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Which statin is better?
- Heart Disease Community
Is atorvastatin or pravastatin better at monitoring cholestoral? My doctor prescribed the generic pravastatin as a more afordable alternative to atorvastatin but also doubled the amount I take (from 20 mg of atorvastatin to 40 mg of pravastatin). Should ...


what do I need to do to lower my high choleserol...dr says I'm out of options!
- General Health Community
'I've battled high cholesterol for a number of years and can't find the right medicine...Lipitor caused severe muscle weakness, Zetia caused all kind of digestive problems and Pravachol zapped my energy...my count actually went up 30 points while taking ...


Heaviness after eating
- Heart Disease Community
I am a 61 yr old female. I have once in a while a heaviness in chest area after eating. It goes away rather quickly. I am a very anxious person and think this pressure may be something more. I have lost 100 pounds these last two years and walk 30 minute...


Drug induced Long QT Syndrome?
- Heart Rhythm Community
Hello, is the drug induced type normalize after someone stops taking the medication? say...Anti psychotics? Does the condition persist even after stopping the drug? Any other way to explain this? I've been ordered an adrenaline test, which I hope to do ...


Need to Know
- Heart Disease Community
I had an endocarterectomy 3 months ago. CT scan showed 75% blockage in left carotid and 35% blockage in the right. I also had a CT scan of head to make sure no strokes had occurred. It came out ok. Needless to say, the operation was a success. I did f...


Is Lipitor beneficial for healthy patients?
- Heart Disease Community
I have been told by my Cardiologist that Lipitor has a protective effect for cardiovascular disease even in patients with normal lipids, if there are other risk factors, such as family history. Is there evidence to that effect? I am a 63 year old male...


Could this be my thyroid and endo questions
- Thyroid Disorders Community
I am a 44 year old female and I have been having symptoms on and off for 3 years. Some come and go. They all seemed to increase this January and I went to my PCP. These symptoms are fatigue, intermittent bouts of vertigo, intermittent sinus headaches or he...


Simvastatin = Bad News
- Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
I am currently 30 years old and when i was 28, I had a kidney transplant on April 22, 2008. Since that time I was able to start running again and completed the 2010 Houston Marathon in a time of 2:41:20 - 6:09 per mile! Following the race my Dr. told me ...


combination of these two
- Men's Health Community
can i take grapefruit and amoxcillian


Beginning Parkinsons??
- Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
I have a strange array of symptoms, seeing a neurologist, rheumatologist, etc. I've been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndome and I've had migraines for years. Of late (2-3 years) I've taken to clenching my toes, right side more than left, to the point of hamm...


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