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Originally Posted by david x
After resisting my PCP for years, I finally went to a cardiologist for a second opinion regarding a statin drug--in my case simvastatin (generic Zocor). In six months of low-dose simvastatin, I became disabled with a neuromuscular disease for the rest of my life.
Has this happened to others in this forum?
Immediately before simvastatin, I was trekking in the Himalayan mountains, doing tai chi, training to trek to Everest Base Camp, hiking 2 hours in the hills 4 or 5 times a week and lifting weights. Statins are so over-prescribed, based on no science, to have become a nightmare!
Does anyone know of experts in this area, possible treatments, anything at all? My symptoms, though I had no way of knowing what was going on, started within weeks of taking the statin drug.
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Reply...I was on Lipitor for several years. 10 months ago, I came down with burning, red foot. Out of the blue. I know of no injury that might have started it. I found that side effects listed include nerve damage. I was also on blood pressure med called Enalapril. It also has nerve damage listed as side effects. I have no way of knowing for sure that the meds gave me CRPS, but I won't take them. Modern medicine probably saved my life, especially the surgical procedures and pacemaker, but the drugs are a two-edged sword. While they may help you, they also may be harming. Medical science is still in the experimental stage. Going for help is a gamble.