by Allen1 » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:54 am
Hi there Bianca,
hasn't your doctor offered surgical treatment for your narrowed carotid artery?
You and the doctor are aware of the harm that statins are doing to you and merely swapping one for another is having drastic consequences to your health, all the ups and downs with your heart rate will eventually make the situation a lot worse. Life is bad enough without suffering from the effects that stains are having on you.
Please Google "narrowed carotid artery treatment" although every surgical procedure has risks, I would really go for the surgical option rather than poisoning myself and living a life of misery from the side effects of something that may be ineffective for the intended purpose in the first place. You really do need to see a doctor and discuss your options and explain what horrible side effects statins are causing you, the side effects are not likely to get better so please don't put up with them.
Sorry the above sounds so grim, you shouldn't have to put up with all of the side effect that you have, there is no excuse for you being put on to another statin with the problems you have already had.
All the best,
Allen.