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Can Niacin Fight Heart Disease?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigfred32" data-source="post: 20192" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Don, i was on statins about 7 years. After reading and learning about TRT from this site and others I started seeing alot of related posts about statins and started doing my own research. While on statins my total was in 130's and ldl was in 60's i dont remember what it was when i started. </p><p>I was plagued by muscle cramps and joint pain that didnt make sense. Im physically active so mentally i just wrote it off and tried to stay hydrated etc. It made no difference at times.</p><p>As i learned about statins it made the connection and after talking with my TRT doc who is not a fan of statins we began to wean off by dropping from 20mg simvastin to 10mg and finally stopping completly.</p><p>My cholesteral levels spiked alittle but i understood that would happen but my a1c dropped from 5.8 to 5.7, which i learned that statins can effect glucose levels even though my fasting level stayed consistant in the normal range.</p><p>I added the niacin to my regime and honestly my arthritis in my knees feel better and have not had a single incident of calf cramping.</p><p>Regardless of where i test in the future knowing what i believe now i will never take statins again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigfred32, post: 20192, member: 2737"] Don, i was on statins about 7 years. After reading and learning about TRT from this site and others I started seeing alot of related posts about statins and started doing my own research. While on statins my total was in 130's and ldl was in 60's i dont remember what it was when i started. I was plagued by muscle cramps and joint pain that didnt make sense. Im physically active so mentally i just wrote it off and tried to stay hydrated etc. It made no difference at times. As i learned about statins it made the connection and after talking with my TRT doc who is not a fan of statins we began to wean off by dropping from 20mg simvastin to 10mg and finally stopping completly. My cholesteral levels spiked alittle but i understood that would happen but my a1c dropped from 5.8 to 5.7, which i learned that statins can effect glucose levels even though my fasting level stayed consistant in the normal range. I added the niacin to my regime and honestly my arthritis in my knees feel better and have not had a single incident of calf cramping. Regardless of where i test in the future knowing what i believe now i will never take statins again. [/QUOTE]
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