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My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
(2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
(3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
(4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem? (I know, of course, it would make the
near-future cholesterol tests
impossible to interpret as far as how the "drug" is working"....) but
that's not my concern here.
I"m just concerned whether it would have any negative effects or
possibly harmful effects.
And extending this, just to a hypothetical case, what if someone
changed from one to the other
each week, for maybe a few months (not that I would be doing
that).
I'm only doing this so save a little money and also keep up my supply
of statins when I travel,
without having to worry about getting refills if i'm in a far away
place. It's not worth going into
the details....
thanks. |
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:16 pm |
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Yes, and i checked all reputable sources on the web for the past few
days. Absolutely no answer to my
question on any website.
On May 14, 7:12 pm, "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
<heart... at (no spam) emerycardiology.com> wrote:
Quote: Did you check WebMD? http://www.webmd.com/
WebMD helps those who help themselves!!
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Bubba Do Wah Ditty
dakotacas... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38ab11e2-b3ce-4842-aeb1-d5ab7f6e9215 at (no spam) y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
(2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
(3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
(4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem? (I know, of course, it would make the
near-future cholesterol tests
impossible to interpret as far as how the "drug" is working"....) but
that's not my concern here.
I"m just concerned whether it would have any negative effects or
possibly harmful effects.
And extending this, just to a hypothetical case, what if someone
changed from one to the other
each week, for maybe a few months (not that I would be doing
that).
I'm only doing this so save a little money and also keep up my supply
of statins when I travel,
without having to worry about getting refills if i'm in a far away
place. It's not worth going into
the details....
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| Truth... |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:18 pm |
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On May 14, 4:16 pm, dakotacas... at (no spam) yahoo.com wrote:
Quote: Yes, and i checked all reputable sources on the web for the past few
days. Absolutely no answer to my
question on any website.
On May 14, 7:12 pm, "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
heart... at (no spam) emerycardiology.com> wrote:
Did you check WebMD? http://www.webmd.com/
WebMD helps those who help themselves!!
--
Bubba Do Wah Ditty
dakotacas... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38ab11e2-b3ce-4842-aeb1-d5ab7f6e9215 at (no spam) y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
(2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
(3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
(4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem? (I know, of course, it would make the
near-future cholesterol tests
impossible to interpret as far as how the "drug" is working"....) but
that's not my concern here.
I"m just concerned whether it would have any negative effects or
possibly harmful effects.
And extending this, just to a hypothetical case, what if someone
changed from one to the other
each week, for maybe a few months (not that I would be doing
that).
I'm only doing this so save a little money and also keep up my supply
of statins when I travel,
without having to worry about getting refills if i'm in a far away
place. It's not worth going into
the details....
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Lipitor can be taken at any time of the day. Simvistatin should be
taken at bedtime. |
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| Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD... |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:20 pm |
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neighbor dakotacas... at (no spam) yahoo.com wrote:
Quote:
My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
With your doctors' blessings, yes.
Quote: (2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
This is the standard of care after a change in the statin (HMG-CoA
Reductase Inhibitor).
Quote: (3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
Again, with your doctors' blessings, yes.
Quote: (4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
Again, with your doctors' blessings, yes.
Quote: My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem?
Not as long as your doctors are aware of it.
Quote: (I know, of course, it would make the
near-future cholesterol tests
impossible to interpret as far as how the "drug" is working"....) but
that's not my concern here.
I"m just concerned whether it would have any negative effects or
possibly harmful effects.
And extending this, just to a hypothetical case, what if someone
changed from one to the other
each week, for maybe a few months (not that I would be doing
that).
I'm only doing this so save a little money and also keep up my supply
of statins when I travel,
without having to worry about getting refills if i'm in a far away
place. It's not worth going into
the details....
The most amount of savings and least amount of hassle would come from
losing all the VAT (black fat) so that your LDL would drop down to
less than 100 mg/dL on its own sans statins.
Laus Deo :-)
Prayerfully in the infinite power and might of the Holy Spirit,
Andrew <><
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| Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD... |
| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:12 pm |
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Did you check WebMD? http://www.webmd.com/
WebMD helps those who help themselves!!
--
Bubba Do Wah Ditty
<dakotacaster at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38ab11e2-b3ce-4842-aeb1-d5ab7f6e9215 at (no spam) y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
Quote: My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
(2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
(3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
(4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem? (I know, of course, it would make the
near-future cholesterol tests
impossible to interpret as far as how the "drug" is working"....) but
that's not my concern here.
I"m just concerned whether it would have any negative effects or
possibly harmful effects.
And extending this, just to a hypothetical case, what if someone
changed from one to the other
each week, for maybe a few months (not that I would be doing
that).
I'm only doing this so save a little money and also keep up my supply
of statins when I travel,
without having to worry about getting refills if i'm in a far away
place. It's not worth going into
the details....
thanks.
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:24 pm |
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<dakotacaster at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38ab11e2-b3ce-4842-aeb1-d5ab7f6e9215 at (no spam) y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
Quote: My doctors agree that it would be fine for me to switch from lipitor
(10mg) to SIM. (20 mg). For reasons that I"ll
explain later .......is it OK, medically, to
(1) make the change to SIM
(2) get re-tested a few months(?) later (chol. and liver) to make
sure it's working OK
(3) then go back to lipitor for a month or 2
(4) then when my lipitor supply runs out for good, go back to SIM
permanently
My main question is the interchangeability between the 2 drugs. I
know that there's no problem
changing from one to the other, but is changing back and forth a few
times, over a period
of a few months, any problem? ....
The rigid logic of Dr Chung's medical philosophy yields but one answer: "If
the change back and forth makes you hungrier, then it is good." |
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