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What Causes Pain In The Right Forearm While On Atorvastatin?
I am now on 80mg of atorvastatin. I ve begin to ach in my right fore arm terribly. Dr. Took me off medicine for one week. It has gotten alittle better but still hurts bad. What other type of medicine did you recommend? My cholesterol was real good on atorvastatin. YYYY@YYYY
I would like to tell you that the statin group of drugs can cause muscle pain in some individuals as a side effect. There are a few alternatives to the statin group of drugs.some of the common substitutes are bile acid binding resins, for example, prevalite, colestid, fibrates example fenofibrate, clofibrate and niacin. You can discuss these with your physician.
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Regards, Dr. Nazma.amman
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What Causes Pain In The Right Forearm While On Atorvastatin?
Hello, I would like to tell you that the statin group of drugs can cause muscle pain in some individuals as a side effect. There are a few alternatives to the statin group of drugs.some of the common substitutes are bile acid binding resins, for example, prevalite, colestid, fibrates example fenofibrate, clofibrate and niacin. You can discuss these with your physician. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nazma.amman