Lowering My Cholesterol

After about 10 weeks on the Inegey - which is a combo of a statin and ezetimibe - I have stopped taking them. After a bout of unexplained vomiting and generally feeling unwell , loss of appetite I blamed the Inegy. It could be someting else - but since I started taking them I have been feeling depressed, getting back pain, and also lost interest in sex. I have been off the statin - (simvastatin) and ezetimibe mixture for two weeks now - and feel a lot better. I haven’t told my GP yet - but I know I should soon.  I need to tackle my lifestyle now - more exercise is the main thing I need to be doing. So less blogging too.

I still have doubts about the whole "cholesterol is bad" - after reading several articles. I need to investigate more about the effects of cholesterol - and will try and put any findings on here.

I am taking a statin in the form of simavistin in a product called Inegy - I found this info on the British Heart  foundation website:

Statins have relatively few side effects, but we need to consider their possible interactions. For some time, we have been aware of the need to ensure that people who take statins should not drink or eat large quantities of grapefruit juice or grapefruit. However, recent evidence suggests that people who take simvastatin should avoid taking grapefruit juice or grapefruit altogether as even small amounts could significantly increase the effect of this particular statin drug. However, if you’re taking another statin, such as atorvastatin, then grapefruit juice (or the grapefruit) can be taken in small quantities.
Committee on safety of medicines (2004): ‘Current problems in phermacovigilance’ Statins and Cytochrome P450 interactions. Vol. 30 Oct. 2004 1-2.

I used to like a drop of grapefruit juice in the morning - but I won’t be drinking it anymore…