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@surftohealth88
I had quadruple heart bypass 14 years ago. Had many different statins prior and since. I've been on Crestor and Zetia for years now. Here's what I need to do to prevent muscle problems: Take 10mg (1/2 of a 20mg tab) 3 times a day plus the 10 mg Zetia once a day... PLUS CoQ10, currently about 1200 mg total over the day. I found that 30mg of Crestor at once was too much, so I split the tabs and metered it out over the day. And be aggressive with CoQ10. I don't use the expensive version. Once in a while I have some lower back pain before getting out of bed, but it resolves immediately upon standing. Might not even be related to the statin, but possibly bowels.
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@satanhimself
Hey "angelhimself" ; ), thanks for trying to help with my statin troubles.
The side effect that I experienced was an insomnia O_O ! I could not sleep at all ! It was the weirdest feeling and I would not wish it upon anybody . By night 3 I was freaking out since I had no idea what is going on - my doctor never mentioned that that was one of possible side effects @*@%^%^@* . Luckily on day 3 I decided to check a full list of Crestor side effects and lo a behold that was one of them.
And not only that, I discovered that my husband has one other rare side effect since he switched to Crestor from Lipitor upon doctor's suggestion . He developed vision problems and was very worried that something serious is happening to his eyes . One of Crestor's side effects is: - double vision and blurry vision. As soon as he stopped using Crestor his vision got immediately normal !
There is no way I would ever take Crestor again, nor will my husband. Actually I will not take any statins period- there are new studies that show that senior women with elevated cholesterol have lower mortality "of any cause" and have less dementia. My husband is back on Lipitor and has no side effects. I think that it is unconscionable that doctors do not warn patients about ALL possible side effects and so nonchalantly prescribe statins.
Thanks so much for finding time to write to me and for trying to help < 3 : ))).
I am glad to hear that Crestor works for you nicely and may it stay that way forever : ))) !