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!

Statin side effects: The Mega Important Vitamin D

Happy Friday,

          So if you are like me, I love the sun and the beach. This is a picture from my balcony on our last trip to St. Marten.  According to some statistics your body can generate 20,000 iu's of Vitamin D3 after being in the sun for only 30 minutes!  Our bodies are pretty smart if you ask me. Vitamin D is an anti-inflammatory agent and our body releases it to combat the suns UVB rays. There is an actual chemical reaction that occurs. It's built into our bodies. So how do Statin side effects have anything to do with vitamin D?  Well Statins lower the amount of cholesterol you have in your skin creating a vitamin D nutrient depletion.  Statins actually take part of the equation away.  Simple right! So what you might say! Well chew on this... According to the American Heart Association, the incidence of heart attacks and strokes goes up over 62% if you are low on Vitamin D3. If you are experiencing increased levels of muscle aches and pains it is possible you are experiencing Statin side effects. 

Statin side effects: The Mega Important Vitamin D

Happy Friday,

          So if you are like me, I love the sun and the beach. This is a picture from my balcony on our last trip to St. Marten.  According to some statistics your body can generate 20,000 iu's of Vitamin D3 after being in the sun for only 30 minutes!  Our bodies are pretty smart if you ask me. Vitamin D is an anti-inflammatory agent and our body releases it to combat the suns UVB rays. There is an actual chemical reaction that occurs. It's built into our bodies. So how do Statin side effects have anything to do with vitamin D?  Well Statins lower the amount of cholesterol you have in your skin creating a vitamin D nutrient depletion.  Statins actually take part of the equation away.  Simple right! So what you might say! Well chew on this... According to the American Heart Association, the incidence of heart attacks and strokes goes up over 62% if you are low on Vitamin D3. If you are experiencing increased levels of muscle aches and pains it is possible you are experiencing Statin side effects. 

Statin side effects: Memory, Memory, Memory

Happy Monday,
          So you can't seem to find your keys or your wallet or your purse. Does this mean that your having statin side effects? Not particularly, but if this happens to you every day and you usually end up in the kitchen asking yourself "why am I here?" It is possible that you are having statin side effects. If you are driving along in your car and you turn to your wife or husband and ask them "where am I right now", "honey I have no clue where I am right now" then you my friend are experiencing serious side effects from your Statin. If you go to Home Depot or Target and you purchase some tools and when you come back to your and open the trunk and notice you had already purchased the same stuff yesterday and it's still lying in your trunk... You have just basically lost time. We're you abducted by aliens and you just realized that they erased your brain like in Men in Black?   No, According to the FDA's MedWatch website over 10,000 people each year experience something called Transglobal Amnesia. This is when you don't even know who you are.  After a few days in the hospital most people come back to normal.
           The good news is, we know how to combat this at www.statinzyme.com. Watch our cartoon for an in depth explanation on why these statin induced memory side effects happen and how to prevent and possibly relieve these side effects before they get really serious. Usually we can help you find your keys within a month!