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What Causes Muscle Pain After Taking Atorvastatin And Pravastatin?
My GP had me first on artrovastatin which caused some muscle pain and I switched to pravastatin it is doing the same thing after 2 weeks. 20 mg both times. Any other options my total was 196. Should I stop statins all together. I have been on and off for a year.
Thu, 23 Jan 2020
Hi,
I can understand your concerns regarding the safety of cholesterol lowering medications. Based on the history you seem to have developed myopathy apparently caused by both the medications. I would recommend Colesevelam or Ezetimibe which are equally effective in lowering high cholesterol levels but unlikely to cause muscle pain as seen with previously prescribed medications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
I can understand your concerns regarding the safety of cholesterol lowering medications. Based on the history you seem to have developed myopathy apparently caused by both the medications. I would recommend Colesevelam or Ezetimibe which are equally effective in lowering high cholesterol levels but unlikely to cause muscle pain as seen with previously prescribed medications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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