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Originally Posted by lewdog
Pretty true actually. It mostly affects those pre-disposed to high blood pressure already. Mine significantly spikes with increased salt intake due to my genetics. 
My wife eats way more salt than me and her BP is perfect ALL the time.  |
Genetics are everything.
Last year, I started going to the doc on a regular basis again. As I had expected, my cholesterol was high, just like it's been for everyone on both sides of family. But that said, my grandmother's had cholesterol of more than 300 for most of her life and she's 91 years old. My parents are in their 70's and are very active and their cholesterol was high before meds.
I was putting in 20-25 miles of cardio every week last year when the doctor prescribed Lipitor. Within a week, my whole body ached and it was a struggle to get out of my freakin' bed. Turns out, it did a number on my muscle enzymes and it took nearly 4 months to go away. Just brutal.
So in February, he says, "Let's try Simvastatin every other day". I started taking it and was super busy in Feb and March, so I didn't have time to regularly exercise. I started up again in April and the pain was even worse! I stopped it immediately and I still have daily pain, especially from my left quad, from my hip to my knee. It's freaking numb 16 hours a day.
The doctor said it would go away in 4-6 months but it's been since April and it's still there.
Genetics, baby.