Statins-A Ticking Bomb

    Recently I had a blood test to see about my cholesterol level.  A good level should be under 200 with the LDL cholesterol under 100 and my Triglycerides to be under 100 also.
     I have been having no problems. It was just a routine blood test that went along with my annual checkup.
    I was informed I needed to start taking 20mg of Simvastatin (Zocor)-- a statin.
   Why? My cholesterol was somewhat over 200. I have the risk factor of age. I am over 45 years of age.
   I was prescribed 20 mg of Simvastatin.. bomb.
    The answer to whether or not your should take statins is age, are you a man or a woman, and do you have a diagnosis of atherosclerosis.
   I am male. I am over 45. But no atherosclerosis.
   Humm. Maybe she is being paid by the drug people to prescribe it.
   Statins have side effects.

1. Muscle pain and muscle damage
2. Nerve damage
3. Cognitive dysfunction\Tendonitis and tendon rupture
4. Joint pain and stiffness
5. Liver damage/liver function abnormalities
6. Unmasking of mitochondrial dysfunction
7. Lou Gehrig's disease
8. Increase in diabetes
9. Congenital defects in the children of women who took statins in  pregnancy

   Sound to me like it is not really needed. Except if you have had proven atherosclerosis. It may cut down on the chances then of a recurring heart attack. But to just give it to everyone over the age of forty five because the drug companies have sold the doctor on the necessity of prescribing this time bomb.. it makes it questionable in my eyes.
  Let me give you a link to a book you can read and make up your own mind.
The Truth About Statins: Risks and Alternatives to Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
   Let each person make up their own mind.
   Good health to all.