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Can Lipitor cause Type II Diabetes?
Posted 26 Jul 2013 by • 1 answer
Popular Statin Drug Lipitor causes Type II Diabetes in Women ◦digg ◦ ◦ 5775EmailShare Some women taking Lipitor (atorvastatin) for high cholesterol problems developed type II diabetes, an unexpected side effect of the medication. Lipitor Fails Users Who Trusted the Safety of the Drug Somet ...
Side effect for aspavor?
Posted 28 Nov 2013 by • 1 answer
Just diagnosed that I'm having cholesterol and I'm diabetic with heart that has an extra bit I'm so stressed all these things in me ohhhh God what have I done. I've been in and out hoping to be assisted but its in vain instead more deseas are found not cure
My cholesterol level was 35 points too high. My doctor prescribed Lipitor 20 mg. That sounds high...
Posted 18 Aug 2017 by • 1 answer
... for a beginning dose? What is the normal beginning dosage of Lipitor?
Atorvastatin - Is it safe to stop taking lipitor 10mg abruptly?
Posted 10 Sep 2012 by • 2 answers
Constant constipation and muscle weakness. Never had high cholesterol. Was put on drug after blocked artery in abdominal aorta
Are there any medicines cumin should not be taken with?
Posted 10 Jul 2017 by • 1 answer
Medicine such as cholesterol lowering pills and medication for chest problems in older people.
How common are the side effects from Crestor?
Posted 30 Jun 2017 by • 0 answers
I have been prescribed Crestor 5mg for my cholesterol, which is 7.2. I am reading all of the comments about the side effects that people are experiencing and it frightens me. They seem very common. Is there a statistic of how many people (percentage wise) from total number are actually experiencing ...
Dorzolamide/Timolol - Can this treatment create diabetes or effect LHL?
Posted 21 Jun 2017 by • 0 answers
My blood sugar has gone up in the past month averaging 142 and is now being treated and my cholesterol is now being treated, too. These were not being treated at all prior to my use of this med.
Osteo Bi-Flex - Can I take osteo bi flex while on warfian?
Posted 9 Jun 2017 by • 0 answers
I had open heart surgery valve replacement I have a mechanical valve in my heart so I have to take a blood thinner which is warfarin I also take 1 high blood pressure and one cholesterol but I do not have high blood pressure or cholesterol it's only because of my blood thinner
Does metformin cause an increase in bad cholesterol?
Posted 4 Apr 2017 by • 1 answer
I'm on metformim 1,000 mg am and pm and my LDL cholesterol is high. since my last bloodwork 6 months ago, my LDL (trig.) level has gone up. Any relation to the metformim?
What is the supplement L-Arginine taken for?
Posted 23 May 2017 by • 1 answer
I read somewhere that L-Arginine produces nitric oxide which dissolves plack in blood vessels
I'm 39 and I've recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol and been put on a generic Crestor, and
Posted 23 Apr 2017 by • 0 answers
... also an abdominal ultrasound has revealed gallstones and fatty liver. My father died of liver cancer caused by NASH at 63. Is Crestor okay with a fatty liver? I need to get my cholesterol down in order to get my liver de-fatted if possible. I've overhauled my diet with this new diagnosis
Has Otezla ever been known to increase your cholesterol levels?
Posted 16 May 2017 by • 0 answers
My cholesterol was checked a year ago and was within normal parameters. Then i started Otezla, and 10 months later my cholesterol levels are "off the charts" high.
Lipitor - Why can't you ever find hard facts about this drug lowering your cholesterol?
Posted 30 Apr 2017 by • 1 answer
I can never find either % or actual numbers of what can of results i can expect, so can can weight the potential risk vs rewards
Lovastatin - how does taking lovastatin lower or remove the cholesterol in my body?
Posted 26 Apr 2017 by • 0 answers
I understand that the medicine lowers cholesterol levels but HOW is it removed from my body?
Invokana - My husband was diagnosed with high blood pressure and given a medicine with a diuretic in
Posted 12 Apr 2017 by • 1 answer
... it. He was also diagnosed with high cholestrol (over 1000 triglyceride). Within two weeks he was told he also had diabetes and the dr gave him Ivocana (from his office , not from a pharmacist). That was Tuesday. By Saturday he felt so bad, he stopped taking the ivocana and just kept the ...
