David Schechter, M.D., Culver City

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Dr. David L. Schechter, MD · Los Angeles, CA 4.8 ⭐ · Sports medicine physician in Los Angeles, California

There are 62 risks listed as being associated with statins. Most may be completely wrong according to a recent meta analysis. Here is a lay article on this:

Statin labeling should be revised
Michael Walter | February 18, 2026 | Cardiovascular Business | Pharmaceutics
Continuous and high-adherent statin users had lower baseline arterial stiffness which also grew more slowly over time, a new JAMA Network Open study finds.

Statins are commonly prescribed to help patients lower their LDL cholesterol levels and minimize their risk of cardiovascular disease. The labeling for these popular drugs currently warns of an increased risk of cognitive impairment, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy and dozens of other complications.

However, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet, there is no evidence that statin therapy actually causes a majority of those issues.

“Statin therapy has been used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide over the past 30 years, and the data show that statin use has contributed substantively to age-specific reductions in global cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity,” wrote first author Christina Reith BSc, MBChB, PhD, a researcher with the University of Oxford, and the rest of the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration writing committee. “However, concerns about the safety of statins have been raised, with claims of excesses in a wide range of conditions in multiple organ systems.”

The group evaluated data from more than 123,000 patients who originally participated in one of 19 trials comparing statin therapy with a placebo. Statins evaluated in these trials included atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin and simvastatin. The mean age was 63 years old and median follow-up period was 4.5 years.

Overall, the group did confirm that statin therapy was associated with an increased risk of abnormal liver transaminases and other liver function abnormalities, urinary composition alterations and edema. Otherwise, however, there was no evidence that statin therapy caused the other 62 potential side effects currently printed on statin labels.

“These findings reinforce previous conclusions that any risks associated with statin therapy are greatly outweighed by their cardiovascular benefits,” the authors wrote. “Consequently, there is a pressing need for regulatory authorities to require revision of statin labels and for other official sources of health information to be updated, so that clinicians, patients, and the public can make informed decisions regarding the balance of the benefits and risks of statin therapy.”

This confirms my own clinical experience. These medications are safe and effective. Also, the # of heart attacks is way down and it's not only because some people are eating healthier and there are fewer transfats in the food chain. It's medication, as well.

Doximity interviewed me about private practice. 4 minutes or so. Here it is:

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I am honored to receive recognition as a Top Doctor. I have received this for over 20 years in a row. 7% of all physicians are given this designation nationally.

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I continue to focus on quality care for all my patients.

recent bio in local online "Magazine".

Hidden Gems: Meet David Schechter - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide Today we'd like to introduce you to David Schechter. Hi David, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers? As with most people, there are many stories to tell that interw

Most of my patients on GLP-1 medications do very well with essentially no nausea. However, sometimes this does happen. One of the keys is starting at a low-dose which I always do with my patients. But some people still get a reaction .

Slow dose escalation, small frequent meals, hydration, and avoiding high-fat foods help most patients. For persistent nausea, non-serotonergic antiemetics may be used.

Preventive medicine is much better than treatment medicine. If you haven’t spoken to a physician about some of the state of the art testing that is available to detect cancer at a very early stage or to detect heart disease at a very treatable stage, then schedule an appointment with me or another physician who is familiar with tests such as the Galleri test, Total body mri imaging, and CT angiogram studies of the heart. 

Recent Podcast interview accessible here on video

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