statin pain

[marvinmole]

30yrs ago I was poisoned with phenol (white disinfectant / jeyes fluid are examples) and have deteriorating health ever since... the main side effect is that I react very quickly to things I cannot tolerate.... often in hours or in days where drugs are involved.

having reacted violently to 4 types of statin, in low dose, it was insisted by a blinkered consultant that I use rosuvastatin.

I reacted to tablet 1 and tablet 2 (day after next) caused lots of problems including loss of strength ans severe pain in arm, shoulder and neck (left worse than right) in 2 tablets and 5 rest days I had gone from carrying a large van battery in each hand to being unable to lift ONE between both hands.

I am now months further on (after stopping the rosuvastatin) and despite regaining a lot of strength I still have bad shoulder, neck and arm pain which is worse than when it started.

malcolm

[sos007 Ambassador]

I was on 30 mg of Rosuvastatin for 15 months, before I began weaning from it in 5 mg increments every 6 weeks. Total weaning time was about 10 months. I was taking CoQ10 concurrently with this medication and I still experienced severe muscle pain in my left rotator cuff thus limiting my strength and mobility in my left shoulder and arm.

While weaning I began an exercise program that included targeted strength training for the muscles around the shoulder.

Whether it was the weaning or the strength training, I don't know, but the pain gradually dissipated and I regained full mobility of my left shoulder. I have been off the Rosuvastatin since mid-October 2016 and I've noticed in the last 4 months or so that the pain and mobility limitations I previously experienced are completely gone.

In spite of stopping all medications relating to my post-bypass surgery, including the statin drug, I continued taking CoQ10 - 120 mg in the morning and 240 mg in the evening (I don't remember the exact dosage, it could be 125 and 250 respectively).

I don't know if the CoQ10 is part of the solution, but right now my shoulder feels great.

Good luck.

[sandybrown in reply to sos007]

Coming off statin?

Please read the information on this link:

wholehealthchicago.com/2014...

[sos007 Ambassador in reply to sandybrown]

Thanks for the link. Very interesting. In my case, I was high risk, so the gradual weaning was logical. The article also confirms my view that lifestyle changes beat the need for statins every time.