Pantethine and statins - similar side effects?

I vaguely remember reading something here suggesting that pantethine effect the body in ways that are similar to the statins.

I stopped taking Crestor about a year ago because I suffer from fibromyalgia and it seemed that my tendons and general level of muscle aches were worse.

I was then off all cholesterol related meds until I started taking Pantethine about 2 months ago.

I am again having a flair up of fibromyalgia and I don't know whether it is related to the pantethine or simply to the very real fact that fibromyalgia gets better and worse in response to many different stressors and has nothing to do with the pantethine. I would like to avoid going off the pantethine if it is not likely to be the cause.

Does anyone know much about the possibilities of pantethine causing muscular/tendon kinds of difficulties - or exacerbating them?

TIA

Louise
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    ... In the last month I have been experiencing a great deal of muscle and tendon pain and I am writing to check whether it is possible that the pantethine could be causing an increase in muscle and tendon pain much as the Crestor does? ... I know this is probably simply a flareup of the fibromyalgia but I wanted to check and see if anyone has ever heard of a reaction like this to pantethine. ...
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    ... I was then off all cholesterol related meds until I started taking Pantethine about 2 months ago. ... I am again having a flair up of fibromyalgia and I don't know whether it is related to the pantethine or simply to the very real fact that fibromyalgia gets better and worse in response to many different stressors and has nothing to do with the pantethine. ... Louise, in the studies I cited, pantethine was uniformly without side effects even in hepatitis and dialysis patients. ...
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    ... I stopped taking Crestor about a year ago because I suffer from fibromyalgia and it seemed that my tendons and general level of muscle aches were worse. ... I was then off all cholesterol related meds until I started taking Pantethine about 2 months ago. ... Sorry Louise no easy answer! ...
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  • Re: Pantethine and statins - similar side effects?
    ... level of muscle aches were worse. ... taking Pantethine about 2 months ago. ... I am again having a flair up of fibromyalgia and I don't ... Sorry Louise no easy answer! ...
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