I just couldn't bring myself to go back to the doctor that did me in with free samples of Crestor so I found a new one and I did it on the internet and I was able to e mail him before hand to see if he was all pro statins or not- didn't want to waste my money
He and his nurse are older and said they'd seen it all and knew well that their patients were having adverse effects- he said he just took a patient off his statins 2 hours before he saw me- He is running a CPK test on me plus he xrayed my knees (but I don't think that will show muscle damage from Crestor) etc
If anyone lives near Austin Texas and wants his name e mail me- he's just a family doctor or internist but works near the Georgetown hospital and University
he talked about Niacin and took me off my self prescribed Prednisone from which I am feeling awful
Patty
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by bunnylady » Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:35 pm
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by sos_group_owner » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:20 am
Hi Patty,
Re: he talked about Niacin and took me off my self prescribed Prednisone
from which I am feeling awful
One caution about niacin - it can raise homocysteine levels.
Ask your new Dr to check your homocysteine before starting niacin.
Most labs say around 11 or so is in the acceptable range, but optimal
levels are 6.2 or less. For every 3 points above 6.3 there is a 35%
increased risk of myocardial-infarction (heart attack).
(the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, Nov. 15, 1995,
2825-30) AND (American Journal of Epidemiology, 1996, 143[9]:845-59)
Supplements to control homocysteine: Folic Acid, B6 and B12.
Some also need TMG... and P-5-P (pyridoxyl-5-phosphate).
Excerpt from article at the link below: There are three biochemical
pathways used by the body to reduce homocysteine. In one pathway
TMG donates a methyl group which detoxifies homocysteine. In this
reaction, TMG is reduced to DMG (dimethylglycine), that
familiar-product sold as a supplement for its energizing effects. In the
other routes, folic acid, B12 and B6 convert homocysteine into nontoxic
substances. Some people can't utilize one or another of these pathways.
That is why a combination of all these nutrients is most effective for
lowering homocysteine. In some people vitamin B may not be efficiently
converted to its active co-enzyme form, pyridoxyl-5-phosphate. In that
case supplementing with pyridoxyl-5-phosphate would be necessary.
Reducing Homocysteine Levels "Source":
[url]http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/truthchol.html[/url]
Fran
Re: he talked about Niacin and took me off my self prescribed Prednisone
from which I am feeling awful
One caution about niacin - it can raise homocysteine levels.
Ask your new Dr to check your homocysteine before starting niacin.
Most labs say around 11 or so is in the acceptable range, but optimal
levels are 6.2 or less. For every 3 points above 6.3 there is a 35%
increased risk of myocardial-infarction (heart attack).
(the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, Nov. 15, 1995,
2825-30) AND (American Journal of Epidemiology, 1996, 143[9]:845-59)
Supplements to control homocysteine: Folic Acid, B6 and B12.
Some also need TMG... and P-5-P (pyridoxyl-5-phosphate).
Excerpt from article at the link below: There are three biochemical
pathways used by the body to reduce homocysteine. In one pathway
TMG donates a methyl group which detoxifies homocysteine. In this
reaction, TMG is reduced to DMG (dimethylglycine), that
familiar-product sold as a supplement for its energizing effects. In the
other routes, folic acid, B12 and B6 convert homocysteine into nontoxic
substances. Some people can't utilize one or another of these pathways.
That is why a combination of all these nutrients is most effective for
lowering homocysteine. In some people vitamin B may not be efficiently
converted to its active co-enzyme form, pyridoxyl-5-phosphate. In that
case supplementing with pyridoxyl-5-phosphate would be necessary.
Reducing Homocysteine Levels "Source":
[url]http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/truthchol.html[/url]
Fran
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