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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 by: Craig Stellpflug
(NaturalNews) Statin drugs are a sweetheart alright - a $25 billion a year industry sweetheart that is! Not only are they the best-selling drug class out there, but they provide an almost endless list of side effects that assure the hapless taker a lifetime of expensive medical treatment. Statins are a Big Pharma dream-come-true.
What you get with statin drugs
A review published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs found nearly 900 studies of adverse effects linked to statin drugs. A recent Harvard study reveals a horrific 50 percent increase in the risk for developing diabetes if you are taking statin drugs. They called it a "small" risk increase. Researchers analyzing data on over 2 million Brits found that statin drug users had higher levels of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, cataracts and debilitating muscle weakness. Despite the purported cardiovascular benefits, other adverse effects include: nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches, rashes, myopathy, muscle aches or weakness, tendon problems, dementia, depression, chronic fatigue, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, peripheral neuropathies and even fatal rhabdomyolysis (breakdown in muscle).
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I stopped taking a statin
I stopped taking a statin drug for high cholesterol about 9 months ago. I'm so thankful I did.. I was on it for a few years. It was a big decision to stop because of fear. I needed to trust God..Before I stopped taking them, I had a myriad of symptoms (especially pain everywhere!) being treated with a lot of other drugs with other side effects requiring more pills with side effects, etc. etc.. I now know all the pain, emotional stress and suffering was being caused from taking a statin drug for high cholesterol..To those who don't know, cholesterol is higher in the winter because we're not in the sunshine that much..In summer, cholesterol is lower because we're in the sun more...Doctors and many primary care nurse practitioners fool people into thinking we're gonna die if we don't take statins..They NEVER lowered my cholesterol! Statins are made to make sure we, the people, the guinea pigs, keep coming back with more "business" because of EXPECTED known side effects. This secures an income for the docs, nurse practitioners and the pharmaceutical companies at the expense and pain to everyone prescribed statins. It is heartbreaking to me so many are suffering at the hands of greedy souls who DO NOT care for humanity. They only care for their ALMIGHTY DOLLAR and not GOD ALMIGHTY, YOU AND ME! We don't NEED statins! We NEED to LIVE without the pain this bogus medication brings on! We don't NEED wars with other countries, people on the next block or around the corner. We NEED to WAR against the lying medical industry and pharmaceutical companies and TRUST GOD! I feel more alive and pain free now, breathing in the deep breath of life after throwing out that dark thief in the night (they're taken at bedtime, right?) robbing the life out of me...Sending much Peace, Joy, Light and LOVE to ALL! NOW! :) <3