Statin Side Effects: Can they Be Avoided?

        Liver damage, muscle pain, joint pain, muscle cramping, mental confusion and memory loss and Amnesia are just some of the side effects which you can possibly  experience. What do you do? Listen to your doctor and take the meds anyway? Do you try to ignore the data out there and just hope it doesn't happen to you.

          Well as a pharmacist and a health proffessional I would not ignore the hype. Knowledge is power, and the more you acquire the better off you will be. And the general body of knowledge says that most statin side effects can be attributed to a real life phenomenon known as "Drug Nutrient Depletion".   You take a drug and that drug has a mechanism of action or another way to think of it is the drug causes a chemical reaction in our body. In the case of statins, they inhibit the livers' ability to  produce cholesterol which is good if you have high cholesterol. Makes sense... Lower your cholesterol and live another 20-30 years. The down side is that statins inhibit your bodies production certain crutial enzymes, vitamins and fatty acids. Especially the statin usually effects the liver and muscles and joints. If you simply replenish your body with the nutrients and supplements your statin is robbing you of, you can actually avoid pesky statin side effects.  There is a great formula that I created called Statinzyme. Watch our video at www.statinzyme.com to learn more. Statinzyme is a supplemental formula that has 9 ingredients at the right dosages that can help prevent and relieve the side effects associated with statins. Statinzyme is also enteric coated. As a pharmacist, it is important for people to realize that enteric coating is very important if you want your supplement to work. 

Stay tuned for more info,

Dr. Paul Faerstein

  

Homocysteine and Cardiovascular Health For The Statin User

Homocysteine is a chemical that degrades the elastin and collagen in your arteries. It's a chemical that Dr. Kilmer McCully made famous in 1969 when he published a paper in the American Journal of Pathology. He studied 2 children that died of Strokes. Upon examination they had extremely high levels of homocysteine. Upon autopsy their areteries resemblemed an elderly person suffering from arterioscleroses. Basically homocysteine makes your arteries rough which attracts cholesterol build up. The good news is you can lower levels of homocysteine with adequate amounts if B6, Folic Acid, and B12. Learn more at www.statinzyme.com.

Oh and i forgot to mention, Statinzyme contains everything you need to lower homocysteine!

Can My Statin Cause Memory Problems?

So your doc put you on the worlds' most popular drug (a statin) to lower your ldl. So you have been on it for a while and lately you have been noticing that you can't find your keys or you have been day dreaming a lot or you find yourself asking "what am I doing here anyway?". "How did I get here?" 

If that happens to you, not to worry, hopefully it isn't permanent. You see, you are not the only one. Thousands of Americans experience these statin side effects. According the the FDA's Medwatch website 10,000 people experience Trans global amnesia from statins.  This is a very serious side effect and you can learn more about it at Spacedoc.com from Dr. Duane Graveline.

I don't want to bore you with useless details. What I want you to get out of this blog is to help you find relief and prevention from the statin memory thief!

Statins cause menory problems due  to drug nutrient depletion. Learn more about it at www.Statinzyme.com. Watch the cartoon and you will see why Statinzyme was created specifically for people taking prescription medications so that they can experience the best if both worlds! Evidence based nutrition and evidence based medicine. Statinzyme is meant to be taken in tandem with your statin. 

A Neutraceutical For The 21st Century

So you want to be healthy! You go to the local GNC or Vitamin Shoppe and you pick out some large mega pack for men/women. It has about 30 pills in there and you have to swallow a whole packet of pills 3 times a day...  But the oy thing you can expect to experience is nausea from all the pills and water you need drink and swallow in order to get them all down.  

              The truth is that those vitamin packs/multivitamins are made for the uneducated consumer who is following antiquated reccomendations.

Your typical multi has too much in it at dosages so minute, it is impossible to experience there benefits.  This is sadly true! If you want to take supplements and experience true health benefits, you have to buy them seperatly until now.

             Statinzyme is what i like to call a 21st century multivitamin period. It is the future of supplements, or at least thats what I think.  Do you actually want to lower your risks of heart attacks and strokes? Don't you wish you could find a formula that has 9 ingredients at the propper dosages so you can actually see some benefits? Don't you wish there was a formula that would prevent and relieve the side effects from your medications and actually make your medications perform better so you have to take less of them?  Dont you wish you didn't have to swallow 9 different pills that were filled with fillers that made your stomach hurt? Guess what.... The future is here! Statinzyme is the future...9 ingredients at the right dosages in one serving! Coq10-150mg, Double Strength Fish Oil-1000mg(400mg EPA/200mg DHA), Flax Seed Oil-400mg, Evening Primrose Oil-400mg,

Vitamin D-2000 IU, Resveratrol-50mg, B6-50mg, B12-250mcg, Folic Acid-800mcg.

              Now here is the best part!  Virtually 100% absorption! Thats right I said it! 100% absorption... Statinzyme is enteric coated! Fireworks should be going off in your head right now! Why? Whats the big deal? The big deal is that most supplements that are not enteric coated get destroyed by your stomach! So You know whats left of your precious supplement after your stomach is done with it? You will have to read my nezt blog post to find out!

The American Heart Association Statin Warnings About Low Vitamin D

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If you have been prescribed a statin like Lipitor, Crestor or Vytorin you should listen up and pay attention.  Statin drugs induce an indirect vitamin D depletion.   How may you ask is this possible?

Statin induced vitamin D depletion occurs them most when statins do their job properly.  That’s right! The reduction of cholesterol induces a vitamin D depletion.  Statins lower your cholesterol. A lot of your cholesterol can be found under the surface of your skin.

We produce vitamin D when the suns UVB rays react with the cholesterol in our skin.  This chemical reaction produces Vitamin D.  Actually, if you think about it, it makes perfect sense.  Vitamin D is an anti-inflammatory agent.  When you get a sunburn our body releases this natural anti-inflammatory agent to reduce the damage to our body.

So when you take a statin, the amount of cholesterol in our skin drops and you get depleted of vitamin D. Big deal you say.  It is a very big deal.  According to a study conducted by the American Heart Association people who were low in vitamin D experienced a sixty two percent (62%) increase in heart attacks and strokes.

You do not want to have a low vitamin D level.  It is recommended to supplement your diet with 2000IU’s of vitamin D daily.  That’s why we have 2000IU’s of vitamin D in each serving of Statinzyme.  Statinzyme is an all-in-one supplement for everyone who is taking statins.  It has the 9 ingredients you need if your on a statin period.  It was designed by me for you.  And you save 60$ by buying it.  It’s pretty awesome.  Check out our website at www.statinzyme.com.

I wish you all good health and a good night!

Dr. Paul Faerstein