Originally Posted by
bin tenn
I don't know how much I've read about statins is proven, but some studied suggest statins may be beneficial for many reasons, not just cholesterol / heart health. There's nothing wrong with taking a statin if that's what you have to do. If you've tried dietary changes, exercise and other lifestyle changes but no luck, maybe a statin is what you need.
My cholesterol has been a bit out of order since at least 2015. Doc started me on a statin last year. It dropped my LDL by 75 points, well into normal range. We stopped the statin earlier this year because my HDL was still low, and my doc said sometimes a statin can also keep HDL from increasing. I go back in January to see if my LDL is still down, without the statin.
I think it's possible to stop a statin in the future, if everything is going well. It probably just depends on the root cause. If it's genetic (it is for me), chances are you won't be able to avoid it. Doesn't mean it's impossible, but it's probably less likely.