If you want real advice, talk to your real doctor.

If you can find one worth a damn, meaning they have actually RESEARCHED the topic ON THEIR OWN, and are not simply parroting what others told them, which is what 99% of "doctors" do.

Good luck with that!

Myopathy with statins is very common.

Yeah, and THAT should be Clue #1 that something is VERY WRONG with these drugs. But doctors can't see the nose on their face.

If you're having pain, 1) it's not unusual,

Again, the fact that it is COMMON should be a RED FLAG.

But doctors just do what they are told to do, and they push drugs like they are told to do.

After all, that's where the money is.

Research and THINKING and telling patients how to be HEALTHY ... well that won't make the payment on the new Mercedes, will it?

First, remember why you were prescribed the statin in the first place.

Good point. The patient was prescribed the statin in the first place for ONE reason and ONE reason ONLY: The doctor NEVER did ANY research of his own, and he believes EVERYTHING the Big Pharma marketing brochure ... and everything that the pretty Big Pharma Rep with the nice tits ... has to say.

Statins reduce your risk of having heart attacks and strokes.

FALSE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vr-c8GeT34&t=432s

Dr. Diamond explains this much better than I could -- besides which, you would not believe me because there is no "Dr." in my handle.

We put people on statins who,

Who is this "we?" Are you "one of those" who won't read the research, too?

That's what the ASCVD score is. If you're unfamiliar, look it up (courtesy of the American College of Cardiology here),

Yes, they are quacks. The do NOT discuss the actual research. They are BIASED, and they are PAID to push drugs.

Look at their conflicts of interest.

That's why we ask you to shell out for expensive statins.

No, that is only partly why. While it is true that "you all" THINK you are knowledgable because OTHER PEOPLE TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK ... and thanks for verifying that, by the way ... you do NOT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.

Therefore, you have no idea what you are REALLY selling.

And the other part of that is YOU ARE SELLING DRUGS ... TO MAKE A LIVING.

Don't play that down.

Now, I promised there were things you can do other than suffer with pain.

Yeah, but you will NOT say to stop taking the thing that CAUSES the pain, will you?

What we're trying to find is your maximum tolerated statin dose.

Right. You don't want to give up the cash cow ... and you don't care how much harm you do on the way to the Porsche dealership.

Again, statins reduce mortality, so we try them first.

FALSE.

Add other meds.

Ah, yes! Proving that you ARE a real life doctor, and you don't just play one on the internet.

"SELL MORE DRUGS! MOAR, MOAR, MOAR!"

There's one called Zetia (ezetimibe) which is commonly given that'll give you ~20% LDL reduction.

Why would you want to REDUCE the thing (LDL) that is FIXING A PROBLEM?

If it quacks like a duck ...

They're pricey, but insurance covers them ...

Of course ...

Fix the underlying problem.

Now, THAT is good advice!

Problem is, YOU have no clue how to do that.

I'll always recommend a standard Mediterranean diet to just about anyone because it works and tastes good.

The Mediterranean Diet was pushed by Ancel Keys, who is the CON MAN of the 20th Century, who also pushed the "7 Countries Study" claiming that saturated fat caused heart disease. He was the START of this entire health pandemic of the past 70 years.

He is responsible, more than any other single person, for so many people today being fat and unhealthy. ANYTHING he pushed should be suspect on its face.

He was a Rockefeller man, a con man (same thing), and pushed by the media in the 1950's, when there were only 3 networks on this "new television thing."

The diet includes a lot of TRASH food. In fact, it is MOSTLY trash food.

The fact that you would push this garbage, however, does not suprise me in the least.

It only shows that you have done NO RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN ... and you follow what OTHER PEOPLE tell you (as long as they have the proper "credentials," of course) -- which is my point about 99% of doctors today.

It has become a pathetic industry. Sad.

doc or a dietitian

Doctors get their horrible advice from dieticians, who have been indoctrinated in such a way that they know NOTHING TRUTHFUL about nutrition. NOTHING.

Fix your general health. There are 5 things that help everyone, period. A) Nutritionally complete, calorie-balanced diet, B) adequate exercise 30 min/session, 5 days/week, C) sleep 8 hours/night or 2 REM cycles, D) reduce your stress, E) get out in the sun, 20 min/day.

Generally good advise, but you cannot have a "nutritionally complete" diet if you are eating a lot of trash food -- which you advocate.

Nothing else I know of has strong, consistent clinical trial data backing it.

Neither does the Mediterranean Diet, but that doesn't stop you from recommending it.

A lot of supplements have small trials, poor methodology, or mixed results across the literature.

So do a lot of Big Pharma drugs (including Lipator), but that does not stop you from selling those drugs.

One prescription med I'm not mentioning because while it does lower LDL, it has not been shown to provide clinical benefit ...

And THAT should be ANOTHER CLUE that high LDL is NOT a cause of heart attacks and strokes.

Free consult, worth exactly what you paid for it.

Exactly.

Your advice is worth nothing.

Here is a good lecture on why you and most other doctors are wrong about your nutrition (and some drug) advice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vr-c8GeT34

BTW ...

Do you believe in vaccines and virus transmission?

Just curious how deep the indoctrination goes.