i was 715 lbs., stuck in my chair, on oxygen, had not left the house in over 2 years. i had congestive hart failure, lymphedema, insulin resistance, reactive airway disease and could not stand for two minuets. that was last September. im down to 490 lbs. im off oxygen, all my health issues have cleared up. i have a future again. God has blessed me. i started doing you tube to help others like me.
@@spunkychops7484 what is bs about it. He is saying the diet got his appetite under control then as a result he dropped the weight. He was 51 stone and now is is 35 stone. It is amazing his heart and lungs have healed to some degree
I am 68 years female and started taking statins at age of 64 . I had terrible side affects while taking statins, continued bladder infection, foggy memory, muscle pains , my glucose level went up. I was taking so many antibiotics l, medicine for pre diabetes, and bunch of other meds .I felt terrible and stopped taking them all. It was awful couple of years and I thought that is part of aging . I stopped taking them against my doctors advice . Now I watch my carbs and sugar intake , walk a lot and take no meds. I feel fantastic, have a lots of energy. For me all health issue disappeared after I stopped taking statins . It took a while tifeel better. I think few months , and almost a year for all of the symptoms to be completely gone .
For every one having bad side effects there are many like me with no problems I'm.on pravaststion one of the safest and not named in this video do y have pravaststion in america
I am glad that you did not have bad side affects. I was taking atorvastatin . We do have another choices of statin , however choose not to take statins again. I changed my diet and do lots o walking which improved my cholesterol and it’s almost normal at this time . Best regards !!!
I'm in the same boat you are in. I took one statin that almost killed me. Then switched to provastatin 10mg. It was also bothering me with said side effects. So now I've gone down to 5mg and still feel the effects of aging fast, foggy Brain. I did completely stop for a month or so and began to feel better but my Dr. said the benefits out weigh the risks and talked me back into taking the 5mg. I think now I'm ready to stop altogether and drastically change my diet and exercise program. I'm 71.
Hi Ana, loved reading your post. I am just like you with health & walking. My question is can I just stop taking my cholesterol med if I want to or do I need to taper off?
I’m so thrilled coz just came back from 6 monthly Care Plan with my Dr, biting my nails and wondering whether or not to tell him I’m on Carnivore, but my bloods were so good, he has removed Chronic Kidney Disease from my Care Plan, Liver doing way better, A1C perfect, and has allowed me to drop my Cavastat to 5mg from 20, with a view to removing it altogether after next care plan bloods. Oh and I’ve lost 10 kgs. Was walking out of there on air. ❤
After 25 years on statins my father was like a zombie and could barely walk. Doc said it was "absolutely necessary" to keep taking them to prevent heart attack or stroke. I asked the doc why the Lipitor warning label says their product does not prevent heart disease or heart attacks to which he had no answer. Stopped taking statins 6 months ago and he has gotten strength in his legs back and regained memory. Statins are poison. Your body needs cholesterol.
My sister takes statins, too, and she is younger than I am. She has the weakest muscles in her legs...can barely walk down steps without assistance. In fact, she takes an entire SHOEBOX full of RX meds. You can't reason with her, though. I'm glad your father listened and got off those poisons.
My mum came off them as I advised her to as she needs cholesterol, but she had bloods done and the Dr said you need to go back on them or you'll have a heart attack or stroke and she listened and said the Dr knows best 😮 So can't do anymore. She's 78.
OMG!! Thank you for your explanation Dr. Berry! I’m 47 and just two weeks ago I had both cataracts replaced. I have been taking Lipitor for almost 10 years!! I’m a type 2 diabetic and recently after pressuring my Dr. I had an MRI and found out I have NAFLD. I was told it was mild. I decided to do some research and that’s how I found you. I wish I came across your channel earlier but I am learning and I’ve changed my diet significantly. Just wanted to say thank you for all that you and your community are doing. It is helping me tremendously. God bless you!!
Im an echo sonographer with almost 40 years of ultrasound experience. I can not stress enough how RIGHT ON Dr. Berry is with this! Dr. Berry, Please consider following up on each of these recommendations & turning it maybe into a series of shorts. I learn something significant everytime I listen to you. Thank you!
My husband literally just had a CC score that was about 800 so the doctor had him do ultrasound on all his arteries and veins which came out clear. His blood flow is wall-to-wall. He has no calcium in his carotid arteries none in the aorta I think there was a minimal tiny amount somewhere but nothing she said to be concerned about. It literally comes up as nothing, next is a nuclear stress test. He has never had high blood pressure or Adema or any signs of anything like heart related but yet they’re making him take Crestor 40 mg and now he’s having muscle cramps I think after the stress test he’s going to get off the Crestor. Luckily he’s only been on for a couple of weeks.
I’ve been wanting to get off the statins, adopted keto/carnivore lifestyle, walking everyday, overall very healthy. My cholesterol level on the statin is 190. Can I just stop cold turkey or does one have to taper off? I had asked my Doc if I could & she said I don’t see a problem since your level is so good on the drug & your adopting a healthier lifestyle. Soooo can I just stop immediately? I didn’t ask her at the time.
I was put on Simvastatin at the age of 48. There was no medical reason other than the GP said there were enormous benefits! For years I suffered weight gain and pain, I thought I had fibromyalgia. Aged 57 I told a new GP that I was stopping the statins. He said no reason why not you have no to indicators to take them. The pain went within a month. I’m now 64 and 6 months ago my GP wanted me to start atorvastatin after blood tests showed raised cholesterol and triglycerides. I said I’d try other remedies. I increased exercise, all but stopped alcohol, added berberine and nyacin to my daily routine. In 2 months all my results were normal. Thanks to channels like this.
@@meerhofmake sure it is taken with a fat. I get my D3 capsules that contain MCT oil instead of CostCo’s which contain Sunflower Oil as the suspension medium. I think mine are Osava brand, I’m in the UK so not sure if you would find same brand where you are.
@@Infiniti25, try to find one with a different carrier oil. Sunflower oil is not the healthiest. It’s up there with Canola oil. I found one with olive oil.
@@crh251 I said I get some from Osavi which have MCT oil as the carrier oil. The first ones I got were Kirkland Signature from CostCo and those were in a Sunflower Oil carrier which I know is bad.
I have a stent from one total blockage of LLD. My doctor had me on stains for several years. It caused blood sugar issues to worsen and head fog. I stopped all stains after trying 3 different kinds. Doctor is not happy with me. I asked two of my doctors that if elevated BS and Cholesterol are so bad for 50 years then why only one artery and not all. They both said we do not know. I am eating Keto/Carnivore and trusting God to keep me going.
Same here, doc is really mad at me. I was using a walker because my legs were so weak and painful. Plus I got cataracts. Now he wants me on Nexietol ( bempedoic Acid) even though I get huge kidney stones. I told him that all he cares about is my heart but I have to worry about the rest of me.
@@rebeccaachaibar5984 I believe Lipitor 80mg then Crestor 40mg and finally Repatha. Unfortunately I do not remember for sure what the dosages were. I did my own experiment and stopped the statins and found my blood sugar 30 to 50 points lower in the morning.
Carnivore 10weeks, 63yo Australian male. Kicked initially my statins to the curb, then all the other heart meds. Lost 32lbs, exercising, never felt this good. Also, my arthritis and depression are gone, among others on a long list of benefits.
John…hello. Doug from Las Vegas. I’m on Day 7 Carnivore. I want to kick them to the curb, too. I have CHF. My question to you please is did you also have a blood thinner? I use Xarelto and was told it would be for life. Thanks for sharing with me.
@@DougCarnivore hi. After being on Carnivore for about 5 weeks, and having started exercising daily, and after researching the meds, i kicked statins immediately, and my other heart meds within a couple of weeks. My resting bp is lower without meds than when I was medicated. My metabolic health is improving exponentially. Everyone is different, and I suppose it depends greatly on listening to your body. I know now that i am in control of my life and that my faith in doctors and pharmaceutical products has been destroyed permanently, because if i can work this out, i find it incredulous that this isn't widely understood within medicine. Good luck. The more pure you keep to the diet, the better the results. Let me know how you are doing.
My doctor did exactly that. “It will cut your risk of heart attack in half!!!” It gave me awful headaches every day. When I told him this he was shocked. Then I discovered your channel and several others. The difference between 1% and 3% is 2%, not 50%. It all depends on how you look at it. Absolute vs relative. When discussing the benefits they use relative. When discussing side effects they use absolute. Technically not lying but morally they are. Since going carnivore my blood pressure has dropped so low I don’t take meds for it. I’m 67 years old and not on any meds. I feel great!
Please be careful, I'm no doctor but from the multiple accounts and articles I've read it's not the diet that's helped. In fact in an article I read they say being on the carnivore diet with high blood pressure can make it worse, as well it can cause constipation since you consume little fiber when on the diet. Things like bacon or lunch meat can also be high in sodium and as you probably know, high amounts of salt can lead to high blood pressure. You may also be lacking vitamins that are mostly found in things like fruit and vegetables.
@@pancakes15 you are correct. You are no doctor. I was on drugs when all I needed was to change my diet. I don’t blame doctors. They don’t have time to check all the data. Heart attacks are not caused by a lack of statins.
My ancestors lived long lives without statin drugs. My doctor tried pushing it on me at age 58 but I refused. I’m 62 now and my numbers are still normal.
I had a heart attack in October, stent put in one artery in November and double bypass in December. Now Im on a statin, blood thinner and metropol. My blood pressure is always high in the morning. Im going to do what I can to get off of them! Thank you for this!
I've been taking Zocor for 24 years and began experiencing severe leg pain and weakness. Thought it was nerve damage but tests came up negative. Stopped taking Zocor about a month ago and it feels much better.
My Dr, bless her for trying, tried to scare me into statins 3 years ago, a year after my stroke. I refused. Healthier today than I was 10 years ago. Statins are for emergency intervention, not long term living, in MY personal, non-medical, OPINION.
After my second heart attack I went back on keto diet, lost 56lb in weight, I had to stop taking the medication as my blood healed and the tablets lowered my blood pressure too low. Now I take herbs, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, garlic and Onega 3's. My BP is averaging 115/70.
Day 4 of only taking half bp med. Losartin 50mg 1x dx. My bp for 6 months has been on the lower side. Now 2.5 weeks carnivore and over a year keto. -108 lbs lost now! I feel fabulous.
I take some amino acids called L-Arginine and L-Citrulline, a 1/4 teaspoon each, and it has lowered my bp better than anything else and without negative side effects. At rest, my bp is around 115/70 and 55 bpm. And I have had a 4 bypass 4 years ago.
I've been prescribed a statin for cholesterol issues before. I added red beans and rice to my diet, just keep a small crock pot going or in the fridge and have a bowl or two a day (best for evening meal). Super cheap, super easy to cook, super healthy, and fixed the bloodwork (soluble fiber absorbs cholesterol). Your body will adjust to the extra fiber after a few days.
I have a pressure cooker, and I do the same; with split peas, a bit of meat and fat, barley and steel cut oaks mixed in. It's called a "Mulligan stew" where you just keep adding scraps of food and it keeps going on and on.
Hi, the cholesterol is not the enemy. Its always been insulin resistance, driven by sugar and carbs. Statins are garbage medicines, the brain is 40% cholesterol, we need it every cell. If you constantly avoid fat, and take Statins, your chances of developing mental health issues like alzheimers and parkinsons are greatly increased.
