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Originally Posted by bubbsy
i suppose at its core it likely an ego thing. I am very active, and eat generally well, so it really hurt to hear that at my core i'm actually "not healthy".
I decided to see if i could better my cholestorol numbers on my own by eating a better diet. When i go in for my physical this year and the numbers aren't trending positively, i suppose i'll have no choice but to get on a meds program for it.
For those that do take the statins, what kind of side effects, if any, have you experienced? do you have to change other parts of your lifestyle when taking them (ie. can't be taken on empty stomachs, or days where you might have a beer or two, etc)?
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You can take it regardless of food, and alcohol is not an issue (unless you soccer from chronic alcoholism and/or liver dysfunction). They are very well tolerated generally. Blood tests a month after starting to make sure no rare liver/muscle damage done. Some people get joint/muscle pain, but the mechanism or link hasn't been established. No side effects much above 1% during clinical trials, and most of those matched the placebo group.