The Dangers Of Statins & The Side Effects
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Dear Dr. Ekberg. I m 44 years old. My father passed away from heart attack last moth age 68. He had a heart attack 30years ago and had open heart surgery.
I dont drink dont smoke and was a pro football player. I went for testing and i have 50-70% stenosis in the top branch of the vertical artery. 3 cardiolostis told me 1000% i need to go on statin as its the only safe tool to prevent heart attack and give protection against arterial plaque.
All the cardiologists said that the risk of not taking is far more greater than taking it and that no diet can really make the liver function efficiently to the point of better handling cholesterol. ( i have fatty liver also . SGPT 62. ).
What is your position on the above as its clear you suggest something whixh is completely the opposite .
Thanking you in advance for your reply
Wat to take instead
A natural question is: How effective is COQ10 supplementation whilst taking a statin? And what might be a good range for dosage to 'replenish' COQ10?
No. 2 heart attack was triple bypass...surgeon put me on 2 statins plus other meds....I stopped the statins and moved out of country....new cardiologist put me on different cholesterol med because I refused statins...not sure if I need this....50% of heart left...still feel fairly strong but yes I do watch what I am capable of....hurts to feel useless. But I will survive.
@@sakistzikas8694 My Father did everything the Doctors told him starting in his 60's after his 1st heart attack, they put him on a diet that eventually caused all of the symptoms you describe about your Father, my Father had angioplasty's and stents every six months, in the end he died painfully. I am now 66 years old and take zero drugs, never had any heart issues at all and the answer is holistic natural dietary habits. You must have healthy fats and eliminate sugars and wheat. Watch Dr. Ekberg's videos and eat a healthy diet and do not let your Doctors scare you into taking their drug routines, my Doctors doesn't even bother checking my cholesterol anymore because I always giggled when they said I was a little high and I should take statins, I eat 3 eggs a day and meat and bacon etc. Good luck.
Recently weaned myself off antidepressants & statins! Feeling the best I have for years 😊😊😊
How did you do this? My thanks in advance...
@@curtisnotestine3134 With the antidepressants I just reduced the dosage, very gradually, over a fairly long period of time.
As a replacement:
# I Eat 5 Brazil nuts each day. Brazil nuts contain Selenium, which is a "feel good" hormone
# I also walk regularly & that works as a "mood booster/bad mood enema"
# I try to "think" more positively
# I have excluded certain people from my life that weren't a "positive" influence & tended to bring me "down", or "stress" me. Unfortunately, one of those was my daughter.
# Also try getting into a group meditation group.
I still get "down", occasionally. But not as "down" as I was whilst taking antidepressants 😜
With the statins...I got "scared" back onto them, by my doctor 😔
But I do plan to do more research, that will enable me to finally cut-out the Alzheimer's causing statins 😁
I was on statins, they made me weak, I couldn't ride my bike over small hill, when I came off them my strength returned. You need the cholesterol to produce testosterone, hence the reason for strength loss.
Does butter is good for LDL cholesterol?
Thanks for your sharing. May I ask if statin can be related to myokymia followed by short period ptosis ? It seems I don’t see any people reporting this , just wondering statin could affect the production of CoQ10 leading the muscle function problem as well as peripheral neuropathy. So wanna listen to your opinions . Thank you . BTY, I am an Optometrist by profession.
Your question seems very medical and won't be answered.
He doesn't answer the relative good questions he only gives out a thank you Here and there..??
Most Americans are put on statins. WHY? There is no "one way fix for all" for something that's a myth to begin with, i.e. the "cholesterol is bad" myth. But when I go to my local doctor, the minute he sees "high" cholesterol, as defined by the pharmaceutical industry, he rings alarm bells, rushes out of the exam room, and comes right back with boxes of free sample statins along with a prescription to continue them when the samples are gone! Hogwash! I took the statins home and threw them out. I've been looking for a doctor that actually does their own research and cares about my health but I can't find any! They're all beholden to Big Pharma! So I've been changing my diet and eating healthier foods and good fats and am not worried about cholesterol at all. I've lost weight and have never felt better in my life! All of this is lost on my doctor, by the way. All he sees is high total cholesterol. Damn everything else, as far as he's concerned!
Doctor's trying to get me on them anything that's included in government guidelines, not touching it
I ended up 2 times in ER, almost died from Statin.
I wish these statin happy doctors understood this.
Got heart attack in 2010 had 3 stents put in dr put me on simvastatin took it for 5yrs started getting real bad pain on my hips felt very lethargic in the early morning hours my heart started beating real fast it would make me real shaky I quit taking it I went on keto diet all symptoms went away now I have more energy feel great I walk 1hr 6 days wk lost 30 lbs I'm 74
Best wishes to you!!👍👍👍
I had a heart attack 5 years ago. I am great health and my doctor says it would be extremely dangerous for me to stop taking statins
@@Plymouthmusicschool Same with me, no heart attack but I have 2 stents for blockage. I hate taking the meds but my doctor also says it would be dangerous to stop. Very frustrated!
@@Plymouthmusicschool So you stopped taking it or not?
@@gaetanolampugnani8250 still taking them
My old mother was not fat but the doctor recommended statin drugs and says it good for her for long term health benefits . She really trusted them.
I noticed family doctors were very encouraging people to take statins including my doctor.
After years of usage, she became disabled due to muscle pain and weakness. Her heart muscle was so weak that the says she's going to cardiovascular arrest very soon.
The hospital staffs and her family doctor won't admit it's the statin drug.
I forced her off statin drugs and she was able to made full recovery few months later.
