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Hi @thankful, my primary care wanted to prescribe simvastatin for me also to help lower my...
Here's the information I found on statin ... small fiber PN: The implications of statin ... induced peripheral neuropathy https ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103035/ Statin ... Neuropathy Masquerading as Diabetic
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 31, 2018
Thinking about my last doctors appointment at the local family clinic - test oriented follow up...
intern who let me tell her about my neuropathy ... he asked some questions about the neuropathy ... lower cholesterol numbers I said no, statins ... are a major cause of neuropathy...not
Support Group: Women's Health
Posted: Jan 23, 2018
Hello @airsleeper, I completely agree with you. I'm guessing there are a lot of illnesses that...
My last doctor wanted me to take statins ... I have learned about my peripheral neuropathy ... is that statins make it worse so why
Support Group: Infectious Diseases
Posted: Jul 4, 2017
I never had any issues until my Doctor 6 years ago greatly increased my dosage of...
even after backing completely off the statin ... many feel is directly related to the statin ... damaged, thus the pain issues from neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 9, 2017
@thankful Check out this thread https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-there-any-connection-with-statin-use-and-neuropathy-i-have-had/ @sjpphil asked Connect members "Is there any connection with statin...
discussion/is-there-any-connection-with-statin-use-and-neuropathy-i-have-had ... members "Is there any connection with statin ... use and neuropathy?" ... issue with night cramping and the neuropathy
Welcome @sjpphil I'm tagging @condoline and @johnwburns to see if they have some thoughts on this....
pg=1#post-25019 and this thread on neuropathy ... anyone-here-dealing-with-peripheral-neuropathy ... think the numbness might be related to statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 27, 2016
Statin drugs can increase the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy,according to a study published in the...
Statin drugs can increase the risk of ... developing peripheral neuropathy,according ... People taking statins were14 times more ... likely to develop peripheral neuropathy ... and the overall risk of developing neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 26, 2018
Potential side effect Statins, including rosuvastatin, can increase the risk of peripheral neuropathy, especially with long-term...
Potential side effect Statins, including ... can increase the risk of peripheral neuropathy ... The risk of neuropathy increased with ... symptoms while taking statins, you ... They may reconsider your use of statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 23, 2024
I just read your post. I realize it was written last year, but I just posted...
seen told me to try going off the statin ... Have you had improvement in your neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 21, 2024
Just to keep things balanced, I have chemo induced neuropathy. I found red yeast rice which...
things balanced, I have chemo induced neuropathy ... has the same active ingredient as statins ... did almost immediately worsen my neuropathy ... My neuropthy has been pretty stable ... None of the covid shots worsened my neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 6, 2024
I have osteoarthritis, apparently, though it never bothered me until all of my PN symptoms started....
I just took myself off statins after ... months trial is suggested in Peripheral Neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
Hi Terry…can you detail what side effects you had from atorvastatin? I take it and am...
Determining what is normal neuropathy ... issues and what might be a statin side
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 7, 2024
Your health issues seem to be very different than mine. You fell and had a concussion....
risen a bit and my PCP changed my statin ... My only thing was change in statin. ... history timeline, he agrees that my neuropathy ... is “small fiber” neuropathy and was ... I’d say since I stopped the statin mid
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 23, 2024
My N came in overnight with Stage 4 sensory nerve damage snd 95% damage to my...
I was not on station and they put me ... then he would not take me again for neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 23, 2024
The neuropathy in my feet started 5 years ago, a year after I was put on...
The neuropathy in my feet started 5 ... I stopped the statin ( 4 years ago, ... don't really need it) but the neuropathy ... Question: does the fact that stopping the statin ... did not help my neuropathy means it
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 22, 2024