Re: Statin-associated Muscle Problems

In article <2mate.6634$on5.3299@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bill"
<xxx@xxxxx> wrote:

> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:jason-1806051906370001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >> So a 1 in a million chance according to this article, your muscle pains are
> >> gone, you have not told her about the red rice, and you have
> > discontinued the
> >> statin. I would not see a need for such a test if I were her either.
> >> However,
> >> you can pay for it yourself. Also, you must also balance the risk of
> >> statins
> >> with the risk of not taking them.
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> > Thanks for your concern.
>
> My concern is mostly about the way you are thinking about your problems. Not
> that you have an underlying problem itself.
>
> > Yes, most (but not all) of my muscle pains are
> > gone. I am not a math expert but I have concluded that I was taking what
> > is considered to be a very safe dose of statins. Provachol (Pravastatin)
> > comes from the factory in 4 dose levels. I was taking the 20 mg dose. They
> > also make a 10mg dose, 40 mg dose and a 80 mg dose. According to page 42
> > of "What You Must Know About Statin Drugs..." by Jay S. Cohen, M.D., the
> > actual "Manufacturer's recommended dose" is the 40 mg dose or the 80 mg
> > dose. In other words, I am fairly certain that I was taking the equivalent
> > of the 40 mg dose.
>
> How do you know that?
>
> >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.

Bill,
You made some excellent points. I am sorry if I misunderstood you. That
was not my intention. I only started conducting research on statins about
three weeks ago. However, based upon what I learned it's obvious that
statins can cause problems to various organs and tissues such as the
kidney, liver and muscle tissues. Before I even consider taking low dose
statins I would like to know certain things such as a blood test for CK,
C-Reactive Protein and Liver Enzymes. Those tests would help me determine
if any long term damage was done. If not, I may resume statins at a low
dose level. My doctor does not feel some of these tests are necessary--she
just wants me to start taking statins again.
Jason

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