Are there any Australian sufferers from statins out there?

[Tracy Bell]

Hi there, am trying to help a friend who has set up an Australian site for those who have been affected by statins. He is getting very little response and feeling like he is the only one, which we know he isn't. Please contact me on tracybell147@hotmail.com or thru this site or see my other posts for details to contact him. He is getting desperate and is seeing his specialist (who is in denial), next month and wants him to know that there are so many people out there with similar stories and symptoms, thanx
Tracy

[David Staup]

Tracy,

A. there is a list of members here:

http://www.spacedoc.com/board/memberlist.php

locations for many are listed and some of those will be Aus. and some of those will have provided emails.

B. If your friend is desperate why hasn't HE come here?

[Tracy Bell]

Hi there, he has been a member of this site for a number of years, but has had trouble accessing it recently. I also joined spacedoc myself after him and had similar problems, but spacedoc fixed it for me. My friend is so exhausted and depressed and in so much pain at the moment that i am doing a lot of the running around checking things out etc for him. Thanx for the info, will look into the members area. Thanx for taking the time to reply
Tracy

[cjbrooksjc]

This link may provide some avenues of research. It's from the Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/m ... 1u3ia.html

Best,

Brooks

[Geebee]

Hi Tracy, late reply but your friend is not alone in their statin allergy problems in Auatralia.
I live in Tasmania and had severe allergic reaction to statins, not much pain but severe fatigue, non productive cough and breathing difficulties with any exertion, when at my worst, exertion meant standing up or walking a few meters, hyper sensitive to certain perfumes, smoke, plants etc. which cause the same reaction as above and the longer the exposure the longer to recover.
I also had several amnesia occurrences and my memory was totally shot plus several other issues/symptoms.
My Dr completely ignored the possibilty of statins being the cause so I was as above for years, until I discovered on the net about statins and took myself off them, I improved dramatically in a few days but only up to a certain point,
My Dr tried every brand and dosage but with in a short period my health would again plummet until he finally admitted it was the statins.
Ezetrol caused the same symptoms but with severe muscle pain in the legs thrown in.
I won't go into my fully history since then but I am still not completely healthy (actually getting worse again recently) although I have almost gotten back to normal for a couple of short periods since then.
Very frustrating as I was an avid cyclist and now at best I can ride and electric assisted bike a short distance occasionally

The Dr I have been seeing has high cholesterol and told me he won't take statins himself but keeps prescribing them to his patients!