I gave her vitamin C 500mg, freshly cooked meat, yogurt, fresh fruits & vegetables, rice, potato, milk , eggs,and fatty ox tail soup as home remedies that makes her recovery successfully.
Well done for you, I hope her health continues.
Some Doctors are just Evil. If I took all the medication I was prescribed I would be DEAD by now!
Bravo, gotta stand up for your mom even when it goes against the doctor
I have horribly high triglicerides and cholesterol. Doctor recommended i get on statins which i did for a short time. Had my heart checked and circulation. Had virtual imaging with my heart and got a zero calcium score. I'm 57 years old and to have a zero calcium score is almost unheard of with my levels. Started developing numbness in my feet and lower legs. Stopped the statin after doing research. Now I'm left with neuropathy and terrible pain. Remember these doctors are just people like the rest of us. They can be just as ignorant as the next person. Any doctor that does the research will not prescribe this garbage. My former doctor still recomemended I take this stuff after the test i took showing my heart and arteries were clear. Great job recognizing what was happening to your mother.
Well done. 👏👏👏
Valuable information to know. Thanks, it is much appreciated.
On a side note, I lost 30 pounds simply by following Dr. Ekberg's advice on food selection and meal schedules. This channel is golden.
I been using statins reluctantly for about 15 years. Luckily none of these side effects so far.
You lost weight because you ate fewer calories.
I avoided Statins for years, but when my total cholesterol was staying over 300 and LDL was high (though my HDL has always been good), the doctor talked me into taking 10mg Rosuvastatin daily. I am suffering all the side effects you listed. Can I quit cold turkey or do I have to taper off? My doctor is clueless about most things so I don’t trust his advice.
I really like your honesty with this subject. So many well regarded medical clinics say just the opposite about statins because they are in sync with the pharma companies. It's all about the money.
Really, it's not cholesterol that is the problem, the root cause is our food supply is jacked out of shape with all the GMOs and HFCS and so on. Our bodies weren't designed to operate on garbage fuel like what we have served to us these days. Thanks for the info.
its the sugar thats killing everyone
I agree. One positive review on statins I read said …and that made me exceed my daily eye roll limit….” Most patients get used to the side effects.” My doctor tried to push them on me because “ your cholesterol is a little high” …I did NOT take them, and funnily enough my latest results were better …
And sugar...
Standard of Care I believe it's called.
Physicians are ommitted of responsibility if they prescribe a state sanctioned treatment and the patient
suffers adverse affects.
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My doctor told me I had high cholesterol I don’t eat bad I eat some meat vegetables some fruits I don’t know where in the world I’m getting high cholesterol because I don’t eat junk food that’s for sure
I would try to research a lot before taking statins. Both my parents were on statins & they both had dementia. Best of luck to you ❤
@@debwoods5834 oh, believe me, I ain’t taking no statin drugs no way they tried to give them to me and no way
@@debwoods5834 oh, I agree with you I’m not taking them things. I don’t trust that crap at all.
Didn't it come out a few years ago that Statins dramatically increase your risk of developing cancer? I seem to remember this from like around 2016 or so, but can't find any more info about it. I remember it because it was on the news and my supervisor was taking it and was concerned about it bigtime and I remember talking to him about it. But it seems all references to this has been scrubbed from the internet. Big pharma is very powerful and they have paid the big search engines to erase all references to this.
Honestly, i can put up with the muscle pain and occasional cramps , that I was having. The thing that recently got me to call my doctor and stop taking Statins was my energy level and weakness. I used to enjoy walking. It became a chore. I stopped enjoying simple activities. I'll try to eat better instead of these pills. I HATE what they made me feel like!!
Worse still, Statins damage the Brain because the Brain needs Cholesterol.
@@Peekaboo-Kitty Hi Kitty, Im taking Repatha injections . They are safe and are keeping my cholesterol down. Highly recommending looking into it. No side effects.
Yes, Fatigue all the Time
I think I'm screwed. Had stroke three years ago prescribed 80mg statin, blood thinner, blood pressure med. I have a number of the symptoms listed above but afraid to change anything.
My friend is 72 & has been on all that for over 10 years. He thinks he'll drop if he stops taking the meds. He's on 80mg statin, blood thinners & double high blood pressure pills. Such a high a dose he gets dizzy, but will not cut down because I am not a doctor 🫤
He's hurting his body more than helping it. I encourage you to learn more. I like Dr Sten Ekberg myself.
How are you now? What decisions did you make? I'm researching what to do for my husband who had 3 strokes. He's on 4 BP pills, one statin and 2 blood thinners. Has Kidney disease. He's about to be released from hospital rehab. I'm thinking of Keto diet, he's a perfect weight. Tossing the statin and the brain/ blood bleeding blood thinners. Slowly getting him off BP pills. We've never taken big pharma drugs. Sugar and carbs did this to him. Taking garlic as a blood thinner.
Would love to know how you are now, thank you!😊
Thank you Dr. Ekberg. Recently suggested by my physician I start taking statins, not because of any heart problems but because my cholesterol was a point or two high. Having seen this video, I refused.
My doctors want me on a statin. But when I communicate this information to them, they think I'm crazy. I've had one heart attack, I don't want another. But statins make your heart weaker, along with all the other harmful side effects to all the other crucial organs. How can a doctor and cardiologist not know this?
They do know but dont care, as long as their all making easy money you are of little significents to them, its all about the green backs!
Because they’re in cahoots with the pharmaceutical industry (Big Pharma) who would rather have us take multiple poisonous drugs to make us more sicker, & then have us keep coming to them in order to make more money from patients like us, that’s why.
