My numbers were not as good this time as last (hello, pandemic stress eating), and my doctor told me if they weren't better next time, she'd insist on a statin, which she knows I don't want to take.
I mean, she can insist on it, but she can't make you take it if you choose not to. She can prescribe it and send the Rx to the pharmacy and you can just not pick it up. What is she going to do, quit her job and move in with you so she can observe you 24/7 to make sure you take it? (I'm kind of cranky about statins because there's a lot of evidence that the side effects can be pretty fucking bad, and also "high" cholesterol is not the bugaboo that clinicians thought it was in the 90s and aughts.) (I mean. My father took Lipitor for literal decades and STILL had 5 heart attacks [that we know of] while he was taking it. So I really don't know what the fuck the Lipitor did for him, other than give him severe muscle pain and other bad side effects.)
Yeah, the thing about the statins is that the side effects can be major, and include things that you wouldn't expect, like easily getting angry. So keeping a diary of how you're feeling each day may be useful to figure out whether the cure is worse than the disease, or if it's a good idea to try another one of that class of drugs. Just like antidepressants, there are a range of them, each with differing effects for different metabolisms.
Timelies all!
Mr. S did not go to sleep until well after 11 last night. Tomorrow I will try to get hold of his psychiatrist because I think giving him three doses of Adderall a day is leading to him not falling asleep until late. Of course he woke up late and is being cranky boy. sigh....
I skipped a lot. I've been tired.
We got our hour lunch break back! Downside is I'm still eating in my car and I'll lose 2.5 hours a week of pay but hopefully I won't feel so exhausted.
(I'm kind of cranky about statins because there's a lot of evidence that the side effects can be pretty fucking bad, and also "high" cholesterol is not the bugaboo that clinicians thought it was
Steph and Theo, that's exactly why I don't want to take them. My memory got real bad when I was on Lipitor, along with muscle weakness and other unpleasant stuff. Like you say, she can prescribe it, but I'm not taking it. And while my total cholesterol is high, my HDL is quite good, and I'm... just not scared of it, I guess. My focus is on my blood sugar.
I guess I'll put statins on the list of possible causes, after I get my hormones checked. Boy, aging is fun.
I'm finishing deadline #3 and then getting some dinner and little non-academic reading and Pixie Dream Mountie quality time before heading to research on deadline #4, dammit.
'Pixie Dream Mountie' is a good term that I wish I'd thought of.
whew I got the mask made and delivered to the nearby person that I do not know that had asked for one weeks ago.
Ten guilt points gone away!
Now I only have 5 masks that I have already committed to, to make. I have parts of 3 cut out. so maybe I will get some made today.
I washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher, put some things away and have an hour before I have a commitment. I can:
- take some clean clothes upstairs
- get a load of laundry in
- vacuum the livingroom
that shouldn't take the whole hour, right?
Zen, is taking an alternative like Rosuvastatin an option? I take that, and while the full dosage does cause me to heal slower and bruise more easily (I take it every 2 days instead), my doctor said I was one of only two patients in his career that turned out to be sensitive to it.
