Statins and grapefruit do not underestimate the effect!

Fleurpepper

BlueBelle- what about people who are at serious risk of stroke or heart attacks?

Everyone should be assessed in light of their individual risk factors. As Callistemon & BlueBelle rightly point out, it's a slippery slope when they are recommended for everyone. There is so little good information out there about interpreting serum cholesterol profiles, I find it very worrying.
When my GP suggested that I might consider taking statins, I asked her by how much would it reduce my chance of dying from stroke or heart attack. Turns out it reduced my risk by about half a percent. She agreed that it was pointless but that she had to ask.

BlueBelle- what about people who are at serious risk of stroke or heart attacks?

Personally I would totally avoid statins if possible I don’t like the way they are advised for virtually everybody I know at one t8me they were going to give them to everyone over 50 !
I m with your consultant callistemon

Just for info, it is only simvastatin's side effects that are affected by drinking grapefruit juice,branded Zocor and Simvador

I take Atorvastatin and that is fine, the NHS website states that you would have to drink 1.2 litres to have an effect which may increase the side effects of the meds.

You are not imagining it, if these things are happening trust your feelings, personally for me I wouldn’t touch statins,but that’s of course me, you have to do what you feel is correct,but there are a lot of drs that and all for them, and a lot that aren’t, I hope you get sorted Sago, you will find though that grapefruit can react to a few meds that are perscribed

It was suggested that I take them 'as a precaution', tests being borderline at the time. I declined!

Ps I hope you find one that suits you if you GP thinks it's important you take them.

My Consultant does not agree with their widespread use at all.

Grapefruit reacts with several medicines.

My SisIL could not move her arms above her head when she went on to statins.