A friend of mine recently commenced on statins, but stopped them sharpish. Why? Well, my friend developed some unwelcome symptoms. Psychological or not, it was a prudent decision. Statins can indirectly cause an alteration in brain function when they lower blood cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is essential for maintaining the integrity and action of serotinin receptors on brain nerve cells. These receptors in turn are crucial in influencing mood and psychological well being. Thus statins could lead to a raised risk of depression and anxiety states. No wonder there are so many psychiatric drugs that mediate their action through serotinin receptors! Statins, however are not among them....
The take home message - do your due diligence and commence on all the lifestyle changes SO easy to implement (see my blog enteries on complementary methods of reducing your cholesterol levels). There is no need of creating new problems when this can be readily avoided.
To your abundant excellent health,
Dr Ike
Holistic Health Coach and Functional Health Expert
Sources:
The Cholesterol Truth Blog http://www.thecholesteroltruth.com/ Accessed online 05.08.2011
‘New Study Shows Using Statins Actually Worsens Your Heart Function’ published online 22.06.11, articles.mercola.com
‘Statin therapy decreases myocardial function as evaluated via strain imaging.’ Clin Cardiol. 2009 Dec;32(12):684-9.
‘Statin therapy decreases myocardial (heart) function’ published online, greenmedinfo.com
Health Sciences Institute: Are you risking heart failure by taking statins? Accessed online 31/07/2011
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