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Does Lipitor Cause Back Pain And Shoots Up The Cholesterol Levels Once Stopped?
side effects of Lipitor? I have been having back pain and when I stopped it the back pain went away.. also when i take a statin my cholesterol is good when i go off it, bc of side effects it goes back up.. i feel i cant take them... my dad had cholesterol problems i fear its in the genes
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Yes, it can.
Lipitor (Atorvastatin) is a cholesterol lowering medication which works by decreasing its production in the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol & triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol it decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.
Its most common side effects include myopathy (muscle pain, tenderness or weakness), liver dysfunction and stomach upset.
You seem to have developed myopathy reflected in the form of back pain. So, stop taking it.
Since you seem to be suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia, so you should take other alternate effective cholesterol lowering medication like Cholestyramine to prevent the complications of high cholesterol.
Hope the advice given above would be useful.
Yes, it can.
Lipitor (Atorvastatin) is a cholesterol lowering medication which works by decreasing its production in the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol & triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol it decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.
Its most common side effects include myopathy (muscle pain, tenderness or weakness), liver dysfunction and stomach upset.
You seem to have developed myopathy reflected in the form of back pain. So, stop taking it.
Since you seem to be suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia, so you should take other alternate effective cholesterol lowering medication like Cholestyramine to prevent the complications of high cholesterol.
Hope the advice given above would be useful.
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