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Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5 5:32pm | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
I just printed out that blood test for treatable cause of small-fiber neuropathy; atthe very bottom it says statin use was found not associated with SFN! However, the one study pertaining to SFN and statins only included 5 mg of rosuvastatin. I was on 20 mg for 2 years (much too high most likely given my ratio of HDL to LDL and total). I don't know what to think. So much conflicting advice and studies. I didn't save that study.
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I’m on 10 mg of Crestor and I’ve talked to my primary about my concerns. He really doesn’t think it’s the culprit and neither do I. I had my early symptoms start before I started on it so…..also, I took it for years about 10 years ago without issue. Then I stopped after suspecting muscle pain. I now don’t think it caused that either.
So, with my Type 1 diabetes, I’ll stay on the Crestor. It really does help avoid cardiac complications. All my doctors agree on this and it’s the only med they really encourage. I’ve read the info too. Even though Zetia worked great and my numbers were excellent, I feel compelled to stay on Crestor. For someone without diabetes, Zetia is an awesome option to a statin, based on what I saw.
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Agree. Very confusing. I took 20mg Rosuvastatin for just a few months and wow,! I definitely had terrible side effects!
Not sure why my doc gave me 20 mg. Maybe because I was on 20 mg of the Simvastatin previously.
Best of luck to you. I hope you and your doc can figure it out!