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| Thread ID: 137924 | 2014-09-09 05:13:00 | Talking of strokes. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 1383550 | 2014-09-17 19:40:00 | I was once on prescribed Statins. I had various side effects from them but when I asked the GP I had at the time if I could come off them, she said I'd probably be on them for the rest of my life. A few months after that I was in hospital, where the surgeon immediately took me off them. I don't think or know if they had anything to do with the reason I was hospitalised but my GP went along with the surgeon's decision and didn't prescribe them after that. That particular GP changed clinics and my new one said in some cases Statins may be advisable but not so for me. I was nodding away when I read Bryan's posting. I have regular blood tests for another reason and my cholesterol levels are checked then. If my cholesterol levels were very high then I would be guided by my GP. Hi Marnie. It depends on a few factors as to whether you should be on statin for long term. The risk-vs-benefit balance needs to be weighed up (e.g. the risk of cramps / other side effects vs. improvement of your cardiovascular health (your overall 'heart' picture, not just only your cholesterol level)) all the time. If you were on Atorvastatin or Simvastatin 10mg (low strength in my opinion) in the first place and your overall cardiovascular health was not too bad, then there is "nothing wrong" with being stopped. |
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| 1383551 | 2014-09-20 04:16:00 | So if you have good genes and I have bad, I am going to live longer than you? logic somewhat retarded me thinks. No. I'm not talking about individual change but why the life expentancy of modern populations are longer compared to earlier centuries. (I have a individual relative who smoked like a train and drank too much and nearly reached 100, but he was notable for being the exception, populations who smoke and drink too much dont live as long) Genes dont play that much of a role because they change extremely slowly over time. You share essentially the same genes as your great great great grandparents siblings (who might not have survived) but you wouldnt expect the same life expectancy as they did. Population life expectancy have changed over the last hundred years because of reduced baby, infant, child mortality which is down to boring public health issues such as clean water, infant care and mass vaccination programs preventing death in the young, then then would come antibiotics including anti Tb drugs. (unicef estimates vaciination saves 15 million child lives per year) A. |
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