Less than a month after starting a statin (Lipitor) following a heart attack with nultiple Stent placement I developed hepatitis. My liver enzymes were out of sight, 900+. It took a week in the hospital for close monitoring of liver enzymes to be certain there wasn't damage to the liver. I had told the original prescriber at a teaching hospital that I didn't want to take the statin but he was a young hot shot cardiac fellow and had several students in tow that he had to impress. He insisted that studies showed it saved lives. He had a supervisor that didn't intervene. It was a hospitalist at a much smaller hospital who figured it out. My original cardiologist was fine with that but others tried trying to get me to try a different statin. There was one that supposedly didn't work through the liver nut I was so shaken by the whole experience that I was done with experimentation, with me being a lab rat. I had previously worked in a medical research lab plus knew the risks and decided not to use any. To my knowledge the young cardiac fellow never knew the havoc he wrought. I should have insisted he be told and apologize to me. But I didn't know that then. I do now.
My mother died from Zocor induced rhahdomyolisis in ten days (that was back in 2004). Doctors mistreated her for a week (as a drug like Zocor cannot be lethal! HAHA) , then it was too late and rhabdo got out of control. HUngary, Europe. She was a long distance runner , age 61, perfectly healthy minus high cholesterol familly DNA heritage, for a week doctors thought she just had a very heavy muscle pain due to running...
Last month my doctor put me on Rosuvastatin 10mg/day. After 10 days of taking the medicin, I had such terrible muscle pain &weakness that I wasn't able to walk even slowly. It must have been a side effect of the statin, but I was wondering was the effect possible to develop in just 10 days. I stopped taking the statin immediately. Haven't seen my doctor yet. I will tell him I refuse taking statins. The muscles have recovered a bit, but not completely. My condolescents for what happened to your mother.❤
Yes I had muscle pain in my left arm for quite sometime...Shall evaluate the situation into changing to CoQ10 after consulting my doctor. Thank you so much for explaining in detail regarding Statins. Valuable 'food for thought' indeed!
Every Doctor i have seen wants me on Statins because of high triglycerides (heritary). In over 20 years of taking various Statins, none of them have lowered my Triglycerides. I have severe muscle and skeletal problems after taking Statins over the years. NOT ONE DOCTOR I HAVE WILL EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT STATINS CAUSE MYOPATHY AND OTHER DAMAGE.
Doc.. Can I take fish oil omega 3 and astovastatin at the same time before I go to bed at night because I have a high cholesterol level at 210.. Thank you doc God bless
Thanks doctor, it was eye opening for me. A year ago I have been started to take (although low doses) 10 mg Simvastatin every night but since Then I am having all of these mussel and joint problems. I am 60 years old but I used to play football and walk at least 8km a day. Now I am having difficulty to get out of car without supporting myself . I will definitely talk to my GP to find a solution. Thanks again for your valuable advice on statins .
Simvastatin is an old statin in respect of which there is Atorvastatin or Rosuvastatin . You can be shifted on these statin of lower side effects and of greater efficacy after consulting your doctor
@@souvikmandal7521 well, I tried all different statins but no avail, unfortunately I had all the terrible side effects . Now I am returned to my old sports day. I have been Rowing at maximum strength at least 45 minutes a day and my cholesterol level’s returned to normal .
Or a year and a half I had every symptom side effects listed I seen every specialist because I didn’t connect it through statins yes I did I don’t know but I was in a domino pain muscle pain every joint have braces for C specialists and now I’m only taking a very low-dose but I’m to charge continue
I am on 40 mg rosuvastatin after my angioplasty. No major side effects. I take 20 mg few day and then after few days start 40 mg and do it every 20 days alternately. Pks advise whether it is ok.ldl 42
✝ By this Gospel you are 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 *[by grace (alone) through faith (alone) and not of works, lest any man boast]* if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: *that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.* (1 Co 15:2-4) (Eph 2:8-9) ✝ For God so greatly 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 and dearly prized the world, athat He gave His One and only begotten Son, so that *whoever 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗦 in Him shall not perish (in hell) but have Eternal life (in Heaven).* (John 3:16) 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝗢𝟮𝟮!! 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡!
Yes, I have severe muscle aches, weak muscles in my legs and areas where I can hardly walk.
