Statins Partkinsons and Diabetes
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Taken from an article by Dr Kailash Chand, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association, was speaking following research which found those who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease in later life than those who do not.
A study last week showed statin use increases the risk of diabetes by 46 per cent.
It has led to calls to end to the widespread use of the drugs.
Dr Chand, who suffered debilitating muscle pains while taking statins, said of the Parkinson’s research: “This research has been done over a considerable amount of time and on a considerable number of people and it is very worrying.”
Speaking in a personal capacity, he added: “The risks of side-effects of these drugs are far greater than any potential benefits and it is high time these drugs were restricted in the low-risk population and only given to people with existing heart disease.”
Dr Xuemei Huang, who led the research on the link with Parkinson’s disease, recently published in the journal of Movement Disorders, expressed concerns about the widespread prescription of statins.
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jude65855 derek76
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Anyway, it's obvious the calls against statins, eg on this site, are coming from CONSUMERS who've been affected by them and elsewhere by some doctors backing them up. What's to be cynical about?
So we should just shut up and take it? Most big postive changes come about by ORDINARY PEOPLE like you and me joining together to create change, - read some history, derek76! Passivity gets us nowhere and plays into the hands of powerful corporations and governments.
I SUGGEST EVERYONE GOOGLE "STATINS CLASS ACTION" AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET ON A LIST OF CLAIMANTS. I can't because as far as I know I have no longterm damage from statins, but I'd reckon anyone whose quality of life has been seriously affected for years by them should get in on the act.
Sometimes legal action is the only language these big companies understand and yeah sure, they'll delay and delay and hope everyone dies before they have to pay out anything, as do the tobacco and asbestos companies but let the lawyers worry about that, they need claimants to bring actions
marco jude65855
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I can only see change being brought about by medical professionals and the majority say that statins are are beneficial to the majority of patients. The big problem I can see is proving that effects are related to statins and not some other cause as I'm sure the lawyers would argue.
I have Peripheral Neuropathy and my neurology consultant tells me that, as in my case, there is no obvious cause for 30% of people with this condition. I believe my condition is statin related but can't prove it and my consultant has ruled it out but when challenged can't be sure.
jude65855 marco
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And yeah, it would be difficult in the case of statins, but not impossible. Did you ever go off the statins over the years and find the negative "side" effects abated and then returned when you went back on them? If so I'd reckon that might be some sort of proof, but then I'm not a lawyer and they do tend to be cautious people, even the radical ones.
No one is going to do anything about this unless the affected ordinary people are prepared to stand up and be counted - eg in your case, what would you have to lose?
As to majority of doctors thinking they're ok, doctors used to recommend smoking to TB patients too, to stop them coughing so much and lots of doctors prescribed thalidomide before one doctor discovered its dreadful effects on the developing foetus.
The Health Report on Australia's Radio National had a program recently which quoted research results that showed the third most common cause of death in the UK and US is prescribed medication ...... Mind you, a lot of lives are saved too, but still .....
Person to google is Professor Peter Gotzsche, lots of info on the net