4th July 2005
DisMan,
Vytorin is a powerful combination drug consisting of a lower dose statin (simvastatin- Zocor) and ezetimibe. It will lower cholesterol A LOT but anyone who has had severe muscle pain from Lipitor had best tread lightly because there is a very good chance the Vytorin will do the same...but simvastatin IS weaker than atorvastatin and the dose is smaller so it's worth a try if the natural methods don;t work.
Folic Acid is an EXCELLENT daily supplement and it's effect can be directly monitored by testing serum homocysteine at ever blood test. If you can't get it low enough, feel free to go up to 2 mg. of the stuff (2000mcg.); it's very cheap and quite impossible to overdose.
I think Lysine supplementation is a waste of money because lysine is freely available in any protein food at many times the piddling amount in pricey supplements. It's a gimmick. I feel SIMILAR to megadosing with Vitamin C but at least overdosing on either of these substances won't hurt you...well, conceivably the excess lysine can fatten you up, but not much!
My feeling is that I alone am ultimately responsible for my health and since heart disease will probably take me into the great beyond if I don't learn all there is to learn, it's to my detriment. My GP knows diddly-squat about the subject!
Anyone who puts his complete faith in a doctor without being forearmed with knowledge is putting his neck in a noose.
Vytorin is a powerful combination drug consisting of a lower dose statin (simvastatin- Zocor) and ezetimibe. It will lower cholesterol A LOT but anyone who has had severe muscle pain from Lipitor had best tread lightly because there is a very good chance the Vytorin will do the same...but simvastatin IS weaker than atorvastatin and the dose is smaller so it's worth a try if the natural methods don;t work.
Folic Acid is an EXCELLENT daily supplement and it's effect can be directly monitored by testing serum homocysteine at ever blood test. If you can't get it low enough, feel free to go up to 2 mg. of the stuff (2000mcg.); it's very cheap and quite impossible to overdose.
I think Lysine supplementation is a waste of money because lysine is freely available in any protein food at many times the piddling amount in pricey supplements. It's a gimmick. I feel SIMILAR to megadosing with Vitamin C but at least overdosing on either of these substances won't hurt you...well, conceivably the excess lysine can fatten you up, but not much!
My feeling is that I alone am ultimately responsible for my health and since heart disease will probably take me into the great beyond if I don't learn all there is to learn, it's to my detriment. My GP knows diddly-squat about the subject!
Anyone who puts his complete faith in a doctor without being forearmed with knowledge is putting his neck in a noose.