Originally Posted by antonina

thanks for your info.
i am taking "brilinta" bloodthinner. it looks like it has recently been approved.
the side effects are ok except my pn has migrated to my calves which are crampy & hurt like mad.

i have an app't next week with a new cardio & will run by him the need for lipitor & the antihypertensive. i hope there are better ways than lipitor to lower lipids. maybe fish oil? i don't know if there's any rx to lower BP that has less drastic s/e than metoprolol but i'll ask.

i have some Qunol liquid from costco which i will start taking if necessary but for now i've stopped the lipitor, pending what the cardio says next week.