Has anyone experienced knee pain whilst taking statins?
I am having constant knee pain at the moment. It started for no obvious reason on the inside of one knee. No heat, no swelling. Worse whilst going down steps. I do take statins and wonder if there's a connection. However would only one knee be affected? At the moment NHS treatment involves exercise and physio.
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1. whilst? what is wrong with while?2. ask your doctor for advice, i take statins but have no obvious side affects
3. Statins can cause muscle pain as a side effect, you should talk to your gp, he may change the dosage, change the drug or take you off them for a short period to see if the pain reduces or not.
Quite often when starting new drugs, the doctor my have to adjust drug or dosage depending on how a person reacts to things, so make an appointment and see what hesays.
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4. statins have been known to cause muscle pain and sometimes irreversible muscle damage.It could happen to any muscle. you can check this out at webMD.com. search for statins. statins also increase the risk of heart attack. This is because statins deplete the body of heart protective coQ10. Take supplemental coQ10 to protect against increased heart attack risk.
5. Poss side affect.
Have a navigation around the site www.second-opinions.co.uk
it's full of medical information, and gives you the rest of the information the doctor neglects to tell.
