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Experiencing Severe Weakness & Pain In Legs And Hands

I am having severe weakness & pain in my legs and hands . The weakness and pain started 3 months after I got angioplasty done in July 2012. I had convulsion 4 days after Angioplasty i.e on 13.07.2012. Since then I am on Eptoin 100 mg thrice a day.The cause for weakness and pain was attributed to Cholesterol medicine dosage of which was reduced. My Vitamin D level too was low. With D rise this was brought to required level. Although I got some temporary relief the pain started again in April,2013. The dosage of Cholesterol medicine was further reduced and again I got temporary relief. Is there any solution for my problem? M.A.Subbaraman From February 2014 onwards the pain level is more and of the doctors whom I consulted , opined that I may be having Fibromyalgia for which some sleeping pill and pain killer was prescribed which I am avoiding and managing with the pain
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Muscular pain is a common side effect of statin drugs, specifically Atorvastatin at high doses. Having persistent muscle pains even after dose reductions should probably warrant change of the statin drug altogether. If you are exercising while being on the statin probably you can cut that down slightly to see if it makes any difference. Coenzyme Q10 supplements may help to prevent statin side effects in some people, though more studies are needed to determine any benefits of taking it. A blood test CPK can determine if there is any muscle breakdown leading to the pain.
To make a diagnosis of fibromyalgia a history of widespread pain lasting more than 3 months, and other general physical symptoms including fatigue, waking unrefreshed, and cognitive (memory or thought) problems need to be present. Moreover this diagnosis can only be made if other diagnoses are ruled out through confirmatory tests.
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Experiencing Severe Weakness & Pain In Legs And Hands

Muscular pain is a common side effect of statin drugs, specifically Atorvastatin at high doses. Having persistent muscle pains even after dose reductions should probably warrant change of the statin drug altogether. If you are exercising while being on the statin probably you can cut that down slightly to see if it makes any difference. Coenzyme Q10 supplements may help to prevent statin side effects in some people, though more studies are needed to determine any benefits of taking it. A blood test CPK can determine if there is any muscle breakdown leading to the pain. To make a diagnosis of fibromyalgia a history of widespread pain lasting more than 3 months, and other general physical symptoms including fatigue, waking unrefreshed, and cognitive (memory or thought) problems need to be present. Moreover this diagnosis can only be made if other diagnoses are ruled out through confirmatory tests.