Ask the Harvard Experts: How to Ease Muscle Pain Possibly Caused by Statin
Q: I take a statin to lower my cholesterol. I have been having muscle aches, but I don’t want to stop the statin. What causes the muscle pain? What can I do to minimize this side effect? A: The true incidence of statin-induced muscle pain is hard to pin down. In clinical studies of people […]
Is the statin drug causing my muscle pain?
The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: I take simvastatin to lower my cholesterol. I have been on the same dose for more than two years. Recently I am experiencing more muscle aches and pains. Is it the simvastatin? A: Indeed, statins do cause muscle related problems in about 15% of people who take […]
Life-Saving Statins
Cholesterol-lowering meds can reduce risk of heart disease Open up a magazine and you’re likely to be bombarded with information, ads and articles about statins. These medications — Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor and others — have been called the latest wonder drugs. For years they’ve been used to reduce cholesterol, and studies have pointed to statins […]
