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"
24 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Genuine question, why do doctors push statins?"
19 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?"
99 posts
#2
Cholesterol
: "The Great Cholesterol Scam and The Dangers of Statins"
37 posts
#3
Side Effects
: "Pravastatin 10 mg horrible Side Effects"
14 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
: "Retired doctor stopped using statins after having achilles tendinitis, nightmares, and leg cramps"
31 posts
#2
Science against Statins
: "BREAKING: Doctors win libel case against British tabloid"
17 posts
#3
Science supporting Statins
: "Is it normal to take statins at young age"
8 posts
#4
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” "
5 posts
#5
Question
: "Genuine question, why do doctors push statins?"
3 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
#7
Mycotoxin History
: "Japan biochemist who discovered statins (mycotoxins that kill cells), Akira Endo, dies"
1 post
Member Growth in r/StopUsingStatins
Yearly
+253 members(29.2%)
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Last updated: May 29, 2026