The new cholesterol drug that is not a statin is bempedoic acid that is sold under the brand name of Nexletol.
Nexletol is a good alterantive to statins for people that can't tolerate statins due to the side effects.
Nexletol works to lower LDL cholesterol without causing muscle pain that is associated with statins.
If you don't take CoQ10 with statins you might experience side effects and muscle pain because the statins can lower your body's CoQ10 levels and lead to muscle weakness.
CoQ10 is a nutrient which helps your cells produce energy, especially in your mitochondria.
Taking statins can interfere with the production of mevalonic acid, which is a precursor to CoQ10 and some people take CoQ10 supplements to help with muscle pain and other side effects caused by statins.
If you experience any muscle pain or other side effects when taking statins you should let your doctor know.
Your doctor may then recommend changing the dose of your statins or switching to a different type of statin.
Eating more fruits and vegetables, fish and nuts can also help keep your CoQ10 levels normal.
The elderly should stop taking statins when there's is a good and strong reason for them to stop the statins.
Statins are medications which lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular conditons like heart attacks.
Doctors may recommend that the elderly or anyone else stop taking statins if they have high creatine kinase levels in their blood.
Creatine kinase levels increase when muscles are inflamed or damaged.
A doctor may also recommend that you stop taking statins if the side effects of the statins outweigh any benefits.
The age that statins are no longer recommended is 75 years and above.
Statins are not recommended in people 75 years and above especially if they don't have any known vascular disease or type 2 diabetes.
The statin that is worse for the liver is Atorvastatin which is most commonly associated with liver injury.
Liver injury related to Atorvastatin is typically also a result of cholestatic hepatitis which occurs several months after you start taking Atorvastatin.
The best non statin drug for cholesterol is Ezetimibe also known as Zetia which is often prescribed in cases where statins alone are not enough to lower your cholesterol.
Bempedoic acid is also another non statin drug for cholesterol and blocks the production of cholesterol in the liver.