Re: Kaiser "cholesterol clinic" experience



"Peppermint Patootie" <peppermint_patootie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:peppermint_patootie-EC1AFE.14572228032011@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <8v94tfF5hlU4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Susan <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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On 3/27/2011 11:43 AM, Alice Faber wrote:

>
> I'm not entirely sure, but, as I read Ellen's original post, I was
> thinking that symptoms like that would certainly be enough to get > me to
> stop the statin to see if they went away.
>

Absolutely, even if they don't go away (and statin damage doesn't
always), it could stop progressing.

And there is absolutely no net benefit in a woman over 50, none.

Susan

Certainly there hasn't been any shown by any study. Just nit picking.
;-)

Did that include over 50 diabetic women? Having diabetes shifts the parameters to make it a whole new ball game re studies. It may well be that the diabetic woman over 50 - i.e. after menopause - (after weighing up the pros and cons) does need a statin. Too little appropriate info. The decisions should be based on all considerations and I haven't seen any studies on over 50 diabetic women. With a large slice missing out of the equation one can't say whether the CVD risks are higher than the risks of taking a statin.

.

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