Why don't women benefit from statins?

valgators · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 78

I have read several posts that make the statement that women don't benefit from statin therapy. I may have missed posts describing why this would be, but I haven't seen any explanations.

Could some of you with great scientific knowledge please explain why this would be. I would like to present this to my doctor who has tried to put me on Lipitor and now Crestor since I informed him last week I had taken myself off Pravastatin in February.

Many thanks.
Valgators

Allen1 · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 451 Location: England

Hi there valgators,

the information you asked about is found in a number of posts and publications about statins. For now though I have just added the link to this very site for you to see what we mean.

*http://www.spacedoc.net/women_statins.htm

All the best,

Allen Smile

eml256 · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 80

*http://www.whp-apsf.ca/pdf/statinsEvidenceCaution.pdf

Title: evidence for caution: women and statin use
authored by Harriet Rosenberg PhD and Danielle Allard

valgators · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 78

Thanks for the info. I will present it to the doctor but I doubt that it will convince him I don't need to be on statins.

The interesting thing is, on statins my total cholesterol was about 202; now three months later it is 280. The irony is that when they first put me on statins in the early 90's, I do believe my total C was 280. I think that tells me that's where my body needs to be!

Valgators

vipergg22 · Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 106

I have found a low carb diet along with at least 1000 mg of vitamin D helps control cholesterol a lot . I also eat fiber one in the morning which has a lot fiber in it , a lot more than oatmeal . I used to run anywhere from 220-250 but since starting this regimen my last report was down to 165 . It has also dropped my weight about 25 lbs without a lot of extra working out which I couldn't do anyway because of the peripheral neuropathy in both feet caused by taking statins 8 years ago. I will never take statins again .

Ray Holder · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

Hi EM1256
Thanks for that most informative and useful link about statins and women. There is a lot of good stuff in it as well about alleged statin justification and use, and all the unrevealed data, plus the industry funding and bias in trials, etc

Ray

valgators · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 78

Thanks Viperg22.....I will definitely switch to Fiber One. I had been eating a lot of oatmeal so will try this. I am already on 1000 IU's of Vitamin D3 since they determined I was very deficient back in December. I took a loading dose of 50,000 units weekly for 12 weeks and now take the 1000 daily.
Hopefully, this can make a difference because statins are out for me.

Thanks, Valgators