Hi everyone, I'm a 68 year old on Testosterone Enanthate for one year, love the results on body composition. I've had heart issues in the past, with a successful bypass 13 years ago. I've always resisted statins, and have done well taking niacin the last 20+ years. I was doing really well with everything until I had a TIA on December 13; that started all the testing.
They said that I'm building up a lot of plaque all over the place, including in my carotid arteries, where the stroke doctor said my plaque buildup is five times what it should be for someone my age. My brain is also showing "white spots" which she says is evidence of TIA's in the past. I've never noticed anything.
She wants me to dump the niacin and "start" with 20mg Crestor, saying that I'm very close to a stroke and that this is my only chance to shrink the plaques. I've always resisted statins because they boost my Lp(a). She says at this point that doesn't matter, I've got to start with the statins.
Maybe she's right, I mean, who wants to risk ending up in a wheelchair or worse?
This is NOT a thread asking if you approve of statins or not, because I know it's a very contentious issue. What I do want to know is if it's still possible to build some solid muscle while taking statins? I'm not going to go gently into that good night; I've decided at this point that I'll lead a hyper healthy diet and exercise lifestyle and see if my body can heal itself of all this plaque. But can I still effectively lift weights while attaining a super low LDL of 1.8 (70) or less? Anybody doing it?
They said that I'm building up a lot of plaque all over the place, including in my carotid arteries, where the stroke doctor said my plaque buildup is five times what it should be for someone my age. My brain is also showing "white spots" which she says is evidence of TIA's in the past. I've never noticed anything.
She wants me to dump the niacin and "start" with 20mg Crestor, saying that I'm very close to a stroke and that this is my only chance to shrink the plaques. I've always resisted statins because they boost my Lp(a). She says at this point that doesn't matter, I've got to start with the statins.
Maybe she's right, I mean, who wants to risk ending up in a wheelchair or worse?
This is NOT a thread asking if you approve of statins or not, because I know it's a very contentious issue. What I do want to know is if it's still possible to build some solid muscle while taking statins? I'm not going to go gently into that good night; I've decided at this point that I'll lead a hyper healthy diet and exercise lifestyle and see if my body can heal itself of all this plaque. But can I still effectively lift weights while attaining a super low LDL of 1.8 (70) or less? Anybody doing it?
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