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**TiepayWrary** · 08-11-2009, 11:37 AM

Toni... at that appointment ask her to show you studies that show two things:

First... that statins actually benefit women and reduce ALL CAUSE mortality. Not just from heart disease.... which, btw, statins haven't been shown to help. They DO reduce your LDL.

Second... Ask her for studies that prove lowering LDL improves heart disease.

I'd also go back to the article I linked and dig deeper into this particular study. Most heart disease research is done on men, for men. We, as women, need to realize this... and question our own treatment to be sure it's appropriate for us. Go to that appt armed with information. Then decide for yourself what treatment you want. If you want to discontinue statin drugs... isn't that YOUR choice?!?

Personally, the biggest gripe I have with all of this is that there's no PROOF that high cholesterol in your blood is what's causing the heart disease. And in reverse... there's no PROOF that lowering your cholesterol lowers your risk of heart disease. The only proof out there is that statins lower LDL. One does not equal the other.

08-11-2009, 11:37 AM	#3
TiepayWrary Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 650 Senior Member	Toni... at that appointment ask her to show you studies that show two things: First... that statins actually benefit women and reduce ALL CAUSE mortality. Not just from heart disease.... which, btw, statins haven't been shown to help. They DO reduce your LDL. Second... Ask her for studies that prove lowering LDL improves heart disease. I'd also go back to the article I linked and dig deeper into this particular study. Most heart disease research is done on men, for men. We, as women, need to realize this... and question our own treatment to be sure it's appropriate for us. Go to that appt armed with information. Then decide for yourself what treatment you want. If you want to discontinue statin drugs... isn't that YOUR choice?!? Personally, the biggest gripe I have with all of this is that there's no PROOF that high cholesterol in your blood is what's causing the heart disease. And in reverse... there's no PROOF that lowering your cholesterol lowers your risk of heart disease. The only proof out there is that statins lower LDL. One does not equal the other.
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