Statins and muscle spasm?
I have been on statins (Crestor) for a while and have be experiencing muscle pain in my calves that is discouraging enough to keep me awake (or have a fitful darkness of sleep). There seems to be a lot of negative information on the lattice about statins.
Anyone have a opinion on this? And more importantly, have anyone tried any alternative treatments that have proved to be potent?
Answers:
Tell your doctor. You may do better on a different statin. (I changed from one to another myself)
Of course, diet and exercise are always helpful, but may not be satisfactory in your case.
DON'T buy into "alternatives" or herbal remedies. They are just as much interventions as conventional medicine, but much less well understood or regulated.
Yes, you should tell your doctor immediately. Muscle twinge is a sign of rhabdomyolysis, a potentially very dangerous adverse reaction.
There are other prescritpions for cholesterol besides statins resembling Zetia or cholestyramine, but the statins are the most effective of the bunch.
Your doctor may want to switch to another statin with less possibility of causing myopathy or switch you to something else completely. Source(s): Pharmacy student
Thank you for the question. And a very suitable question.
The first two responders are correct in that your calf pain is suspicious for statin-induced myopathy, which can purloin many forms, from asymptomatic elevation of muscle enzymes, to muscle weakness or pain, to full-blown muscle breakdown and necrosis (rhabdomyolysis).
The above responders are also correct within that you must promptly notify your doctor and asked to be seen soon. When one of my patients calls to report this problem, my first counsel is to stop the statin and return promptly to my office for an medical evaluation (physical and blood tests) to assess for evidence of this form of myopathy.
The accurate news is that if your problem is in fact statin-induced myopathy, your prognosis is excellent. Discontinuing the statin lead to complete resolution of the pain in the majority of patients within one month and unquestionably by month #2. Once this clinical event, as well as any elevated "muscle enzymes" (e.g., transaminases and CPK), have resolved, then an alternative statin (usually pravastatin or fluvastatin) may be substituted as a trial.
I aspiration you well. Source(s): My remote medical training.
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Anyone have a opinion on this? And more importantly, have anyone tried any alternative treatments that have proved to be potent?
Answers:
Tell your doctor. You may do better on a different statin. (I changed from one to another myself)
Of course, diet and exercise are always helpful, but may not be satisfactory in your case.
DON'T buy into "alternatives" or herbal remedies. They are just as much interventions as conventional medicine, but much less well understood or regulated.
Yes, you should tell your doctor immediately. Muscle twinge is a sign of rhabdomyolysis, a potentially very dangerous adverse reaction.
There are other prescritpions for cholesterol besides statins resembling Zetia or cholestyramine, but the statins are the most effective of the bunch.
Your doctor may want to switch to another statin with less possibility of causing myopathy or switch you to something else completely. Source(s): Pharmacy student
Thank you for the question. And a very suitable question.
The first two responders are correct in that your calf pain is suspicious for statin-induced myopathy, which can purloin many forms, from asymptomatic elevation of muscle enzymes, to muscle weakness or pain, to full-blown muscle breakdown and necrosis (rhabdomyolysis).
The above responders are also correct within that you must promptly notify your doctor and asked to be seen soon. When one of my patients calls to report this problem, my first counsel is to stop the statin and return promptly to my office for an medical evaluation (physical and blood tests) to assess for evidence of this form of myopathy.
The accurate news is that if your problem is in fact statin-induced myopathy, your prognosis is excellent. Discontinuing the statin lead to complete resolution of the pain in the majority of patients within one month and unquestionably by month #2. Once this clinical event, as well as any elevated "muscle enzymes" (e.g., transaminases and CPK), have resolved, then an alternative statin (usually pravastatin or fluvastatin) may be substituted as a trial.
I aspiration you well. Source(s): My remote medical training.
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