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What Causes Muscle Ache After Having Red Yeast Rice?
I ve been taking Red Yeast Rice for several years and started experiencing muscle pain about 3 months and the pain seems to be getting worse. The dosage i ve been taking is 3600 mg per day, along with 300 mg of CoQ10. I ve been reading up on the side affects of taking RYR and found that some side affects are sever muscle pain. Could this be my problem?
Mon, 12 Feb 2018
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Red yeast rice contains a statin aND Lovastatin.
This means that unfortunately some of the same side effects that occur in some persons who use other statins (eg lipitor, zocor , crestor etc), can occur with red yeast rice.
It can cause muscle pain in some persons.
I hope this helps
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
General & Family Physician
Thanks for using HealthcareMagic
Red yeast rice contains a statin aND Lovastatin.
This means that unfortunately some of the same side effects that occur in some persons who use other statins (eg lipitor, zocor , crestor etc), can occur with red yeast rice.
It can cause muscle pain in some persons.
I hope this helps
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
General & Family Physician
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