My doctor wants me to start taking atorvastatin to protect my heart and kidney from diabetes but I have decided not to take any medication and have changed my diet. At the moment my sugar levels are constantly 6 in the morning, eating once a day.
Money. If you’re healthy, they won’t make money off you. They’re not in it because they care.
@@user-cc5od3zk4p I really don't think it's about money for doctors, but more about money for big pharma. Statins are the single most profitable drug of all time. So big pharma has managed to convince doctors about cholesterol levels and heart risk. They have lowered the bar from around 300 to 190 and tell doctors we should be under 190 which is a load of bull.
Thank you. My cholesterol level was borderline. But my Dr insisted I go on a statin drug. When she found out I wasn't taking it shows a little upset with me, so she asked me to have it tested again and do a heart scan, which I did. This time the cholesterol was a bit lower. The heart scan showed I was fine. But she still insists I take it because of my age. I'm 70. I have another appointment with her in a few weeks so I'm sure it will be more of the same. But at least now I don't feel like I'm being rebeliuos.
Don't be afraid to switch doctors. Find a doctor who will listen to any of your concerns
Fire her!!!
I was 20 years on statins, what a mistake , only been off them 2 months, and i feel the improvement already, i spent 4 hours digging post holes by hand yesterday tired at the end, but no real problems.On my knees digging, no raging thigh cramps, that say's it all. Shove your statins where the sun don't shine.
The cramps are horrible.
Did you just stop it cold turkey or did it slow? Thanks!!
@@LivingRadiant No mucking about, cold turkey....my way or the high way !! statins are a pill of Death.
My husband was put on a statin after a heart attack in 2012. He had been smoking on the sly. After a while I noticed that his memory was getting bad. We told his heart doctor but he insisted my husband continue the statin.
We just told the pharmacy to stop filling the prescription. His memory is good now.
be careful, my dad did the same and my dad passed away 6 weeks ago at 62, he smoked a lot. Make sure he is healthy, smoking is bad for the heart and arteries
@@Airmaster360 Thank you, I don't think he is smoking anymore. My Dad had a stroke after smoking for years. Pretty sad...
How's your husband doing now, still off the statins? My dad wants to stop taking them but is worried about having a second heart attack
@@evasternak6228 He is off the statins doing good and his mind works too. The important part is he is not smoking. If your dad is still smoking he'd probably need the statins.
@@thefarmersdaughter8235 that's great news, happy it worked out for your family. My dad isn't a smoker so that's not an issue, he's worried bc it's been 6 years since he had the heart attack and was told that a second one is usually likely after 5-7 years after the first. He did blood work recently and had a blood clot but that could be bc he's vaxxed.
Love your ability to deliver this information in a way that is understandable to everyone!
Thank you Judy Ivanova.
Dr. Sten Ekberg DT I am in keto diet for last 8 months( I lost 40 pounds ? but my cholesterol always was high I used Lipitor for las 12 years , i stopped Lipitor 1 year ago my cholesterol was fine but now is high again also the ferritin levels , my doctor told me I need go back to Lipitor and my cholesterol is hereditary that is why he said I need to be in Lipitor for the rest off my live :(
What I can do ? Live with high cholesterol or take Lipitor for life ?
Thanks
Thanks so much Dr Ekberg for making this so clear. It's so easy for doctors to prescribe Statins on 'lifetime' basis. This video just reveal what many on statins are experiencing.
I've tried taking quality CoQ10 various times for various amounts of time, but it has always caused huge arthritic flare-ups from day one. I also have low IGA (low T cells, hereditary). CoQ10 according to medical journals suppresses T-cells, so I guess that's why I can't tolerate it? Such a disappointment, as it is so good for you on many different levels:/
Did you try creatine?
@@Corkfish1 never studied it or anything. Thanks! I’ll definitely check into that.
Very deadly drug, thank you for stressing the importance of cholesterol
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What about LDL?
Agree....if it's not a good effect....then it's a BAD effect....
I lost 50 lbs, was eating absolutely clean, all to get rid of an Afib issue I developed. And also to try and fix an abnormally high cholesterol number. My cardiologist was very impressed with my life changes and congratulated me. Then informed me that my cholesterol was higher than when I started my fix. Put me on statins. I didn’t want to take statins. So I didn’t. 3 years later I died in the ER from a massive LAD heart attack. I have no choice but to take them. I can eat grass everyday and create cholesterol. I take coq10 everyday to mange and haven’t had any issues so far. But I’m alive and still holding my health in line. Thanks for the great videos. I watch them all the time.
No wonder why my aunt is loosing her brain. Lipitor is a stating drug.
Dr. Ekberg thank you very much for this video. I have been approached by more than one doctor suggesting this course of treatment. I always study the side effects of any drug prescribed because I seem to be a person who gets the various side effects every time. Even blood pressure meds have caused me some near-death side effects. I now feel vindicated in my judgment to forgo such statins drugs. Thank you again.
I am 58. My cholesterol has always been around 7 ( uk unit ). Avoided statins till just over a year ago when I finally gave in to the doctor. Started them in October 2021. Peripheral neuropathy in my feet kicked in instantly. Stopped taking them in December. Had a blood test in February 2022 and my cholesterol was back up at 7. It had initially lowered to 4.3. Was advised to start statins again. Now it December 2022. Still got neuropathy but now got most of the symptoms that others here have. I feel like I have aged 10 years in the past 12 months. I was fit and active to start with. I can barely walk a mile now due to pain and aches. I was worried I was starting with dementia as during the first half of the day my mind would sometimes go blank. Seems like I'm not the only one. I think last nights pill may be my last. I have a medical review next month.
