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What Is The Remedy For Depression When On Statin?

Have numbness and tingling in both hands also bladder cramps. I am taking Atorvastating 80mg. Have had mild heart attack resulting in stent also have 3 other arteries 40 per cent blocked. Had my heart attack end of august.
Have lost weight, eating very healthy, exercise daily up to 2 hours. I am 75 year old female.
Had Guillain Barre syndrome, peripheral neuritis and diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but not incapacitated by anything .
Concern: getting depressed and worried about high dose of Statin. I am willing to do what it takes to improve my cholesterol situation. I am constantly being told how well and low it is, but I still see no end to my worry of dropping dead because of too strong dose or more side effects worse than what I am deal with right now.
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Yolanda
Mon, 24 Feb 2014
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Dear Madam,

You need not worry about the dose of statin , it is going to benefit your body rather than causing any harm.

Dr. Shruti
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What Is The Remedy For Depression When On Statin?

Dear Madam, You need not worry about the dose of statin , it is going to benefit your body rather than causing any harm. Dr. Shruti