[HerrBlucher]

A doctor’s care is not a protective bubble, and cardiology is not the exact science that many people wish it to be. A person’s risk of a heart attack can only be estimated, and although drugs, diet and exercise may lower that risk, they cannot eliminate it entirely

I remind my doc of this when he wants to double my blood pressure medicine and put me on the anti-cholesterol pills. There is no way in H E double hockey sticks I will ever be his "Statin Doll."

[iowamark]

What do you have against statins?

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

A family member of mine was overweight, and had high cholesterol, but was otherwise healthy. The doctor put her on anti-cholesterol meds, and her health spiraled downward, leading to digestive problems, too much weight loss, leading to additional meds, including anti-anxiety meds, etc. etc.

After losing too much weight, and becoming dangerously thin, she is now on several meds, including the anti-anxiety meds, and has gained all the weight back.

So, she is back where she started, weight-wise, but is now on additional meds, and feels awful.