Re: Statin-associated Muscle Problems

In article <8klab11tamojfgfrmj0pq1fvqm80vp1e45@xxxxxxx>, Rita
<nitany_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:51:10 GMT, "Bill" <xxx@xxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:jason-1806051906370001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
>
> >My concern is mostly about the way you are thinking about your problems. Not
> >that you have an underlying problem itself.
> >
> snip
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> >>Therefore, it was a safe dose and should not have
> >> caused me to have muscle pains. I have not yet given up on statin use. Dr.
> >> Cohen mentioned on pages 154 and 160 of his book that some doctors tell
> >> their patients to use a pill splitter to cut [10 mg] pills in half.
> >> Perhaps if I took a 5 mg dose of Provachol each day--that it would not
> >> cause me to have muscle pain. What do you think about this idea? I should
> >> note that my total chol. level (169 MG/DL) during my last blood test was
> >> within normal limits. Dr. Cohen writes in his book that low doses of
> >> statins are less likely to cause side effects than medium and high doses.
> >>
> >> You mentioned that you would NOT have arranged for me to have a CK test if
> >> I told you that I had statin-associated muscle pain (myopathy).
> >
> >That is not what I said at all. You said you had already stopped the statin
> >and that your next appointment was a month away.You had said some time ago
> >that your muscle pain was almost gone. With the statins stopped a while ago
> >and things improving greatly it would not seem the test is needed.
>
> I was surprised to read that Jason said he had concluded that the
> statin was probably not the cause of his muscle pain and that he
> would consider taking them again. While I'll grant no one knows for
> sure why this or that happens medically at times, if all other
> things were equal and he experienced muscle pain with statins (and
> he was taking two, a drug and Red Yeast), I wonder why he would
> want to resume? Expecially when the muscle pain went away when he
> stopped? And if his cholesterol is normal, why take anything at
> all and just rely on a good diet for future control?
> >

Rita,
Interesting post. Thanks Rita for your concern. I learned from Dr. Cohen's
book that people that develop muscle pains from statins might be able (in
some cases) to start taking low dose statins (instead of medium or high
dose statins) without developing those same muscle pains. Before I do
that, I want to determine if there was any harm done to my body by taking
certain blood tests such as a CK test and Liver Enzyme Test. If those
tests show that any harm was done--I would NOT ever again take statins. If
no harm was done, I might try taking low dose statins once again. If I
developed muscle pains from the low dose statins--I would stop taking them
and never try again. I seem to recall reading that the body develops
cholesterol even if a person eats only raw fruits and vegetables. Do you
know anything about this subject?
Jason

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