I was put on Simvastatin at the age of 48. There was no medical reason other than the GP said there were enormous benefits! For years I suffered weight gain and pain, I thought I had fibromyalgia. Aged 57 I told a new GP that I was stopping the statins. He said no reason why not you have no to indicators to take them. The pain went within a month. I’m now 64 and 6 months ago my GP wanted me to start atorvastatin after blood tests showed raised cholesterol and triglycerides. I said I’d try other remedies. I increased exercise, all but stopped alcohol, added berberine and nyacin to my daily routine. In 2 months all my results were normal. Thanks to channels like this.
Most Dr's these days say stop immediately if you get any type of myalgia after commencing statins.
DR Ken, a real doc for the people.Thank you
My mom was on Lipitor for decades. At 86 she finally listened to her kids and stopped. She seems mentally sharper, and her severe hand tremors went away after about 2 months.
At 86????
@@billylain7456 Yes. And her leg weakness has improved greatly as well.
unfortunately my brother-in-law age 60 refused to listen and continue with his self-medicated statin because he wants to see his health report has perfect cholesterol level score.
Hi, can I just stop taking my statin if I choose to or do I need to taper down dosage? Did your Mom stop cold turkey, so to speak.
@@bombshelltwo8317 She stopped cold turkey. From what I've read online and based on videos I've watched on youtube, it takes 2 to 6 weeks for most people to feel improvements after quitting statins. Good luck!
I have a stent from one total blockage of LLD. My doctor had me on stains for several years. It caused blood sugar issues to worsen and head fog. I stopped all stains after trying 3 different kinds. Doctor is not happy with me. I asked two of my doctors that if elevated BS and Cholesterol are so bad for 50 years then why only one artery and not all. They both said we do not know. I am eating Keto/Carnivore and trusting God to keep me going.
Same here, doc is really mad at me. I was using a walker because my legs were so weak and painful. Plus I got cataracts. Now he wants me on Nexietol ( bempedoic Acid) even though I get huge kidney stones. I told him that all he cares about is my heart but I have to worry about the rest of me.
Do you mind sharing what statin and dosage you were on?
@@rebeccaachaibar5984 I believe Lipitor 80mg then Crestor 40mg and finally Repatha. Unfortunately I do not remember for sure what the dosages were. I did my own experiment and stopped the statins and found my blood sugar 30 to 50 points lower in the morning.
10 years on Lipitor. No cararacts, blood work results solidly normal. Can’t speak to CoQ10 or testosterone levels, but I feel pretty good.
Day 4 of only taking half bp med. Losartin 50mg 1x dx. My bp for 6 months has been on the lower side. Now 2.5 weeks carnivore and over a year keto. -108 lbs lost now! I feel fabulous.
Congrats! 🎉
@@CarolDee61 thank you. I'm so excited.
I take some amino acids called L-Arginine and L-Citrulline, a 1/4 teaspoon each, and it has lowered my bp better than anything else and without negative side effects. At rest, my bp is around 115/70 and 55 bpm. And I have had a 4 bypass 4 years ago.
Kazaaaaa !
Amazing! Congratulations!!
My PCP keeps trying to force statins on me but I refuse. She got upset and told me I was being non-compliant. I found a new PCP. Thank you for your highly informative and inspirational videos.
I stopped taking statins 3 years ago. I still have nerve and muscle damage after taking Crestor for 14 years. I would not have stayed on them for 14 years had my GP not numbed me out by prescribing an antidepressant. I have concluded that today's corporate for profit medical system does more harm than good.
@@steves5354 I agree with you.
I'm taking Crestor at age 45 due to a small 9mm stroke. My doctor keeps scaring me when I talk about stopping the Crestor.
I almost died taking a statin My liver was poisoned and stopped producing cholesterol. I had severe diarrhea for months and lost 12 Kg just to name a few things. It was and awful experience. Dr Barry is right I was bullied by the doctor.
A large study said the death and heart attack rate was not decreased by taking stains. However, cancer did increase in the those in the study.
what study was that? very vague..
Give us info on where to find the study please!
@@bettymaverick1098 false. The studies actually say that statins help prevent death and heart attack by up to 50%. Go ahead and post your studies. You can't because they don't exist.
40 mg/day of rosuvastatin for two weeks and I was so mentally confused I was unable to navigate crossing a street. Reduced the dose to 20 mg/day for three months, and the side effects finally made me afraid to continue taking it. I kept hoping that I would adjust to it, after all, my doctor had told me that there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Nine months after discontinuing, I am starting to feel better.
Statins made me really confused.
The medical profession seems to think this not a really a symptom, it's some sort of emotional thing.
" there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Which is a lie. I had no idea what was happening to me and at first chalked it up to ageing...It was not ageing.
I really feel patients can't give informed consent cause Doctors are not honest about what these drugs can do to them.
