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Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5 5:32pm | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
I just read your post. I realize it was written last year, but I just posted my question about rosuvastatin. I have been on it for 3 years or more? I had symptoms so severe in July that I went to the emergency room. Not one doctor of the many I have seen told me to try going off the statin drug. I read about it in August, and took myself off of it at the end of that month. I am still having symptoms though gabapentin and amitripytilene are helping me to function. Have you had improvement in your neuropathy? If so, how long did it take to notice changes? I was on 20 mg because of slightly elevated cholesterol and family history.
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Doc’s only read their bible and even if a 1000 people complain they’ll never accept the info.
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You sound like me! I was on Rosuvastatin for 6 months. I was the one that decided it had to be the problem, as that was my only lifestyle change. I googled it, and there it was…..yes, neuropathy as a side effect. After lots of testing, some very unpleasant, the neurologist concur with me! I have been off Rosuvastatin (and all statins) for 5 months now. It finally went away. The neurologist assured me that the damage to my nerve endings (small fiber neuropathy) would go away, that the nerves would heal themselves.
I hope you find the relief you need. I know it’s excruciating, not pain, but numbness, pins/needles, intolerances of hot and cold.
If you just stopped at the end of August, I’d give it to January. Your symptoms WILL lessen over time it’s a slow process, but I bet my the end November you will feel lots better.
By the way, I also was taking 20 mg for elevated cholesterol and family history. After taking no statin for the past 5 months and just having my blood work, my cholesterol was horrible! I tried so hard to eat healthy….no red meat, fried foods, lots of veggies and fruit, etc, but because of fami,y history…my total was 359 and my LDL was 240!
My primary called me right away and put me back on my previous statin, Simvastatin, which had given me NO issues. Wish she had never switched me over to Rosuvastatin!
Best of luck. Answer me back if you want.