That's really interesting. My hubby takes Lipitor, we aren't bothering with the vaccination so its good to know in case he does catch it. Although we are coming into summer here the flus are still lingering.
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A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves - cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
A large study found that people who were taking these drugs when they caught seasonal flu and had to be hospitalized were twice as likely to survive than those who were not on such medicines.
This doesn't prove that statins can cure flu, or that starting on them ...
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knickers13 replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Dragonfly replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Interesting..
Since so many of us elders (myself included) are on a statin, maybe it explains why so many adults bounce back from the H1N1 flu, and younger people are being hit harder.
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Darla replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
hmm very interesting. statin here too.
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esha replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Don't use lipitor. It's known to cause muscle and joint pains.
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Dragonfly replied 1 month, 1 week ago
When I was on Lipitor, I experienced aches, pains and terrible digestive problems - I switched to Crestor and have had no problems.
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Karren replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Aches and pains at higher doses... At the minimum (10 or 20mg per day... I can't remember) I have never had a pain but my boss at 3 times that has..
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