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.