I take CoQ10 to counter the Prevastatin drug. Seldom have leg cramps anymore. Sounds like an awful lot of people get off the statins, with their doctor’s blessing. Makes me wonder how important statins are, or are we just lining Big Pharmas pockets!

I am suspecting such side effects. But not sure as my joints/muscles have always been a problem and I have back issues. This I DO know: added to the heart troubles, muscle/joint issues makes any kind of active lifestyle (which I'm accustomed to) very, very difficult. Depressing thing about all of this is it's not like a cold that you "get over".

I certainly have , severe muscle pains and swelling. I would like to know why they even prescribe these.
Always read the description and the effects. It's like when you watch TV and they tell you how wonderful this certain med is for you. And then they say, it can cause kidney failure etc etc. And you think would anyone want to take these.
We need to be vigilant and be our own advocate. Take care of you

@A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member: I suffered terrible muscle pain with statins. I could hardly move my body fast enough to answer the phone before it stopped ringing. I was really freaked out. I felt almost crippled. I mentioned it to my pharmacist and it was she who alerted me that this was a common side effect associated with statins. I read and researched and discovered that the down sides of statins are far greater than the positive effects. It is one of the worst out there in terms of big pharma paying off doctors to prescribe it. The cardiologist who heads the clinic and is my main guy would argue with me to get back on; I would try for a week but the pain returned and I just dropped it. And I told him why. I do not trust statins and many medical practitioners and pharmacists don't either. Read some of the discussions about why statins are contraversial. Cheers!

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I tried so many statins and experienced so many side effects. The doctor finally decided I could not tolerate Statins. And, you know, the doctor said for me not to worry, he's got a whole arsenol to work with. Just talk to your doctor and you may have to go through a lot of options but, stick with it. You're Important!😀