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I wouldn't know if prednisone is causing aches, pains, and fatigue. I have Polymyalgia Rhmatica. Prednisone is used to treat it. I do have other sides from prednisone - weight gain, irritability, insomnia.
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Hi @beryl -- welcome to Connect. I also suffer from PMR but it is thankfully now in remission for the second time. Are you able to share why the statin drug was prescribed for you?
Here are a couple of sites you can use to check side effects for medications:
FDA - US Food & Drug Administration
-- https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm196029.htm
Drugs.com
-- https://www.drugs.com/sfx/
I have recently met with a Lymphedema specialist for some health issues I'm having with my right leg and knee. One of the tests he ordered after talking with me was a sleep apnea test where I took home an oximeter and connected a probe to one of my fingers while I slept. I was really surprised to find out I don't sleep as good as I thought I did. The test results showed I have an abnormal sleep disorder. During the night the oximeter recorded 209 events with a total duration of 138.7 minutes with an average duration of 39.7 seconds. I haven't had my follow up with him yet to go over all the test results so I'm not sure what I will have to do other than probably start using a CPAP mask at night (not looking forward to it). The reason why I mention it is that maybe it could be a reason for the insomnia and you might want to ask your doctor about it.
Good luck!
John
Hello John I was given a statin drug for high cholesterol....60mgs a day .....B
My doctor tried to prescribe simvistatin to me for "high" cholesterol but I said no because it's known to make neuropathy worse and in some cases cause neuropathy. I told her I would work some lifestyle changes with the diet to work on lowering cholestrol numbers which I didn't think were that bad anyway and all within the high end of the desirable range for value. I might have a different feeling if my numbers were life threatening but they aren't and the data shows there would be higher risks of making my neuropathy worse if I took the statin.
The implications of statin induced peripheral neuropathy
-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103035/
Statin Neuropathy Masquerading as Diabetic Autoimmune Polyneuropathy
-- http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/8/2082.1
Medication Induced Neuropathy
-- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-003-0043-8
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I have had Polymyalgia Rhmatica for ten years also suffer insomnia....I think that a high prescription of a statin drug caused mine...
I took the statin for three years and did complain of aches and pain but was encouraged to take it anyway.....I am very gradually recovering but cannot do much physical work because of this......