Keep taking the statins or you might risk a heart attack

Side-effects of statins can go away if you continue Stopping may be bigger risk than to keep taking them

By Mail On Sunday Reporter

PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 6 April 2013 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 6 April 2013

Side effects from taking cholesterol-lowering statins can be overcome by persevering with the drug, a new study suggests.

The findings have important implications because halting statins can increase the risk of serious heart problems.

The researchers say that doctors and patients should reconsider if theyve been permanently put off by mild reactions.

For your heart: The side-effects of taking statins can be overcome if you continue to take them

Its common that patients hear from friends or the internet that there are all these side effects and say theyll never take a statin again, says Dr Alexander Turchin, who worked on the study at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston.

But its worth giving them at least one more try. Side effects might not occur with a different dose or drug.

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