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@con123 OMG my pain profile is so similar- back pain so bad I could barely get out of bed- also night leg cramps- I was originally on 20mg of rosuvastatin, then 10mg when I complained of tingling in hands/feet, but things seemed ok & no one talked to me about side effects. I developed back pain, leg cramps and fatigue but I didn’t connect them to the statin(!) I thought I pulled a muscle etc. until I finally started wondering… and my research turned up so much info including conversations like this. I started taking every other day, then every three days & just stopped altogether. I’m 71 but was active, fit &healthy- I have grandchildren I want to play with- this physical set back is discouraging but I’ll keep working on it. Hope you feel better soon!

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@valeriems I have been statin free from about 2 years now, and very seldom have pain. It is like I’m living again. The pain was debilitating and my cardiologist finally saw how it affected my quality of life. He declared me statin intolerant. My cholesterol was down to 198. Six months later, just with dietary tweaks and a supplement called Durable Heart, it had gone up just a bit. 211. I see him in December for my annual check up. Hopeful my numbers haven’t gone up but I won’t take statins again.