I stopped taking Lipitor August last year and I feel much better Statins can damage liver due to stopping cholesterol production. Cholesterol is needed for ALL organs as well as muscles, and hormones including testosterone and vitamin D
I have been told to take statins twice since I had a liver transplant almost thirty years ago, and both times have had palpitations, hot flushes and a considerable increase of my heart rate. Needless to say, the statins have been flushed down the toilet! I eat as much red meat (steak) as I can afford and as my surgeon told me almost 30 years ago (when he was treated to the sight of me hoovering up a large lump of medium rare fillet) that “it was the best thing I could ever put in myself.” I feel great!
My doctor scared me into taking a statin and I did for 2 weeks and quit immediately. My joints were hurting so bad, I can barely walk up and down stairs. Lifestyle change and your channel were the script for me 😊
I quit rosuvastatin after listening to Dr Berry. And I'm so glad that I did. My wife, at the time, demanded that I take it, as well as my PCP and I did at their very strong persistency. My PCP gave me this long spill about how he was required to tell my insurance company of my refusal when I stopped. Oh well....insurance and big pharma are not going to control my life. ONLY God and myself will determine that!
My insurance noticed when I quit refilling Lipitor. They sent me a letter telling me restart taking it. I could tell by the way the letter was written that they would deny coverage if I had a problem in the future. I started to refill it again- I just don’t take it…
My mom was on Lipitor for decades. At 86 she finally listened to her kids and stopped. She seems mentally sharper, and her severe hand tremors went away after about 2 months.
unfortunately my brother-in-law age 60 refused to listen and continue with his self-medicated statin because he wants to see his health report has perfect cholesterol level score.
@@bombshelltwo8317 She stopped cold turkey. From what I've read online and based on videos I've watched on youtube, it takes 2 to 6 weeks for most people to feel improvements after quitting statins. Good luck!
Thank You Dr Berry. I've been on keto for almost 2 years, no more obesity, no more pre diabetes. I don't take any prescriptions or drugs. I'm 63 years old. 😊
@@bettymaverick1098 false. The studies actually say that statins help prevent death and heart attack by up to 50%. Go ahead and post your studies. You can't because they don't exist.
I almost died taking a statin My liver was poisoned and stopped producing cholesterol. I had severe diarrhea for months and lost 12 Kg just to name a few things. It was and awful experience. Dr Barry is right I was bullied by the doctor.
It took you months to go to the doctor? My mum got leg pain and went to the doctor and he changed her medication right away. She was on another statin for 'preventative' measure. I asked the doctor if she need to be on it at the age 90. He said to stop it. My dad is on Lipitor and has never had a problem from the start. 93 and still going obn his walks.
A Korean study that was done several years looked at 1 million people who had died and simply recorded from their charts prior to death their total cholesterol and LDL levels. The people who lived the longest had a total cholesterol of 240 and a LDL of 130.
That sounds like me actually. Low triglycerides and high HDL along with the elevated LDL. I hope you're right, but I do have calcifications in my coronatlry arteries.
@@robertmiller2872 post the studies. You can't because they aren't real. You're trying to rationalize not taking statins, but unfortunately it's going to be your undoing if you have high cholesterol. Making up fake stories like this will get you nowhere.
Just an FYI Dr Berry. I've been fighting Crohn's for over 20 years, never getting better only worse each year. I started the carnivore life style about 6 months ago. It was an up and down event for me and I almost stopped a few times but wanted to get better then I did to eat SAD! I'm so glad I have stayed the course because in the last few weeks something has happened. I'm feeling better in many ways. My energy has been so low the whole time but I feel it coming on also. Now I'm talking BAD Crohn's to a point I had to stop working I was so sick all the time. Thank God I found your videos talking about the carnivore life style. Just want to say to people Dr Berry always says give it 90 days but I had to give it 6 months to even start to feel the benefit and have a ways to go for sure so hang in there and fight the good fight. I could go on and on about the things I can now tell are changing for the better.
I have been on the carnivore diet since I was three! Don’t eat veges except spuds Eat a lot of fruit, esp bananas, I cook and bake for myself. I live in NZ and had to go to Brisbane, Australia for a liver transplant in 94 for treatment of Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome. (My 30th anniversary in September) after release, I heard that my favourite ward surgeon, Dr Christine, was leaving the ward to study Plastic surgery, and a lot of the doctors and patients were going to the Norman Pub close to the hospital. The pub has a large garden bar with a fire pit and barbecue so being an ex Advertising Man ( not allowed to go back into that!) and old habits being hard to break, I arrived early and ordered a large medium fillet steak, medium rare. My surgeon, Steve Lynch, arrived soon after, and I greeted him, and said “Steve, I’ve got to buy you a drink, what’ll you have?” He told me, and I went to order it, and a lemonade for myself (!) My dinner arrived, and I tore into it! (didn’t take long to cook that steak!) A beautiful meal, and about halfway through it, Steve reached across the table, tapped the side of my plate next to the steak with his fingernail, and when I looked up, he said, “You know, that is the best thing you can ever put inside yourself.” Thank you, Steve.
My PCP keeps trying to force statins on me but I refuse. She got upset and told me I was being non-compliant. I found a new PCP. Thank you for your highly informative and inspirational videos.
I just got the same sneering contempt and knowing headshake in a recent visit. I changed doctors. She can take my statins if she wants to, but I’m not taking them. 😄 Nothing about my bloodwork was that earth shattering. As others have said, “My future is in God’s hands.” As a recent Carnivore, I believe in the body’s ability to heal itself and my elixir will be meat.
I am sad this information was not available to me 15 years ago. Statins caused me to have muscle myalgia and symptoms of Diabetes. I was on medication for both. This caused osteoarthritis that took out both hips. I recovered Ok with good health and 2 new hips .Statins, a drug to treat with respect because it can bite. Great video.
40 mg/day of rosuvastatin for two weeks and I was so mentally confused I was unable to navigate crossing a street. Reduced the dose to 20 mg/day for three months, and the side effects finally made me afraid to continue taking it. I kept hoping that I would adjust to it, after all, my doctor had told me that there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Nine months after discontinuing, I am starting to feel better.
" there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Which is a lie. I had no idea what was happening to me and at first chalked it up to ageing...It was not ageing. I really feel patients can't give informed consent cause Doctors are not honest about what these drugs can do to them.
I watched Dr. Berg’s videos few months ago re statins, then Dr. Berry’s. I have been taking crestor 5mg for years to lower my LDL. A years ago I was referred to a cardiologist due to my chest pain plus shortness of breath, Doctor doubled up my crestor dosage to 10 mg. I felt that my muscles and bones, particularly the chest ribs pains were getting worse. Without talking to any doctors I reduced my crestor dosage down to 5 mg daily. It seems that I am feeling better after a month. In today’s regular visit to my family doctor, I requested his approval to reduce my dosage to 5mg (of course I didn’t tell him I have done it myself), he refused and said it is good for my heart. See…. 😂. Taking 40 mg a day of crestor seems to me is unbelievable, I feel hard to believe it 😢
The exact same thing happened to me. I thought I was literally loosing my mind. I couldn’t remember how to spell the simplest word. My doctor put me on a different one and same thing happens. I stopped taking them and next appointment is in October. I am certain he will be upset but my body my choice right?!!!!
I wish I would have seen this years ago !! I ended up with diabetes after being on statins for many years, If the disease dont kill u, the side effects of pills will, thanks for the info
I have a a friend who got severe brain fog while on a statin. His muscles got weak and he couldn't exercise more than 10 minutes. He is a big guy too. I told him to stop that statin immediately and a month later he was back to his old self. But people don't learn, we had to go through this a total of 3 times since his evil doctor would insist he went back on it. And to make things worse, his cholesterol wasn't even high! It was resting at about 205. I have been fighting the statin war myself for about 30 years. I am fine.
This happened to my mother , it worsened rapidly as they increased Crestor. I happened to find a French study done on Crestor that confirmed her problems for me. The damage was irreversible. Her dr thought I was nuts. We stopped it ourselves. The weird thing was she never had high cholesterol. She had a mild MI many years ago but not high cholesterol.
Not only that. I had iron retention due to fatty liver. Since I started low carb diet and dropped Lipitor, fatty liver fixed and iron retention is gone.
Nurse here (who hates big pharma & the doctors ruled by them) THANK YOU for shining a light on this Dr. Berry you are an insightful and intelligent physician, regarding the CoQ10 over the age 40 one should take Ubiquinol as it is much more bioavailable 👍🏼 Love your channel!!
I'm a new registered practical nurse and I hate administering statins to patients, but I feel I don't have enough experience (read: clout) in healthcare yet to advise against it for fear of getting in trouble. It's ridiculous how many medications so many patients are on. The worst is the antibiotics ordered without any gut support. Without fail, tons of our patients end up getting C. Diff, which of course means MORE (harsher) antibiotics. I can't wait to look into studies more and build up my credibility so I can start pushing back against some of these things that worsen patient outcomes. But ultimately I'll have to get out of the hospital setting and into home care because hospitals do not provide holistic health care.
@@ada5851 the good thing is you don't have to be an expert, or a nurse really. Can follow an actual expert on youtube. They will often by MUCH more knowledge that the big pharma indoctrinated doc telling you not to watch them. I esp hate seeing elderly ppl on MANY meds making them sicker overall...it's medical malpractice!
@roxypedro100. Really appreciate your post. I am going to stop my statin & wondered if I could just put it down one day & never pick it back up, or if it’s best to “taper” off?
I was still well below the danger level for cholesterol but my doctor insisted that “We” should head it off with some Crestor. In three or four days after starting Crestor I was deaf. The screeching in my ears was terrible. So I threw the pills in the garbage. My doctor told me a few days later that Crestor had nothing to do with the horrible screeching in my ears. He said it was my fault from exposing myself to too much loud noise and there is no cure for tinnitus. After three months of this mind numbing torture I bought some Bloodroot,made a tincture and in ten days both of my ears were greatly relieved and I could hear about 90% compared to before Crestor. Cheers from Sunny Alberta!
Hey Dr Ken. I’m on so many meds including statins. I had a stent put in after a heart attack in Feb 2022. I have to admit I’m scared. I do take CoQ10 and Vit D and other vitamins. I really wish I could actually go to a doctor that truly cares.
I've been taking atorvastatin regularly for several years. It works well for me with no side effects so far. However, my wife could not take any statin because of muscle cramps.