Less than a month after starting a statin (Lipitor) following a heart attack with nultiple Stent placement I developed hepatitis. My liver enzymes were out of sight, 900+. It took a week in the hospital for close monitoring of liver enzymes to be certain there wasn't damage to the liver. I had told the original prescriber at a teaching hospital that I didn't want to take the statin but he was a young hot shot cardiac fellow and had several students in tow that he had to impress. He insisted that studies showed it saved lives. He had a supervisor that didn't intervene. It was a hospitalist at a much smaller hospital who figured it out. My original cardiologist was fine with that but others tried trying to get me to try a different statin. There was one that supposedly didn't work through the liver nut I was so shaken by the whole experience that I was done with experimentation, with me being a lab rat. I had previously worked in a medical research lab plus knew the risks and decided not to use any. To my knowledge the young cardiac fellow never knew the havoc he wrought. I should have insisted he be told and apologize to me. But I didn't know that then. I do now.
My mother died from Zocor induced rhahdomyolisis in ten days (that was back in 2004). Doctors mistreated her for a week (as a drug like Zocor cannot be lethal! HAHA) , then it was too late and rhabdo got out of control. HUngary, Europe. She was a long distance runner , age 61, perfectly healthy minus high cholesterol familly DNA heritage, for a week doctors thought she just had a very heavy muscle pain due to running...
Last month my doctor put me on Rosuvastatin 10mg/day. After 10 days of taking the medicin, I had such terrible muscle pain &weakness that I wasn't able to walk even slowly. It must have been a side effect of the statin, but I was wondering was the effect possible to develop in just 10 days. I stopped taking the statin immediately. Haven't seen my doctor yet. I will tell him I refuse taking statins. The muscles have recovered a bit, but not completely.
My condolescents for what happened to your mother.❤
There is no corelation between cholesterol and CHD.
Yes I had muscle pain in my left arm for quite sometime...Shall evaluate the situation into changing to CoQ10 after consulting my doctor. Thank you so much for explaining in detail regarding Statins. Valuable 'food for thought' indeed!
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Thank you doctor your information will help a lot people to understand more about statins adverse effects ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Every Doctor i have seen wants me on Statins because of high triglycerides (heritary). In over 20 years of taking various Statins, none of them have lowered my Triglycerides. I have severe muscle and skeletal problems after taking Statins over the years. NOT ONE DOCTOR I HAVE WILL EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT STATINS CAUSE MYOPATHY AND OTHER DAMAGE.
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Doc.. Can I take fish oil omega 3 and astovastatin at the same time before I go to bed at night because I have a high cholesterol level at 210.. Thank you doc God bless
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What is a high dose?
Thanks doctor, it was eye opening for me. A year ago I have been started to take (although low doses) 10 mg Simvastatin every night but since Then I am having all of these mussel and joint problems. I am 60 years old but I used to play football and walk at least 8km a day. Now I am having difficulty to get out of car without supporting myself . I will definitely talk to my GP to find a solution. Thanks again for your valuable advice on statins .
Simvastatin is an old statin in respect of which there is Atorvastatin or Rosuvastatin . You can be shifted on these statin of lower side effects and of greater efficacy after consulting your doctor
@@souvikmandal7521 well, I tried all different statins but no avail, unfortunately I had all the terrible side effects . Now I am returned to my old sports day. I have been Rowing at maximum strength at least 45 minutes a day and my cholesterol level’s returned to normal .
Or a year and a half I had every symptom side effects listed I seen every specialist because I didn’t connect it through statins yes I did I don’t know but I was in a domino pain muscle pain every joint have braces for C specialists and now I’m only taking a very low-dose but I’m to charge continue
In other words don't take statins..change your food and exercise
I am on 40 mg rosuvastatin after my angioplasty. No major side effects. I take 20 mg few day and then after few days start 40 mg and do it every 20 days alternately. Pks advise whether it is ok.ldl 42
Please have that discussion with your doctor as they are aware of your past medical history and medication history.
Are you on a Statin?
Thank you for the info
You are welcome.
✝ By this Gospel you are 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 *[by grace (alone) through faith (alone) and not of works, lest any man boast]* if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: *that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.* (1 Co 15:2-4) (Eph 2:8-9)
✝ For God so greatly 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 and dearly prized the world, athat He gave His One and only begotten Son, so that *whoever 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗦 in Him shall not perish (in hell) but have Eternal life (in Heaven).* (John 3:16)
𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝗢𝟮𝟮!! 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡!
Got a very bad rash all over