my dad has stopped taking the Statins!
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My dad has been diagnosed with Angina and he has been taking Aspirin & Statins (plus a puffer thing when needed). He has convinced himself that his Angina is not serious and he is not willing to take Statins because of the suggested side effects in the news. My dad basically doesn't like taking tablets full stop! I am really worried that he is not taking the Statin's and I was wondering what I should do to encourage him to start again or atleast discuss it with his GP. Obviously he is a free-spirit, so it is up to him, but I feel I should let him know the risks so he is making an informed decision. He is 69 and hasn't had anything serious like a heart attack or stroke, but he has an Angina diagnosis for about 5 years.
How can I encourage him to reconsider his decision? Surely his GP wouldn't put him on Statin's without good reason!
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andrew22534 rt89101
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samuels rt89101
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I can't tolerate any Statin as I get the common side effect from them and that is calf muscle aches and knee joint pains and I can hardly walk , One statin I had a reasonably rare side effect and that was an AMI.
The whole theory of using Statins is to reduce cholestrol therefore theoretically reduce Angina. Angina can quickly turn into a heart attack so I'd be trying to get your Dad to go back to the doctors and perhaps ask your Dad if you could tag along and ask his doctor questions yourself, worth a shot but we can't make people do things
rt89101 samuels
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Is there any truth in this?
andrew22534 rt89101
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cathymcphee rt89101
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Blessings,
Cathy