I've been taking a statin for 2 years and am in so much pain. My knee was swollen so I got a cortisone shot thinking that would help the pain and it did but now I feel worse everywhere else. Could this be from the statin I've been prescribed? Well, I feel it is so I'm not taking a statin ever again. I use to be very active and now I can't even get out of bed. I hate what the statin has done to my muscles and bones. I just want my old body back!!!
My question is for anyone reading this is: Is it ok to stop cold turkey or am I going to suffer any other side effects? If anyone knows the answer please post it. I was put on the statin to lower my chloresterol and it did but at a huge price. I am 63 but everyone tells me I look 43 but not anymore. I feel 93. I have bags under my eyes and my eyes have a yellowish color to them. I'm going to get my blood work re-done after all these signs. My liver could be damaged for all I know. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Hello tsilve, as you along with so many of us on this site have discovered at your own expense, the side affects of statin drugs are varied and extremely wide ranging, not to mention painful or debilitating. Personally I was prescribed 'Simvastatin' around '08 due to high cholesterol which I was totally unaware of as there were no symptoms or problems. After taking the simvastatin for a matter of months, my left knee began to pain me in a manner, which I can only describe as how I would imagine 'gout' to feel. Never having suffered with gout I could not be more specific, suffice to say that my knee swelled and neither standing or sitting provided any relief from the constant and severe throbbing. Since then I have taken 'Atorvastatin' which appear to be controlling my cholesterol levels without any major problems or concerns, fingers crossed !