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What Causes Tiredness And Tight Muscles While On Atorvastatin Calcium?
I Have been taking Atorvastatin calcium 20 mg for 4 months now. Ive been having sore tight musclesand have not been doing anything any different. I get up every morning feeling really tired and worn out and stiff. Can this be from the medication? i am 69 female. In good health.
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Muscle pain headache are all well documented side effects of Atorvastatin. These effects are due to basically HMG co A reduction.
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