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Old 05-16-2015, 09:20 AM
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My doc said that elevated creatinine kinase (CK) implies muscle inflammation which can occur after a strenuous workout (does not apply to me) or a long list of muscle disorders.

I thought the muscles and bones were merely responding to the nerve disorder but maybe not.
Some drugs raise CK levels too, as well as heart damage.

amphotericin B, ampicillin, some anesthetics, blood thinners, aspirin, clofibrate, dexamethasone, furosemide, alcohol, and cocaine, and statins.

This PDF has a longer list of drugs that cause muscle damage:
http://www.charlydmiller.com/LIB05/2004drugRhabdo.pdf
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