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r/StopUsingStatins is a subreddit with 829 members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is small in size.
Are statins really the elixir they're made out to be? Science and anecdotes about cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins, invented nearly 50 years ago and now generating billions of dollars. However, the diet heart hypothesis has failed and low cholesterol is linked to increased mortality. Saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have been exonerated while the world wakes up to the harms of statin drugs. Trying to change focus on LDL-C to insulin resistance and lifestyle change. Welcome.
Popular Themes in r/StopUsingStatins
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Terrible muscle pain"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Genuine question, why do doctors push statins?"
13 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Statin to prevent stroke? "
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Triglycerides at 500+ mg/dL? A research study opportunity for you!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/StopUsingStatins
#1
Statins
: "Retired doctor stopped using Statins after having achilles tendinitis, nightmares, and leg cramps"
70 posts
#2
Cholesterol
: "The Great Cholesterol Scam and The Dangers of Statins"
32 posts
#3
Side Effects
: "How is one supposed to do consistent workout, with all the Side Effects from statins - like back pain, muscle pain"
11 posts
#4
Ldl
: "I want to decrease my Ldl without statins"
9 posts
#5
Heart Disease
: "The legal case – naming a few names - Dr Malcolm Kendrick blog: The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes Heart Disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. If not the most powerful."
7 posts
#6
Risk
: "Low density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease Risk in patients with absence of coronary artery calcification: a multicenter cohort study"
5 posts
#7
Libel
: "BREAKING: Doctors win Libel case against British tabloid"
4 posts
#8
Health
: "I'm looking to improve my Health."
4 posts
#9
Diabetes
: "Risk of new-onset Diabetes with high-intensity statin use"
3 posts
#10
Cancer
: "Exposure to statins and risk of common Cancers: a series of nested case-control studies"
3 posts
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+72 members(9.5%)
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