Hi Ian
I hope you don’t mind me contacting you, but I would love to hear from you after your review.
I’m on statins and I am really concerned about the way I am feeling, muscle loss, memory issues, EDF plus other issues. I really want to stop taking them so I’d like to know how you feel and get on.
Thank you
Peter
@@reetpateet8656 Hi Peter. Here is the update you requested. I contacted the doctor around December to inform them of my problems. They changed my statin to simvastatin which changed nothing so I decided to stop taking them. It's now the end of March 2023 and WOW !!!!! What a difference. Neuropathy is nothing more than a little sensation in my feet. No pain or cramps in my legs. Just been on a short holiday and walked 32 miles in 4 days no problem. Brain fog has gone and my general energy levels are back. My enthusiasm to get things done at home have returned. I have got more things done ie gardening , maintenance ect since December than the whole of last year and can't wait to get back into hobbies like fishing one the weather warms a little. Had a blood test 2 days ago as part of my annual review and have to see the nurse next Wednesday for the results.
@@Wudster64 Hi Ian
Thanks so much for this, I really appreciate it! Im glad to hear your positive outcome, and find it inspiring to take my next step also! Good luck and keep well 👍
@@reetpateet8656 Hi Peter. You have to take into account that not all people have side effects. A friend had a minor stroke 2 years ago and was put on atorvastatin 40mg. I was on 20mg. He has no side effects whatsoever as in pain ect. He is a fit 65 year old. He told me the other day that he has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. Is it the stroke or an unforeseen side effect.
@@Wudster64 Hi Ian - belated thanks for this information - I really appreciate it!
I have had leg cramp problems for years and have been taking statins for years and never put the two together. Made major life style changes on the food quality and quantity I eat and carb intake, with that change (after a few months) I decided to cut my statin pill in two because I was eating so much better. And when I halved my statin pill, my leg cramps went away. REVELATION, WOW No more statins for me.
same after 2 years of no sleep at night because I had to take Ibuprophen every 3 hours doc cut the stains and the problem was gone in 2 days but it took 12 months to repair my ability to walk
Thanks for invaluable information. I’ve already quit statin three months ago and feeling quite better than ever. Thanks once again and praying for your heather life so that you can keeping serve mankind.
Thank you Qamar Khan for sharing your story. That is great. I am so happy you have noticed a positive change. Keep it up!
dr sten ekberg plzz tell me about accutane nd does it lowers cholesterol or lowers testosterone ??? plz make a lengthy video on this topic nd how to reverse from side effects of isotretinoin (ex. erectile dysfunction, depression, suicidal thoughts, low libido and testosterone)
Dr. Ekberg, thank you so much for this video. It explains a lot. I've suspected something wonky going on with my body after starting to take statins and now I can see exactly what has happened.
Never knew the dangers of statins! I wish I never had it. I could identify most of the side effects. This is just life saving information.
So glad I knew how Toxic Statins are to our bodies. My doctor tried putting me on them about 3 years ago. I said NOPE. Changed my diet totally around to healthy eating with intermittent fasting thrown in for good measure and my cholesterol and triglycerides are looking great ever since!!😉😎
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 same here
A while back my mother was showing symptoms of what they call statin induced meiosis, weakening her legs. I asked her cardiologist about it and very easily he said oh no problem she does not have to take that one anymore. But if I wouldn't have been there I suppose she would still be on it. Sad that you can't trust some of these prescriptions or the doctors sadly. You at least have to do your own research.
So if one was on Statins and got off of them does one still need to take the CO Q10 supplement?
Did you get an answer to your question. I would also like to know
@@con1log2 No he never answered 😐
Doctors always insist on statins once you have stents put in an arteries. What would you think?
I had been taking 20mg rosuvastatin until I stopped with out the knowledge of my Doctor early May. Why did I do it? Let me tell you my story. Since November of 2022, I have pain in my right knee that made me limp walk. Had it x-rayed and my Doctor said mild arthritis. Before this my left knee had needle and pain but it is now gone. My legs calves cramp often when I am lying in bed. The base of my right thumb had needle and pain. I had constant dry cough so severe at night. I had muscle pain on both my upper arm. My over all strength from the waist down is very weak that I feel like a really old man at the age of 69. All this time I thought I was just really getting old and the pain I am experiencing is normal at this age. Early May I started feeling needle sensation at the base of my left thumb. That made me think to question what if this drug is the cause of all this pain. So I stopped taking the medication and started taking R-alphalipoicacid, magnesium, B12 and glucosaminchondroitin. In two weeks time I feel better. I do not know how to tell my Doctor comes September, but before that I will have a blood test but what ever the result, I will not take rosuvastatin again. Now after 5 weeks off rosuvastatin I am feeling much better. I had Benazepril and astorvastatin replaced by rosuvastatin prior so you know I had been taking statin drugs for years. My dry coughs are gone, right knee's pain is almost gone, cramping is gone. No more needles and pain. This is my story on Statin drugs.
So why not keep taking a different statin that doesn't cause muscle or join pain and keep your LDL cholesterol in check? There are, I don't know, 5-6 statins classes, there's also ezetimib and there are PCSK9 inhibitors which all lower LDL-cholesterol.
Hi there, I'm 55, 6 months ago I was put on the same drug. I have what I would call a weakness in my legs. Like you I feel I can't do as much as I used to and get tired very quick. I will be going to my Doctor soon and say I want to come off them. I would prefer be dead than not feeling like doing anything because I know I won't have the strength. If you happen to read this tell me how you got on mate.
