PLEASE call your prescribing doctor ASAP as you should not be having those types of symptoms.
You are paying him/ her good money to provide you with the best care possible and deserve to be listened to - especially if you are not feeling well- you are not a pest!
A thought, speak to your
pharmacist, and look both drugs that you were given
up on Drugs.com.
Google and type in the drug name in and scroll or Google Drugs.com. This site is great and will give you a list of side effects, mild, moderate and severe interactions etc.
It's great and informative.
I was found to be statin allergic- but bear in mind that everyone is different.
I was initially given rouvastatin for slightly elevated cholesterol by an endocrinologist. My pharmacist flagged it as it is not recommended for kidney patients, which I am.
I was switched to Atrouvastatin for 8 miserable months with violent back pain, swelling and upset stomach.
Finally, I convinced him to take me off this; but he insisted it would be temporary.
My PCP took one look at me and examined me and read my printout from Drugs.com - allergy.
He was fired the next day.
If your doctor is unwilling to communicate with you openly in layman's terms, and work with you, I would consider getting a second opinion.
Don't blink about this as often we have to be our own advocates. I know!
Please let me know how you are feeling and the outcome- I care and will be waiting to hear.
From the time that I was put on a statin drug, I began to have back pain at my rib. As I continued to take this, the pain worsened. Remember that the rouvastatin was not recommended for kidney patients, so that statin was changed within a month as my protein spilling went up and I was about to have a biopsy. Even after removal, I was sore when I moved or laid down.
The Atrouvastatin was added two weeks after the biopsy. The pain worsened to the point that standing, sitting or even sitting on a soft chair was excruciating.
The drug was prescribed to be taken at night; within 15 minutes, I had horrid nausea and felt warm. I tolerated this for 8 months.
My endocrinologist had removed it temporarily two weeks prior to appt with my PCP after I had to negotiate.
When I saw my PCP, she examined me to find the right side area tender to the touch and very swollen. I have a number of drug allergies which manifest within 2-8 days of taking them.
She looked up side effects and what she saw and diagnosed drug allergy. Blood tests do not always show my allergies. My penicillin was severe and yet was undetectable with blood or scratch tests.
It took a number of months but the pain, swelling and nausea went away.
She and my nephro came up with an action plan of homeopathic supplements and my diet continuing to be good.
Statins work by making your Liver stop producing LDL cholesterol. There are many other Liver functions that are stopped as well. Do some research on Statins. They're a money maker not a lifesaver.
Excellent video by Raymond Francis....we have to be our own health advocates..... It seems that most doctors, and even cardiologists believe Big Pharma, and are not doing their own research to critically analyze the true damaging effects of these statins....I found by researching actual testimonials, as are found on this site, is a way of learning about the actual, and most common statin-induced side effects....
Thank you for your response!, may be I have read and learn more.
What evidence can you provide "Statins work by making your Liver stop producing LDL cholesterol. There are many other Liver functions that are stopped as well" foe this?
The people who make them will tell you what they do. It's no secret. They just say that it's a good thing when it isn't. YouTube has many videos by many people explaining it all.
If statins give bad side effects , even more reason to get off a drug that does not prevent heart didease . Cholesterol does not cause heart didease , it is damaged arteries .Arteries get damaged (age, stress, sugar, smoking etc) and the body will form a kind of scab/plaque over the damage to protect the area while it heals. The substances that go to the area to help with healing are carried in a low density lipoprotein (LDL) and they include cholesterol, phospholipids, protein and triglycerides. (Can you see the added irony that not only is cholesterol not the problem, it's part of the solution?!) If the area heals, all well and good. If the thing that caused the damage continues (e.g. smoking) then damage can form on top of damage and that's when arteries get more and more blocked. If the person has a heart attack and dies and an autopsy is performed, cholesterol will be found at the scene of the damage, but the cholesterol didn't cause the damage - it was there to repair! zoeharcombe.com/the-knowled...
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