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Advised Rosuvastatin And Fenofibrate For High Cholesterol. What Are The Side Effects?

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Posted on Sat, 14 Dec 2013
Question: hi i am XXXXXXX 33 years old...my cholesterol levels are high triglycerides being 312.6 , ldl 140, hdl 37.3, cholesterol 213.1, my doctor advised me to take Rosuvas f 20 ( rosuvastatin & fenofibrate)..is it okay to take this medicine as i read some disturbing side effects if this combination is taken
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Answered by Dr. Pratap VGM (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Side effects reported Detailed Answer: Dear sir/madam Welcome to healthcare magic After reviewing your quiery, let me guide you some of the vital points regarding use of statins and fibrates in combination.. There are some evidence that clearly tells that use of the above mentioned combination cause rhabdomyolysis, it means brake down of skeletal muscle protiens hich is charactorised by chronic muscle ache after starting drugs Secondly these drugs cause acute renal failure, in some patients.. fibrates are not proved to be cardiovascular safe.. It wont cause side effects in every patients, but there is evidence that it causes these adverse effects.. If you want to reduce triglycerides there are so many other alternative drugs like nicotinamide, eztibimide, and inositol.. even orlistat cause reduction of tryglycerides.. so consult you doctor for choosing best drug to reduce tryglycerides.. Hope this information is helpful Thanks
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Follow up: Dr. Pratap VGM (27 hours later)
how much time does it take to chronic muscle ache after taking the medicines..i mean can u be more clear on the symptoms ....i also have diabetes type 2 with fasting 112 and pp 273 and HBA1C to be 7.1....my doctor gave me glimulin mf two tabs a day...also another capsule optisulin which is chromium with vitamins...can u tell me if these are fine
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Answered by Dr. Pratap VGM (5 hours later)
Brief Answer: post prandial hyperglycemia Detailed Answer: Dear sir These symptoms will start with in few days of ingesting tablets. But some people tolerate them well without those symptoms. But we can see the evidence with testing. Secondly after reviewing you sugar levels you have high post prandial sugars which needs to be controlled properly. The current medicines has least actions on post prandial sugars. There are prandial regulators such as acarbose or voglibose. You might need to add these drugs during meal time. Regards
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Advised Rosuvastatin And Fenofibrate For High Cholesterol. What Are The Side Effects?

Brief Answer: Side effects reported Detailed Answer: Dear sir/madam Welcome to healthcare magic After reviewing your quiery, let me guide you some of the vital points regarding use of statins and fibrates in combination.. There are some evidence that clearly tells that use of the above mentioned combination cause rhabdomyolysis, it means brake down of skeletal muscle protiens hich is charactorised by chronic muscle ache after starting drugs Secondly these drugs cause acute renal failure, in some patients.. fibrates are not proved to be cardiovascular safe.. It wont cause side effects in every patients, but there is evidence that it causes these adverse effects.. If you want to reduce triglycerides there are so many other alternative drugs like nicotinamide, eztibimide, and inositol.. even orlistat cause reduction of tryglycerides.. so consult you doctor for choosing best drug to reduce tryglycerides.. Hope this information is helpful Thanks