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Does Taking Cholesterol Medications Cause Weight Loss And Muscle Stiffness?

Hello I am 65 and needed to ake colesterol meds 2.0 1xday I am not totally certainb but I have noticed a decrese on my muscle mass, like I became more flubby all of a sudden. I do swim and do weight 3 - 4 times a week. And I feel totally exasted pecially after weight lifting. i do not use very haevy weights. Pain and stifnness after all over my joints, hips, elbows, knees. Would colesterol med do contribute to these symtoms? Thank you for reading this
Mon, 27 Jun 2016
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Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concern.
After having gone through your history I am of the opinion that you seem to have developed adverse effects of cholesterol medication (like Atorvastatin or Simvastatin). Pain or muscle stiffness is an important side effect of these medications. I advise you to stop taking these medications and consult your treating physician for an alternate but a safer medication to lower your high cholesterol level like Cholestyramine. Hope the suggestion given above would be useful.
Best regards.
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Does Taking Cholesterol Medications Cause Weight Loss And Muscle Stiffness?

Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome to HCM. I can understand your concern. After having gone through your history I am of the opinion that you seem to have developed adverse effects of cholesterol medication (like Atorvastatin or Simvastatin). Pain or muscle stiffness is an important side effect of these medications. I advise you to stop taking these medications and consult your treating physician for an alternate but a safer medication to lower your high cholesterol level like Cholestyramine. Hope the suggestion given above would be useful. Best regards.