Cardiac Calcium Score - Went from 0 to 143
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Anonymous
| In 4 years. Now my doctor says a statin is Absolutely necessary. Has anyone had such a drastic change so quickly? Did statins make any difference for you on labs or next Cardiac Calcium score. My head is spinning from this info. Are statins the only way? |
Anonymous
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Nothing wrong with statins. It keeps it from getting worse. I started 10 mg Lipitor 2 years ago. Vivid dreams for a few weeks. Maybe a little achiness. Went away.
DH started 20 mg 3 months ago. Nothing noticed. |
Anonymous
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I don’t know what my calcium scores were but in 7 years I went from no plaque to two arteries being 40% blocked. And I was on statins for half that time. That feels insane to me. I’m now on the max statin dose.
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Anonymous
| Does everyone need this test? |
Anonymous
| What on earth did you do to your diet?! |
Anonymous
| Statins save lives. |
Anonymous
If OP is female, menopause can do a number on inflammation. |
Anonymous
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Curious why you got a second calcium test with a score of 0.
I had one due to genetic high blood pressure. Score of zero and the cardiologist said I'd probably never see him again. I have no plans to retest. Do you have other risk factors? |
Anonymous
| I went through Menopause. Nothing about my diet changed. I am at lower end of weight range. I had a test in 2020 and he routinely repeats every five years. I’m a bit freaked out to be honest. |
Anonymous
Not according to X |
Anonymous
This. And OPs numbers are totally believable. |
Anonymous
Just very well controlled HBP. On lowest dose of bp meds. LDL 100. I only repeated because he wanted me too. Very surprised. |
Anonymous
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I had 0 when in my 50s and even 60s.
But I have familial high blood pressure and my dad was dead at 57 after strokes qnd a final heart attack. Menopause, age. My LDL cholesterol crept up a bit but the total was still under 200. |
Anonymous
| Op, are you on HRT? |
Anonymous
| Cardiac calcium score is still a questionable metric. Statins are dangerous. Dementia dangerous. |