I watched Dr. Berg’s videos few months ago re statins, then Dr. Berry’s. I have been taking crestor 5mg for years to lower my LDL. A years ago I was referred to a cardiologist due to my chest pain plus shortness of breath, Doctor doubled up my crestor dosage to 10 mg. I felt that my muscles and bones, particularly the chest ribs pains were getting worse. Without talking to any doctors I reduced my crestor dosage down to 5 mg daily. It seems that I am feeling better after a month. In today’s regular visit to my family doctor, I requested his approval to reduce my dosage to 5mg (of course I didn’t tell him I have done it myself), he refused and said it is good for my heart. See…. 😂. Taking 40 mg a day of crestor seems to me is unbelievable, I feel hard to believe it 😢
The exact same thing happened to me. I thought I was literally loosing my mind. I couldn’t remember how to spell the simplest word. My doctor put me on a different one and same thing happens. I stopped taking them and next appointment is in October. I am certain he will be upset but my body my choice right?!!!!
@@Nakona0062 Stand your ground!
I had a heart attack in October, stent put in one artery in November and double bypass in December. Now Im on a statin, blood thinner and metropol. My blood pressure is always high in the morning. Im going to do what I can to get off of them! Thank you for this!
Did you come off of statins?
Nurse here (who hates big pharma & the doctors ruled by them) THANK YOU for shining a light on this Dr. Berry you are an insightful and intelligent physician, regarding the CoQ10 over the age 40 one should take Ubiquinol as it is much more bioavailable 👍🏼
Love your channel!!
I'm a new registered practical nurse and I hate administering statins to patients, but I feel I don't have enough experience (read: clout) in healthcare yet to advise against it for fear of getting in trouble. It's ridiculous how many medications so many patients are on. The worst is the antibiotics ordered without any gut support. Without fail, tons of our patients end up getting C. Diff, which of course means MORE (harsher) antibiotics. I can't wait to look into studies more and build up my credibility so I can start pushing back against some of these things that worsen patient outcomes. But ultimately I'll have to get out of the hospital setting and into home care because hospitals do not provide holistic health care.
@roxypedro100 And you are a wonderful nurse. Thanks for your wonderful opinion, bravery and encouragement.
@@ada5851 the good thing is you don't have to be an expert, or a nurse really. Can follow an actual expert on youtube. They will often by MUCH more knowledge that the big pharma indoctrinated doc telling you not to watch them. I esp hate seeing elderly ppl on MANY meds making them sicker overall...it's medical malpractice!
@roxypedro100. Really appreciate your post. I am going to stop my statin & wondered if I could just put it down one day & never pick it back up, or if it’s best to “taper” off?
Almost every Doctor is a prostitute, paid to give you drugs you don't need so they can pocket their gelt and buy another sports car and boat.
I'm a physician and was on the fence for years about whether to take a statin. I was on one for a couple of years but stopped it after losing weight. My LDL remains elevated at 150. But what really tipped the scales for me in terms of deciding that I didn't want to continue on a statin was a podcast discussion on RUclips between Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Robert Lustig. They talked about how LDL is what we treat in medicine because it's what we've got meds for. And if we're going to follow LDL, we should be monitoring the LDL-P (LDL particle number) -- most doctors don't check this.
Yes! I’m a PA and the docs in my office are all about statins for just about everyone. They shut me down when I try to have a discussion on the topic.
@@michellewanner3921 I’m not surprised. What becomes the so-called standard of care in medicine does not always equal the best patient care.
Unfortunately, they’re following the “guidelines@ but if memory serves me correctly, many if those panel members had ties to drug companies, ugh!
Hard to trust “ evidence based science” anymore, bc it often coexists with human-based corruption. I just made that up lol.
My LDL has been 120 for years. After visiting cardiologist for a different reason, he wanted me to take a statin. I told him I thought if my trig and HDL were good they outweighed the LDL. He said not true. So on 10 mg atorvastatin and 81 mg aspirin. Did you also take aspirin. I do have plaque in my left descending artery, i think 49%.
Dr. May I ask if one so chooses to stop taking their statin any longer, can that someone just stop cold turkey or do we taper off dosage?
After 15+ years of doing so, I haven't taken a statin in almost 3 years. Thanks to this channel. Thanks Ken. Much appreciated.
yes, but has your cholesterol rose to dangerous levels. I'm in same boat and would rather not take it
Can I ask u did your levels go up after u stopped. I am thinking to do the same.
I have completely stopped having my HDL/LDL levels checked whatsoever.
And did you have a Tia stroke?
I've been taking atorvastatin regularly for several years. It works well for me with no side effects so far. However, my wife could not take any statin because of muscle cramps.
where does your wife get the muscle cramps?
@@J-ZIM She got them in the arms and legs primarily.
There's lots of people who benefit from statins
Thank You Dr. Berry for standing up for us , it is most appreciated’
Thank you Dr Berry
My Doctor wanted me to go on Statin back in 2019
I said no to him
I will say he does listen to me
We do have mutual respect
Dr Berry
May God continue protecting you and your family
I quit Simvistatin a week ago ago and can already tell I am feeling better!
I know a person who is a male, who ID's as a female who takes statins. (I think it is for the man boobs.) He is a body builder. He has had multiple joint/bone surgeries. He eats a plant-based diet. He walks with a cane. He is my age. He is in constant pain. I've actually told him to stop the statins and stop eating the plants and to eat meat. So far, nope. He and his partner have a health club. I cringe at the thought of their advice to their paying customers.
