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Statin Induced Rhabdomyolysis or Myositis Disorder
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 2 9:34am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Yes, my PCP was an incompetent jerk. He dismissed my symptoms and turfed me to the Allergist. And since he did not do follow up labs it got so far out of control my Kidney functions were in failure and I developed full blown Rhabdomyolysis that went uncontrolled for 6 months. It nearly killed me. Right now I don't have the option to try and restart a statin. The muscle pain and angioedema is barely starting to resolve. When I get a new PCP we'll talk about my options.
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I have gone to 2 Integrative Internal Medicine Doctors. They both ran the following tests on me to determine if my somewhat high triglyceride levels would benefit from a Statin. They ran C-Reactive Protein, Homosytine Levels to see if I had a type of inflammation that causes plaque formation. Also, a test (blood), that looked at the type of cholesterol that I had. My first 2 blood tests, showed NO inflammation. The cholesterol test, ( I don't remember the name), showed, " fluffy, large, unstuck cholesterol molecules," according to my doctor. Therefore I would not benefit from statins. These tests should ALWAYS BE DONE first, before going on statins.