Are Statin Drugs Causing Myopathy
7 reasons not to ignore statin-related pain
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Is Grapefruit Safe to Eat When Taking a Statin Drug?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...blood plasma decreased by approximately 50% after statins were used for 30 days. Supplementation... Read more »
Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Cause Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...Mevacor; this group of drugs are generally called the "statins" because the generic name of... Read more »
Do Statins Lower Your IQ?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...physicians and medical centers have surfaced claiming that statins are associated with... Read more »
Zetia and Your Liver
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...Zocor in one pill. Zetia works differently than statins in treating high cholesterol. It... Read more »
Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...the metabolism or break down of some medications, statins being one of the most... Read more »
Health Guide
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...PAD. [For more information on these cholesterol-lowering drugs, see In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins. Statins are the most effective drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol. Statins... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...intensive statin therapy produces greater reductions in LDL and CRP levels, and that the more that statins can lower LDL, the more effective they are in reducing the progression of... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...blood pressure.The doctor may wantthe patientto slowly decrease the dose before stopping completely.Statins and Other Cholesterol and Lipid-Lowering DrugsIn 2004, the National Cholesterol... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...Beta-blockers are often prescribed along with other drugs such as nitrates, calcium channel blockers, or statins. A 2006 study suggested that beta-blockers and statins may help stabilize coronary... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...LDL levels; the American Diabetes Association recommends LDL levels below 70 mg/dL for these patients.Statins are the best cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor),... Read more »
Medications
...muscle injury (myopathy) infrequently could occur: "statins" (e.g., lovastatin, pravastatin) ... Read more »
Related News
Muscle pain may not recur after switching statins
October 02, 2008A University of Wisconsin study found that statin-related myopathy, or muscle pain, may not recur after switching to a different drug. Of those... Read summary »
Study: Gene causes statin-related muscle pain
October 03, 2008Some people who take cholesterol-lowering statins experience muscle pain or weakness, and British researchers say they may have discovered why. The... Read summary »
Q&A: Does CoQ10 prevent statin-related muscle problems?
October 02, 2008Pharmacist Richard Harkness answers a reader's question about whether the vitamin-like supplement CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10) can prevent the muscle... Read summary »
Could Lowering Your Cholesterol Cause Caner?
July 30, 2007By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could low cholesterol levels mean a higher risk of cancer? A... Read summary »
Statins May Prevent Blood Clots
November 13, 2008Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Statins, which are drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol, may help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, a... Read summary »
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