Effect of Statins on PMR pain

Posted by alissahe @alissahe, 1 day ago

I was extremely hesitant to take cholesterol meds having heard that they can cause joint and muscle pain. I’ve had PMR for 2 years and certainly didn’t want to add another pain factor.
My dr convinced me that with a new drug that doesn’t have statins and a very low dosage of a drug that does we could lower my cholesterol without causing muscle pain.
Two days on this combination and my PMR pain jumped from a 4 or 5 to an 8 or 9.
No thanks!

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tuckerp | @tuckerp | 1 day ago

I have issues with cholesterol. My total numbers run 300+. They increased taking prednisone. I have a lot of issues with statins. I have tried every version that ends in "tin". Dr even told me I had crohns disease. Turns out it was the statins. Mayo clinic put me on Repatha. Its an epi pen you give twice a month. I have not noticed any side effects. I was taking both prednisone and repatha at the same time. My numbers were better off the prednisone. You should try to get off the steroids. My total cholesterol is now around 120.