For those on a low cholestrol diet....

<cough>


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Bloods didn't show any arthritis-like traces, but my triglycerides
were "high" and I came away with an extra script for 40 mg simvastatin.
So far I've managed to remember to take one every night and, touch wood,
no side effects.

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Ah, phew! Me too -- that's a relief.

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They worked (work) well for me. No side effects other than a goodly lowering
of my cholesterol.


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I can't remember if I've always been like that

You won't get away with using it though.


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Cortisol is the hormone that your body produces huge amounts of when
under stress. It also raises blood pressure significantly (part of the
fright & flight reflex).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol

Phil.

 

Would we notice?

Phil

 

It *seriously* fucks up attempts to keep BG's under control too.

I've seen that before, but thanks anyway.

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Not a chance, coz there's nothing in that list that's even slightly odd.


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Yup. As I discovered. And since I've changed jobs my HBA has dropped by
1.5..

Phil

 

Less stress now?


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Vastly less. Working for a boss with people skills is good.

Phil

 

The could have saved themselves £250K and just read UKRM.

Or perhaps Nottingham Uni does read UKRM and that's where their idea for
research was done.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/129722/New-fears-over-heart-pill-take
n-by-millions

 

I stopped taking them and started eating flora marg and yoghurt

 

Here, here!!!

Brian

 

OOH, I seem to remember reading/hearing that mixing pro-biotics and
statins is not the best thing to do, but I may well be wrong.

Brian

 

:

eh?

Probiotics such as Acidophilus bacteria?

These bacteria are naturally present in the gut and any problem would soon
be flagged up in clinical trials.

The only food that I must avoid whilst on statins is grapefruit, which
contain high amounts of bergamottin

 

Don't know the details but think I saw it on some of the labels of
cholesterol lowering food stuffs, but not sure which.

Brian

 

That may depend on other stuff in them, I can't seeing it making any
sense to develop cholesterol reducing product that negates proper
medication.

I too have only been told not to eat grapefruit, and indeed, it has been
clearly typed on my prescription labels lately too.

I have seen somewhere that you shouldn't take antacids with statins.

 

Not Paul Tuetle Sr then?


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