statins or not statins

I tried them horrible results I agree with Eamon. I am waiting for them to decide we need more Cholesterol as we age as there are more bits of us to repair! A friend told me the other day that the GP had told her the difference in life expectancy between taking them and not taking them, for her, was less than a year!! can that be right?

luluaugst Your friend's GP is right. It varies from person to person. For some people statins are absolutely essential, but for others less so.

Before taking them get your GP to calculate your life expectancy if you take them and if you do not. Essentially, the older you are and the healthier you are the smaller the gap.

I am 76 and otherwise healthy and the difference between the two figures was about 2 years. Since the life expectancy is based on what will happen over the next 10 years, by which time, in my case, I will be 86 and already well over average life expectancy for woman in the UK (82.9). I decided not to bother.

Well the jury is still out, thank you all for your comments. I guess DH should ask for another opinion at our surgery. Can't hurt can it?