I really appreciate this video. You explain that very well I think you I can see what you’re talking about and I feel the same way you’re better off let your body do what is supposed to do.
The only positive thing about statins is if you own stock in the statin company
I have experienced almost all of this side effects shown and worst, that is why I stopped statins a year ago and recently had a full blood test that shows everything is normal...except my cholesterol that is high but triglycerides are normal....the doctor got my point and said that if I feel better just keep carry on like that, so looks like we need cholesterol after all...our body knows better what it needs
I'm going to change my diet today! I don't want statins coursing through my body if this is all true! Thanks for the great video Dr. Ekberg !
I stopped taking mine 1 month ago and all side effects have stopped.
That's good to hear
Post heart attack and emergency bypass operation I was prescribed 3 types of statins over a period of about 18 months. With each type I had severe reactions where my joins became painful, even to the extent where I was in agony each morning trying to pull the bedsheets off to get out of bed. I have since been registered as having an allergic reaction to them now and I do not take any. Interestingly about the same time I have been diagnosed with severe Peripheral Neuropathy where I have lost the surface feeling in my legs and fingertips and I also have random bad lightening pains leading to be having to take daily doses of pregabelin (Lyrica). I was not aware that the NP was a side-effect of Statins !
So you stopped taking statin? Do you take an alternative drug to control your cholesterol?
@@gaetanolampugnani8250 I take a myriad of things each day both for my post heart op stuff and also for my neuropathy. I think my Calcium Channel Blocker (Diltiazem Hydrochloride) was prescribed instead of the statins but my cholesterol levels are only marginally high anyway so the doctor says
@@zenzen9131 Your calcium channel blocker was probably prescribed for high blood pressure? Eating clean and healthy foods is an easy way to keep your cholesterol in a good range!😉
Statins are too Toxic to our bodies. Unless your cholesterol numbers are off the charts bad then they are not worth the horrible side effects they are known to cause, imo.
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 Thanks for the info :)
@@zenzen9131 YW! I am a stage 3 cancer survivor. Many people who go thru chemotherapy go on to develop severe peripheral nerve damage. My fingernails did become loose but I was lucky in that I was spared the nerve damage. Knock Wood! 🙏
Listen, my PCP tried putting me on Statins about 3 years ago. But Thank Heavens I had done some research on Statins and I said, Thank you very much, but NOPE!!!😜
Just Dump any Sugar you're consuming And any of the Seed Oils and prepackaged food, and you are on your way to bringing your blood fats into a healthy range, and doing it all with NO horrible side effects. Statins do exactky what Chemo does, in that the drug Poisons Your Entire Body. Sure, it will get your numbers all looking pretty on paper, BUT at a terrible Cost.
Here's wishing you all the BEST!!😉
Glad I turned down the insistent offers of statins from my doctor because I’m borderline cholesterol normal/high level. My father was on statins and he died of a heart attack. The more I hear about statins the happier I am with my decision
I started talking about changing eating habits to two people I know with some overweight, and insulin resistance and pure-diabetes. They are taking statin daily. It is impossible, it is like hitting a rubber wall. the idea of giving up carbohydrates seems insane to them, or even sugar. My suggestion to try intermittent fasting is met with skepticism...breakfast being 'the most important meal of the day', and them feeling either sick without sugar, or telling me that if they cannot eat fat because it is not good, and not even sugar, then what is one supposed to eat, etc. Or announcing with pride that they reduced noodles consumption, or bread, but then they baked this wonderful cake...with much less sugar than the recipe says (40% cane sugar and 20% honey rather than 60% white sugar. ..the rest is flour)
I do not mention intermittent fasting or my paleo diet anymore.I have never felt better in my life and it seems most people are afraid to step outside of the box.
My sister was recently diagnosed with ALS, I’ve been devastated. I told her many times to possibly not take statins, her family is now willing to toss her statin drug and start c q 10. I can only pray she gets better
I use garlic oil and tocotrinol (super vit. E) instead of atorvastatin, it works well for me.
My colesterol went from 162 to 115 in 3 months. All Naturally.
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ALS may have been caused from the Statin drugs. Thats scary. The Monsters who Create and Prescribe these Poisons need to take the Statins themselves if they are so safe. The furst Documented case of Alzeimers was in , 1979.... Some years after the STATIN LIE WAS DEVELOPED TO TAKE MAN DOWN!!!! WE NEED CHOLESTEROL! They keep lowering the levels. In the 1950's the NORMAL CHOLESTEROL WAS 300. PEOPLE WERE MUCH HEALTHIER BACK THEN BEFORE THE STATIN DRUGS. DOCTORS WHO PRESCRIBE THESE POISONS Need TO GO JAIL AND HAVE THEIR LICENSE TAKEN AWAY. IF CHOLESTEROL IS OVER 300 GET YOUR THYROID CHECKED. GOD BLESS YOU FOR TELLING THE TRUTH!!! YOUR AWESOME! IM SHARING THIS WITH EVERYONE I KNOW
My brother is near death from fast ALS Bulbar. Diagnosed at 82 😳. He religiously swallowed his statins, but took no other medication. But along came the Covid pandemic & he had umpteen Pfizer Covid-19 shots plus boosters. We’re so devastated at his suffering. I’m wondering if it’s vaccine related.
@@BalletShoes-c1k my sister too had those shots and every booster. No Covid but that would be a cake walk compared to her now, completely paralyzed.. feeding tube and non invasive ventilator I hate ALS
@@BalletShoes-c1k Quite likely Nattokinase clears the spike proteins from the body. The shots caused spike proteins growth like crazy.
