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Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5 5:32pm | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
Has anyone gotten tingling/numbness in fingers and toes from Rosuvastatin? My primary has ordered bloodwork which was normal; a cervical MRI which had age related changes, but nothing significant; and Nerve Conduction study with EMG for which I’m waiting results. I read Rosuvastatin can cause neuropathy. My primary was not aware and only had heard of it maybe causing muscle cramps, but had me stop taking the statin it 3 weeks ago. I still have symptoms.
My symptoms started over the winter, and the only change I had in my lifestyle was changing my statin from Simvastatin to Rosuvastatin late fall of last year.
I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this or any thoughts. Thanks
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Hello @janieel, I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion titled, "Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-my-statin-causing-peripheral-neuropathy/ so you could meet the many members talking about this topic and to read through their experiences as well.
After 20 years on 10 mg Crestor I developed nightly leg cramps. I gradually stopped taking it . The leg cramps have stopped. I have tried a low cholesterol diet and hoping that has helped with my cholesterol levels.
On the website
https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Medications-that-Can-Cause-Peripheral-Neuropathy.pdf
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Yes, my foot and hand tingling/numbness started right after I started Rosuvastin too. But, my Covid happened about the same time as well. Hmmm….interesting. Is it expected to change, since you stopped taking it?