I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Does q- 10 really work and when is the best time to take it and how much I Take 5 mg of Crestor in the morning over a year-and-a-half now it is really starting to hurt my body I heard this medicine can get you jittery and probably cause insomnia

I have tinnitus also and am on a statin. Interesting connection.

I'm sorry that you are experiencing problems with rosuvastatin. There are some newer medications you may want to try out. I have arteries as hard as the LA aqueducts, so statins, which are well-studied, appear to be helping by lowering LDL and by pleiotropic effects

I started this medication are you in a half ago now my body hurts more than ever I used to take Pravastatin also made my tinnitus worse

Statins are not likely to prevent progression of heart disease according to Dr. Sinatra in The Great Cholesterol Myth. But they can cause adverse events and maybe your issue is related to the muscle problem you are experiencing. Here is what Dr. Sinatra says "Research shows that (with rare exceptions) any benefit from statin drugs is seen only in middle aged men with documented coronary artery disease."

Statins can be the lesser of 2 evils. Crestor is the best…

@sharonrider So sorry your husband is experiencing the worst of cholesterol med. I've had a trial and error with statins for over 10 yes Finally found one Crestor that doesn't give me muscle damage .Yes you have to take Coq 10 with it I take 60 mg

If you read The Great Cholesterol Myth by Bowden and Sinatra you will find that statins cause depletion of CoQ10 resulting in muscle pain, weakness, fatigue and thinking and memory problems. It sounds like your husband had textbook adverse events associated with the prescribed drugs.

My husband took statins for 2 years and we recently found out that proteins were spilling into his bloodstream. His leg muscle cells were dying He lost 25 lbs and became very weak. I thought it was age related..but soon found out it was a rate side effect of statins. His recovery is going to be a struggle as he could barely hold himself up. Im thankful for a great Dr who ran the right tests to discover this. He can never take that drug again. He barely gets through therapy now. But we are hoping over time he can regain his strength. His thinking was affected too. I thought he was getting dementia. But it was the drug

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