I’ve been in zocor for years. I developed Coreneri heart disease in two of my arteries. He says it’s in the early stages. He wants to change me to crestor. Larger dose. I’m not doing it. In fact I’m going to tell him I want off of them period. I do take a vitamin D supplement every day. But I’m type 2 diabetic. My A1C went up to 7. Now in these last 6 months I’ve changed my diet. Got it down now to 6.1. Lost almost 10 lbs. I’m not real over weight. But my blood sugars were running kinda high. They are going Down now. I appreciate your videos. My daughter turned me on to your channel. Thank you so much
Thank you Dr Berry My Doctor wanted me to go on Statin back in 2019 I said no to him I will say he does listen to me We do have mutual respect Dr Berry May God continue protecting you and your family
Thankyou berry much. I will share this with my husband. BTW, we have been on the Carnivore diet for 11plus weeks. My husband is completely off his diabetic RX! WE both have lost weight . My husband's Dr. Called him with his last recent blood work results and said it was Awesome!!! My goal is to get off of my BP RX. THANKYOU AGAIN. 🤗
I recently stopped taking Atorvastatin a month ago after being on it for 3 years. I noticed my memory was getting terrible abd I'm 47 years old. My attitude was bad and my muscles in my legs started hurting me. My vision was blurry so I stopped taking them and my muscles don't ache as bad. My attitude is better and so is my memory. My doctor seemed as if she was disappointed because i stopped the medication. 4:56
@@afox8751 Hi, I hadn’t been taking the for long, only a week or so, but I couldn’t move, and felt like my brain was broken, I had a raging pulse in my left upper arm and my speech was slurred. I sat at my kitchen table and looked out the window for da
Looking at nothing. Finally I thought No! that’s enough, and made yet another trip to the bathroom and flushed the bastard drugs down the toilet. I also take anti- rejection drugs and thought this was a bad reaction to the cocktail I was taking. It’s only recently since I have been reading about what other folk have been experiencing that I have become quite concerned about these crappy drugs.
@@murraybool8081 absolutely the truth. I went to a new doctor who took my labs. I've had a little high cholesterol since I was in my thirties when I was very thin jogging 2 mi a day so I know it's genetic. Nevertheless, Heath insisted that I take statins. I had some left over from the last time I took them briefly. I took them for a couple of days and my jaws started popping and I started feeling stiff all over and I quit taking them and I refuse to take them again. I never had a good feeling about taking them so this confirms my belief that they're not any good.
I got bullied into taking it and as of yesterday stopped after watching several doctors say this very thing and after reading several medical journal articles about both the cholesterol myth and statins.
Me too. My overall cholesterol was at 260 when I started talking statins. Ofcourse it brought my numbers down but like you I stopped taking it after a year. My next blood work showed I was at 307. I've heard that stopping statins causes a spike in cholesterol. So now that I'm on keto and eating lots of meat It will probably go higher. Now I a bit worried 😮
As always, love your post and have been a fan of yours for years. Here's my big dilemma and need some feedback. I have a dilemma. Been carnivore for 2 years. Asthma gone! No need for anti inflammatory and/or any other medications for chronic soreness, no bloating, consistent bowel movements, good energy in and out of gym (train hard 6 of 7 days). Have always been lean and muscular and now even leaner. Dilemma is higher and out of normal range on markers for CVD risk (LDL,CAC, ApoB, etc) Dr's are freaking out at my numbers. Total Cholesterol 228. LDL 147, Non- HDL 156. LDL particle 2242. ApoB 106, ApoA 12, CRP .4, Lp-PLA2 136H, C-petide .46. Pushing meds and Mediterranean diet hard. What the heck do I do???
I have been taking Avorstatin since 2020, following a TIA (Mini Stroke) I was told by my Neurologist, whatever I read, whatever I listen to... DON'T ever stop them!!!
My Drs. are strongly wanting me to take Crestor. I have refused so far. I have recently stopped taking all prescribed medications (metformin and Nortriptyline for fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy) and have not felt better in years. I did start taking 600 mg/day of R-ALA. It s a game changer! My fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy have decreased by 70%. I’m 70 yrs old and I don’t want to live the rest of my life in pain and having to take medications that do no good except to make symptoms worse. Wish I would have done this years ago.
Finally got my doc to understand that I won’t take statins. Now she’s gone out of state and will have a physician assistant to start over. 😬 I’m only on one med and I’m not going to start taking something that is known to create health problem I don’t have now.
I stopped taking statins 3 years ago. I still have nerve and muscle damage after taking Crestor for 14 years. I would not have stayed on them for 14 years had my GP not numbed me out by prescribing an antidepressant. I have concluded that today's corporate for profit medical system does more harm than good.
Dr. Berry another great video. I really appreciate what you are doing for the Keto community. I use pure olive leaf extract instead of a statin. Thank you.
@@iamingrid6469 Olive leaves contain a substance called oleuropein, which is thought to help reduce cholesterol levels and inflammation. Olive leaf extracts (OLE) also reduce glucose levels in the blood. Laboratory studies found that OLE can kill a number of microorganisms including yeasts, bacteria, and fungi.Apr 12, 2023.
I have familial high cholesterol. Three months on statins dropped my numbers from the 600's to 150. That was 12 years ago and its still working. Side effect? Consistently the easiest poops ever. Everyone is not the same in reaction to any drug.
I would take a statin if my Triglygerides were 600. That is a heart attack waiting to happen and I'd reach for any lifeline available. Just my own opinion.
My husband has had 3 Stents and has high cholesterol.... They have been very effective at keeping his cholesterol and triglycerides in healthy ranges . He has zero side effects , and at 70 , walks daily and is at a great body weight ...I am an ex drug rep and I see no downsides to him taking it. My Dad took his to 93
My doctor put me on Crestor because I'm 400 lbs and he felt like it was preventative care. Now, I'm type 2 diabetic. My cholesterol is 116, which is well within the 100-199 limit. I don't have high blood pressure and have never had any heart conditions. I'm going to quit Crestor today.
I know a person who is a male, who ID's as a female who takes statins. (I think it is for the man boobs.) He is a body builder. He has had multiple joint/bone surgeries. He eats a plant-based diet. He walks with a cane. He is my age. He is in constant pain. I've actually told him to stop the statins and stop eating the plants and to eat meat. So far, nope. He and his partner have a health club. I cringe at the thought of their advice to their paying customers.
I have been on Simvastatin for years and don't remember when I started. I have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency a while back and was told to start taking D3. About 4 months ago I was having cramping in my left arm & hand and calves. I was told to start taking COQ10 which has helped. What I don't understand is why we aren't told to take D3, K2, & COQ10 when we start taking statins. Maybe I should start taking K2 as well.
My elderly mom was taking Zocor for a few years and then out of the blue developed liver cancer. She had a single large tumor and ended up having it removed surgically and did extremely well. Both her reg doctor and her oncology team said that the cancer was possibly from taking the statin drug. She came off it and hasn't had any problems since. She's now 90, cancer free, and thriving bigtime! She eats well and is active. IMO, everyone should take as few meds as possible. All of us take too many drugs as we age and a lot of them don't really help all that much.
Good for her! Statins DONT work as protection against heart attack or stroke according to long term study, but does damage to you & pocketbook. Statins are #1 selling drug in USA! Do the math ppl! Better be your in health advocate or your on their menu!
Thank you for sharing. My mother took Lipitor for over 20 years...dementia, Alzheimer's, liver function compromised and micro strokes. She passed away at age 93. The last 5 years of her life was not pleasant. I think it was all from the medication.
My PC wanted me to take a statin because my LDL was 193 and my CAC score was 65. I said no so he said how about every 2 days, I said no than he said how about every 3 days. I conceded and purchased the drugs but when I got home, I had a change of mind. I have so far never taken a statin. I could be very wrong, but the side effects aren't worth it.
Great info, Doc. Yes, I take a statin (generic lipitor), and yes, I have been taking D3, K2, and CoQ-10 for years as well. My sugars are good and my ophthalmologist has recorded a cataract in one eye (very small, but I'm almost 64). My PCP monitors my blood as I've been on a statin for about 20+ years.
I'm a physician and was on the fence for years about whether to take a statin. I was on one for a couple of years but stopped it after losing weight. My LDL remains elevated at 150. But what really tipped the scales for me in terms of deciding that I didn't want to continue on a statin was a podcast discussion on UA-cam between Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Robert Lustig. They talked about how LDL is what we treat in medicine because it's what we've got meds for. And if we're going to follow LDL, we should be monitoring the LDL-P (LDL particle number) -- most doctors don't check this.
Unfortunately, they’re following the “guidelines@ but if memory serves me correctly, many if those panel members had ties to drug companies, ugh! Hard to trust “ evidence based science” anymore, bc it often coexists with human-based corruption. I just made that up lol.
My LDL has been 120 for years. After visiting cardiologist for a different reason, he wanted me to take a statin. I told him I thought if my trig and HDL were good they outweighed the LDL. He said not true. So on 10 mg atorvastatin and 81 mg aspirin. Did you also take aspirin. I do have plaque in my left descending artery, i think 49%.
About 26 months ago (at age 65) I decided to take Dr Berry’s advice and within 6-7 months I went from pushing 280 lbs down to 195. I flushed my Crestor (literally) and I ceased being a pre-diabetic lump headed for an early grave. I have comfortably and easily maintained my weight loss by sticking to a Ketovore lifestyle. Thank you Bacon and thank you Dr Berry!
My doctor keeps trying to force me to take statins. I try to educate because it's my body, my life! It seems like my PC doctor and cardiologist would prefer to have uninformed patients. I need to make some changes in healthcare. Thank you very much for the information. You are helping me to make the right decisions and not just blindly follow what the sick care system tells them what to do.
I took Lipitor back in the day and developed Interstitial Lung Disease. Thank goodness it was discovered early…I took prednisone for about 6 months and am doing fine now.
I had a catastrophic allergic reaction to rosuvastatin. This brought on osteoarthritis in wrists, ankles, and joints in general. I stopped almost immediately but it was too late. Permanent life altering pain, diminished mobility, and reduction of physical exercise potential. Also given I didn't use it my testosterone levels are about 20% higher than other men my age.
I'm a 65y/o female. My doctors are perscribing statins because my Calcium score is 60 and I have high cholesterol and Triglycerides. They say the Calcium score make statins necessary. I just found your channel!
A calcium score under 100 can be only a minimal to moderate risk of heart problems. If you have high triglycerides you probably need to lower your carbs significantly. I had high triglycerides of 190 in 2022. After doing the carnivore diet for only a few months my triglycerides were down to below 100 to 76 so do some research on your calcium score because I just looked up what a bad score is and 60 ain't it. Somebody is scaring you unnecessarily.
Just spoke with my doctor yesterday (6 month check up) on Keto, lost 75lbs, off insulin, only met Forman left. Stopped the Lipitor based on the side effects, reviewing papers, and other data. I have noticed, the muscle pain and muscle loss has stopped, my CGM shows I am almost back to pre Type 2 level…..when taking the Lipitor, I found it hard to get my AIC below 7……I appreciate your input and wish you were my GP!
Glad you’re off Lipitor, especially if you were getting side effects. There’s pretty good evidence that the big benefit of statins is reducing CV inflammation, not their LDL reduction, and Lipitor isn’t very good at reducing CV inflammation. So you get all the side effects but are missing the key benefit on that one.
@@CaptainDave05 May I please ask you if someone wanted to get off statins, could they just one day stop altogether or is there a tapering down one must do? Just your opinion
@@bombshelltwo8317 It’s my understanding that you can have a rebound of inflammation if you quit statins suddenly (as in a period of extra inflammation). I’m sure that depends on you, which statin, and how big of a dose you’re doing. If I was doing low dose statins (eg 5mg rosuvastatin or 10mg of other statins) I’d probably just quit. If I was doing moderate or high dose statins I’d probably taper off over a month or two. My favorite doctor Ford Brewer at PrevMed thinks low dose statins are good for reducing CV inflammation, which makes sense to me if you have signs of it.
Every statin the doctors tried on me had horrible side effects. Even after I was given a full body MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) which looks at the veins and arteries and it showed me to be clean as a whistle, literally no plaque anywhere, they still insisted on me taking them, which i refused to do. I feel certain I would have died years ago if I had kept taking them.
