Re: Question about Chol. medications

In article <1117843113.092201.18170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com" <sbharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >>I am presently taking a Pravachol which is a statin medication to control
> cholesterol. I have some muscle pain and joint pain. I recently found
> out
> that statin medications cause some people to develop Rhabdomyolysis.
>
> Are there any medications other than statin medications that can be
> used
> to control cholesterol? <<
>
>
> COMMENT:
>
> You can get muscle and joint pain from these drugs whether you have
> rhabdomyolysis or not. The only way to see is stop them. Talk to your
> doc and be firm. But don't worry. Once people start on these things,
> they think it's like they're being kept alive by them. Wrong. It's not
> likely you're going to fall over on your face and die if you take a
> drug holiday from a statin. People treat these things like beta
> blockers that you dare not stop all at once. Well, they're not like
> that at all. And they aren't worth having ANY side effects from.
>
> SBH

SBH,
You made have misunderstood or prohaps I did not explain myself very well.
I am not sure that I have rhabdomyolysis--just slight muscle and joint
pain. However, after I found out that statin medications can in some cases
cause rhabodomyolysis--it caused me to wonder. Do you know whether or not
there are any other medications (other than statins) that are used to
lower tchol. levels? If so, what is the name of the medication. I would
like to stop taking statin medications.
Thanks,
Jason

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