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Hi @igl, I opted to try and lower my cholesterol with some lifestyle changes but it's...
following discussion helpful: --- Statin ... discontinued due to neuropathy. ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/discontinuation-of-statin
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 6, 2023
Took statins at highest dose for over 20 years. Neuropathy developed slowly beginning with socks under...
Took statins at highest dose for over ... Neuropathy developed slowly beginning ... Dc’d statin about 3 years ago and now ... Statins are only cause I can think of
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 12, 2023
Thank you all for sharing your stories about applying to Mayo Clinic. I have tried too....
The comments made on Mayo Connect - Neuropathy ... Clinic Leadership in Healthcare for Neuropathy ... heart attack and overcoming peripheral neuropathy ... atherosclerosis (diagnosed 9/2022), the role of Statins ... in my peripheral neuropathy, and the
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Hi @rlh, I avoided taking a statin myself and have managed my cholesterol numbers similar to...
Hi @rlh, I avoided taking a statin myself ... I shared my neuropathy journey in another ... following any other discussions in the neuropathy
I have severe Restless Leg Syndrome and Peripheral Neuropathy. I take 400mg Gabapentin at dinner and...
Restless Leg Syndrome and Peripheral Neuropathy ... herniated disc, Tarlov Cyst, and the neuropathy ... muscle cramps in my legs from taking statins ... , or supplements that contain statins ... can have the same side effects as statins
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 10, 2022
Strange, but I took niacin with statins a long time prior to my onset of severe...
Strange, but I took niacin with statins ... is some causal correlation between statins ... and neuropathy; it is also referenced ... I have since replaced statin therapy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 30, 2022
Hi, Yes, that has been one of my concerns: I developed small fiber neuropathy (no pain,...
concerns: I developed small fiber neuropathy ... one of the more least effective of statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 23, 2022
I have peripheral neuropathy but that didn’t cause the B12 lowness. I had non-Hodgkins lymphoma ....
I have peripheral neuropathy but that ... I was also taking a statin. ... I stopped taking a statin and lowered
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Actually all statin drugs but I wouldn't stop taking any of them without talking with my...
Actually all statin drugs but I wouldn ... Also, just because statins have been ... linked with neuropathy there might
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
Last April my doctor told me my cholesterol was high (I don't remember the number because...
Before he could prescribe statins, ... wouldn't take them because of my neuropathy ... After 3 weeks my neuropathy started ... has the same active ingredient as statins ... I told him I wouldn't go on statins
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 29, 2022
Hi @johnbishop I was diagnosed by a second doctor more than 16 years ago. (The first...
on neuropathy. ... I have been off statins for 11 days ... I really believe the statins were a ... I have been off statins for 11 days ... I really believe the statins were a
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 18, 2022
Hi @denverduffer22, Welcome to Connect. There is quite a lot of information available pointing to statins...
information available pointing to statins ... /pmc/articles/PMC3103035/ Statin Neuropathy ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/connection-of-statins-rosvastatin-with-neuropathy-of-feet ... / -- Statins and peripheral neuropathy ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/statins-and-peripheral-neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 1, 2022
I intend to ask my cardiologist if there might be an alternative to statins on the...
if there might be an alternative to statins ... largely responsible for this blinking neuropathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 10, 2022