Internist tried putting me on statins about ten years ago. I told her "No".
I started working out by spinning (hard core stationary bike) four times a week. My numbers dropped significantly, and I didn't change a thing when it came to diet. Your work situation doesn't lend itself to regularly scheduled workouts, but maybe you can try walking or biking as often as possible? -D > On Oct 12, 2017, at 2:28 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Seconded. Statins do help. > > Check with your sleep specialist; perhaps your CPAP needs to be turned down > a notch? > > -MMM- > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> My overweight friend says statins are safe and should be taken daily by all >> men over 50 regardless of their blood chemistry. He's been taking them for >> years and should be dead by now due to his overweight problem and other >> health issues, but isn't, so I credit the statins for this. >> >> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> So I have realized I am probably at least 40lbs overweight. Sunday night >> I >>> thought I might be having a heart attack so went to the er where >> everything >>> came back good. My blood pressure was way too high at about 180/80 when I >>> came in but was down to about 150/80. They did not seem concerned. So >> they >>> sent me to get monitor put on that I wore for the last 2 days. Did not >>> really have any problems so I don't except they will get anything off >> that. >>> I think I may have just had a panic attack or something. Thinking about >>> being too fat, thinking about a coworker who is my age who had a heart >>> attack last year, and thinking about how I am already probably at risk >> due >>> to my father who has heart problems and my grandfather had heart >> problems. >>> I also think it could have something to do with the Cpap. Since I have >>> started using it I seem to sometimes had a weird feeling almost like a >> lung >>> issue or just muscular soreness in my diaphragm. >>> >>> I have high cholesterol and the dr had me on a statin which I am really >>> not sure about. I have not taken in for about 6 months because the >> refills >>> ran out and they won't refill them until I come can in. Earliest >>> appointment is next month, which I set several months ago. >>> >>> So anyway I have decided to cut out all sugar and most cards, trying to >>> stay around 20 carbs a day but at least under 50. Maybe a sort of extreme >>> keto or whatever they call it diet. Anybody btdt? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
