Caused by statins

[Surfer74]

Has anyone seen a response by going off statin.

[Hidden]

What sort of response??

[Runwell74 in reply to Hidden]

I was wondering if anyone went off

Statins and PMR went into remission?

[Hidden in reply to Runwell74]

Ok. I was in statins in early 2001 called atorvastatin and after a year or two had arm pain so swapped to another and was fine. I made the decision to stop statins due to research on statins in relation to women. So stopped last year. I noticed a clearer brain at first but no ease of PMR and in fact flared last year.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

In what respect in particular?

If statins have caused you muscle pain - then that should reduce.

[jinasc]

Simvastatin - read the side effects.

Just looked at this again and realised I should have added, one of the common ones:

'Muscle pain, muscle damage, or muscle weakness'.

Sorry for being absent minded some times.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Only where the PMR was an adverse effect of the statin. It is thought that it some people it may be caused by simvastatin and atorvastatin in particular - but many people have PMR without ever having been on a statin. I had had it for some years before I was given a statin. Within days I was far worse, differently worse though, and I stopped taking atorvastation after about 10 days - but the PMR hasn't gone away although it is much better than then.

[singingloud]

I’ve switched to using Red Yeast Rice in place of pravastatin. Brain is clearer and less pain in shoulders.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to singingloud]

How do you know you get an adequate dose? Or not too much? It is the same stuff...

[singingloud in reply to PMRpro]

My husband who has recommended it to his patients as a Physician Assistant of 37 years set me up to use it. I have to trust his knowledge. I'll speak to him about your question. thanks

[singingloud in reply to singingloud]

My husband said it has the same activity but not the same ingredients of a statin and therefore it doesn't have the same side effects as a man made statin. I'm taking 600mg of Red Yeast Rice daily.