Reversal of Statin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

@heisenberg34
Reguchole. 5 mg rosuvastatin and 10 mg ezetimibe in one tablet reduces the statin intake to very low. Was previously on 20 mg statin after bypass op. A doctor told me tongue in the cheek that if you take high dosage of statin or no statin at all you'll most likely die at the same time. On the hand from liver or kidney (which one I cannot remember) problems or otherwise from heart problems

While I haven’t personally experienced it, in cases where atorvastatin is suspected of causing Peripheral Neuropathy, reports and clinical observations suggest that the tingling, burning, or shock-like sensations may persist for several weeks after stopping, with many people beginning to notice gradual improvement within about 1 to 3 months and more substantial recovery over 3 to 6 months, although in some cases symptoms can linger longer or only partially resolve depending on how long the nerves were affected before discontinuation.

I read on internet your neuropathy is due to very very low vit B12. Best source is MUSSELS.

@jediyoda I just went on a non-statin for cholesterol after being on Atorvastatin for about two years. That coincided with my PN symptoms. Guess I'll have some waiting in store to see if stopping the statin helps with my PN.

@heisenberg34
What is the non-statin for cholesterol youhve gone on? Name please.

@bigmig Ezetimibe, 10 mg

@heisenberg34 I've done a lot of research on PN, and have not found a correlation between statins and PN. I was diagnosed with PN in 2011 and began taking rosuvastatin in 2019. My oncologist recently took me off the statin, as she said it could adversely affect the success of the selpercatinib I take for thyroid cancer. No one has been able to establish a cause for my PN through diagnostic testing, so at this point, it is considered idiopathic.

@heisenberg34
That is what I am taking and have dropped the 10mg of Crestor.
Ithas only been 6 weeks and I think it has started tomake a difference.
I had been on Crestor 10mg for nine years and my cardiologist recommended totry the 10 mg Ezetimibe along with the Crestor. I have just decided on my own to drop the Crestor and just take the10mg Ezetimibe. What do you think?
BTW I am 78 and still cycle 6000 Km a year.

@bigmig 78 here as well. Up till six years ago, I was cycling 30-50 miles a week. Then, my SCS stopped working and good, old neuropathy started to creep in. I have tried everything under the sun with nothing helping. I don’t know if stopping statins will help reduce my symptoms.

@jwmeredith Ah, yes, good old idiopathic PN. Gotta love it!