My personal history:
I was put on a statin (Lipitor) around the age of 50 after early menopause at 43 because my cholesterol was rising and went above 220. Up till menopause, woman are protected from cardiac disease by Estrogen.
I blindly trusted the medical community and their love for statins.
15 years later after suffering neuropathy, I started researching and decided to stop the statin almost 5 years ago at the age of 65.
Besides uncomfortable sensations including tingling in the limbs, burning in the feet, muscle cramping, and random acute pain in joints, I had no hair growing on my legs (a true sign of peripheral neuropathy) and tinnitus getting louder and louder (buzzing in my head 24/7).
Because my cholesterol and LDL are still high, I am still being advised to take cholesterol lowering meds, even being told I may genetically have high cholesterol. It is clear to me that I am fine cardio-vascularly and that tryng to lower my cholesterol with meds is not what my body needs.
I do not have other risk factors.
Never smoked.
Neither parent had a heart attack.
Throughout this time, I ate mostly healthy and exercised regularly.
Over a year ago, I lost about 25 pounds while on an anti-inflammatory diet and have kept them off but am still BMI obese which is ridiculous because I have lots of muscle and large breasts.
I would have to starve myself to lose enough weight to meet BMI standards and know it would make me way less healthy mentally and physically.
I have a low resting heartrate, good HDL, good blood pressure, and textbook EKGs.
Ironically, my Cholesterol ratios are actually good thanks to good HDL.
I am keeping a watchful eye on my pre-diabetic fasting blood glucose and A1C because 70% of older women put on a statin after menopause become diabetic. I believe my neuropathy was a diabetic response because of the statin. In any case, I believe I have avoided developing the other metabolic disease risks (high blood pressure and diabetics) by stopping statins and losing weight.
Stress plays a huge role in overall health and is probably my biggest obstacle, especially since being an empath which is a whole other story. I am constantly trying to say *No* without guilt.
On the cusp of turning 70, I feel better than I did in my early 60s in spite of the stress from our current political environment
(sociopaths are poison for empaths).
My neuropathy may never heal completely but it has regressed instead of progressed.
Time is doing its thing and I am accepting what I cannot change like the Tinnitus.
Moving to Music is still my magic bullet for physical and mental health.
I was put on a statin (Lipitor) around the age of 50 after early menopause at 43 because my cholesterol was rising and went above 220. Up till menopause, woman are protected from cardiac disease by Estrogen.
I blindly trusted the medical community and their love for statins.
15 years later after suffering neuropathy, I started researching and decided to stop the statin almost 5 years ago at the age of 65.
Besides uncomfortable sensations including tingling in the limbs, burning in the feet, muscle cramping, and random acute pain in joints, I had no hair growing on my legs (a true sign of peripheral neuropathy) and tinnitus getting louder and louder (buzzing in my head 24/7).
Because my cholesterol and LDL are still high, I am still being advised to take cholesterol lowering meds, even being told I may genetically have high cholesterol. It is clear to me that I am fine cardio-vascularly and that tryng to lower my cholesterol with meds is not what my body needs.
I do not have other risk factors.
Never smoked.
Neither parent had a heart attack.
Throughout this time, I ate mostly healthy and exercised regularly.
Over a year ago, I lost about 25 pounds while on an anti-inflammatory diet and have kept them off but am still BMI obese which is ridiculous because I have lots of muscle and large breasts.
I would have to starve myself to lose enough weight to meet BMI standards and know it would make me way less healthy mentally and physically.
I have a low resting heartrate, good HDL, good blood pressure, and textbook EKGs.
Ironically, my Cholesterol ratios are actually good thanks to good HDL.
I am keeping a watchful eye on my pre-diabetic fasting blood glucose and A1C because 70% of older women put on a statin after menopause become diabetic. I believe my neuropathy was a diabetic response because of the statin. In any case, I believe I have avoided developing the other metabolic disease risks (high blood pressure and diabetics) by stopping statins and losing weight.
Stress plays a huge role in overall health and is probably my biggest obstacle, especially since being an empath which is a whole other story. I am constantly trying to say *No* without guilt.
On the cusp of turning 70, I feel better than I did in my early 60s in spite of the stress from our current political environment
(sociopaths are poison for empaths).
My neuropathy may never heal completely but it has regressed instead of progressed.
Time is doing its thing and I am accepting what I cannot change like the Tinnitus.
Moving to Music is still my magic bullet for physical and mental health.