I took statins for six months and then stopped. My doctor lectured me at my annual appointment and I would not back down. My A1c is 5.4. Even though my ldl is high, I am a low risk of heart disease. We agree to disagree on this
🤔 🧠 💊 Thanks for the Great Info about the Side Effects of Statins.
Since i saw your video on statin drugs, i decided to try and go off the sratin i was using Within a week after i stop using the sratins, i realised i do not have cramps in my legs any more. Thank you dr
Why do cardiologists promote and push statin drugs? How can I tell my cardiologist this info?
My cholesterol has never been out of bounds, but my triglycerides were over 300. I went low carb at the beginning of the year, cutting out seed oils as well. Borderline high cholesterol, triglycerides 78.
My doctor put me on statins about 3 years ago. He basically said I was heading for a heart attack within a couple of years because my cholesterol was 6.1 - which it has always been since I first had a check for it about 20 years ago. Of course he scared me to death so I've been taking statins ever since. But I have never been happy taking them.
Any Doctor that claims he knows you are "heading towards a heart attack in the next few years if you do not take these drugs" is nothing more the a drug Pusher and has no business with a license to heal. They get paid for each Patient they put on the program, it's about the money.
Yes it’s like a knee jerk reaction when your doctor sees high blood pressure - boom, you’re on Atorvastatin. If I don’t like it I can refuse it but then I become a second class patient in the eyes of a national health service. Many Americans think that having a free national health system is all good, but you loose the option to say no.
@@majordendrocopos The NHS has its pros and cons as I was trying to point out. The pros are general health care for all. The cons are monopolistic and political. The potential for a social credit system with a single employer such as the NHS is a serious concern.
A national health system is not *free.* We *all* pay for it with income taxes.
It is cold, impersonal, and has no incentive to be competitive, which is how we advanced so far in the last couple centuries: free market competition with minimal interference by government. Provide the best product for the best price, or get left behind.
0bamacare jacked the cost of health care tremendously, and quality of care went down. Sad.
So many socialists want momma government to provide for their survival and well being. All they will get is equal sharing of misery, under the rule of a bunch of elites. We pretty much have that now, which is heartbreaking. Proof is watching major leftist cities decay, tents, needles, theft, protesters, trash and bicycle parts, all over the place, because all these haters of free market capitalism and the moral rule of law want to let it erode so they can replace it with the tyranny mankind has fought to escape from since cave-man days. Looks like we are headed back there if this socialism garbage keeps going on.
And any centralized medical system is deaf to the individual, you may as well have a numbered tag riveted to your ear and respond by saying "Moo," or "Ba-aaa."
Entrepreneurs and innovators need the freedom to invent and compete. They cannot do that in a socialized system.
No country has a 'free' national health service, you pay for it through taxes. NOTHING is free!! The American system is broken because it only works for the rich.
@@logmeindangit Well said
When the government controls healthcare you lose all rights to your own health decisions.
My cardiologist prescribed a statin years ago, as a blind treatment of a suspected long term issue. I did quite a bit of research on Crestor, what you've stated dovetails with what I've found, stopped taking that fda poison about 8 years ago, a recent stress test confirmed excellent coronary perfusion ❤️
Doctors prescribe statins in case the patient has another heart attack so they can always say "Well, I prescribed the protocol, right? So nobody can sue me......." What you need to do if you have heart problems is to change your life style - exercise, eat well, avoid stress and so on.....not a lot of money to be made in that so......
No mention of the anti inflammatory properties of statins. Mmm?. A key issue in ageing and damage to vital organs. Talk less about cholesterol and more about anti inflammatory qualities. Also huge study shows the side effects of statins are exaggerated and not founded. Personally I’d take advice from a doctor. As we age we need the help of certain drugs for quality of life
Thank you doctor. Now I fully understand what my problems have been for ten years which I never had before I was put on these statins. I am going to let my system take over again, lose weight, eat properly and exercise. So greatful to you.
6 months on how are you getting on without taking stating ?
@@BillyTheKid-l5j I'm waiting for that answer too!
go on high fat carnivore life style. Cut all sugar, carbs, processed junk. I dont eat vegetables neither.
Desmomoto: Cutting sugar, carbs, processed food is good. But not eating any vegi is the worst thing you can do for your body.
@@HoangNguyen-wg1bf No, I used to think like you. I have not eaten any fruits nor vegetable over 5 years.... My gut working 100 times better. All vegetables are unnatural, man made, they put heavy load on your system and have toxins.
And people wonder why I try to avoid most medications.
The favoured “ candy “ dispenser of doctors, courtesy of the pharmaceutical industry, both heavily rely on patients neither researching nor questioning whether their impact on the quality of their life is even worse than how they feel already….just happily clutching their prescription and trusting the medical industry implicitly to know best. Eventually turning into walking medicine chests, as the side effects trigger other symptoms, each of which needs pills to counteract same.
Thank you for this information and I will share it with my cardiologist....then stop taking the Avorstatin.
I have 4 stents and my doctor has prescribed me statins for life without skipping a dose, after watching your video am confused whether to stop statins thereby blocking my stents. Any solutions to this would be very helpful
My sister had diarrhea so bad that she couldn't get too far away from her bathroom after taking statins. I asked if she would consider stopping them. She did and the diarrhea went away. I told her to tell her doctor and she said heck no because he would tell her to start taking them again!
The UK Government has made £50 million available to push statins on the populace.