Thank you for this video, Dr Berry. My doc is pushing me to go back on Livalo so I have been doing research. When I was on that med I experienced a lot of leg cramping at night, over all muscle weakness and brain fog.
I’m 12 weeks from a triple bypass I had a low cholesterol, but high triglycerides prior to surgery unexpected surgery. I was exercising already and eating right which I’m now eating better even I am on a Staten. I would rather not take it and just take my one blood pressure medicine every morning I would appreciate your opinion, sir. Sincerely, Kevin Freeman.
One month ago, i had triple bypass surgery and the doctors have prescribed rosuvustatin. I did not have a heart attack. I am concerned about statin drugs. Thanks for sharing this info. Should I seek to stop taking this.
I read Crestor was taken off the market. I was on this and my muscles got so weak at that time I asked my pharmacist about this side effect and they said no. I talked to my dr and he pretty much said it was in my head. After 3 years off the stuff I’m still not back to normal.
From my understanding all cholesterol med has that side effect with muscles getting week or loss of muscle mass and start feeling very week I was once on one type I had to stop he tried another had to stop that to so I just went into exercise mode but some ppl just naturally have high cholesterol and really u need cholesterol in yo body when it drop to low u feel bad.
Oh my gosh both your pharmacist and your doctor straight out lied to you! Yes, all statins cause muscle wasting and weakness. Also brain fog and so many other things. I hope you have changed doctors and pharmacists. They both had to know the side effects.
I have tried six different statins and they all make my love legs. My muscles hurt. My doctor insists on me taking him but I just keep telling him no I’m not taking them so one time I just took the prescription to make her happy and I just never take statin pills then she stop bugging me
My husband’s doctor recently prescribed Crestor for his cholesterol…. He’s been trying to get him to get on cholesterol meds for years. So they DO still make Crestor. He’s never taken any statin and doesn’t plan on it. We go the natural, holistic route to control the numbers 👍🏼
I started the carnivore diet Aug 24. On October 10 I had to go to the ER for a heart rate at 114 that would not come down. My cholesterol was 351 / LDL 291. I was kept overnight. I am now seeing a cardiologist who put me on 40 mg of crestor (for now). I will stop taking it as soon as my cholesterol goes back to acceptable. I still have upcoming tests scheduled to see WTH happened. My resting heart rate was 58 before I started carnivore. It shot up to 79 in just a week, but I kept at it and kept lifting and doing cardio. I'm 54 and 183 lbs at 5' 10". I had never been in a hospital overnight in my life. Always athletic. Not sure what happened, but I want to find out, asap.
Thank you for sharing this information Dr. Ken. My mother has been on statins for years and over the last year I have finally got her to take the supplements you’ve talked about in this video. I just wish she had started taking these supplements a long time ago.
58yo Aussie male - I have a pituitary disorder that impacts my level of Testosterone. While I take a prescribed T supplement, I’m also aware that my body uses my “good” cholesterol to assist with the production of some of that Testosterone. This impacts the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. My local doctor (and three following), insist that I take a daily dose of statin. Why do so many in the medical profession push statins? Finding a doctor who will partner with you in health monitoring is damn hard these days!
Same here in USA. Corporate MD push all kinds of meds and don't listen. The old MD s in private practice have mostly retired. Finding a good one now almost impossible.
61 year old on statins 2016-early 2019 - never felt worse in my lost 80% of my strength & stamina with unrelenting pain plus couldn’t run maths on the job I’d being doing for 30+ years. Went keto early covid then full carnivore late 2021 and have never felt better in my life its truly amazing. The amount of people who sill complement my chance in appearance these days never ceases to amaze me. Beef salt & water is you need. Truly.
I have been taking Rosuvastatin for about 6 months now, I feel ok and my bad cholesterol reading has dropped but I have lost a lot of head hair, which at 61 is a shock. I’m hoping that will change but am not convinced. I am considering not taking it, quitting my part time job, enjoying my retirement and years left and focussing much more strictly on diet and exercise. I think I have answered my own question! Thanks for the information, very helpful.❤
In 2012 I had a heart attack and had a stent put in my right coronary artery. I have had no problem with my heart since then. However, as a part of my treatment they gave me a Statin. Because of that I have permanent chronic pain in my calves and am on morphine twice a day. I have been able to get off all the other meds the gave me including a sleeping aide, Clonazepam, that I was on for 20 years. I stopped taking Lipitor in 2013 but the side effects did not go away and have not till today. I am pleased to say at this point I am on no other meds for any other chronic diseases. The side effects of the statin apart from chronic pain are: Overwhelming fatigue and debilitating muscles resulting in sarcopenia, and a worsening memory. The debilitating effects from the statin along and with my age continue to ravage my muscles, and it is slowly getting worse
I'm convinced my late mother's dementia was caused by statins. Tried for years to get her to stop taking them but it was too late. Her cholesterol was totally normal! I refuse to take statins after side effects with 3 of them even at very low doses and taking them for a very short duration (severe muscle weakness) and have taken CoQ10, K2 and high doses of Vitamin D for years will little improvement. KETO is the only thing that worked for me.
Every time I go to my Doctor at the VA they try to get me on a statin even though my cholesterol levels are fine. A few years back I gave in - felt like crap the whole time I used it! Now I use 500mg of time released Niacin as my insurance policy - lots of research showing it to be very effective at preventing heart attack and strokes with the only side effect being the annoying "flushing" sensation occasionally. Good health to all.
I have been pressured into taking 20mg per day due to a previous stroke. It does seem to reduce my LDL levels (have been 208 LDL in the past). But great info on the Vitamin D, my blood tested low even though I am outside every day on the ranch. Now I know why. Thanks
78 yr female started keto years ago with Atkins. ever yearly physical. told i needed medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol always said no, this year cholesterol 100 points higher and blood pressure very high. again recommended drugs again i asked what is the cause. at last the Dr, requested echocardiogram and i have AR aortic regurgitation. glad to know the cause but why did it take so long all those years with swollen feet and legs, brain fog and out of breath dizziness and fatigue thank you thank you
I've been taking rosuvastatin. When I ask my cardiologist can you tell me about the side effects, he said " no serious side effects " I thank you for your hard work and providing this video.
I was taking 50 MG for the first couple of months after my heart attack, then he cut it back to 10 MG, and when I found out about the nasty side effects, I throw all of them down the toilet
OMG. My dad was put on the same after stents, but I think they are causing restenosis and weakness, lack of energy, dizziness and severe muscle pain. I want him to stop so bad, but am so scared.
i was 715 lbs., stuck in my chair, on oxygen, had not left the house in over 2 years. i had congestive hart failure, lymphedema, insulin resistance, reactive airway disease and could not stand for two minuets. that was last September. im down to 490 lbs. im off oxygen, all my health issues have cleared up. i have a future again. God has blessed me. i started doing you tube to help others like me.
Amazing, good for you getting your life back!
Total bs . You lost weight
@@spunkychops7484 what is bs about it. He is saying the diet got his appetite under control then as a result he dropped the weight. He was 51 stone and now is is 35 stone. It is amazing his heart and lungs have healed to some degree
@TheCarnivreCure, Im so happy for you! I hope you will continue your journey being healthy. Great Job!
@@spunkychops7484 You have got to find better things to do with your time, and your mind, my friend
Perhaps then, you might be a little happier
I stopped taking atorvastatin five days ago, my shoulder pain vanished.thanks a lot for the advice, doc.
I am 68 years female and started taking statins at age of 64 . I had terrible side affects while taking statins, continued bladder infection, foggy memory, muscle pains , my glucose level went up. I was taking so many antibiotics l, medicine for pre diabetes, and bunch of other meds .I felt terrible and stopped taking them all. It was awful couple of years and I thought that is part of aging .
I stopped taking them against my doctors advice . Now I watch my carbs and sugar intake , walk a lot and take no meds. I feel fantastic, have a lots of energy. For me all health issue disappeared after I stopped taking statins . It took a while tifeel better. I think few months , and almost a year for all of the symptoms to be completely gone .
For every one having bad side effects there are many like me with no problems
I'm.on pravaststion one of the safest and not named in this video do y have pravaststion in america
I am glad that you did not have bad side affects. I was taking atorvastatin . We do have another choices of statin , however choose not to take statins again. I changed my diet and do lots o walking which improved my cholesterol and it’s almost normal at this time . Best regards !!!
I'm in the same boat you are in. I took one statin that almost killed me. Then switched to provastatin 10mg. It was also bothering me with said side effects. So now I've gone down to 5mg and still feel the effects of aging fast, foggy Brain. I did completely stop for a month or so and began to feel better but my Dr. said the benefits out weigh the risks and talked me back into taking the 5mg. I think now I'm ready to stop altogether and drastically change my diet and exercise program. I'm 71.
Actually for every one person having side effects there are nine who don't. Pravastatin has been in America for ~35 years.@@tenniskinsella7768
Hi Ana, loved reading your post. I am just like you with health & walking. My question is can I just stop taking my cholesterol med if I want to or do I need to taper off?
I’m so thrilled coz just came back from 6 monthly Care Plan with my Dr, biting my nails and wondering whether or not to tell him I’m on Carnivore, but my bloods were so good, he has removed Chronic Kidney Disease from my Care Plan, Liver doing way better, A1C perfect, and has allowed me to drop my Cavastat to 5mg from 20, with a view to removing it altogether after next care plan bloods. Oh and I’ve lost 10 kgs. Was walking out of there on air. ❤
After 25 years on statins my father was like a zombie and could barely walk. Doc said it was "absolutely necessary" to keep taking them to prevent heart attack or stroke. I asked the doc why the Lipitor warning label says their product does not prevent heart disease or heart attacks to which he had no answer. Stopped taking statins 6 months ago and he has gotten strength in his legs back and regained memory. Statins are poison. Your body needs cholesterol.
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My sister takes statins, too, and she is younger than I am. She has the weakest muscles in her legs...can barely walk down steps without assistance. In fact, she takes an entire SHOEBOX full of RX meds. You can't reason with her, though. I'm glad your father listened and got off those poisons.
Exactly what happened to my mom but she passed. It's heartbreaking watching people disintegrate for no good reason.cruel
My mum came off them as I advised her to as she needs cholesterol, but she had bloods done and the Dr said you need to go back on them or you'll have a heart attack or stroke and she listened and said the Dr knows best 😮 So can't do anymore. She's 78.
Is your dad still alive?
OMG!! Thank you for your explanation Dr. Berry! I’m 47 and just two weeks ago I had both cataracts replaced. I have been taking Lipitor for almost 10 years!! I’m a type 2 diabetic and recently after pressuring my Dr. I had an MRI and found out I have NAFLD. I was told it was mild. I decided to do some research and that’s how I found you. I wish I came across your channel earlier but I am learning and I’ve changed my diet significantly. Just wanted to say thank you for all that you and your community are doing. It is helping me tremendously. God bless you!!
Keep going. You sound like an ideal candidate for the healing an animal based diet can do for you. Good luck.
Im an echo sonographer with almost 40 years of ultrasound experience.
I can not stress enough how RIGHT ON Dr. Berry is with this!
Dr. Berry,
Please consider following up on each of these recommendations & turning it maybe into a series of shorts.
