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Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5 5:32pm | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
Why did no doctor ever mention that rosuvastatin can cause neuropathy?? Why did no doctor tell me to go off when I began having symptoms? I took myself off after reading some articles. Today, I found one published in the NIH pub saying that neuropathy was observed in 50% of the rosuvastatin users an 18 % of those taking atorvastatin after just one year!
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I sympathize with you. I've had so many drugs prescribed to me that I had negative side effects, looked up reactions and then went off and told my doctor. There are so many I am not able to take. Bless you
WHAT!!!!! Do you have the link to the article please??
Just about every cardiologist and primary care doctor I have been to in the last 30 years has been pushing statins on me. I have familial high cholesterol. I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy around eight years ago. Doctors are still pushing statins. I tried simvastatin in the early 2000's and it messed with my memory. Then pravastatin and rosuvastatin in the last 10 years, both for just a brief time because of neuromuscular symptoms. This has diminished my trust in the medical and pharmaceutical establishments somewhat.
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Hi,
I make it a rule to research any medication prescribed to me before taking it. I won't rely on Doctors as they commonly mitigate your health without discussing it with you. Then you can make an informed decision to take or not.
Cheers