Sounds like a wack-job
Every statin the doctors tried on me had horrible side effects. Even after I was given a full body MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) which looks at the veins and arteries and it showed me to be clean as a whistle, literally no plaque anywhere, they still insisted on me taking them, which i refused to do. I feel certain I would have died years ago if I had kept taking them.
what side effects?
@@val058
Your arteries were clear because you DID take the meds. Don't knock it too much.
I have been taking Avorstatin since 2020, following a TIA (Mini Stroke)
I was told by my Neurologist, whatever I read, whatever I listen to... DON'T ever stop them!!!
Drink Okra Water and get some Berberine
I am sad this information was not available to me 15 years ago. Statins caused me to have muscle myalgia and symptoms of Diabetes. I was on medication for both. This caused osteoarthritis that took out both hips. I recovered Ok with good health and 2 new hips .Statins, a drug to treat with respect because it can bite. Great video.
I have familial high cholesterol. Three months on statins dropped my numbers from the 600's to 150. That was 12 years ago and its still working. Side effect? Consistently the easiest poops ever.
Everyone is not the same in reaction to any drug.
I would take a statin if my Triglygerides were 600. That is a heart attack waiting to happen and I'd reach for any lifeline available. Just my own opinion.
My husband has had 3 Stents and has high cholesterol.... They have been very effective at keeping his cholesterol and triglycerides in healthy ranges . He has zero side effects , and at 70 , walks daily and is at a great body weight ...I am an ex drug rep and I see no downsides to him taking it. My Dad took his to 93
Stopped my simvastatin over 2 yrs ago. Eating keto/low carb and LDL is up a bit. Dr. said I should be on Statin. I've not been back.
The proof is in the cholesterol numbers... has your diet been able to match the LDL-C reduction provided by the statin?
I'm all set. I'll stay away from the statins.
After my second heart attack I went back on keto diet, lost 56lb in weight, I had to stop taking the medication as my blood healed and the tablets lowered my blood pressure too low. Now I take herbs, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, garlic and Onega 3's. My BP is averaging 115/70.
What you do for us is so important, your videos have helped me get my life back on track . Bless you, you are one of the special people.
Thank you Dr Berry we have witnessed our parents on Statin’s suffering from Dementia.
I have a a friend who got severe brain fog while on a statin. His muscles got weak and he couldn't exercise more than 10 minutes. He is a big guy too. I told him to stop that statin immediately and a month later he was back to his old self. But people don't learn, we had to go through this a total of 3 times since his evil doctor would insist he went back on it. And to make things worse, his cholesterol wasn't even high! It was resting at about 205. I have been fighting the statin war myself for about 30 years. I am fine.
i was having the same effect, and shaking like i had parkinson disease, so i stopped taking the statin immediately and now I'm back to normal.
This happened to my mother , it worsened rapidly as they increased Crestor. I happened to find a French study done on Crestor that confirmed her problems for me. The damage was irreversible. Her dr thought I was nuts. We stopped it ourselves. The weird thing was she never had high cholesterol. She had a mild MI many years ago but not high cholesterol.
Not only that.
I had iron retention due to fatty liver.
Since I started low carb diet and dropped Lipitor, fatty liver fixed and iron retention is gone.
What about cholesterol off that you can buy over the counter?
They (Dr.s) tried to get me to take a statin... made them mad but I flat out refused
You cheated them out of their commission $$$ from Big Pharma. Good for you! 🤔 The Profit Motive is more Powerful than the welfare of the patient.
I'm a 65y/o female. My doctors are perscribing statins because my Calcium score is 60 and I have high cholesterol and Triglycerides. They say the Calcium score make statins necessary. I just found your channel!
A calcium score under 100 can be only a minimal to moderate risk of heart problems. If you have high triglycerides you probably need to lower your carbs significantly. I had high triglycerides of 190 in 2022. After doing the carnivore diet for only a few months my triglycerides were down to below 100 to 76 so do some research on your calcium score because I just looked up what a bad score is and 60 ain't it. Somebody is scaring you unnecessarily.
I was on ststins for 30 years to lower cholesterol. It did. It lowered my LDL from 190 to 50. Then I read the drug trials. Lipitor says reduction of CVD by 36%. But that is relative reduction. Absolute reduction is 1.1% and no change in ACM. An LDL of 50 is considered abetalipoprotenemia where you body does not make enough cholesterol and you die early. Side affects, brain fog, skin cancer, T2D, ED, parkinsons. I fired my doctors. Our body requires cholsterol and recycles the cholesterol. Our brains make their own cholesterol. Older people live longer and have higher brain function with higher cholesterol. I'm happy at 300 total cholsterol.
Sounds good. I just found out I have LDL of 433 and that's sounds scary.
@@PaulBengtsson what are you going to do?
@@Coach49217I was wrong, my LDL was 356. Still very high, but I don,t do anything, no meds..
@@PaulBengtsson Just some info, my husbands total cholesterol is 652, and he takes statin, (they bullied us). His cholesterol has been extremely high as long as i have known him. He is over 65 and shows no sighs his heart is failing, according to the stress tests and the doctor. We were told by a researcher that he is a super synthesizer, his body is extremely good at making cholesterol. For what it may be worth to you.
@@audreymilosevic2081 Wow, that's high. Thanks for your reply. I'm 68 and feel good.