I learn something significant everytime I listen to you. Thank you!
And thank you, too!
My husband literally just had a CC score that was about 800 so the doctor had him do ultrasound on all his arteries and veins which came out clear. His blood flow is wall-to-wall. He has no calcium in his carotid arteries none in the aorta I think there was a minimal tiny amount somewhere but nothing she said to be concerned about. It literally comes up as nothing, next is a nuclear stress test. He has never had high blood pressure or Adema or any signs of anything like heart related but yet they’re making him take Crestor 40 mg and now he’s having muscle cramps I think after the stress test he’s going to get off the Crestor. Luckily he’s only been on for a couple of weeks.
@edsileo Can you add anything being an echo sonographer as far as ldl cholesterol numbers and what you’ve seen ?
@@cindyshain3430Why would they scan his leg arteries or veins? Needless testing. Nothing needs to be done even if found
I’ve been wanting to get off the statins, adopted keto/carnivore lifestyle, walking everyday, overall very healthy. My cholesterol level on the statin is 190. Can I just stop cold turkey or does one have to taper off? I had asked my Doc if I could & she said I don’t see a problem since your level is so good on the drug & your adopting a healthier lifestyle. Soooo can I just stop immediately? I didn’t ask her at the time.
I was put on Simvastatin at the age of 48. There was no medical reason other than the GP said there were enormous benefits! For years I suffered weight gain and pain, I thought I had fibromyalgia. Aged 57 I told a new GP that I was stopping the statins. He said no reason why not you have no to indicators to take them. The pain went within a month. I’m now 64 and 6 months ago my GP wanted me to start atorvastatin after blood tests showed raised cholesterol and triglycerides. I said I’d try other remedies. I increased exercise, all but stopped alcohol, added berberine and nyacin to my daily routine. In 2 months all my results were normal. Thanks to channels like this.
Most Dr's these days say stop immediately if you get any type of myalgia after commencing statins.
@@steveemmett-inotherwords I stopped two weeks ago. Also taking berberine and niacin. Already feeling better.
DR Ken, a real doc for the people.Thank you
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Is there any reason to avoid liquid D3? Taking 20.000 iu per day!
@@meerhofmake sure it is taken with a fat. I get my D3 capsules that contain MCT oil instead of CostCo’s which contain Sunflower Oil as the suspension medium.
I think mine are Osava brand, I’m in the UK so not sure if you would find same brand where you are.
@@Infiniti25, try to find one with a different carrier oil. Sunflower oil is not the healthiest. It’s up there with Canola oil. I found one with olive oil.
@@crh251 I said I get some from Osavi which have MCT oil as the carrier oil. The first ones I got were Kirkland Signature from CostCo and those were in a Sunflower Oil carrier which I know is bad.
I have a stent from one total blockage of LLD. My doctor had me on stains for several years. It caused blood sugar issues to worsen and head fog. I stopped all stains after trying 3 different kinds. Doctor is not happy with me. I asked two of my doctors that if elevated BS and Cholesterol are so bad for 50 years then why only one artery and not all. They both said we do not know. I am eating Keto/Carnivore and trusting God to keep me going.
Same here, doc is really mad at me. I was using a walker because my legs were so weak and painful. Plus I got cataracts. Now he wants me on Nexietol ( bempedoic Acid) even though I get huge kidney stones. I told him that all he cares about is my heart but I have to worry about the rest of me.
Do you mind sharing what statin and dosage you were on?
@@rebeccaachaibar5984 I believe Lipitor 80mg then Crestor 40mg and finally Repatha. Unfortunately I do not remember for sure what the dosages were. I did my own experiment and stopped the statins and found my blood sugar 30 to 50 points lower in the morning.
Carnivore 10weeks, 63yo Australian male. Kicked initially my statins to the curb, then all the other heart meds. Lost 32lbs, exercising, never felt this good. Also, my arthritis and depression are gone, among others on a long list of benefits.
John…hello. Doug from Las Vegas. I’m on Day 7 Carnivore. I want to kick them to the curb, too. I have CHF. My question to you please is did you also have a blood thinner? I use Xarelto and was told it would be for life. Thanks for sharing with me.
@@DougCarnivore hi. After being on Carnivore for about 5 weeks, and having started exercising daily, and after researching the meds, i kicked statins immediately, and my other heart meds within a couple of weeks. My resting bp is lower without meds than when I was medicated. My metabolic health is improving exponentially. Everyone is different, and I suppose it depends greatly on listening to your body. I know now that i am in control of my life and that my faith in doctors and pharmaceutical products has been destroyed permanently, because if i can work this out, i find it incredulous that this isn't widely understood within medicine. Good luck. The more pure you keep to the diet, the better the results. Let me know how you are doing.
@@DougCarnivore ps. What is chf? Im unfamiliar with the term, or sometimes Australians use different terms to Americans.
@@johnallen7367 - i think is congestive heart failure. My mother had similar issue
@@johnallen7367 sorry. Congestive Heart Failure. You mention your own heart meds and that’s why I inquired.
My doctor did exactly that. “It will cut your risk of heart attack in half!!!” It gave me awful headaches every day. When I told him this he was shocked. Then I discovered your channel and several others. The difference between 1% and 3% is 2%, not 50%. It all depends on how you look at it. Absolute vs relative. When discussing the benefits they use relative. When discussing side effects they use absolute. Technically not lying but morally they are.
Since going carnivore my blood pressure has dropped so low I don’t take meds for it. I’m 67 years old and not on any meds. I feel great!
Please be careful, I'm no doctor but from the multiple accounts and articles I've read it's not the diet that's helped. In fact in an article I read they say being on the carnivore diet with high blood pressure can make it worse, as well it can cause constipation since you consume little fiber when on the diet. Things like bacon or lunch meat can also be high in sodium and as you probably know, high amounts of salt can lead to high blood pressure. You may also be lacking vitamins that are mostly found in things like fruit and vegetables.
@@pancakes15 you are correct. You are no doctor. I was on drugs when all I needed was to change my diet. I don’t blame doctors. They don’t have time to check all the data. Heart attacks are not caused by a lack of statins.
My ancestors lived long lives without statin drugs. My doctor tried pushing it on me at age 58 but I refused. I’m 62 now and my numbers are still normal.
You were the dr-kickbacks that got away. ;) good for you!
I wonder how much the docs get for proscribing them? How many yachts and condos in Aspen = how many deaths/ ratio?
I had a heart attack in October, stent put in one artery in November and double bypass in December. Now Im on a statin, blood thinner and metropol. My blood pressure is always high in the morning. Im going to do what I can to get off of them! Thank you for this!
Did you come off of statins?
I've been taking Zocor for 24 years and began experiencing severe leg pain and weakness. Thought it was nerve damage but tests came up negative. Stopped taking Zocor about a month ago and it feels much better.
Hi, May I ask if you stopped cold turkey one day or tapered down over a period of time?
@@bombshelltwo8317 I just stopped.
My Dr, bless her for trying, tried to scare me into statins 3 years ago, a year after my stroke. I refused. Healthier today than I was 10 years ago. Statins are for emergency intervention, not long term living, in MY personal, non-medical, OPINION.
how many had a cardiac calcium score designed to frighten people into compliance? I fell for that, and turned into a zombie. CRS got real bad.
After my second heart attack I went back on keto diet, lost 56lb in weight, I had to stop taking the medication as my blood healed and the tablets lowered my blood pressure too low. Now I take herbs, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, garlic and Onega 3's. My BP is averaging 115/70.
Day 4 of only taking half bp med. Losartin 50mg 1x dx. My bp for 6 months has been on the lower side. Now 2.5 weeks carnivore and over a year keto. -108 lbs lost now! I feel fabulous.
Congrats! 🎉
@@CarolDee61 thank you. I'm so excited.
I take some amino acids called L-Arginine and L-Citrulline, a 1/4 teaspoon each, and it has lowered my bp better than anything else and without negative side effects. At rest, my bp is around 115/70 and 55 bpm. And I have had a 4 bypass 4 years ago.
Kazaaaaa !
Amazing! Congratulations!!
10 years on Lipitor. No cararacts, blood work results solidly normal. Can’t speak to CoQ10 or testosterone levels, but I feel pretty good.
I have familial high cholesterol and my Dr keeps pushing me to take statins. I keep pushing back.
Just keep pushing back, ma'am.
@@SlingsAxes
Exactly you have to be very firm with your Dr not aggressive
@@marylynch951 Yes, they get upset very fast if you have an opinion about this.
Think about changing doctors. I have done this many times. 😎
Listen to your Doctor
I've been prescribed a statin for cholesterol issues before. I added red beans and rice to my diet, just keep a small crock pot going or in the fridge and have a bowl or two a day (best for evening meal). Super cheap, super easy to cook, super healthy, and fixed the bloodwork (soluble fiber absorbs cholesterol). Your body will adjust to the extra fiber after a few days.
Very interesting!
I have a pressure cooker, and I do the same; with split peas, a bit of meat and fat, barley and steel cut oaks mixed in. It's called a "Mulligan stew" where you just keep adding scraps of food and it keeps going on and on.
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Hi, the cholesterol is not the enemy. Its always been insulin resistance, driven by sugar and carbs. Statins are garbage medicines, the brain is 40% cholesterol, we need it every cell. If you constantly avoid fat, and take Statins, your chances of developing mental health issues like alzheimers and parkinsons are greatly increased.
Lentils are amazing ❤
Thank You Dr. Berry for standing up for us , it is most appreciated’
I stopped taking Lipitor August last year and I feel much better
Statins can damage liver due to stopping cholesterol production.
Cholesterol is needed for ALL organs as well as muscles, and hormones including testosterone and vitamin D
Our brains are made of cholesterol.
My doc kept telling me the pains I was having was from arthritis. My arthritis is cured after 2 months of not taking Lipitor.
I have been told to take statins twice since I had a liver transplant almost thirty years ago, and both times have had palpitations, hot flushes and a considerable increase of my heart rate. Needless to say, the statins have been flushed down the toilet!
I eat as much red meat (steak) as I can afford and as my surgeon told me almost 30 years ago (when he was treated to the sight of me hoovering up a large lump of medium rare fillet) that “it was the best thing I could ever put in myself.” I feel great!
Don't forget the brain, totally dependent on cholesterol to function properly. No surprise on the Alzheimer's/dementia epidemic.
@@colleenjensen6584 and resurgence of a wanna-be-king... the one using anger and division to prey on the "disenfranchised".
My doctor scared me into taking a statin and I did for 2 weeks and quit immediately. My joints were hurting so bad, I can barely walk up and down stairs. Lifestyle change and your channel were the script for me 😊
I quit rosuvastatin after listening to Dr Berry. And I'm so glad that I did. My wife, at the time, demanded that I take it, as well as my PCP and I did at their very strong persistency. My PCP gave me this long spill about how he was required to tell my insurance company of my refusal when I stopped. Oh well....insurance and big pharma are not going to control my life. ONLY God and myself will determine that!
I'm on it right now, been on Statins since 2015
My insurance noticed when I quit refilling Lipitor. They sent me a letter telling me restart taking it. I could tell by the way the letter was written that they would deny coverage if I had a problem in the future. I started to refill it again- I just don’t take it…
@@johnpage6174 I don't take mine every day, I'm on about 10 meds but always forget to take them about twice a week.
