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Remedy For Leg Pain And Pigmentation After Taking Lovastatin?
I was taking cholesterol pills -lovastatin for about 8 months, and I had unbearable pain in my legs (muscles) and I noticed pattern in my leg skins, looks very ugly , after stopped taking the pills too. And I have tried using caster oil, olive oil and petroleum jelly too. (even lime juice and papaya extract too) what is the remedy for me? pleas advise me.
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
lipid lowerring drugs such as lovastatin most comman side effect is mascular atrophy and pigmantation but in 8month short period rare such s/effect.you can change drug such more advance drug with less s/effect atarvostatin or rosuvastatin
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