Re: Questions About Metabolic Diseases

outrider wrote:
> Researchers in statin neuromyotoxicity have said approximately 25 per
> cent of those who have had a neuromyotoxic adverse reaction from
> statins (Lipitor, for example) have had a metabolic disorder such as
> McCardle's Disease triggered by their statin use.
>
> Meaning, they were asymptomatic genetic carriers, but now have full
> blown McCardle's or CPT2 type disorders.

Thank you for providing that information. It may prove useful to me in
the near future. But, I would also be grateful for answers to my
original questions.

FWIW, the only new symptom that I associate with statins is the
sensation of muscle fatigue and mild pain even when I was at rest. It
is also possible that my bout of severe full-body fatigue over the last
year was associated with the statin drugs I was taking (which is the
reason that I stopped taking them completely). However, I have had a
cramp in my right leg for 23 years, and I have been trying to figure
out the chronic pain (generally in my right side) for nearly as long. I
only took statin drugs for a relatively short time (several months to a
year).

BTW, I also took Gemfibrozil, but I can't remember the sequence of all
these drugs I have taken.

My PCP suggested that I look into treatment at a fibromyalgia clinic,
but the exams (there are 2 required) would cost $600, and my medical
insurance would not pay for it. My Rheumatologist also doubts that I
suffer from fibromyalgia, because (he says), if I did, I would be
unable to endure the pain of even mildly touching any place on my skin.
(I wouldn't be too harsh on him; he did diagnose and treat my
DeQuervain's immediately on looking at my wrist.)

.

Relevant Pages

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