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Is my statin causing peripheral neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5 5:32pm | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
I don’t blame you. We have to be our own advocates. Did you try asking about a statin alternative? There are things you can take now if you can’t tolerate statins. My doctor mentioned this to me in case I have a problem with the Simvastatin she put me back on. I didn’t have a problem before when I was on it so my fingers are crossed. 🤞 I do admit that I think I have a slight memory on it. Not bad but sometimes annoying.
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Yes, I was recommended something called a "pcsk9 inhibitor" about 2 years ago, but the doctor never followed up. They mentioned something about my insurance not paying for it, or being reluctant to make the attempt to present to my insurance for pre-authorization. I guess doctors no longer prescribe, but just rubber stamp what the insurance company dictates (?). I was also recommended these drugs again earlier this year by a different Cardio doc, and again nothing has changed.
By the way, I had read somewhere that there are generally 2 types of statin drugs, some are fat soluble and some are water soluble. The fat soluble ones tended to be associated more often with neurological side effects, whereas the water soluble ones tended to be more associated with muscle-related side effects. I don't know enough about biochemistry to be at all sure about this though.