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There is a strong possibility that the neuropathy pain will increase with the statins. Beware
There is a strong possibility that the neuropathy ... pain will increase with the statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 11, 2022
Ive had heart scan and my ct score is 653.statins recommended. With baby aspirin. Will the...
heart scan and my ct score is 653.statins ... Will the painful nuropathy decrease ... with lower chloresterol and are statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 9, 2022
Margie, I have experienced peripheral neuropathy for 8 years and there is no know cause for...
Margie, I have experienced peripheral neuropathy ... My neuropathy has not progressed - it ... I decided to reduce my statin dose after ... Personally, I think the statin contributed ... to my peripheral neuropathy because
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
Hi @jragu, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @sueinmn and other...
one of the things I ran across was statin ... My PCP tried to put me on a statin but ... Lipid-lowering drugs (statins) and peripheral ... with similar concerns/questions. -- Statins ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/statins-and-peripheral-neuropathy
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 11, 2021
Hello @dorothyp, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
I also have neuropathy and arthritis ... back my doctor wanted to put me on statins ... I didn't want to take statins because ... of the chance of it making my neuropathy ... you discussed alternatives to taking statins
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Sep 15, 2021
I did a two week holter monitor and found out yesterday what I thought was continuous...
My nurse friend sister was taking statin ... She stopped her statin and got better ... They then started her on another statin ... epigastric area could be related to neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
@allessio77 mine is complicated. Had EMG in 9/23. My neuropathy was getting worse quickly since that...
My neuropathy was getting worse quickly ... No Neuropathy ever. 2007 DX w BC, late ... Never once during treatment experience neuropathy ... 2023 told high Cholesterol went on a Statin
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 13, 2025
Hello to all, Statins are a problem when it comes to peripheral neuropathy. There are non...
Hello to all, Statins are a problem ... when it comes to peripheral neuropathy ... There are non statin medications available
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 14, 2025
@ellesea01 thank you. My cardiologist said I could go off till I see her in December....
I don’t think the statins have caused ... my neuropathy because I’ve had it for ... Between those two meds, my neuropathy
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 20, 2025
I had lower back and buttocks pain. Pain specialist ran an EMG. Test results indicated neuropathy....
Test results indicated neuropathy. ... was around that time I was put on statins ... So, was it the statins? Who knows?
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 18, 2025
It would be great to hear from anyone out there who developed statin-induced neuropathy and then...
from anyone out there who developed statin-induced ... neuropathy and then weaned off the ... statin and saw their neuropathy diminish
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 17, 2025
In 2019 I started having foot and leg pain. I couldn't walk a block nor stand...
Diagnosis: idiopathic peripheral neuropathy ... hinted that it might be caused by a statin ... the only MD who even questioned the statin ... So YES, statins can - and do- cause ... neuropathy.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 23, 2025