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thanks man, just looked them up and checked them yoghurt drinks I been having and they are full of them, no wonder they helpedPLANT STEROLS: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews
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My mrs took them for a while and they lowered her cholesterol by quite a bit!!thanks man, just looked them up and checked them yoghurt drinks I been having and they are full of them, no wonder they helped![]()
Ok thanks. I was not told anything for ages . At the time I knew I was prescribed 90 day supply so only talking about 40 quid a year, which I can cover. I'm actually off metformin now on account of me taking the decision which I told my diabetic nurse about. We are going to review my numbers in 6 months and see i I should go back on. If I do , I'll prob take this up .why you paying if your diabetic, you qualify now for free prescriptions for life, ask your doctors for a medical exemption cert/card and they will issue you on, they should of told you about that soon as you was diagnosed. they did for me anyways
might as well just take advantage of the situation and if u ring ur doctors they will give u a form, you fill it in and they sign it off and ya get ya card sent outOk thanks. I was not told anything for ages . At the time I knew I was prescribed 90 day supply so only talking about 40 quid a year, which I can cover. I'm actually off metformin now on account of me taking the decision which I told my diabetic nurse about. We are going to review my numbers in 6 months and see i I should go back on. If I do , I'll prob take this up .
That's more than likely the Metformin rather than the statin - known side effectNot noticed any effects but prob mild muscle cramps very occasionally
should of kept the metformin goin,when you stop the metformin you stop the free prescriptionsOk thanks. I was not told anything for ages . At the time I knew I was prescribed 90 day supply so only talking about 40 quid a year, which I can cover. I'm actually off metformin now on account of me taking the decision which I told my diabetic nurse about. We are going to review my numbers in 6 months and see i I should go back on. If I do , I'll prob take this up .
Absolutely no doubt they work but given the side effects reported Id rather avoid them for the moment if there is an alternative way to reduce levels.If you want your cholesterol down then statins do work.
In my particular case my score was 7A q for those taking statins , what was your overall cardiovascular risk % score, when you were first prescribed them?
That seems v low, I thought they only started considering statins when you hit the 10% mark.In my particular case my score was 7
9m people is a lot of people to be on statins. I am not against some people taking them, but it seems a big chunk of the older adult population - 1 in 3?the values they are guided by in NHS funding generally work out the value and risk vs reward for medication regimes.
In this case the negatives of cholesterol are deemed far more expensive than its prophylactic management.
Heart surgery on once person probably costs 15 grand plus. Preventing one buys you a lot of statins. Then quality of life after heart surgery and potential care throws a whole new cost in.
Statins are a bargain.
As for side effects, the majority are side effect free. Worth reading up on the side effect risk profile online.
If you don't get on with them you can always change them or stop them.