Statins work by slowing down the production of a type of cholesterol known as LDL-cholesterol in the liver. LDL cholesterol is also known as low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol. This type of cholesterol forms as a plaque in the arteries, increasing blood pressure. In contrast, good cholesterol is known as high-density lipoprotein, or HDL cholesterol; this helps to improve overall heart health.
Statins can help to treat cholesterol if other lifestyle measures haven’t worked.
Lifestyle measures that can help include changes to the diet, increased levels of activity, quitting smoking, and reducing alcohol consumption.
Although statins can cause side effects, these aren’t debilitating and people can normally tolerate them.
Common side effects of statins include headaches, dizziness, nausea, feeling unusually tired or physically weak, constipation, diarrhoea, indigestion, farting, muscle pain, sleep problems, and low platelet count.
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Statins can also cause uncommon side effects such as vomiting, memory problems, hair loss, pins and needles, hepatitis, pancreatitis, acne, and sexual problems.
Each person prescribed statins can react to the medication in a different ways; in some cases “your dose may need to be adjusted” say the NHS.
The list of potential side effects will normally be listed on the leaflet that comes with every packet of medicine.
If an individual experiences a side effect not mentioned on the leaflet, there is a way for them to report this.
It’s called the Yellow Card Scheme.
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However, the world is an unpredictable place and Covid isn’t going away fast.
A new variant, known as Deltacron, has become of interest.
Featuring elements of the Delta and Omicron variants, the worry was that it would cause the severe illness of Delta and spread as quickly as Omicron.
For the moment it appears it has neither of these features; however, scientists are keeping a close eye on its development as well as looking out for other new variants.
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