So, when my Dad was prescribed Statins about 2-3 years ago he started to have muscle pain and weakness in his arms and shoulders. It was always assumed that the muscle pain was attributed to the Statin Drugs...
I have noticed in the last 3 days that I am having something very similar. I have pain and weakness in the forearms, in my bicept and in my hands. This makes me wonder if the muscle issues with Statin's might be due to the sudden drop in cholesterol and not the drug itself. Could muscle pain and weakness be a sign of just lowering ones cholesterol?
Not sure if this theory will hold much water, but I have not really done anything out of the ordinary recently other than the E2 diet.
More to come at some point... Looking forward to getting my blood work done next week.
On a side note, I am down to 210 pounds (from 227). While I never had real hard number goals for my birthday (February 19th), but a weight and a cholesterol both under 200 would be amazing...
I have noticed in the last 3 days that I am having something very similar. I have pain and weakness in the forearms, in my bicept and in my hands. This makes me wonder if the muscle issues with Statin's might be due to the sudden drop in cholesterol and not the drug itself. Could muscle pain and weakness be a sign of just lowering ones cholesterol?
Not sure if this theory will hold much water, but I have not really done anything out of the ordinary recently other than the E2 diet.
More to come at some point... Looking forward to getting my blood work done next week.
On a side note, I am down to 210 pounds (from 227). While I never had real hard number goals for my birthday (February 19th), but a weight and a cholesterol both under 200 would be amazing...
Please watch this and go see a doctor if it persists.
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