r/StopUsingStatins is a subreddit with 1k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses statins, cholesterol, side effects, statin, and ldl.
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"
29 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Genuine question, why do doctors push statins?"
18 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Need help to replace my meds."
3 posts
#4
News
: "Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds | Statins | The Guardian"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/StopUsingStatins
#1
Statins
: "Why is every tom, dick and harry being prescribed Statins?"
90 posts
#2
Cholesterol
: "Was prescribed statins for my Cholesterol and ended up in the ER"
37 posts
#3
Side Effects
: "Statin Side Effects"
16 posts
#4
Statin
: "Statin Use Is Associated With a Decline in Muscle Function and Mass Over Time, Irrespective of Statin Pharmacogenomic Score - PubMed"
12 posts
#5
Ldl
: "I want to decrease my Ldl without statins"
9 posts
#6
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."
8 posts
#7
Ldl
: "More evidence Ldl does not cause ASCVD"
8 posts
#8
Muscle
: "Statin Use Is Associated With a Decline in Muscle Function and Mass Over Time, Irrespective of Statin Pharmacogenomic Score - PubMed"
5 posts
#9
Risk
: "Low density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease Risk in patients with absence of coronary artery calcification: a multicenter cohort study"
5 posts
#10
Health
: "I’m 47, female, otherwise very Healthy yet markers are off the chart"
5 posts
Flair Used in r/StopUsingStatins
#1
Statin Side Effects
: "Was prescribed statins for my cholesterol and ended up in the ER"
31 posts
#2
Science against Statins
: "BREAKING: Doctors win libel case against British tabloid"
18 posts
#3
Science supporting Statins
: "Is it normal to take statins at young age"
7 posts
#4
Question
: "Genuine question, why do doctors push statins?"
6 posts
#5
Corruption by Non-Profits
: "Major win. The Mail Online posts public apology to Dr Zoe Harcombe and Dr Malcolm Kendrick about “the deadly propaganda of the statin deniers” "
4 posts
#6
Muscle Pain
: "Rant: I've lost 26% of my original body weight & put my Type 2 Into remission on Keto. But my 150 LDL is shameful to my Cardiologist..."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/StopUsingStatins
Yearly
+272 members(29.3%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026