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  • aching_feet
    aching_feet Non-active member Posts: 10
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi again guys,

    my husband is not happy at all with me on statins he says he noticed a huge difference in me since going on them, i have piled on the weight and that does not help with my half knee replacements and walking and the foot pain is just awful....I have made an appointment to see my doctor next week about coming off the statins.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Non-active member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello Achy. Get off the statins if you can. There is much debate about them. The Mail on Sunday had a good article about them, the pros and cons, a couple of weeks ago. It must be online somewhere in their site. My mum stopped taking hers and felt so much better. Who cares about cholesterol? Something's gonna get you in the end! Eat sensibly, exercise if you can, that's the best way I feel. Mine was 2.7, now about 4.6. Not bothered. Dreamdaisy.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • aching_feet
    aching_feet Non-active member Posts: 10
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    Hello Achy. Get off the statins if you can. There is much debate about them. The Mail on Sunday had a good article about them, the pros and cons, a couple of weeks ago. It must be online somewhere in their site. My mum stopped taking hers and felt so much better. Who cares about cholesterol? Something's gonna get you in the end! Eat sensibly, exercise if you can, that's the best way I feel. Mine was 2.7, now about 4.6. Not bothered. Dreamdaisy.


    yes i agree with you dreamdaisy, its had me in an awful state......
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi aching

    You take it steady and try not to worry till you get to see the doc next week.

    Let's hope he will take you off them.....are you taking your husband along with you??


    Love

    Toni xx
  • aching_feet
    aching_feet Non-active member Posts: 10
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    dreamdaisy did your mum come off the statins straight away or did she go to see her doctor first?
  • aching_feet
    aching_feet Non-active member Posts: 10
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Hi aching

    You take it steady and try not to worry till you get to see the doc next week.

    Let's hope he will take you off them.....are you taking your husband along with you??


    Love

    Toni xx

    Hubby says he will come with me if i want him to......
  • deborahjane
    deborahjane Non-active member Posts: 120
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi aching feet,i have ra it started when i was 35 now 49.it started in my fingers then my feet i could hardly walk once i was put on meds much better,i have had ops on both feet,for bunions and toes straightened also insoles,they only hurt if i walk too much,it is hard finding comfy shoes i have been wearing ugg boots all winter,now flat pumps.i am sure once you are on right meds you will feel much better'have you tried a tens machine i find that helps.good luck :wink:
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Non-active member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Achy, only just spotted your post. She took herself off them. That's where I get my bloody-mindedness from! Just because Docs recommend doesn't mean we have to slavishly obey. I have taken myself off my BP meds for the same reason - I felt better without them. My doctor doesn't understand, but he's healthy. That ia a big difference. Dreamdaisy
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi achy,
    I have no knowledge or experience of statins but am always cautious about stopping any prescribed drug before seeing the doc...(a bit of a wimp me)

    we are all different and the combination of meds we are on are given to us for a reason. I'm not naive enough to believe the docs get it right for us all the time (far from it!!!) and if something isn't helping or making us feel worse/ giving us new problems then of course I would look to come off them...but I'd talk it over with the doc in case there is something more effective & has less side effects

    I found this info on statins that you might find interesting:

    http://www.medicinenet.com/statins/article

    let us know how you get on at the docs.

    Iris xx
  • woodbon
    woodbon Non-active member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi, Sorry you're having some pain problems at the moment and I hope you get sorted out.

    I have just had insoles made for me be the pod Can't remember the rest!!! :oops: at the hospital. He told me to only wear them for an hour the first day and increase it gradually each day. I have done this and they are fine! I must admit, the first day I wore them, they seemed so uncomfortable that I was sure I'd not be able to use them, but little by little I've got used to them.

    The down side is that I have had to buy new shoes, as the only pair that fitted were very old and falling to bits! Shoes needed a lot of space between the top of the shoe and the heel, otherwise they turn into flip flops!!! :oops: :lol: Some of the insoles that the makers put in the shoes come out, so you can use the insoles better. The lady in the shoe shop showed me this and my eyes nearly popped out when she ripped out the cushiioned layer of the shoe, but they will go in again as they are meant to do this!!! :shock: :lol:

    Hope this may help a bit, love Sue

    Good luck, sorry this is so long, but its hard to describe. :shock:

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