I saw a recent patient who came to me for weight loss & diabetes remission… he lost a significant amount of weight & his sugars improved but his lipids did not improve, an ensuing CAC showed a score of ~10, the patient was in his 3rd decade… I recommended a statin
I rarely prescribe statins in primary prevention but a confluence of factors leads me to believe this patients underlying dyslipidemia including high TG, low HDL & high LDL will not improve with lifestyle alone
Why do I bring this up?
🗣I believe the pharmaceutical industry is profit driven & wants the widest possible base to sell to
🗣I don’t trust medical organizations & verify guidelines myself including primary data
/contd
🗣I believe the pharmaceutical industry is profit driven & wants the widest possible base to sell to
🗣I don’t trust medical organizations & verify guidelines myself including primary data
/contd
I think statins are widely overprescribed much like antibiotics and SSRIs are widely overprescribed because doctors would rather take the prescription pad out than sit and listen & counsel effectively
But in this case I still prescribed it.
Statin denialism isn’t a thing
/end
But in this case I still prescribed it.
Statin denialism isn’t a thing
/end
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