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Can Lipitor cause Type II Diabetes?
Posted 26 Jul 2013 by • 1 answer
Popular Statin Drug Lipitor causes Type II Diabetes in Women ◦digg ◦ ◦ 5775EmailShare Some women taking Lipitor (atorvastatin) for high cholesterol problems developed type II diabetes, an unexpected side effect of the medication. Lipitor Fails Users Who Trusted the Safety of the Drug Somet ...
If I have aches and pains from taking several different statins will all statins affect me?
Posted 2 Jul 2013 by • 5 answers
I have now taken 4 different statins, simvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin and atorvastatin. They all caused me muscle and joint soreness, my hands ache so bad and I seem to have lost some strength in them. When I stopped the statins there was great improvement! Will all statins do this for me or ...
All statins can cause severe muscle/joint pain. I stopped taking Lipitor because of this. Some?
Posted 6 Jul 2013 by • 1 answer
... 'bright' Rheumatologist diagnosed me w/RA and said it was not the Lipitor. After the Methotrexate she gave me almost killed me I threw it and the Lipitor away, and a few months later all pain was gone! I have just started taking Livalo but was advised by a truely good Physician to ...
Are there meds treating cholesterol that are NOT statin drugs?
Posted 4 days ago by • 1 answer
Statins drugs have so many side effects and negative interactions with other medications, especially those that treat HIV.
Bio-Statin - My doctor can no longer get powered nystatin. I have been told it is not even made?
Posted 12 days ago by • 0 answers
... anymore. Now I have a bad case or oral thrush w/ sores on the back of my throat. My throat is so sore that I can't even have fresh fruit that has sugar in it. Yikes what can I do?
Is there a dietary restriction with ezetimibe, such as grapefruit for statin drugs?
Posted 14 Jul 2017 by • 0 answers
Taclonex - I was given instructions to wash my hair with talcxonex 2-3 times a week?
Posted 2 Jun 2017 by • 0 answers
I worry about it getting in my eyes or other places as I have elevated liver ensymes and have been taken off statins for now. I do have a vitamin D shortage and take a regime of 5,000 units of D3 a day. will this medicine lather? I don't understand how to wash my hair safely with this medicine?
Can you use limes or lime juice while taking statin drugs (i.e. atorvastatin)?
Posted 28 Jan 2017 by • 1 answer
Just been prescribed Crestor 5mg?
Posted 29 Mar 2017 by • 1 answer
Because of past problems with statins my GP has advised splitting 5mg pill and take half only for first two weeks. Pill is film coated with no provision for splitting. Is this OK or is there a splittable version?
I'm interested in taking Rapatha since I have issues with statins?
Posted 21 Mar 2017 by • 0 answers
What is the cost for single disease.
Does your body ever adjust to the side effects of statins? Or do the side effects cause?
Posted 19 Dec 2016 by • 0 answers
... irreversible damage?
Atorvastatin - For years my providers knew of the many problems but offered no help but added on?
Posted 17 Dec 2016 by • 0 answers
... more meds that added to the problems. Med statin suffer made to suffer even more with out any kind of help but problems were used against me for medical torture and micro chipped electronic torture to now because of them and they many problems and damages they have caused me and my whole family ...
Lipitor vs Crestor - How do they compare?
Posted 2 Jan 2011 by • 1 answer
Can I take Moringa and Amlodipine Besylate at the same time?
Posted 10 Jun 2016 by • 1 answer
My Dr. told me that my BP and Cholesterol were high. He prescribed Amlodipine Besylate 5mg and Statin. I did a research on the drugs and found some horrible reviews. I put the drugs somewhere and started a lifestyle change through dieting and going to the gym. After a week I did a BP check at a ...
Any issues with mood swings and anger? Spouse has been on at least four different statins in the?
Posted 15 Aug 2016 by • 1 answer
... last 6-7 years. Each time after 6 months to a year there are muscle and joint problems and moodiness Currently on pravastatin for the past two years and same side effects however moodiness has gone to anger
