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Am Taking Lipitor And Found That It Causes Heart Attack. What Should I Do?
Hi, I was told not to take lipitor because it has atorvastatin in it and I should take chlorostorel medicine that has some kind of resin or something in it. He said that the atorvastatin can cause blocked arteries and hear attack. The person that told me this just had open heart surgery. I am on lipitor right now but am considering not taking it Can you help me with this
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
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Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Believe your doctor / not lay people.
Lipitor reduces bad cholesterol / also has anti-oxidant properties - reducing the risk of heart attack.
Whomsoever told you otherwise is unlikely to be aware / or harbour harmful intentions towards you?
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Believe your doctor / not lay people.
Lipitor reduces bad cholesterol / also has anti-oxidant properties - reducing the risk of heart attack.
Whomsoever told you otherwise is unlikely to be aware / or harbour harmful intentions towards you?
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Hello
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Dear patient, atorvastatin is a very good cholesterol lowering drug prescribed world wide for heart patients and has been found to regress and stablise the atherosclerotic plaque that causes the blockade of blood vessels of heart and the disruption of which(atherosclerotic plaque) can lead to clot formation in side the heart's blood vessel and its compleate blockade and finally heart attack , this plaque stablisation is the addational benifit of atorvastatin besides cholesterol lowering effect, and this plaque stablisation effect should not be wrongly taken as blockade forming effect . hope your confussion has cleared now , so please do not give up taking atorvastatin and do not harm your self
wish you a happy and healthy life
thanks
Dr Arshad
Well come to health care magic
Dear patient, atorvastatin is a very good cholesterol lowering drug prescribed world wide for heart patients and has been found to regress and stablise the atherosclerotic plaque that causes the blockade of blood vessels of heart and the disruption of which(atherosclerotic plaque) can lead to clot formation in side the heart's blood vessel and its compleate blockade and finally heart attack , this plaque stablisation is the addational benifit of atorvastatin besides cholesterol lowering effect, and this plaque stablisation effect should not be wrongly taken as blockade forming effect . hope your confussion has cleared now , so please do not give up taking atorvastatin and do not harm your self
wish you a happy and healthy life
thanks
Dr Arshad
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