Thank you! My new doctor has been pushing statin on me both visits even though my cholesterol numbers are barely out of his range and I told him that my numbers were lower when i was fasting but i typically stop fasting during the holidays and they go up slightly. he said NOTHING about the risks and TOTALLY downplayed lifestyle.
Same. I eat more carbs from November to January (but still do OMAD or 2MAD) and if they get me to take a blood test, the results are not as good as when taken any other time during the year. I had the testing done end of December and then put on statins in January. I stopped them after the week was over. I could barely walk in the house, go up the stairs, my muscles were pulling on my calves, I could barely remember my husband's name (!). Nope. Not for me.
So what do we use instead of statins because my cardiologist is really pushing statins and I didn’t want to use it before seeing this and NOW I will not take statins!!!
Do what your doctor says. Don't take form opinions from random videos on the internet. Dr Eckberg is wrong in many ways unfortunately.
I found this article interesting.
the brain has the highest cholesterol content of any organ in the body. Most of the brain's cholesterol exists in the axons of nerve cells, where it protects cells and facilitates quick transmission of the electrical impulses. This has a big impact on how thought, movement, and sensation are controlled.
My heart doc fired me cause I refused to take stations..that was 20 yrs ago
Thank you doctor, I had emergency open heart surgery 4 yrs ago, right artery split open during angioplasty. I've been taking statins since, and I've had a family member say something is off , i'm not focused , and I go off somewhere when he's talking to me. He's been telling me to get off the statins . I'm tired all the time no energy. He thinks I'm on the start of getting dementia .I'm in my 60s. Also leg , knee , and lot of body pain.
I stopped statins before learning this data. I knew I did not feel well on them and I now feel much better off of them.
You won’t regret stopping. It’s a nightmare drug for so many of us. All the best.
How do you stop without doctor?! Can I ween myself off?! Only been on for 2 months and have been on keto diet dropping all my numbers. Ug.
How long u took this drug? I wanna quit too.
@@istiaknadim5456 about a year...I also focused on a much better diet and eating less food...no bread at all...very rare to have a dessert....small meals...I have lost 50 lbs and I am sleeping much better now...I make a point to exercise but I do not over do it on the exercise...and stay disciplined...its our life and we need to be taking much better care of ourselves....the doctors prefer to give medicines and not motivation...we need to make ourselves motivated...and drink more water
@@cynthiasmith1457 I just stopped taking it. I didn’t have any bad side effect from stopping that quick. No more muscle pain
I stopped using these prescribed by my doctor, he insisted I took them but I said no the side effects were awful only after using them for a short while. It would be interesting to see if blood pressure tablets are harmful, loads of people are taking them, is the new statin.
Makes me feel terrible, my main joints ache .
I have been on statins for over 30 years, different prescriptions of statin, and now I am in Simvistatin for about 6 years. I am 77 and basically in good health, not overweight, walk regularly, exercise daily, eat well. How do I change things now? Is it too late for reversing unknown side effects?
I am very thin, I have high cholesterol by genetic. but I don't take Statin, However, my blood pressure is low, can I take CoQ10?
Thank U Dr Ekberg for making these kinds of videos. Very coherent. Great information and as usual my favorite delivery ⭐️
diet has very little to do with cholesterol
WOW! THANKS! THAT WAS A TOTAL EYE-OPENER! AND I SUFFER FROM ALL THESE SIDE EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!🤦♀️👍👍👍👍✔✔✔✔
D3K2 Eric Berg
How many years will it be before "real doctors" come to understand these basic facts?
I am so happy that you are doing these videos. Wad just told my cholesterol was elevated. So.. I'll look to you on how to lower it. Naturally and safely.. And learn more about it. Ofc the first thing they said was.. They want to put me on a statin.
Can you please explain under what circumstance is the use of a statin justified? Thank you.
Familial hypercholesterolemia?? (Sorry for possible bad English...)
I'm.just about fed up with American drs bringvso negative about pills people take. Ignore it all. I take pls no side effects whatsoever on any of them
Being the survivor of the widow maker, my Dr clearly believes this drug is necessary for life. Do you agree?
Same !
My Dr. wants to prescribe low dose statin because I'm in my 60's. He says all males in their 50's will have less chance of heart attacks if they take statins. Do you disagree?
I have a circumstance where my LDL has been high and yet I eat correctly to address this situation. I also exercise vigorously regularly (at least every other day) and I get plenty of sleep. I am not overweight and have a low fat mass ratio overall too and I am muscular. After a long period of working on LDL reduction via diet, exercise and sleep - and my mother had the same situation with high LDL no matter her rigorous efforts to reduce it naturally - I agreed to a low low dose of statin at the recommendation of my doctor to reduce LDL. I have been on the statin only for a few months and will check my LDL levels in a few more months with my doctor. What would you suggest I do to address my situation instead of a statin?
What is your ldl level now.
Are you taking statin now
My mother died from Zocor induced rhahdomyolisis in ten days (that was back in 2004). Doctors mistreated her for a week (as a drug like Zocor cannot be lethal! HAHA) , then it was too late and rhabdo got out of control. HUngary, Europe. She was a long distance runner , age 61, perfectly healthy minus high cholesterol familly DNA heritage, for a week doctors thought she just had a very heavy muscle pain due to running...
I'm sorry that happened to your mother. My Nurse Practioner put me on 20mg of Lipitor this October 5th. By the 22nd, I lost 10 pounds in one week, felt dizzy, respitory problems, no energy, very sick, very ill. I got muscle pain and my muscles got so weak, especially my legs, that I had to stay in bed for five days. I quit taking it this Oct 27th. As of today, Nov. 1, 2023, I've gained strength back in my legs. This all happened within a month. I think I can start going back to the gym now. I've never had a medication that affected me like this before. It's pure poison. The only reason the NP put me on this is because my triglycerides, and glucose were high, out of range, but I can do this myself with diet and the gym.