My Drs. are strongly wanting me to take Crestor. I have refused so far. I have recently stopped taking all prescribed medications (metformin and Nortriptyline for fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy) and have not felt better in years. I did start taking 600 mg/day of R-ALA. It s a game changer! My fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy have decreased by 70%. I’m 70 yrs old and I don’t want to live the rest of my life in pain and having to take medications that do no good except to make symptoms worse. Wish I would have done this years ago.
58yo Aussie male - I have a pituitary disorder that impacts my level of Testosterone. While I take a prescribed T supplement, I’m also aware that my body uses my “good” cholesterol to assist with the production of some of that Testosterone. This impacts the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. My local doctor (and three following), insist that I take a daily dose of statin. Why do so many in the medical profession push statins? Finding a doctor who will partner with you in health monitoring is damn hard these days!
Same here in USA. Corporate MD push all kinds of meds and don't listen. The old MD s in private practice have mostly retired. Finding a good one now almost impossible.
61 year old on statins 2016-early 2019 - never felt worse in my lost 80% of my strength & stamina with unrelenting pain plus couldn’t run maths on the job I’d being doing for 30+ years. Went keto early covid then full carnivore late 2021 and have never felt better in my life its truly amazing. The amount of people who sill complement my chance in appearance these days never ceases to amaze me. Beef salt & water is you need. Truly.
@@jamesrebbechi5247 Unfortunately, the powers that be are working hard to make beef unavailable!!
$$$
Finally got my doc to understand that I won’t take statins. Now she’s gone out of state and will have a physician assistant to start over. 😬 I’m only on one med and I’m not going to start taking something that is known to create health problem I don’t have now.
My biggest side effect was short term memory loss, loss of critical thinking, just feeling like my brain was scrambled. Along with the muscle/joint pain. I haven’t seen anyone address this side effect, just gaslighting me.
how many mg were you taking?
@@chozen_juan I don’t remember the dosage but it was the smallest dose given for a new medication. I’ve now gone through all the statins, the latest was Crestor about a month ago. I am now on Zetia 10 mg daily and still having short term memory issues, I call it ‘losing my words’. Also getting lost in the small town where I live. I had an MRI of my head on Monday and it was clear for any signs of stroke. At least this doctor listened to me. I chalk it up to a major health crisis in June of 2023. I was admitted for testing because my b/p was too low. I hemorrhaged from a malfunction of my Swan-Ganz catheter, Code Blue and 7 medical staff rushed me back to the cath lab, fixed the tear in my pulmonary artery and put me on a ventilator for 2 days……then 10 days later I had open heart surgery to remove my natural valve and a TAVR valve and give me a new one……..then, 8 days after that, I had to have a pacemaker. All this in 22 days in the best hospital I could have been in for living through this. So, my point is that I don’t know if the Zetia is messing with my brain or this is the new me. I’m 72, live alone and pretty much back to normal now. These other responses were scattered over 20 years or so and was not affected by any health crises. And I am a retired RN so I ‘speak the medical language’ and I know too much, lol. Shout out to Saint Luke’s MidAmerica Heart Institute.
I also have those side effects.
You missed one: brain fog, a known side-effect of the lipophilic statins. I was on 40 MG of atorvastatin and having memory issues. I quit taking it, and within two weeks my memory was back to normal.
Yes! Same. I was learning a new job. Super frustrated at my inability to “get it”. Finally did some research on statins & the brain issues. Got off of the Lipitor. Things cleared up for me within a couple of weeks. Amazing clarity now! I’m so glad you brought up this important point. Folks need to research this issue. Glad u r back to normal too!
Did you just quit at once or did you gradually decrease? My husband is also on 40mg of lovastatin and I want him off of it. He's been taking it for about 5 years and I have DEFINITELY noticed worsening memory, severe exhaustion (probably from all the lack of vitamins), and more issues. Doctor doesn't want to budge.
What did you do to come off the med?
@@sandradeleon6171 I just quit cold turley, with no noticeable issues. I had lost the ability to do long division in my head, which I've been doing since about fifth grade, and at the age of 75 I just figured it was age related cognitive impairment and probably an early sign of approaching dementia. My wife had also noticed that I had some cognitive decline, and there were other brain fog issues as well, all of which cleared up. At the time I quit, I did not know about the cognitive side effects, or that stopping the statin would resolve them, but when I later read about them, I realized that coming off the statin was the reason for the improvement.
When my LDL went through the roof and caused a heart attack (in my doctor, not in me) my PCP demanded I go back on a statin. I told him that even in the unlikely event that the LDL actually significantly increased my heart attack risk, I was not willing to trade brain health for heart health.
I am on statins. I just want to thank you for
Sorry, what did you say again?
My PC wanted me to take a statin because my LDL was 193 and my CAC score was 65. I said no so he said how about every 2 days, I said no than he said how about every 3 days. I conceded and purchased the drugs but when I got home, I had a change of mind. I have so far never taken a statin. I could be very wrong, but the side effects aren't worth it.
How it's going Ken, question does someone of your family have got before some cardiovascular problem?