God gave u bad cholesterol
Consider that no one really knows what you put in your mouth every morning. Or more importantly, what you don't put in your mouth every morning.
What you do for us is so important, your videos have helped me get my life back on track . Bless you, you are one of the special people.
My mom was on Lipitor for decades. At 86 she finally listened to her kids and stopped. She seems mentally sharper, and her severe hand tremors went away after about 2 months.
At 86????
@@billylain7456 Yes. And her leg weakness has improved greatly as well.
unfortunately my brother-in-law age 60 refused to listen and continue with his self-medicated statin because he wants to see his health report has perfect cholesterol level score.
Hi, can I just stop taking my statin if I choose to or do I need to taper down dosage? Did your Mom stop cold turkey, so to speak.
@@bombshelltwo8317 She stopped cold turkey. From what I've read online and based on videos I've watched on youtube, it takes 2 to 6 weeks for most people to feel improvements after quitting statins. Good luck!
Thank You Dr Berry. I've been on keto for almost 2 years, no more obesity, no more pre diabetes. I don't take any prescriptions or drugs. I'm 63 years old. 😊
A large study said the death and heart attack rate was not decreased by taking stains. However, cancer did increase in the those in the study.
what study was that? very vague..
Give us info on where to find the study please!
@@bettymaverick1098 false. The studies actually say that statins help prevent death and heart attack by up to 50%. Go ahead and post your studies. You can't because they don't exist.
I almost died taking a statin My liver was poisoned and stopped producing cholesterol. I had severe diarrhea for months and lost 12 Kg just to name a few things. It was and awful experience. Dr Barry is right I was bullied by the doctor.
It took you months to go to the doctor? My mum got leg pain and went to the doctor and he changed her medication right away. She was on another statin for 'preventative' measure. I asked the doctor if she need to be on it at the age 90. He said to stop it. My dad is on Lipitor and has never had a problem from the start. 93 and still going obn his walks.
A Korean study that was done several years looked at 1 million people who had died and simply recorded from their charts prior to death their total cholesterol and LDL levels. The people who lived the longest had a total cholesterol of 240 and a LDL of 130.
There are many studies here in the US that indicate the same. Go figure. . . .
That sounds like me actually. Low triglycerides and high HDL along with the elevated LDL. I hope you're right, but I do have calcifications in my coronatlry arteries.
@@robertmiller2872 post the studies. You can't because they aren't real. You're trying to rationalize not taking statins, but unfortunately it's going to be your undoing if you have high cholesterol. Making up fake stories like this will get you nowhere.
@@JMSsssssss same
Just an FYI Dr Berry. I've been fighting Crohn's for over 20 years, never getting better only worse each year. I started the carnivore life style about 6 months ago. It was an up and down event for me and I almost stopped a few times but wanted to get better then I did to eat SAD! I'm so glad I have stayed the course because in the last few weeks something has happened. I'm feeling better in many ways. My energy has been so low the whole time but I feel it coming on also. Now I'm talking BAD Crohn's to a point I had to stop working I was so sick all the time. Thank God I found your videos talking about the carnivore life style. Just want to say to people Dr Berry always says give it 90 days but I had to give it 6 months to even start to feel the benefit and have a ways to go for sure so hang in there and fight the good fight. I could go on and on about the things I can now tell are changing for the better.
Please explain “eat SAD”…
Also please help others by going on and on about what’s better.
@@Infiniti25”SAD”
Standard American Diet ( which is a joke )
I have been on the carnivore diet since I was three! Don’t eat veges except spuds
Eat a lot of fruit, esp bananas, I cook and bake for myself.
I live in NZ and had to go to Brisbane, Australia for a liver transplant in 94 for treatment of Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome. (My 30th anniversary in September) after release, I heard that my favourite ward surgeon, Dr Christine, was leaving the ward to study Plastic surgery, and a lot of the doctors and patients were going to the Norman Pub close to the hospital. The pub has a large garden bar with a fire pit and barbecue so being an ex Advertising Man ( not allowed to go back into that!) and old habits being hard to break, I arrived early and ordered a large medium fillet steak, medium rare.
My surgeon, Steve Lynch, arrived soon after, and I greeted him, and said “Steve, I’ve got to buy you a drink, what’ll you have?”
He told me, and I went to order it, and a lemonade for myself (!)
My dinner arrived, and I tore into it! (didn’t take long to cook that steak!)
A beautiful meal, and about halfway through it, Steve reached across the table, tapped the side of my plate next to the steak with his fingernail, and when I looked up, he said, “You know, that is the best thing you can ever put inside yourself.”
Thank you, Steve.
Stopped my simvastatin over 2 yrs ago. Eating keto/low carb and LDL is up a bit. Dr. said I should be on Statin. I've not been back.
The proof is in the cholesterol numbers... has your diet been able to match the LDL-C reduction provided by the statin?
My PCP keeps trying to force statins on me but I refuse. She got upset and told me I was being non-compliant. I found a new PCP. Thank you for your highly informative and inspirational videos.
I just got the same sneering contempt and knowing headshake in a recent visit. I changed doctors. She can take my statins if she wants to, but I’m not taking them. 😄
Nothing about my bloodwork was that earth shattering.
As others have said, “My future is in God’s hands.” As a recent Carnivore, I believe in the body’s ability to heal itself and my elixir will be meat.
I am sad this information was not available to me 15 years ago. Statins caused me to have muscle myalgia and symptoms of Diabetes. I was on medication for both. This caused osteoarthritis that took out both hips. I recovered Ok with good health and 2 new hips .Statins, a drug to treat with respect because it can bite. Great video.
40 mg/day of rosuvastatin for two weeks and I was so mentally confused I was unable to navigate crossing a street. Reduced the dose to 20 mg/day for three months, and the side effects finally made me afraid to continue taking it. I kept hoping that I would adjust to it, after all, my doctor had told me that there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Nine months after discontinuing, I am starting to feel better.
Statins made me really confused.
The medical profession seems to think this not a really a symptom, it's some sort of emotional thing.
" there were no real side effects - except "in people's heads." Which is a lie. I had no idea what was happening to me and at first chalked it up to ageing...It was not ageing.
I really feel patients can't give informed consent cause Doctors are not honest about what these drugs can do to them.
I watched Dr. Berg’s videos few months ago re statins, then Dr. Berry’s. I have been taking crestor 5mg for years to lower my LDL. A years ago I was referred to a cardiologist due to my chest pain plus shortness of breath, Doctor doubled up my crestor dosage to 10 mg. I felt that my muscles and bones, particularly the chest ribs pains were getting worse. Without talking to any doctors I reduced my crestor dosage down to 5 mg daily. It seems that I am feeling better after a month. In today’s regular visit to my family doctor, I requested his approval to reduce my dosage to 5mg (of course I didn’t tell him I have done it myself), he refused and said it is good for my heart. See…. 😂. Taking 40 mg a day of crestor seems to me is unbelievable, I feel hard to believe it 😢
The exact same thing happened to me. I thought I was literally loosing my mind. I couldn’t remember how to spell the simplest word. My doctor put me on a different one and same thing happens. I stopped taking them and next appointment is in October. I am certain he will be upset but my body my choice right?!!!!
@@Nakona0062 Stand your ground!
I wish I would have seen this years ago !! I ended up with diabetes after being on statins for many years, If the disease dont kill u, the side effects of pills will, thanks for the info
The pill didn't give you diabetes
Thank you Dr Berry we have witnessed our parents on Statin’s suffering from Dementia.
I have a a friend who got severe brain fog while on a statin. His muscles got weak and he couldn't exercise more than 10 minutes. He is a big guy too. I told him to stop that statin immediately and a month later he was back to his old self. But people don't learn, we had to go through this a total of 3 times since his evil doctor would insist he went back on it. And to make things worse, his cholesterol wasn't even high! It was resting at about 205. I have been fighting the statin war myself for about 30 years. I am fine.
i was having the same effect, and shaking like i had parkinson disease, so i stopped taking the statin immediately and now I'm back to normal.
This happened to my mother , it worsened rapidly as they increased Crestor. I happened to find a French study done on Crestor that confirmed her problems for me. The damage was irreversible. Her dr thought I was nuts. We stopped it ourselves. The weird thing was she never had high cholesterol. She had a mild MI many years ago but not high cholesterol.
Not only that.
I had iron retention due to fatty liver.
Since I started low carb diet and dropped Lipitor, fatty liver fixed and iron retention is gone.
What about cholesterol off that you can buy over the counter?
Nurse here (who hates big pharma & the doctors ruled by them) THANK YOU for shining a light on this Dr. Berry you are an insightful and intelligent physician, regarding the CoQ10 over the age 40 one should take Ubiquinol as it is much more bioavailable 👍🏼
Love your channel!!
I'm a new registered practical nurse and I hate administering statins to patients, but I feel I don't have enough experience (read: clout) in healthcare yet to advise against it for fear of getting in trouble. It's ridiculous how many medications so many patients are on. The worst is the antibiotics ordered without any gut support. Without fail, tons of our patients end up getting C. Diff, which of course means MORE (harsher) antibiotics. I can't wait to look into studies more and build up my credibility so I can start pushing back against some of these things that worsen patient outcomes. But ultimately I'll have to get out of the hospital setting and into home care because hospitals do not provide holistic health care.
@roxypedro100 And you are a wonderful nurse. Thanks for your wonderful opinion, bravery and encouragement.
@@ada5851 the good thing is you don't have to be an expert, or a nurse really. Can follow an actual expert on youtube. They will often by MUCH more knowledge that the big pharma indoctrinated doc telling you not to watch them. I esp hate seeing elderly ppl on MANY meds making them sicker overall...it's medical malpractice!
@roxypedro100. Really appreciate your post. I am going to stop my statin & wondered if I could just put it down one day & never pick it back up, or if it’s best to “taper” off?
Almost every Doctor is a prostitute, paid to give you drugs you don't need so they can pocket their gelt and buy another sports car and boat.
I was still well below the danger level for cholesterol but my doctor insisted that “We” should head it off with some Crestor. In three or four days after starting Crestor I was deaf. The screeching in my ears was terrible. So I threw the pills in the garbage. My doctor told me a few days later that Crestor had nothing to do with the horrible screeching in my ears. He said it was my fault from exposing myself to too much loud noise and there is no cure for tinnitus. After three months of this mind numbing torture I bought some Bloodroot,made a tincture and in ten days both of my ears were greatly relieved and I could hear about 90% compared to before Crestor. Cheers from Sunny Alberta!
Hey Dr Ken. I’m on so many meds including statins. I had a stent put in after a heart attack in Feb 2022. I have to admit I’m scared. I do take CoQ10 and Vit D and other vitamins. I really wish I could actually go to a doctor that truly cares.
I've been taking atorvastatin regularly for several years. It works well for me with no side effects so far. However, my wife could not take any statin because of muscle cramps.
where does your wife get the muscle cramps?
@@J-ZIM She got them in the arms and legs primarily.
There's lots of people who benefit from statins
I’ve been in zocor for years. I developed
Coreneri heart disease in two of my arteries. He says it’s in the early stages. He wants to change me to crestor. Larger dose. I’m not doing it. In fact I’m going to tell him I want off of them period. I do take a vitamin D supplement every day. But I’m type 2 diabetic. My A1C went up to 7. Now in these last 6 months I’ve changed my diet. Got it down now to 6.1. Lost almost 10 lbs. I’m not real over weight. But my blood sugars were running kinda high. They are going Down now. I appreciate your videos. My daughter turned me on to your channel. Thank you so much
Do you think statins cause heart disease? Calcification?
