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  1. DBinMD

    To my fellow muscle heads, an important warning about cholesterol meds.

    I’ve tried 3 statins and 1 cholesterol blocker and they all make me sick, the worst was Livalo. I got a severe case of muscle breakdown back in December. I don’t mean I felt like I was in a slump. To make a long story short I lost so much weight my skin was sagging. Coulndn't even do what...
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    A question about muscle pain and weakness while on statins.

    For my fellow muscle-heads out there I have a question about muscle pain and weakness while on statins. I’ve been on a statin (Livalo) for almost 8 weeks. I’ve tried every OTC remedies you can think of, the only OTC that helps a little is Niacin (1500mg). Like most here, I had no lifestyle...
  3. DBinMD

    Welchor for lipid control.

    For you experts out there: Despite leading a healthy lifestyle (I eat well, 3 days of cardio and 4 days of weight training per week, body fat is probably less than 12%) I can’t get my cholesterol to healthy levels. I think I’ve taken every possible supplement from 10 gm of Omega’s to more...
  4. DBinMD

    Question regarding methyls vs non-methyls

    I’ve got a question regarding methyls vs non-methyls and I don’t remember any discussions regarding this on AM. It seems the conventional wisdom is not to stack 2 methyls because of liver toxicity. But I’m wondering if there isn’t another good reason. I’ve noticed a number of board members...
  5. DBinMD

    Match your candidate

    Can’t decide who to vote for? Here’s couple of quizzes to help you decide. I can’t vouch for their accuracy but I guess they’re close enough. I came up with Thompson and McCain on both of them. Candidate match game - USATODAY.com VoteMatch Quiz DB
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    Another "save the planet" scheme fails

    Ethanol never made any sense to me. Once more "ready, fire, aim " Climate Change - New Study Raises Major Questions on Biofuels
  7. DBinMD

    Phera/Epi Log

    I originally planned this as a pulse cycle because 1) never did a SERM before; 2) a good cycle is a lot of fun and wouldn’t mind a good reason to string it out longer. That’s how it started but I’ve got the post cycle therapy now, tamoxifen and Torem. I haven’t decided which to use. Past...
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