Arri London wrote:
>
> Katra wrote:
> >
> > Dimitri wrote:
> > >
> > > "Katra" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Levelwave© wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >>
> > > > Zocor almost killed Mark's wife. :-(
> > > > It caused her to have a stroke and throw multiple blood clots to the
> > > > lungs... It's a known side effect according to the PDR.
> > >
> > > I what incedents? How many out of 1000 people? Then how was it documents
> > > that Zocor was the specific cause?
> > >
> > > > Personally, I'd try diet and EXERCISE (get off your fat ass and go to
> > > > the gym) before trying statins!
> > >
> > > Your choice.
> > >
> > > Dimitri
> >
> > Look it up in the 2003 PDR... :-)
> >
> > K.
> >
>
> I did. There is *no* mention of clotting in the adverse events section
> for Zocor.
> Not in the section for what was reported in up to 1 percent of patients,
> and not in the section for what was reported in up to 0.5 percent of
> patients (and those are reported regardless of causality).
> Those numbers are based on a Swedish study of over 4000 patients and the
> well-reported Heart Study of over 20,000 patients.

You are right. I was wrong, I already admitted this in my previous
post... I made the mistake of listening to someone who did not do the
research and was going anecdotally. Bad mistake. Especially posting it! <cringe>

I, too, followed my own advice and looked it up in the PDR. Plenty of
other bad stuff, but no blood clotting. I'm going to have to tell Mark. :-)

>
> Various anaemias and other indications of red cell destruction are
> reported, as well as forms of vasculitis and sed rate increases (which
> is not clotting) and these are indicative of hypersensitivity.
>
> Muscle destruction and damage to the liver are the most common adverse
> events.

And kidney damage from the Rhabdomyolysis from the myalgia.... :-P

Bad enough tho' wouldn't you say?

Thanks!
K.

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