Thank you Dr Berry
My Doctor wanted me to go on Statin back in 2019
I said no to him
I will say he does listen to me
We do have mutual respect
Dr Berry
May God continue protecting you and your family
Thankyou berry much. I will share this with my husband. BTW, we have been on the Carnivore diet for 11plus weeks. My husband is completely off his diabetic RX! WE both have lost weight . My husband's Dr. Called him with his last recent blood work results and said it was Awesome!!! My goal is to get off of my BP RX. THANKYOU AGAIN. 🤗
Amazing MD, I followed his videos and dietary advice and now my inflammation numbers are way down with little or no symptom now . I salute you Sir
Hazaaa!
What changed your inflammation issues? and what were your inflammation issues?
I recently stopped taking Atorvastatin a month ago after being on it for 3 years. I noticed my memory was getting terrible abd I'm 47 years old. My attitude was bad and my muscles in my legs started hurting me. My vision was blurry so I stopped taking them and my muscles don't ache as bad. My attitude is better and so is my memory. My doctor seemed as if she was disappointed because i stopped the medication. 4:56
Hi, may I ask whether you just stopped taking it or whether you did it gradually?
Your doctor was probably disappointed because her kickbacks stopped
@@afox8751 Hi, I hadn’t been taking the for long, only a week or so, but I couldn’t move, and felt like my brain was broken, I had a raging pulse in my left upper arm and my speech was slurred. I sat at my kitchen table and looked out the window for da
Looking at nothing. Finally I thought No! that’s enough, and made yet another trip to the bathroom and flushed the bastard drugs down the toilet.
I also take anti- rejection drugs and thought this was a bad reaction to the cocktail I was taking. It’s only recently since I have been reading about what other folk have been experiencing that I have become quite concerned about these crappy drugs.
@@murraybool8081 absolutely the truth. I went to a new doctor who took my labs. I've had a little high cholesterol since I was in my thirties when I was very thin jogging 2 mi a day so I know it's genetic. Nevertheless, Heath insisted that I take statins. I had some left over from the last time I took them briefly. I took them for a couple of days and my jaws started popping and I started feeling stiff all over and I quit taking them and I refuse to take them again. I never had a good feeling about taking them so this confirms my belief that they're not any good.
I got bullied into taking it and as of yesterday stopped after watching several doctors say this very thing and after reading several medical journal articles about both the cholesterol myth and statins.
Me too. My overall cholesterol was at 260 when I started talking statins. Ofcourse it brought my numbers down but like you I stopped taking it after a year. My next blood work showed I was at 307. I've heard that stopping statins causes a spike in cholesterol. So now that I'm on keto and eating
lots of meat It will probably go higher. Now I a bit worried 😮
After quitting statins, my cholesterol is at 310 . Should I be concerned.?
@@tombeard5465 it takes cholesterol to make male hormones but i dont know what the danger number is
As always, love your post and have been a fan of yours for years. Here's my big dilemma and need some feedback. I have a dilemma. Been carnivore for 2 years. Asthma gone! No need for anti inflammatory and/or any other medications for chronic soreness, no bloating, consistent bowel movements, good energy in and out of gym (train hard 6 of 7 days). Have always been lean and muscular and now even leaner. Dilemma is higher and out of normal range on markers for CVD risk (LDL,CAC, ApoB, etc) Dr's are freaking out at my numbers. Total Cholesterol 228. LDL 147, Non- HDL 156. LDL particle 2242. ApoB 106, ApoA 12, CRP .4, Lp-PLA2 136H, C-petide .46. Pushing meds and Mediterranean diet hard. What the heck do I do???
I have been taking Avorstatin since 2020, following a TIA (Mini Stroke)
I was told by my Neurologist, whatever I read, whatever I listen to... DON'T ever stop them!!!
Drink Okra Water and get some Berberine
@@valerierowell6631 , why?
My Drs. are strongly wanting me to take Crestor. I have refused so far. I have recently stopped taking all prescribed medications (metformin and Nortriptyline for fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy) and have not felt better in years. I did start taking 600 mg/day of R-ALA. It s a game changer! My fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy have decreased by 70%. I’m 70 yrs old and I don’t want to live the rest of my life in pain and having to take medications that do no good except to make symptoms worse. Wish I would have done this years ago.
So much good information. Thank you!
Finally got my doc to understand that I won’t take statins. Now she’s gone out of state and will have a physician assistant to start over. 😬 I’m only on one med and I’m not going to start taking something that is known to create health problem I don’t have now.
I stopped taking statins 3 years ago. I still have nerve and muscle damage after taking Crestor for 14 years. I would not have stayed on them for 14 years had my GP not numbed me out by prescribing an antidepressant. I have concluded that today's corporate for profit medical system does more harm than good.
@@steves5354 I agree with you.
I'm taking Crestor at age 45 due to a small 9mm stroke. My doctor keeps scaring me when I talk about stopping the Crestor.
@@RMZFILMS59What they're scared of is not meeting their quota and getting those bonuses from the statin patients.
Dr. Berry another great video. I really appreciate what you are doing for the Keto community. I use pure olive leaf extract instead of a statin. Thank you.
Has it helped to lower yf cholesterol pls??
@@iamingrid6469 Olive leaves contain a substance called oleuropein, which is thought to help reduce cholesterol levels and inflammation. Olive leaf extracts (OLE) also reduce glucose levels in the blood. Laboratory studies found that OLE can kill a number of microorganisms including yeasts, bacteria, and fungi.Apr 12, 2023.
I have familial high cholesterol. Three months on statins dropped my numbers from the 600's to 150. That was 12 years ago and its still working. Side effect? Consistently the easiest poops ever.
Everyone is not the same in reaction to any drug.
I would take a statin if my Triglygerides were 600. That is a heart attack waiting to happen and I'd reach for any lifeline available. Just my own opinion.
My husband has had 3 Stents and has high cholesterol.... They have been very effective at keeping his cholesterol and triglycerides in healthy ranges . He has zero side effects , and at 70 , walks daily and is at a great body weight ...I am an ex drug rep and I see no downsides to him taking it. My Dad took his to 93
My doctor put me on Crestor because I'm 400 lbs and he felt like it was preventative care. Now, I'm type 2 diabetic. My cholesterol is 116, which is well within the 100-199 limit. I don't have high blood pressure and have never had any heart conditions. I'm going to quit Crestor today.
I know a person who is a male, who ID's as a female who takes statins. (I think it is for the man boobs.) He is a body builder. He has had multiple joint/bone surgeries. He eats a plant-based diet. He walks with a cane. He is my age. He is in constant pain. I've actually told him to stop the statins and stop eating the plants and to eat meat. So far, nope. He and his partner have a health club. I cringe at the thought of their advice to their paying customers.
Sounds like a wack-job
After 15+ years of doing so, I haven't taken a statin in almost 3 years. Thanks to this channel. Thanks Ken. Much appreciated.
yes, but has your cholesterol rose to dangerous levels. I'm in same boat and would rather not take it
Can I ask u did your levels go up after u stopped. I am thinking to do the same.
I have completely stopped having my HDL/LDL levels checked whatsoever.
And did you have a Tia stroke?
I have been on Simvastatin for years and don't remember when I started. I have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency a while back and was told to start taking D3. About 4 months ago I was having cramping in my left arm & hand and calves. I was told to start taking COQ10 which has helped. What I don't understand is why we aren't told to take D3, K2, & COQ10 when we start taking statins. Maybe I should start taking K2 as well.
My elderly mom was taking Zocor for a few years and then out of the blue developed liver cancer. She had a single large tumor and ended up having it removed surgically and did extremely well. Both her reg doctor and her oncology team said that the cancer was possibly from taking the statin drug. She came off it and hasn't had any problems since. She's now 90, cancer free, and thriving bigtime! She eats well and is active. IMO, everyone should take as few meds as possible. All of us take too many drugs as we age and a lot of them don't really help all that much.
Good for her! Statins DONT work as protection against heart attack or stroke according to long term study, but does damage to you & pocketbook. Statins are #1 selling drug in USA! Do the math ppl! Better be your in health advocate or your on their menu!
Utter nonsense
This is total BS on many fabricated levels.
Thank you for sharing. My mother took Lipitor for over 20 years...dementia, Alzheimer's, liver function compromised and micro strokes. She passed away at age 93. The last 5 years of her life was not pleasant. I think it was all from the medication.
@@debjordan4399 sorry to hear of your loss. not many make it to 93
My PC wanted me to take a statin because my LDL was 193 and my CAC score was 65. I said no so he said how about every 2 days, I said no than he said how about every 3 days. I conceded and purchased the drugs but when I got home, I had a change of mind. I have so far never taken a statin. I could be very wrong, but the side effects aren't worth it.
How it's going Ken, question does someone of your family have got before some cardiovascular problem?
Great info, Doc. Yes, I take a statin (generic lipitor), and yes, I have been taking D3, K2, and CoQ-10 for years as well. My sugars are good and my ophthalmologist has recorded a cataract in one eye (very small, but I'm almost 64). My PCP monitors my blood as I've been on a statin for about 20+ years.
Lipitor made me foggy & forgetful, it gave me severe migraines & eventually I struggled to walk due to weak muscles & severe pain in my knees!
I'm a physician and was on the fence for years about whether to take a statin. I was on one for a couple of years but stopped it after losing weight. My LDL remains elevated at 150. But what really tipped the scales for me in terms of deciding that I didn't want to continue on a statin was a podcast discussion on UA-cam between Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Robert Lustig. They talked about how LDL is what we treat in medicine because it's what we've got meds for. And if we're going to follow LDL, we should be monitoring the LDL-P (LDL particle number) -- most doctors don't check this.
Yes! I’m a PA and the docs in my office are all about statins for just about everyone. They shut me down when I try to have a discussion on the topic.
@@michellewanner3921 I’m not surprised. What becomes the so-called standard of care in medicine does not always equal the best patient care.
Unfortunately, they’re following the “guidelines@ but if memory serves me correctly, many if those panel members had ties to drug companies, ugh!
Hard to trust “ evidence based science” anymore, bc it often coexists with human-based corruption. I just made that up lol.
My LDL has been 120 for years. After visiting cardiologist for a different reason, he wanted me to take a statin. I told him I thought if my trig and HDL were good they outweighed the LDL. He said not true. So on 10 mg atorvastatin and 81 mg aspirin. Did you also take aspirin. I do have plaque in my left descending artery, i think 49%.
Dr. May I ask if one so chooses to stop taking their statin any longer, can that someone just stop cold turkey or do we taper off dosage?
About 26 months ago (at age 65) I decided to take Dr Berry’s advice and within 6-7 months I went from pushing 280 lbs down to 195. I flushed my Crestor (literally) and I ceased being a pre-diabetic lump headed for an early grave. I have comfortably and easily maintained my weight loss by sticking to a Ketovore lifestyle.
Thank you Bacon and thank you Dr Berry!
Bacon is wonderful, but watch the salt. Salt can cause issues like edema.
Great but Medications should be TRASHED not FLUSHED!