I’ve been in zocor for years. I developed
Coreneri heart disease in two of my arteries. He says it’s in the early stages. He wants to change me to crestor. Larger dose. I’m not doing it. In fact I’m going to tell him I want off of them period. I do take a vitamin D supplement every day. But I’m type 2 diabetic. My A1C went up to 7. Now in these last 6 months I’ve changed my diet. Got it down now to 6.1. Lost almost 10 lbs. I’m not real over weight. But my blood sugars were running kinda high. They are going Down now. I appreciate your videos. My daughter turned me on to your channel. Thank you so much
Do you think statins cause heart disease? Calcification?
Just spoke with my doctor yesterday (6 month check up) on Keto, lost 75lbs, off insulin, only met Forman left. Stopped the Lipitor based on the side effects, reviewing papers, and other data. I have noticed, the muscle pain and muscle loss has stopped, my CGM shows I am almost back to pre Type 2 level…..when taking the Lipitor, I found it hard to get my AIC below 7……I appreciate your input and wish you were my GP!
Glad you’re off Lipitor, especially if you were getting side effects. There’s pretty good evidence that the big benefit of statins is reducing CV inflammation, not their LDL reduction, and Lipitor isn’t very good at reducing CV inflammation. So you get all the side effects but are missing the key benefit on that one.
There are videos about side effects of Metformin. You might want to look up Dr. Berg on here as I think he has info.
@@CaptainDave05 May I please ask you if someone wanted to get off statins, could they just one day stop altogether or is there a tapering down one must do? Just your opinion
@@bombshelltwo8317 It’s my understanding that you can have a rebound of inflammation if you quit statins suddenly (as in a period of extra inflammation). I’m sure that depends on you, which statin, and how big of a dose you’re doing. If I was doing low dose statins (eg 5mg rosuvastatin or 10mg of other statins) I’d probably just quit. If I was doing moderate or high dose statins I’d probably taper off over a month or two. My favorite doctor Ford Brewer at PrevMed thinks low dose statins are good for reducing CV inflammation, which makes sense to me if you have signs of it.
As always, love your post and have been a fan of yours for years. Here's my big dilemma and need some feedback. I have a dilemma. Been carnivore for 2 years. Asthma gone! No need for anti inflammatory and/or any other medications for chronic soreness, no bloating, consistent bowel movements, good energy in and out of gym (train hard 6 of 7 days). Have always been lean and muscular and now even leaner. Dilemma is higher and out of normal range on markers for CVD risk (LDL,CAC, ApoB, etc) Dr's are freaking out at my numbers. Total Cholesterol 228. LDL 147, Non- HDL 156. LDL particle 2242. ApoB 106, ApoA 12, CRP .4, Lp-PLA2 136H, C-petide .46. Pushing meds and Mediterranean diet hard. What the heck do I do???
Dr. Berry another great video. I really appreciate what you are doing for the Keto community. I use pure olive leaf extract instead of a statin. Thank you.
Has it helped to lower yf cholesterol pls??
@@iamingrid6469 Olive leaves contain a substance called oleuropein, which is thought to help reduce cholesterol levels and inflammation. Olive leaf extracts (OLE) also reduce glucose levels in the blood. Laboratory studies found that OLE can kill a number of microorganisms including yeasts, bacteria, and fungi.Apr 12, 2023.
Lipitor made me foggy & forgetful, it gave me severe migraines & eventually I struggled to walk due to weak muscles & severe pain in my knees!
Doctor kept on me for not picking up my crestor prescription. Insurance pays for it so I picked it up. Stayed on it for 3 weeks with multiple negative side effects to include increased glucose levels, joint pain, weight gain, and fuzziness. Stopped taking it and got better. Tried it again for 2 weeks with the same effects. Gave it a try, twice, that’s all I’m gonna do.
My doctor put me on Crestor because I'm 400 lbs and he felt like it was preventative care. Now, I'm type 2 diabetic. My cholesterol is 116, which is well within the 100-199 limit. I don't have high blood pressure and have never had any heart conditions. I'm going to quit Crestor today.
I read Crestor was taken off the market. I was on this and my muscles got so weak at that time I asked my pharmacist about this side effect and they said no. I talked to my dr and he pretty much said it was in my head.
After 3 years off the stuff I’m still not back to normal.
From my understanding all cholesterol med has that side effect with muscles getting week or loss of muscle mass and start feeling very week I was once on one type I had to stop he tried another had to stop that to so I just went into exercise mode but some ppl just naturally have high cholesterol and really u need cholesterol in yo body when it drop to low u feel bad.
Oh my gosh both your pharmacist and your doctor straight out lied to you! Yes, all statins cause muscle wasting and weakness. Also brain fog and so many other things. I hope you have changed doctors and pharmacists. They both had to know the side effects.
Husband had same with atorvastatin. Lost ability to walk. Multiple doctors "hope" he'll regain at least 80% of his functions. 🙏 to you!
I have tried six different statins and they all make my love legs. My muscles hurt. My doctor insists on me taking him but I just keep telling him no I’m not taking them so one time I just took the prescription to make her happy and I just never take statin pills then she stop bugging me
My husband’s doctor recently prescribed Crestor for his cholesterol…. He’s been trying to get him to get on cholesterol meds for years. So they DO still make Crestor. He’s never taken any statin and doesn’t plan on it. We go the natural, holistic route to control the numbers 👍🏼
Every time I go to my Doctor at the VA they try to get me on a statin even though my cholesterol levels are fine. A few years back I gave in - felt like crap the whole time I used it! Now I use 500mg of time released Niacin as my insurance policy - lots of research showing it to be very effective at preventing heart attack and strokes with the only side effect being the annoying "flushing" sensation occasionally.
