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There are some people for whom statins are a necessity, e.g., a bodybuilder/triathloner friend whose cholesterol is above 300 w/o statins and whose father died
by giardini 6y ago
There are some people for whom statins are a necessity, e.g., a bodybuilder/triathloner friend whose cholesterol is above 300 w/o statins and whose father died at 46 from a heart attack. He has little choice but to workout like crazy and take statins and is OK with that.
But I have only borderline high cholesterol. My experience has been different:
After starting 10 mg pravastatin daily, I drop things, my energy level is down, my legs feel weak (although they are not), gym workouts are miserable and I feel so extraordinarily heavy when I collapse into bed at night.
Maybe for me it is "better to burn out than to rust" (though there's not much "burn" left in the rocket).
- x87678r 6y agoYeah if you have side effects you should look to switch meds or maybe stop. I was just pointing out I was afraid of side effects but never saw any.
- giantg2 6y agoFamily history can be a good indicator of risk too. Some societies have higher levels of cholesterol and still live long lives (that 1980s swimmer of Icelandic descent comes to mind). Also keep in mind that the cutoff for high cholesterol has been lowered over time. So if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be too worried about borderline-high cholesterol. And you can always eat natural statins too which can be found in things like walnuts and oyster mushrooms.