Awesome video once again!
Thank you Manzoor Ahmed.
Dr Expert, I have taken Statins for 22 years following a quad bypass in 2001. My present health status is second to none and has enabled me to tolerate extensive cancer treatment for the past 3 years. Is your scaremongery financially driven ?
Not a fan of statins, but I know many people who take them and have no problems. It affects different people in different ways, just read the comments.
Why didn't you talk about Rhabdomyolsis (the breakdown of muscle tissue) as one of the major side effects of Statins?
Because it is very rare and prats like you believe anything you are told
@@s.tranger1074It's only "rare" as long as it doesn't happen to you or a loved one and when it does, (some) doctors just ignore it and chalk it up to something else. It happened to my husband. He kept telling his doctor for years that he was experiencing severe muscle aches and cognitive issues and he wouldn't even test him for Rhabdomyolisis. All it would have taken is a simple blood test. He wouldn't even admit that Statins deplete CoQ10! It was actually an ER doctor that said he had rhabdomyolisis which confirmed our suspicions and he no longer sees that doctor! Once he got off it, his muscle aches went away so I am going by that not by what I am told like you say. And NO, it's not "anecdotal" evidence like some doctors or you may try to say. I guess you do believe everything Big Pharma says they "discovered" during their "clinical trials" which of course omits or downplays serious side effects because it wouldn't be good for their bottom line. You sound like you work for Big Pharma. If you take statins and feel they are great, then be my guest and keep on taking them!
@@karimaogden3875 Muscle soreness was what set me on the path to find more info about statins. My left bicep burned like fire, also the muscles from my waist down the right side of my leg to my knee. It was TERRIBLE! Luckily I had only taken it for two months and not years. I turned to the internet and RUclips for all the info I could find about lowering cholesterol through diet. That is when I found Dr. Ekberg's videos. What a godsend!
@@s.tranger1074 hopefully it never happens to you
James Caringal I would have said 'hopefully it happens to you'.
Remember, being healthy doesn't pay the medical bills.
Some very good information. Thank you for sharing. Liked, shared added to instructions playlist
Thank you The Night Owl.
Misguiding video. Statins have side effects but they also save lives. Do not discourage statins on you tube videos. Let the doctor evaluate and decide what's best for his patient.
I been on creator 40mg for a year and I have these side effects and I just stopped taking them yesterday
You would want to be very careful to stop taking Rosuvastatin. Your LDL is likely to climb and while it is not the number 1 reason for heart inflammation you might look at taking 5mg which will still give you 40% reduction. See Ford Brewers videos and he advises 5 mg. Cardiologists would NOT recommend you stop taking your medication without giving a chance to try reduced or other statins. Unfortunately Cardiologist would strongly disagree with the video above as simplistic and not giving the full picture
@@irishboy70 I'm taking 10mg of the stuff. I recently started a month ago
Research history statins and Ansel Keys. Ekberg is right. So are Ken Berry, Eric Berg, Paul Mason, Jason Fung, and others. Need magnesium ( Carolyn Dean) potassium, D3 with K2 (MK-7) and good balance of B complex ( lower homocysteine).
So, what I should do n take when i was diagnosed as having high level of cholesterol means high LDL. Can i take statin?
If I cut out my statins, won't my cholesterol increase to dangerous levels, thus raising the chance of a heart attack?
If statins helped, everyone on them would not be having heart attacks. People on statins are still having heart attacks.
There is no data that suggest elevated cholesterol levels will increase heart attacks. What increases your chances of heart attacks? Obesity, Diabetes, Chronic Stress , a big belly, etc.
Hear Ken Berry on statins; Eric Berg on D3K2 and potassium magnesium homocysteine; Paul Mason on cholesterol.
5/19/23: Statins can cause statin myopathy. I am completely disabled. I took simvastatin and took myself off the drug. I take Repatha now, but my ability to walk or move will not return. Consult your physician! They don’t necessarily warn you. Mine did not.
I've been taking CoQ-10 religiously since 2010 when the lady gave me a free sample at costco because I told her I was on Statins and she said "oh you'll really want this then....Haven't stopped since...The statins I did stop
D3K2 Eric Berg
It would be nice if he includes his resources, and research. Why would I believe someone who is not an expert in the field without factual data & research. Anyone can post anything nowadays.
Try Paul Mason.
Indeed! There has been lots of discussion and research about this issue. Anyone can pick up this and that and bild a theory to suit his or her own needs.
Thank you for this great info. I have been a long term atorvastatin user and have in the past year or two started having muscular and joint pain and swelling. My doc prescribed prednisone for the swelling which was a short term bandaid. Then he put me on 1000mg of naproxin (for swelling and pain) for a month which did NOTHING; swelling continued. It caused me to retain water. My cardiologist took me off the naproxin and started me on lasix and 200mg potassiumCl which has removed the water swelling but not the muscle and joint pain. After watching this video and doing other reading , I have stopped taking atorvastatin. Too soon to tell if it works but I am hopefull. Meantime taking excedrin for the joint and muscle pain.
Did you go off cold turkey? My husband ready to stop but didnt know if he should wean off of stop completely.
I'll never do statins again. I truly hate insurance companies for all the hoops that had to be jumped for me to get off of them.
Excellent video as always.
Thank you Yaquelin Llerena.