Good health to all.
The side effects of niacin are just as bad as statins look it up
I took Lipitor back in the day and developed Interstitial Lung Disease. Thank goodness it was discovered early…I took prednisone for about 6 months and am doing fine now.
Amazing MD, I followed his videos and dietary advice and now my inflammation numbers are way down with little or no symptom now . I salute you Sir
Hazaaa!
What changed your inflammation issues? and what were your inflammation issues?
i was 715 lbs., stuck in my chair, on oxygen, had not left the house in over 2 years. i had congestive hart failure, lymphedema, insulin resistance, reactive airway disease and could not stand for two minuets. that was last September. im down to 490 lbs. im off oxygen, all my health issues have cleared up. i have a future again. God has blessed me. i started doing you tube to help others like me.
Amazing, good for you getting your life back!
Total bs . You lost weight
@@spunkychops7484 what is bs about it. He is saying the diet got his appetite under control then as a result he dropped the weight. He was 51 stone and now is is 35 stone. It is amazing his heart and lungs have healed to some degree
@TheCarnivreCure, Im so happy for you! I hope you will continue your journey being healthy. Great Job!
@@spunkychops7484 You have got to find better things to do with your time, and your mind, my friend
Perhaps then, you might be a little happier
60 year old female. High total cholesterol, high ldl. My doctor has prescribed a statin and I have not had it filled. My CAC score was zero. Don’t plan on filling it.
Calcium score only can see calcified plaque not soft plaque in your arteries.
Nice CAC score
Get the script filled.. so your doctor knows it was filled. Pick up the medication . But don’t take any of it .. next visit to your doctor tell her/him that you was taking it and you want to be tested.. I bet they would say you are doing better continue with the treatment.. 😂😂😂instead of giving people drugs they should discuss diet first.
I had high blood pressure, and was prescribed a stating.The side effects were so bad, I threw it in the trash.Lost 36 pounds, BP is now normal.
@@bgoodorhell4u that's what I've done just to get my doctor off my back.
So much good information. Thank you!
Great info, Doc. Yes, I take a statin (generic lipitor), and yes, I have been taking D3, K2, and CoQ-10 for years as well. My sugars are good and my ophthalmologist has recorded a cataract in one eye (very small, but I'm almost 64). My PCP monitors my blood as I've been on a statin for about 20+ years.
My wife had a stroke 5 years ago. To this day, no-one has ever been able to explain why. In fact it took 10 weeks and a brain scan before the stroke was diagnosed. She was extremely fit, of ideal weight, a non-smoker, had perfect heart health and a vegetarian with very low cholesterol levels. Her doctors put her on statins, as they really had no other suggestions. She had monthly blood tests. Within weeks, her liver function deteriorated rapidly. Her doctors stopped her statins and her liver function returned to normal levels. I would not take statins under any circumstances. If my cholesterol level is high, I'll cut all dairy and reduce it naturally.
Who decides what is high? Is it really high .. or is it normal for that particular person? Is "normal" a much wider range than "they" believe it to be?
@@stevel9914 That is
exactly the question we should be concerned with. After big Harma introduced the family of statins, the medical mafia purposely decreased the threshold on "normal" levels. Brilliant scam, like so many other things they manipulate and fear monger.
My doctor keeps trying to force me to take statins. I try to educate because it's my body, my life! It seems like my PC doctor and cardiologist would prefer to have uninformed patients. I need to make some changes in healthcare. Thank you very much for the information. You are helping me to make the right decisions and not just blindly follow what the sick care system tells them what to do.
The Saturday Night Joke
A guy goes to the USDA to apply for a job.
The interviewer asks him, "Are you allergic to anything?"
He replies, "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee.
"Okay, have you ever been in the military?"
“Yes," he says, "I was in Iraq for one tour."
The interviewer says, "That will give you 5 extra points toward employment."
Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?"
The guy says, "Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles."
The interviewer grimaces and then says, "Okay. You've got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and plan on starting at 10:00 am every day.
The guy is puzzled and asks, "If the work hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, why don't you want me here until 10:00 am?"
"This is a government job", the interviewer says. "For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in you coming in for that.
@@richknudsen5781
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In 2012 I had a heart attack and had a stent put in my right coronary artery. I have had no problem with my heart since then. However, as a part of my treatment they gave me a Statin. Because of that I have permanent chronic pain in my calves and am on morphine twice a day. I have been able to get off all the other meds the gave me including a sleeping aide, Clonazepam, that I was on for 20 years. I stopped taking Lipitor in 2013 but the side effects did not go away and have not till today. I am pleased to say at this point I am on no other meds for any other chronic diseases.
