Anyone on here taking statins?

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Never relaxing, is it?

I can top that - lugging a 25kg exercise bike on a 30m round trip every weekday for the best part of a year has given me a small hernia! Being stitched up next month...

 

[Deleted member 196306]

Never relaxing, is it?

I can top that - lugging a 25kg exercise bike on a 30m round trip every weekday for the best part of a year has given me a small hernia! Being stitched up next month...

Nope, ouch!

 

[Deleted member 196306]

Got another blood test this week about my Kidney GFR rate! Be interesting to see what it is and how everything else is.

 

[Gray]

Got another blood test this week about my Kidney GFR rate! Be interesting to see what it is and how everything else is.

Good luck.

 

[Deleted member 196306]

Good luck.

Thanks mate. 👍

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Good luck.

All normal. 🙂

 

[Gray]

All normal. 🙂

Glad to hear that gel 👍

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Glad to hear that gel 👍

Thanks mate. 🙂

 

[SteveR750]

Long term statin user here, on and off due to the effect of inhibiting coq10 and loss of muscle power (I cycle a lot, used to race a bit), but a bout of myocarditis revealed moderate atherosclerosis, so I've been taking rosuvastatin ever since (about 3 years now) and no side effects.

 

[Series1boy]

Been on statins, 20mg and cholesterol was 7.2, now down to 4.3 after just 1 month. Talking to doc to see if reducing dosage is feasible.

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Been on statins, 20mg and cholesterol was 7.2, now down to 4.3 after just 1 month. Talking to doc to see if reducing dosage is feasible.

That’s a nice result, Series. I am on 20mg too.

 

[Series1boy]

Had a catch-up with the Doctor today, and all good with kidneys etc, and no side affects ! Was advised to stay on 20mg for now and going to review in a few months because my cholesterol could go up. Although, I am losing weight by eating healthier and me and the wife go walking a few miles most days and is having a positive Impact, in particular due to us still working from home!

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Had a catch-up with the Doctor today, and all good with kidneys etc, and no side affects ! Was advised to stay on 20mg for now and going to review in a few months because my cholesterol could go up. Although, I am losing weight by eating healthier and me and the wife go walking a few miles most days and is having a positive Impact, in particular due to us still working from home!

That’s good Series. 👍

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Large study finds lower risk of death from COVID-19 in statin users

New research finds that statin use was associated with a slightly lower risk of COVID-19 mortality, regardless of age, sex, and COVID-19 risk factors.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

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