Arovastatin just started

[Ellemod]

Hi

have taken 20mg Arovastatin for three days now. Feel fine, good actually, however this morning I have woken with mild stomach cramps which have remained all morning, most uncomfortable. Has anyone else experienced this? and does it reduce over time? I want to give these meds a good chance for me to use them before I try alternatives.

[sandybrown]

Hi, 4mg is a very low dosage, what are your cholesterol blood test numbers?

[Ellemod in reply to sandybrown]

Sorry I got dose wrong it's 20mg once a day. Plasma fasting glucose level 5.1 mol/L [3.5 - 6.0]

Serum lipid levels

Serum cholesterol level 6.3 mol/L; Target for secondary CHD preven cholesterol of 1 and LDL <3.0 mmol/L

Primary prevention - use risk tables.

Serum triglyceride levels 1.21 mol/L [0.6 - 2.3]

Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.78 mol/L [0.9 - 3.0]

Serum LDL cholesterol level 3.97 mol/L [0.0 - 3.0]; Above high refer

Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 3.5

Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol level 4.52 mol/L; Tar

cholesterol reduction on treatment

40% from baseline.

[sandybrown in reply to Ellemod]

Thank you.

Take care. Watch out for statin side effects.!

[Ellemod in reply to sandybrown]

I am experiencing stomach cramps, mainly during the night or early morning. Bearable but uncomfortable.

[Frankieandteddy in reply to Ellemod]

I stopped these after 4 years as I started having muscle tears after very little strain, including my bicep which completely snapped. That said, they were doing the job and got my levels down and it was only in the latter few months I had problems. When do you take the tablet? I was advised that the best time to take them was before bed. I never had stomach issues. Now on rosuvastatin at a much lower dose and no issues so far