Stopping Statins for 2 weeks

[Loey]

Hi, I have recently been prescribed Clarithromycin antibiotics for a chest infection. I can’t take my Statins (Simvastatin 80 mg, 1 per day) with these antibiotics. I will be taking them for 2 weeks and if I get further infections, I will be taking them for another 2 weeks (recently diagnosed with Bronchiectasis). I just wondered if anyone has ever stopped Statins for this length of time and if so were there any problems or did cholesterol levels rise?

Thank you.

Loey

[NorthernGirl3]

I’m usually prescribed Ciprofoxacin and I’ve not been told to stop taking statins. However, I had to stop taking phyllcontin when taking them as I got terrible headaches and recently I had the same effect when taking omeprazole.

[Lulabelle70]

I often have these antibiotics and take atorvastatin, I have never been told to stop my statin. Do you know why it needs stopping?Get well