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Triggy&Blue&Daisy Too
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Since there are a few old fogies like me here who may be taking chlolesterol lowering meds I wanted to share my experience with you. If the info saves anyone this awful experience because you have this nugget of info tucked away in your memory banks it will be totally worth all I've just endured.
Iv'e been taking a particular statin drug which I won't mention if you want to know then please PM me, without a bit of trouble for about 2 years now. About 2 weeks ago I developed a twinge in my shoulder but thought nothing of it just old age and I must have tweaked it somehow. As time went on it became quite a muscle spasm about the size of $1 coin and was getting excruitiating. I couldn't sleep, concentrate on my work or get relief no matter what I tried. Soon all my muscles would spasm whenever I would stress them even to stretch. I went to chiropractors, therapeutic massage, had cortisone injections, took muscle relaxants, nothing I tried was helping other than to try to tough it out. I'm no wuss when it comes to pain but this was UNBELIEVABLE in it's intensity.
Finally, I went back to my usual doctor's office but he wasn't available so I ended up with his partner and I'm telling you it was divine province this occured as he decided to take blood and shortly thereafter found my creatine kinease (CK) levels were through the roof! After all these years I was having a very dangerous side effect from the statin drug and if he hadn't have caught it my kidneys were on the way to becoming toast! I've spent the last two days on high doses of pain killers as the medication dissipates from my system. Tonight is the first time the muscle spasms have decreased somewhat and I'm feeling like it's finally turning around.
So as a warning to all you statin users, or if you know anyone taking them, please have your blood checked periodically for elevated levels of CK or really suspect your medication even if the levels are normal and you are having unusual intractable muscle pain or spasms not related to a known injury, a life can depend on it!
Iv'e been taking a particular statin drug which I won't mention if you want to know then please PM me, without a bit of trouble for about 2 years now. About 2 weeks ago I developed a twinge in my shoulder but thought nothing of it just old age and I must have tweaked it somehow. As time went on it became quite a muscle spasm about the size of $1 coin and was getting excruitiating. I couldn't sleep, concentrate on my work or get relief no matter what I tried. Soon all my muscles would spasm whenever I would stress them even to stretch. I went to chiropractors, therapeutic massage, had cortisone injections, took muscle relaxants, nothing I tried was helping other than to try to tough it out. I'm no wuss when it comes to pain but this was UNBELIEVABLE in it's intensity.
Finally, I went back to my usual doctor's office but he wasn't available so I ended up with his partner and I'm telling you it was divine province this occured as he decided to take blood and shortly thereafter found my creatine kinease (CK) levels were through the roof! After all these years I was having a very dangerous side effect from the statin drug and if he hadn't have caught it my kidneys were on the way to becoming toast! I've spent the last two days on high doses of pain killers as the medication dissipates from my system. Tonight is the first time the muscle spasms have decreased somewhat and I'm feeling like it's finally turning around.
So as a warning to all you statin users, or if you know anyone taking them, please have your blood checked periodically for elevated levels of CK or really suspect your medication even if the levels are normal and you are having unusual intractable muscle pain or spasms not related to a known injury, a life can depend on it!