Are you on statins to reduce cholesterol? - PMRGCAuk

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Are you on statins to reduce cholesterol?

Polywotsit profile imagePolywotsitPMRGCAuk team member51 Voters
25
No, I don't take statins
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I have PMR
15
Yes, 40mg or less a day
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I have PMR and GCA
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I was on them but I came off
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I have GCA
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Yes, more than 40mg a day
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marjelill profile image
marjelill

i was on statins but when doc said i had PMR I was taken off them. WHY ?

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PolywotsitPMRGCAuk team member

Only possible thing I can think of is that statins cause severe muscle pain in some people and you've got enough of that already!

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ritter

May I ask what is PMR ?ritter