Anyone taking Crestor?

**benh** · 11/02/10

If so, did you notice higher BGs after starting? In the past two weeks since starting, it seems like my meal-time insulin needs have gone up significantly.

**CalgaryDiabetic** · 11/02/10

Jeanne Wagner a not insulin dependent diabetic also reported much better blood sugars since stopping her statin.

**jwags** · 11/02/10

Make sure you watch out for any muscle pains or mental brain fog. I was on prevarastatin for over a year and ignored a lot of little muscle aches, fatigue and brain fog as old age or artritis. Plus I had difficulty with after meal numbers and could not get fasting below 110. Since going off of it I seem to be much more sensitive to my own insulin. Fasting are consistently under 100 and 2 hour pp no higher than 120.

**benh** · 11/02/10

I was on Zocor for about eight months before switching to Crestor. My LDL dropped very quickly with Zocor, but crept back up over 100 over the past few months. My HDL is also low, and I've been told Crestor may raise HDL too.

Basically, I find that my fasting and pre-meal and fasting numbers are fine, but my insulin:carb ratio has shifted quite a bit. I probably need about 15% more insulin than I did in the past and it seems like things started shifting around three weeks ago when I started on Crestor.

I am also on a lower dose of Crestor (10mg) than Zocor (20mg).

**Frisha** · 11/02/10

Here's an article from DiabetesUpdate discussing how statins increase insulin resistance. http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2...d-insulin.html Not an ideal medicine for someone with blood sugar issues, IMO!

**benh** · 11/02/10

What is strange is that my basal insulin needs seem completely unchanged (fasting 75-95) -- only meal-time boluses have needed to be upped. This makes me think increased insulin resistance is not the culprit.

**jwags** · 11/02/10

When I started on a statin my LDL fell, but my HDL fell too and my Trigs went up. They told me statins reduced inflammation but in my case I felt they increased it. It did make me more insulin resistant even though I had lost a ton of weight.

**dolby** · 11/02/10

Why did you switch to Crestor if Zocor was dropping your LDL quickly? Crestor is absolutely the strongest statin out there. It's a much more dense material, so you can't compare 10mg to 20mg of Zocor. It has tremendous sideeffects. I was only taking 5mg for 3 months and suffered from numerous neurological symptoms: occipital neuraglia is one of them. It felt like someone was stabbing me with a screwdriver in the back of my head. Doctors who still believe that lowering LDL is the number one priority for heart health are prescribing Crestor with impunity. I would watch Crestor very carefully. Examine sites that track side effects. I switched to Zocor and Simvastatin (which is a generic) was also effective in lowering LDL. But then I went on a low carb diet and ditched all statins within 3 months. The best thing to do is to lower your LDL through diet and exercise. If you have to, I would be inclined to be on the least toxic statin ... that would be something like Pravastatin, I think.

Originally Posted by benh

I was on Zocor for about eight months before switching to Crestor. My LDL dropped very quickly with Zocor, but crept back up over 100 over the past few months. My HDL is also low, and I've been told Crestor may raise HDL too.

Basically, I find that my fasting and pre-meal and fasting numbers are fine, but my insulin:carb ratio has shifted quite a bit. I probably need about 15% more insulin than I did in the past and it seems like things started shifting around three weeks ago when I started on Crestor.

I am also on a lower dose of Crestor (10mg) than Zocor (20mg).

**benh** · 11/02/10

Originally Posted by dolby

Why did you switch to Crestor if Zocor was dropping your LDL quickly? Crestor is absolutely the strongest statin out there. It's a much more dense material, so you can't compare 10mg to 20mg of Zocor. It has tremendous sideeffects. I was only taking 5mg for 3 months and suffered from numerous neurological symptoms: occipital neuraglia is one of them. It felt like someone was stabbing me with a screwdriver in the back of my head. Doctors who still believe that lowering LDL is the number one priority for heart health are prescribing Crestor with impunity. I would watch Crestor very carefully. Examine sites that track side effects. I switched to Zocor and Simvastatin (which is a generic) was also effective in lowering LDL. But then I went on a low carb diet and ditched all statins within 3 months. The best thing to do is to lower your LDL through diet and exercise. If you have to, I would be inclined to be on the least toxic statin ... that would be something like Pravastatin, I think.

To be clear, while on Zocor, my LDL dropped from 130 to 80, but rose again to 105. I was more interested in switching to Crestor as it is may raise my low HDL and I did not want to chance the higher risk of side effects that accompanies increasing my Zocor dose.

As for diet and exercise, I eat well, am not overweight, and ride my exercise bike 10-15 miles daily at 20-23 MPH.

**scottietwenty3** · 11/03/10

Originally Posted by jeanne wagner

They told me statins reduced inflammation but in my case I felt they increased it.

The JUPITER trial which involved almost 18,000 men and women clearly demenstarted statins lower CRP so it verifys what they told you. I still think having your CRP measured is the best way to measure what reduces or increases our inflamation levels otherwise we are at best making an educated guess.

**dolby** · 11/07/10

That's a good number. But I think you might wanna ask: do you really need your LDL to be that low? At what cost are you keeping your LDL so low? I'm sure your doc is keeping track of your kidneys and liver. I would consult sites that document side effects from statins. Perhaps you are one of those who need to be on a stain. I don't know. But knowing full welll the possible consequences of taking such a powerful dose of Crestor over the long run wouldn't hurt.

You'll notice that the recent test that purport to lower the CRP level of those taking Crestor was cut short after only 2 years. Why? Because the test was so successful, claims Crestor! Now, read between the lines. Perhaps the test was cut short so that serious side effects and damages to liver and kidneys would not have the chance to emerge en masse -- such damages typically take a longer time to develop. I'm not saying this is true, but that would be one possibility. Quit while you're ahead.

Examine this and other sites that are skeptical about the benefits being touted by Crestor.

http://medicationsense.com/articles/...orCRP0109.html

And don't forge the oft-made claim that statins might actually promote pre-diabetes, which will eventually increase the risk of heart disease.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mar..._b_712929.html

Originally Posted by drugrep

I take 20 mg of Crestor and doc giggled and said my LDL was only good thing on my labs. LDL 47!

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