New on statins and experiencing a new muscle pain I Que quads about 2 inches from knee cap. I’m going to try to get a PCSK9 prescription, but might have to jump a few hoops with the insurance. Does anybody have the same issue?, Any mitigating therapy?

Yep, does my head in too. They miss the part that I don’t really have a choice unless I bet against expert advice on how to prevent a recurrence in favour of a You Tube presenter I normally just say I am dealing with the actual problem in front of me now, and don’t have a choice. End of conversati…

I am (Male, 62) on Atorvostatin, 10MG which I split, so 5MG. The splitting was because exercise and diet took my blood pressure down to the point that I am on the lowest dose. The statin accompanied the BP medication as a best practice. I went on it/them about 10 years ago, when I was also overweig…

If the Doc says stay on statins, maybe they can trial a different one as some are better tolerated than others. In New Zealand, Atorvastatin is the default initial offering, and there are others options you can move to if it doesn’t do the job or side effects are apparent. Not sure where you are, bu…

For what it is worth, this is exactly what I’m on and have been for a year. Zero side effects. And I am someone who is hyper aware of how my body is feeling.

[image] ArthurV: I mentioned this on another thread; LDL is not usually measured, it’s estimated from HDL and Triglycerides using a formula based on statistical averages in the population. A bit like “max heart rate = 220 - age”. Except that millions of people are prescribed statins (or not) bas…

Sounds similar to my experience. Got a stent 12 years ago, so started on betablocker and statin. I was on the betablocker for high resting HR though (BP was good before I started), and had to reduce the BB due to low BP issues, and finally got off the BB altogether 2 years ago when my fitness brough…

I am in the corner of believing in the effectiveness of statins for reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease. There are simply too many well conducted studies to dispute this evidence. I am 53 years old and was sent for a coronary calcium score (CCS). When it came back at 430, I was shocked…

[image] The_Conductor: Ah yes, the shocking!!! practice of prescribing a medication that reduces CVD by 30%. @The_Conductor You are misinforming readers in the thread with that statistic. I didn’t see you reference your source but am guessing that you are citing the relative risk reduction …

Does anybody here suffer from muscle pain caused by statins?

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jasonmayo July 14, 2024, 5:59pm 58

I’m on rosuvastatin and I experienced muscle soreness as well. My doctor recommended a CoQ10 supplement and it seems to work well for me.

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Does anybody here suffer from muscle pain caused by statins?

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