Spirulina V Simvastatin

[smurfchops]

Further to my previous thread and the wonder food I have just discovered called Spirulina. Can someone please tell me if it is safe to take this as I take 20mg Simvastatin daily ?

[SarcasticStevie]

Talk to your gp before taking any vitamins or herbs that may cause a bad or fatal reaction.

[smurfchops]

Thanks Stevie.

[NoMercy]

What is simvastatin?

[pastafreak]

Here smurfchops....

http://www.nlm.nih.go...ina.html#Interactions

[marval]

A drug for lowering your cholesterol

[cazzz1975]

here is an FAQ, but I would ask your doctor just to be sure

http://www.australian...rulina/spirulina.html

[cazzz1975]

good link pasta!

[smurfchops]

thanks everyone for all your help x food for thought literally.

[NoMercy]

That's another interesting thing, because Spirulina has been shown to lower cholesterol significantly. As it is a complete "food"... it shouldn't hinder the simvastatin in anyway, but it is always best to seek advice from your Doctor first.

[cazzz1975]

I cannot take it as I have a seafood allergy :S

[boxtops]

I;m on simvastatin and some of the reported side effects are pretty scary, so I take CQ10 as a supplement to (apparently) counteract the muscle problems. I'd like to get off the statin - this would be worth looking at. Depends how much it costs though - I get my prescriptions free and some supplements can be very expensive.

[Sqad]

Spirulina+Simvastin......no big deal.