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What Causes Severe Muscular Pain Post Prevastatin Withdrawal?

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Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2015
Question: In august, I experienced a severe fall, taken to the emergency room, no bone breaks, but severe muscular pain. Two months later I was advised to take 40 grams of prevastatin. After taking it for 3 weeks inexperienced severe muscle pain and was advised by my physician to stop the medication. Now after 4 weeks I continue to experience severe muscular pain. Advice would be appreciated.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It can be due to myopathy

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. I can assure you that this pain is not related to your fall. It is caused by Prevastatin. It is a drug used to control cholesterol. In some patients specially old age females it causes myopathy. This leads to severe muscle and joint pain. Your doctor did right thing by stopping it. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Do not take this group of medicines in future.
2. Get your urine examination for myoglobulin and blood Creatinine Kinase. If these are raised than diagnosis is confirmed.
3. Avoid pain killers, Tramadol is safe for you.
4.Good nutrition, Regular Calcium and vitamin D, Vitamin B 12 will be helpful.
5. Tablet Carnisure is also good for you.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if you want to ask any other questions.
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Severe Muscular Pain Post Prevastatin Withdrawal?

Brief Answer: It can be due to myopathy Detailed Answer: Hello, I have studied your case. I can assure you that this pain is not related to your fall. It is caused by Prevastatin. It is a drug used to control cholesterol. In some patients specially old age females it causes myopathy. This leads to severe muscle and joint pain. Your doctor did right thing by stopping it. I have following suggestions for you. 1.Do not take this group of medicines in future. 2. Get your urine examination for myoglobulin and blood Creatinine Kinase. If these are raised than diagnosis is confirmed. 3. Avoid pain killers, Tramadol is safe for you. 4.Good nutrition, Regular Calcium and vitamin D, Vitamin B 12 will be helpful. 5. Tablet Carnisure is also good for you. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if you want to ask any other questions. Thanks.