My doctor keeps trying to force me to take statins. I try to educate because it's my body, my life! It seems like my PC doctor and cardiologist would prefer to have uninformed patients. I need to make some changes in healthcare. Thank you very much for the information. You are helping me to make the right decisions and not just blindly follow what the sick care system tells them what to do.
Wow. This is fantastic information. Thank you.
I took Lipitor back in the day and developed Interstitial Lung Disease. Thank goodness it was discovered early…I took prednisone for about 6 months and am doing fine now.
Many of us are really listening to you Dr. Berry!
Thank you good man!👌👑💕
I had a catastrophic allergic reaction to rosuvastatin. This brought on osteoarthritis in wrists, ankles, and joints in general. I stopped almost immediately but it was too late. Permanent life altering pain, diminished mobility, and reduction of physical exercise potential. Also given I didn't use it my testosterone levels are about 20% higher than other men my age.
Thank you Dr.Berry!! I am following the PHD so I hope that I will never need a statin!😊
Sorry but what is
PHD? Thank you.
@@malka8901
Proper Human Diet
I'm a 65y/o female. My doctors are perscribing statins because my Calcium score is 60 and I have high cholesterol and Triglycerides. They say the Calcium score make statins necessary. I just found your channel!
A calcium score under 100 can be only a minimal to moderate risk of heart problems. If you have high triglycerides you probably need to lower your carbs significantly. I had high triglycerides of 190 in 2022. After doing the carnivore diet for only a few months my triglycerides were down to below 100 to 76 so do some research on your calcium score because I just looked up what a bad score is and 60 ain't it. Somebody is scaring you unnecessarily.
Just spoke with my doctor yesterday (6 month check up) on Keto, lost 75lbs, off insulin, only met Forman left. Stopped the Lipitor based on the side effects, reviewing papers, and other data. I have noticed, the muscle pain and muscle loss has stopped, my CGM shows I am almost back to pre Type 2 level…..when taking the Lipitor, I found it hard to get my AIC below 7……I appreciate your input and wish you were my GP!
Glad you’re off Lipitor, especially if you were getting side effects. There’s pretty good evidence that the big benefit of statins is reducing CV inflammation, not their LDL reduction, and Lipitor isn’t very good at reducing CV inflammation. So you get all the side effects but are missing the key benefit on that one.
There are videos about side effects of Metformin. You might want to look up Dr. Berg on here as I think he has info.
@@CaptainDave05 May I please ask you if someone wanted to get off statins, could they just one day stop altogether or is there a tapering down one must do? Just your opinion
@@bombshelltwo8317 It’s my understanding that you can have a rebound of inflammation if you quit statins suddenly (as in a period of extra inflammation). I’m sure that depends on you, which statin, and how big of a dose you’re doing. If I was doing low dose statins (eg 5mg rosuvastatin or 10mg of other statins) I’d probably just quit. If I was doing moderate or high dose statins I’d probably taper off over a month or two. My favorite doctor Ford Brewer at PrevMed thinks low dose statins are good for reducing CV inflammation, which makes sense to me if you have signs of it.
Every statin the doctors tried on me had horrible side effects. Even after I was given a full body MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) which looks at the veins and arteries and it showed me to be clean as a whistle, literally no plaque anywhere, they still insisted on me taking them, which i refused to do. I feel certain I would have died years ago if I had kept taking them.
what side effects?
@@val058
Your arteries were clear because you DID take the meds. Don't knock it too much.
Thank you Doctor everyday everyday
Thank you for this video, Dr Berry. My doc is pushing me to go back on Livalo so I have been doing research. When I was on that med I experienced a lot of leg cramping at night, over all muscle weakness and brain fog.
I’m 12 weeks from a triple bypass I had a low cholesterol, but high triglycerides prior to surgery unexpected surgery. I was exercising already and eating right which I’m now eating better even I am on a Staten. I would rather not take it and just take my one blood pressure medicine every morning I would appreciate your opinion, sir. Sincerely, Kevin Freeman.
One month ago, i had triple bypass surgery and the doctors have prescribed rosuvustatin. I did not have a heart attack. I am concerned about statin drugs. Thanks for sharing this info. Should I seek to stop taking this.
I read Crestor was taken off the market. I was on this and my muscles got so weak at that time I asked my pharmacist about this side effect and they said no. I talked to my dr and he pretty much said it was in my head.
After 3 years off the stuff I’m still not back to normal.
From my understanding all cholesterol med has that side effect with muscles getting week or loss of muscle mass and start feeling very week I was once on one type I had to stop he tried another had to stop that to so I just went into exercise mode but some ppl just naturally have high cholesterol and really u need cholesterol in yo body when it drop to low u feel bad.
Oh my gosh both your pharmacist and your doctor straight out lied to you! Yes, all statins cause muscle wasting and weakness. Also brain fog and so many other things. I hope you have changed doctors and pharmacists. They both had to know the side effects.
Husband had same with atorvastatin. Lost ability to walk. Multiple doctors "hope" he'll regain at least 80% of his functions. 🙏 to you!
I have tried six different statins and they all make my love legs. My muscles hurt. My doctor insists on me taking him but I just keep telling him no I’m not taking them so one time I just took the prescription to make her happy and I just never take statin pills then she stop bugging me
My husband’s doctor recently prescribed Crestor for his cholesterol…. He’s been trying to get him to get on cholesterol meds for years. So they DO still make Crestor. He’s never taken any statin and doesn’t plan on it. We go the natural, holistic route to control the numbers 👍🏼
I started the carnivore diet Aug 24. On October 10 I had to go to the ER for a heart rate at 114 that would not come down. My cholesterol was 351 / LDL 291. I was kept overnight. I am now seeing a cardiologist who put me on 40 mg of crestor (for now). I will stop taking it as soon as my cholesterol goes back to acceptable. I still have upcoming tests scheduled to see WTH happened. My resting heart rate was 58 before I started carnivore. It shot up to 79 in just a week, but I kept at it and kept lifting and doing cardio.
I'm 54 and 183 lbs at 5' 10". I had never been in a hospital overnight in my life. Always athletic. Not sure what happened, but I want to find out, asap.
Thank you for sharing this information Dr. Ken. My mother has been on statins for years and over the last year I have finally got her to take the supplements you’ve talked about in this video. I just wish she had started taking these supplements a long time ago.
Thank you Dr Berry. I quit statins in fear and trembling but am so grateful that I did.
Thank you Dr Berry. Unfortunately, I have 2’stents in my LAD since 2006. I take the things you say to take.
58yo Aussie male - I have a pituitary disorder that impacts my level of Testosterone. While I take a prescribed T supplement, I’m also aware that my body uses my “good” cholesterol to assist with the production of some of that Testosterone. This impacts the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. My local doctor (and three following), insist that I take a daily dose of statin. Why do so many in the medical profession push statins? Finding a doctor who will partner with you in health monitoring is damn hard these days!
Same here in USA. Corporate MD push all kinds of meds and don't listen. The old MD s in private practice have mostly retired. Finding a good one now almost impossible.
61 year old on statins 2016-early 2019 - never felt worse in my lost 80% of my strength & stamina with unrelenting pain plus couldn’t run maths on the job I’d being doing for 30+ years. Went keto early covid then full carnivore late 2021 and have never felt better in my life its truly amazing. The amount of people who sill complement my chance in appearance these days never ceases to amaze me. Beef salt & water is you need. Truly.
@@jamesrebbechi5247 Unfortunately, the powers that be are working hard to make beef unavailable!!
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Good to know, I knew the CoQ10, which I take, no wonder I'm considered a Diabetic. Been ona statin for years.
I have been taking Rosuvastatin for about 6 months now, I feel ok and my bad cholesterol reading has dropped but I have lost a lot of head hair, which at 61 is a shock. I’m hoping that will change but am not convinced. I am considering not taking it, quitting my part time job, enjoying my retirement and years left and focussing much more strictly on diet and exercise. I think I have answered my own question! Thanks for the information, very helpful.❤
I'm all set. I'll stay away from the statins.
In 2012 I had a heart attack and had a stent put in my right coronary artery. I have had no problem with my heart since then. However, as a part of my treatment they gave me a Statin. Because of that I have permanent chronic pain in my calves and am on morphine twice a day. I have been able to get off all the other meds the gave me including a sleeping aide, Clonazepam, that I was on for 20 years. I stopped taking Lipitor in 2013 but the side effects did not go away and have not till today. I am pleased to say at this point I am on no other meds for any other chronic diseases.
The side effects of the statin apart from chronic pain are: Overwhelming fatigue and debilitating muscles resulting in sarcopenia, and a worsening memory. The debilitating effects from the statin along and with my age continue to ravage my muscles, and it is slowly getting worse
I'm convinced my late mother's dementia was caused by statins. Tried for years to get her to stop taking them but it was too late. Her cholesterol was totally normal! I refuse to take statins after side effects with 3 of them even at very low doses and taking them for a very short duration (severe muscle weakness) and have taken CoQ10, K2 and high doses of Vitamin D for years will little improvement. KETO is the only thing that worked for me.
I belive the same happend to my mother.
Every time I go to my Doctor at the VA they try to get me on a statin even though my cholesterol levels are fine. A few years back I gave in - felt like crap the whole time I used it! Now I use 500mg of time released Niacin as my insurance policy - lots of research showing it to be very effective at preventing heart attack and strokes with the only side effect being the annoying "flushing" sensation occasionally.
Good health to all.
The side effects of niacin are just as bad as statins look it up
I have been pressured into taking 20mg per day due to a previous stroke. It does seem to reduce my LDL levels (have been 208 LDL in the past). But great info on the Vitamin D, my blood tested low even though I am outside every day on the ranch. Now I know why. Thanks
My PCP insists I stay on statins to prevent future strokes. But my cardiologist says I no longer need them. Ugh!
78 yr female started keto years ago with Atkins. ever yearly physical. told i needed medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol always said no, this year cholesterol 100 points higher and blood pressure very high. again recommended drugs again i asked what is the cause. at last the Dr, requested echocardiogram and i have AR aortic regurgitation. glad to know the cause but why did it take so long all those years with swollen feet and legs, brain fog and out of breath dizziness and fatigue thank you thank you
Took them for 6 months, felt terrible....I wont take them ever again !!!
As much as we hear and see about CoQ10, none of my cardiologists ever once suggested taking CoQ10 supplements.
Because they don't work
They (Dr.s) tried to get me to take a statin... made them mad but I flat out refused
You cheated them out of their commission $$$ from Big Pharma. Good for you! 🤔 The Profit Motive is more Powerful than the welfare of the patient.
I've been taking rosuvastatin. When I ask my cardiologist can you tell me about the side effects, he said " no serious side effects " I thank you for your hard work and providing this video.
Can you please say what strength of statin you were on?
I was taking 50 MG for the first couple of months after my heart attack, then he cut it back to 10 MG, and when I found out about the nasty side effects, I throw all of them down the toilet
OMG. My dad was put on the same after stents, but I think they are causing restenosis and weakness, lack of energy, dizziness and severe muscle pain. I want him to stop so bad, but am so scared.
There is a UA-cam with Dr. Maryanne Demasi " statin war"
I will take a look. Thanks
Thank you so much. I have tried to talk to others, but they will not listen. Totally blind to everything, cause I am not a doctor.
Dr Berry, thank you. I would value it if you would list the research references.