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What cholesterol med instead of crestor

Posted by ronludington @ronludington, Dec 17 2:26pm

I was put on Kevzara which raised my ldl (141) and triglycerides(155) total c (217) My GP put me on 10 mg crestor. Slowly increasing muscle pain (in neck and back) (weak legs) until after 2 weeks I stopped for 2 days, started back by splitting the pills to 5mg and taking every other day. No good , pain returned. Stopped for 3 days, feel pretty good today.
So, what alternative is there that's not going to make this come back ? And being I'm on a biologic allready. Repatha is out.

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Janell, Volunteer Mentor | @jlharsh | Dec 21 7:52am
In reply to @ladybird311 "Astrovatin" + (show)
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Astrovatin

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Hi @ladybird311, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am so glad to see you comment.

You mention your “astrovatin” and I am wondering if you are referring to the statin, atorvastatin.

Are you comfortable sharing a bit about your situation and why you recommend this instead of Crestor (rosuvastatin)?

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ordiver1 | @ordiver1 | 6 days ago

I started on Atorvastation. Took for 9 months, headaches, muscle and joint pain. Switched to Rosuvastatin, less headaches, little muscle pain, no real joint pain. Way better experience

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seawiz33 | @seawiz33 | 1 day ago
In reply to @loriesco "Eat fish. I could not reduce my cholesterol to save my life and then a Ukrainian..." + (show)
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Eat fish. I could not reduce my cholesterol to save my life and then a Ukrainian refugee came to live with me and we started eating more fish because of her and my cholesterol dropped 40 points in two months. When she left my cholesterol, went back up. So I started eating fish again and I dropped my cholesterol 70 points. Just the triglycerides are another story those I drop by getting rid of “white“ things like white rice, white potatoes, white bread basically everything that is simple carbohydrate. Substitute complex carbohydrates like brown rice, red potatoes, whole grain, pastas whole-grain bread. I dropped my triglycerides 90 points in three months! I totally believe in food as medicine. They put me on statins once but I had a reaction to it. I’m on the fish oil tablets, but it does zero it’s managing my diet that fixed everything on a regular basis.

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@loriesco
Sometimes the natural remedies create a mental, and physical utopia unmatched to the various
prescribed medications. I detest sardines, cod livers, and mackerel, however, realizing that they
help my mobility, and mental clarity; I keep my cupboard stocked. Ginger, beetroot, and various
types of teas, also work wonders. At 75 years young, I really pay attention to my body, and try to
understand healthcare, vice, sick care. Pay close attention not only to the medication prescribed, but, also the dosage.

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