statin

3 weeks ago my doctor switched me from 10mg Zocor to 10mg Crestor since my levels were still too high. At the exact same time I started HCG 25 units 3 times per week. I have since developed almost sever debilitating muscle pain and weakness, in legs arms and shoulders. I switched from 10mg daily...

A randomized placebo-controlled trial of the anti-inflammatory effect (reduction of C-reactive protein) of 20mg/day Rosuvastatin in the so called JUPITER trial in people with normal LDL, but elevated C-reactive protein: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0807646 It is interesting to...

As most members on here know I’ve always did better on very low dose once weekly injections. I take no other meds with trt. About 10 months ago I started a low dose statin 5mg eod. I have no perceivable side effects from the statin. Long story short, after about two months I started feeling...

My ALP has been around 140 for the last two weeks. It was normal before Lipitor I started in February. My doctor is testing it because I want to go back on accutane. Is this normal? My total cholesterol is <100 now. I had a 60% drop in LDL on 10mg of Lipitor daily. EDIT: welp doctor called...

I wanted to see if anyone has tried very low dose statins long term with no side effects. My doctor keeps trying to push them on me but the potential side effects scare me. My total cholesterol is 240, LDL 162, HDL 55 and triglycerides are 98. All my other labs are good but diet doesn’t budge...

Been on Lipitor for about 7 years. Im 56 and have terrible muscle aches. I just thought it was part of getting older. Then 3 weeks ago I stopped my daily 10mg of Lipitor. Muscle aches are mysteriously gone now, and I sleep better and just feel better. My lipid levels on the Lipitor were: Total...

Just figured I share this info: I won't recount the entire story, just say that I was harmed by statins years ago. The residual damage has been permanent. With my current cancer and anemia, I wanted to see what my genetic health polymorphisms are to perhaps tweak current diet, supplementation...