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Have Pain And Sore Muscles In Arm. Elbow Tip Painful. Been Taking Crestor . Cause?
Ihave over the last 3 months developed this most terrible pain in my right arm , the muscle is sore in my upper and lower arm , i cannot lift anything i am in real agony . The tip of my elbow is so painful even to touch .I have been unable to do any household duties for few weeks. Two weeks ago i have now developed this in my left arm . The bones on the top of my left foot are sore and under my heel on the right foot . I can only think it is medication , i have been on Crestor 20 mgs for 5 years with no side effects to my knowledge . I have decided to go off the drug and have had a blood test today to see how i am going . After 5 days the pain in my right arm has almost disappeared and my left arm has certainly improved . do you have any answers
Welcome to HCM.Statins like Crestor can cause myalgia and muscle damage as a class effect.Doing a Creatinie Phosphokinase level test will check for muscle damage caused by this drug.If the levels are elevated it would be best to stop the crestor and remain off statins .Other causes of myalgia may need to be looked into if this is normal.
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Have Pain And Sore Muscles In Arm. Elbow Tip Painful. Been Taking Crestor . Cause?
Welcome to HCM.Statins like Crestor can cause myalgia and muscle damage as a class effect.Doing a Creatinie Phosphokinase level test will check for muscle damage caused by this drug.If the levels are elevated it would be best to stop the crestor and remain off statins .Other causes of myalgia may need to be looked into if this is normal.