The side effects of the statin apart from chronic pain are: Overwhelming fatigue and debilitating muscles resulting in sarcopenia, and a worsening memory. The debilitating effects from the statin along and with my age continue to ravage my muscles, and it is slowly getting worse
I'm convinced my late mother's dementia was caused by statins. Tried for years to get her to stop taking them but it was too late. Her cholesterol was totally normal! I refuse to take statins after side effects with 3 of them even at very low doses and taking them for a very short duration (severe muscle weakness) and have taken CoQ10, K2 and high doses of Vitamin D for years will little improvement. KETO is the only thing that worked for me.
I belive the same happend to my mother.
I am a chronic pain MD and have found that statins cause muscle inflammation and pain in a grand majority of these patients. It could be low coQ10, low D, inflammation, and who knows what else.
Husband was on atorvastatin, new PCP took him off for 6 months, then back on. He got weaker and weaker, losing muscle function until he couldn't walk. Took several weeks, finally diagnosed with "Statin Induced ANTI-HMGCR Necrotizing Myopathy". Literally 1 in 1,000,000 side effect. His muscles were "eating" themselves. Months of hospital stays, plasmapheresis treatments, high dose steroids and he can walk again. Still can't do stairs, loses his balance and tires easily. But HE IS ALIVE and OFF STATINS FOREVER!!!
I have been pressured into taking 20mg per day due to a previous stroke. It does seem to reduce my LDL levels (have been 208 LDL in the past). But great info on the Vitamin D, my blood tested low even though I am outside every day on the ranch. Now I know why. Thanks
My PCP insists I stay on statins to prevent future strokes. But my cardiologist says I no longer need them. Ugh!
Thank you Dr.Berry!! I am following the PHD so I hope that I will never need a statin!😊
Sorry but what is
PHD? Thank you.
@@malka8901
Proper Human Diet
Four years ago I went to the Dr, he gave me statins, I said nothing, took the script
and put it in the bin. In our family we all have a high number, my dad 85 in 2008, died
from double pneumonia after the flu/pneumonia shot. Nothing to do with cholesterol,
I am 76 and all I use is Naturopathy and homeopathy, always use cayenne in my food. Thank you DR.
Hey Dr Ken. I’m on so many meds including statins. I had a stent put in after a heart attack in Feb 2022. I have to admit I’m scared. I do take CoQ10 and Vit D and other vitamins. I really wish I could actually go to a doctor that truly cares.
I threw my statin in the trash because of the side effects and the nurse practitioner said to me and I quote wouldn't you rather have side effects than a heart attack I am no longer using there service after she said that ........
I started the carnivore diet Aug 24. On October 10 I had to go to the ER for a heart rate at 114 that would not come down. My cholesterol was 351 / LDL 291. I was kept overnight. I am now seeing a cardiologist who put me on 40 mg of crestor (for now). I will stop taking it as soon as my cholesterol goes back to acceptable. I still have upcoming tests scheduled to see WTH happened. My resting heart rate was 58 before I started carnivore. It shot up to 79 in just a week, but I kept at it and kept lifting and doing cardio.
I'm 54 and 183 lbs at 5' 10". I had never been in a hospital overnight in my life. Always athletic. Not sure what happened, but I want to find out, asap.
I have been on Simvastatin for years and don't remember when I started. I have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency a while back and was told to start taking D3. About 4 months ago I was having cramping in my left arm & hand and calves. I was told to start taking COQ10 which has helped. What I don't understand is why we aren't told to take D3, K2, & COQ10 when we start taking statins. Maybe I should start taking K2 as well.
I just developed cataracts. I’m virtually blind in my left eye. I’m only 55. Thanks, Atorvastatin. 😃👍
Thank you Doctor everyday everyday
Statins are not required. What is required is self control. Exercise, a balanced meat containing diet and a healthy weight is all you need. I am 65, no comorbitities, take no prescription drugs whatsoever, i get checks via UK bio bank. One of the checks was a carotid artery ultrasound scan. It indicated an empty pipe with no arthoschlerosis whatsoever. My secret is life long exercise, particularly cycling, regularly taking my heart to and above my aerobic threshold of 171 bpm, staying slim, no smoking, hardly drinking alcohol and no over eating. Last night i checked my pulse at 37 b.p.m. resting. I have never taken a statin in my life. Exercise and lower body weight also helps you to live longer as well as being more healthy. The secret to that is reducing oxygen intake, net per day by your cardiovascular system being made more efficient and having to feed oxygen to a smaller body, with exercise and weight control, which uses net less oxygen per day. The burning of oxygen releases free radicals with every breath you take, destroying dna. Therefore the less oxygen you use within the constraints of still having the oxygen your body requires for life, each day, the longer you live.
Wow. This is fantastic information. Thank you.
My doctor keeps me on Rosuvastatin. I keep complaining about abdominal pain, severe fatigue, muscle pain. I eat a balanced diet. I don't exercise because I have no energy. My A1C keeps going up, and there is no diabetes in my family she says, "Eat healthier". I eat mostly vegetables (raw or partially cooked), lots of fruit and a good amount of water. Even with ice cream I'm at about 1500 calories a day. I am a smoker (date is set to quit) and that's what she blames all of the symptoms on, but these symptoms didn't start until I started taking my statin. I feel many doctors prescribe medications to cause other problems in order to prescribe another med and so on and so on. Plants and animals were put on this earth to provide what we need. I need to find a doctor that listens and create a healthy care plan not just prescribe a pill. It also matters if you eat organic or non organic. I've worked in Healthcare for over 20 years and seen many doctors look in a pill book to treat conditions because that's what they were shown to do.
