Dr Amir Khan
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Yes, yeah, yeah.
So when you're on it, you're on it.
The other thing I would say is now we also have a whole suite of medication that can help lower cholesterol.
So if you can't tolerate a statin or don't want a statin for whatever reason...
There are other drugs.
There's another one called ezetimibe.
There's fibrates.
There's another one which you can inject as well.
So don't just say, I can't have a statin.
I'm not having any medication.
I certainly would say talk to your doctor and talk about these other drugs.
They're not as effective as statins, I've got to say it.
But if you can't have a statin, it's better than being on nothing at all.
Do take it seriously.
It's one of those what we call modifiable risk factors.
We can actually help with it and reduce your risk.
You know, I'm warming up to Chat GP.
You seem less busted by it.
I used to, like, poo my pants thinking, God, what if she asks me a question I can't answer?
Well, I don't know everything, so there must, you know, I definitely, I know my limits of my knowledge.