[–] videocodec 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
You are better off taking red yeast rice extract. Sorry for your loss.
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[–] nathanrosegoldberg 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Cholesterol is fixed pretty quickly by exercise. Steroids are very bad for cholesterol.
[–] MaunaLoona ago (edited ago)
Heart disease is caused by glycated cholesterol molecules. They don't go away through exercise.
Glycation is caused by sugar. Don't eat sugar. (P.S. All carbs are sugar)
[–] ZardoZ2017 0 points 52 points 52 points (+52|-0) ago
My condolences! Now, get the fuck off the internet & be with the rest of your family.
[–] mustafa_mond 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
Sorry to hear that man. That being said, kidney failure is not a commonly associated complication with Lipitor (liver failure is). Lipitor is (or was) the most commonly prescribed medicine in the US...and is in most cases, is handled without any problems other than muscle weakness and/or elevated liver enzymes.
But you are correct, in saying that exercise is an alternative to the medicine.
[–] GamerNerd 4 points 5 points 9 points (+9|-4) ago
Are they saying that her kidney failure was directly related to that drug? There's a thousand and one reasons why kidneys can fail. I'm sorry, you lost your mother. I lost mine too.
[–] Tworogues [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Healthy until last years blood test came back with elevated cholesterol. Doctor pushed atrovastatin. Went downhill from there.
[–] GamerNerd 3 points 7 points 10 points (+10|-3) ago
I'm really sorry. My mom was killed in a auto accident when she was 46. It will be hard for a while but but just remind yourself that you'll feel better in time.
[–] B166-ER 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The stuff they give people for cholesterol is so much worse for them than just having moderately elevated cholesterol. Plus cholesterol itself is not bad for you, its a secondary byproduct of the true problem which is diet. Cholesterol is the repair molecule and janitor of your body and its production is increased when your body responds to illness, stress or injury.
The drugs they give you wreak havoc on your kidneys and liver. The mentality is like putting people on chemo for things like food poinsoning.