Raw veggies are near impossible to digest. Fruit is all sugar. Ice cream is a huge no. Have you considered a no sugar/low carb diet?
I swear some doctors are more interested in how many meds they can get you on than actually helping their patients. I've had over 20 years of my doctors trying to push me into taking statins and I've refused every time. They do cholesterol tests, have the results come back as 'normal' and the first thing out of their mouths is they want me to take a statin yet have no rational explanation of why they want to take meds with serious side effects to reduce my normal levels of cholesterol. Your list is another set of reasons I won't take a statin. I heavily rely on my memory for my technical work and I have enough difficulties with it as I age and every statin user I've met has had memory difficulties stemming from the dose of statin they've been on.
I refused to take a statin. My dr. Was very insistent about it. I couldn’t prove it but truly believe he gets a kickback from big pharma. I held true and he finally prescribed a non-statin cholesterol medication. I haven’t noticed any side effects at all.
Well, I’m not stuck taking status and I’ve been taking them for longer than this Dr has been in clinical practice. I recently was hospitalised for a day due to a virus. I had all my bodily functions checked and all results were fine. My age, 78 and my blood pressure was that of a person half my age. Every so often I see this posts which may cause unnecessary concern for some people.
I took statin for many years. Always felt achy more stiffness every where. I decided to just not take them anymore. I have never felt better. What is an alternative to them?
The alternative? Carnivore!
Thanks Dr. Berry. I stopped taking crestor. I am now off most of my meds and soon to be off all of them thanks to carnivore.
Good to know, I knew the CoQ10, which I take, no wonder I'm considered a Diabetic. Been ona statin for years.
I was put on Crestor for a barely elevated lipid level. I also wear a glucose monitor.
After 10 days on Crestor, and feeling sick and dragged out, I quit because my sugars were so high the monitor couldn’t even measure them. And on two of those days I was so ill I didn’t eat anything.
I’ll take my chances with cholesterol.
My doc prescribed me a statin a few years back i didn't know anything about them, I went and picked up the prescription pulled out the package insert, read the horrific side effects, and tossed them out!
I was on Atorvastatin for 4 years, blood sugar increased, muscle pains and weakness, fatigue, and before that I never had atherosclerosis but after quiting Atorvastatin I now had mild to moderate atherosclerosis.
Did the statin cause your atherosclerosis?
Thank you so much. I have tried to talk to others, but they will not listen. Totally blind to everything, cause I am not a doctor.
I have been taking Rosuvastatin for about 6 months now, I feel ok and my bad cholesterol reading has dropped but I have lost a lot of head hair, which at 61 is a shock. I’m hoping that will change but am not convinced. I am considering not taking it, quitting my part time job, enjoying my retirement and years left and focussing much more strictly on diet and exercise. I think I have answered my own question! Thanks for the information, very helpful.❤
The elephant in the room is probably just do not take statins. I believe research shows that if you take Statins every day for at least 10 years, your life expectancy increases by maybe 3 days. Mostly cholesterol isn't bad, only the very small dense portion, and low carb etc reduces the incidence of that. If you don't eat enough cholesterol containing foods your body MAKES cholesterol. It is essential to your cells function.
Thank you for this video, Dr Berry. My doc is pushing me to go back on Livalo so I have been doing research. When I was on that med I experienced a lot of leg cramping at night, over all muscle weakness and brain fog.
Thank you dr Berry, i was 5 months ago on simvastatin, starting the carnivore lifestyle and watching your video on hypertension drugs, I got so scared I stop drinking it. Thank you sir, this information is very helpful. I appreciate you.
Dr. Berry. I have been taking Statins for 20 plus years. Without them my cholesterol has been 300+. My good cholesterol is low and my bad is high. I don’t have high blood pressure, haven’t had a heart attack or stroke. I’m 54yrs old. Just from that info. Would you recommend I stop?
I went to a cardiologist for the first time, he said my cholestrol was high. Never said he was giving me a statin. By the time I got a message saying this pharmacy would be shipping this Rovusa or creator to me. I was really shocked, this man never even mention the word to me, but got a pharmacy to ship these pills to me. No explanation whatsoever. I came to my own conclusion about this dr
I have been taking 10 mg of simvastatin daily for at least 20 years, at 65 my dr had me take a lower body scan and then added 10 mg of eztimbe to my list- my cholesterol checked below 120 for many years. In the last 2 years I am back up to a level of 132. I don’t know of any adverse conditions from these medications. 81 yrs old.
Thank you Dr Berry. Unfortunately, I have 2’stents in my LAD since 2006. I take the things you say to take.
Thank you Dr Berry. I quit statins in fear and trembling but am so grateful that I did.
I quit taking mine after 20 yrs of taking them. I follow a ketovore diet and have for 2 yrs. I just got tired of the muscle pain & struggles with weight no matter what diet i followed or how much i exercised. I do have hypocholesterolemia but i will see if i can control it with diet first before i ever take that crap again ,The side effects are freaking horrible.
Yes, my doctor has told me to take stations, I then told her exactly what statins do. She was surprised I was so knowledgeable and stopped arguing with me.