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Atrovastatin causing leg pain and renal failure

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 20 10:58pm | Replies (13)
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I'm so sorry to hear about your dad and the side affects of crestor. I had been on it many years ago and it caused numbness in my right side of my leg. The numbness never went away, even though I'm off of it almost 20 years. I modified my diet and exercise and haven't had any statin in 20 years. My cholesterol is still about 240,but all my other levels are great. I had a CT calcium scoring test a few years back and all my arteries are great and open. Doctor said no need for a statin. Test cost me $65 out of pocket but well worth it.

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emo | @emo | Feb 20 9:01am

Thank you for your note. I know that statins can be life-saving for some, but the other side of the coin can be so scary. My dad didn’t even have high cholesterol at the time it was prescribed, but he did have some hardening of the arteries, so it was prescribed at the highest dose possible, immediately, to be preventative. Statins are supposed to make it less likely for plaques to break off regardless of whether someone has high cholesterol. It’s possible if it had been prescribed at a lower dose first, he may not have had side effects. But what’s so frustrating is how nonchalantly most doctors prescribe it.

Thank you for the information and I’m glad you’re doing well.

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