right, there are certainly cases where statins are appropriate. I just see a lot of 30-50 year old overweight underworked types taking a lot of pills that they probably wouldn’t need if they exercized. I’m speaking of the statins and the type 2 diabetes medications primarily but the various hypertensions meds fall probably fall into theis category too. I know an individual who requires all kinds of these pills (that he doesn’t tolerate well) because he spends all day and every day sitting around drinking very large quantities of beer. All he has to do is quit drinking and start working and the pills and their side effects will go away.
Have a BIL like that. Hubby takes Provacal it causes less side effects than the other 2 name brands. BTW some other meds artificially raise your cholesterol. Synthroid for hypo-thyroidism is one of those drugs. And they don’t know by how much it raises it. My doc would love to get me on a statin, but they can’t tell me how high mine is actually, because I take Synthroid, and 210 is not all that high. Not with the good being 65, heart attack risk factor is 3.5 well below average for a woman. And the side effects are not worth the taking. I’m one of those types who react badly to a whole list of meds.
Thankfully hubby at 70 takes good care of himself. 1 beer at supper, 1 Jack and water about 7 pm is his extent of drinking. I control his diet fairly well, low fat, and as low carb as I can get it and still satisfy his sweet tooth. I’ve halved his bread consumption. Can’t do any thing about the potatoes though he won’t give them up, and I’m just as bad about them.
Now if he stayed of the free way and quit worrying over what he can’t control then his BP would not be at 150/95 when he walks into the doctor’s office. Because at home it is usually 130/80-90 which is good for a 70 year old, even one who has been mowing up and down our hill of a front yard.