Sore shoulders/legs?

[nightfighter]

Just saw a thread elsewhere that talked about shoulder soreness and leg issues being a known side effect of the cholesterol drug Simvastatin... My shoulders have been bothering me, at night especially, for a number of months, but I never thought that it could be a side effect of the only med I take.( I also drink Elations daily, a juice with glucosamine and chondroitin for my joints.)
Anyone else taking Simvastatin? Any soreness? I need to consult with my Dr.......

[PRBuzz]

I've been switching statin types for the last 8 (?) years as I am one who gets the muscle pains, generally lower thighs. I'm currently on Pravastatin and have not yet had the leg muscle pains but have been having trouble sleeping due to shoulder/neck pains? BTW: the current shoulder pain is only at night not constant like would be expected from a drug interaction but the neck muscle pain is constant (only one side and like having a perpetual pulled/stiff muscle). I sleep on my side so pressure on the shoulder(s) and when I sleep on my back my wife hates me: I snore.......

I'll have to investigate side effects of Pravastatin more thoroughly......where was this thread on Simvastatin?

[PRBuzz]

Thanks Ross. BTW: I went to Niaspan as an alternative to statins and had the worst side effects of any drug so be very careful with that one.

Here is a good site for exploring drug experiences from a patient point of view:

Ask a Patient: Medicine Ratings Database

[tattoobob]

Yes and leg cramps out of no where

you should contact your doctor
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[RIJIMMY]

holy $hit - we need to talk!
PM sent!!!!

[nightfighter]

so....at least I'm not alone. Calling Doc tomorrow, right after I do my get my bloodwork done.

[striperman36]

I thought it was just age. if jimmy is concerned. I'm IN

[Raven]

soda water ...also known as quinine relieves cramped Leg muscles associated with siatica and allot of times it's a result of driving long hours...

do me (yourself) a favor
google the symptoms of magnesium deficiency and see how many you have....you'll be surprised.

Vitamin B prevents charley horses too.

all pain is caused by pressure on the nerves and at night is when the myalin sheath has worn thin... your body produces lethicin as well to protect the myalin and you can buy that as a suppliment
which reduces the inflamation.

I am staying away from all presciption drugs because they only mask the symptoms anyway and then they create a whole new problem,

try eating fruit at dinner time and your heaviest meal for lunch
and you'll snore less.

Beer is the SNORE food ...yes, thought of as a beverage it digests slower than just about anything else.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Raven

Beer is the SNORE food ...yes, thought of as a beverage it digests slower than just about anything else.

When I quit smoking I said I would never stop drinking beer (of course no lite beers cross these lips) so maybe I'll just have to move to another room and snore away!

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by Raven

soda water ...also known as quinine relieves cramped Leg muscles associated with siatica and allot of times it's a result of driving long hours...

Rav, can't believe you came up with that

I used to get unbelievable charley-horses in my legs - knots the size of a softball in my hamstrings so bad I'd wake up bolt upright in the middle of the night - I had to wake my wife up to knead them out until I could stand up again

5 or 6 years ago we heard about the effects of quinine (tonic) water - straight, no ice

Been using it ever since every time I get cramped up - still don't know why it works but it does ...

Loosen the knots and relieves the cramps in literally a minute or two at most

[RIJIMMY]

its the simvastatin, I just went to the doc a week or so ago, been having sore back for months, felt like I needed a massage everyday, mostly morning and night. went off the pills and in a little more than a week I was fine, I forgot what to felt to not feel the soreness! Doc prescribed new med - Crestor and so far, so good.

[PRBuzz]

When on these meds the pain develops slowly and sneaks up on you. I've had similar experiences on at least 3 different statin meds, after a week or so off med the pain is gone. I was on Crestor (5 mg daily) for almost 15 months before I decided to see if the leg pain (daughter ask why I was limping!) I was experiencing was result of Crestor and yes after stopping the pain disappeared. Now on Pravastatin and almost ready to stop taking to see if neck (and shoulder) pain disappears.

These meds definitely work in lowering my cholesterol from 210-220 to 170 but YOU have to decide if/when the pain outweighs the gains....

Good luck on Crestor but some symptoms may take a year to manifest so remember next Spring if you start experiencing muscle pain........suspect the Crestor!

[PRBuzz]

OK so I decided to see if the neck/shoulder pain I was experiencing for the last 4+ months was (prava)statin related: I have now not taken a pill in 7 days and the knotted muscle in my neck is almost pain-free and no more shoulder pain. Guess another bottle of statin meds go into the trash!

[nightfighter]

Last took the simvastatin on the 15th. Aches were gone within just a few days.....

[Clammer]

I TAKE A JOINT FOR MY JOINTS

Crestor has worked for me with no side effects ;;

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Clammer

I TAKE A JOINT FOR MY JOINTS

Crestor has worked for me with no side effects ;;

Ya had em' ya just didn't know it.

[Raven]

the Statins (nsaids) are Bad for the heart
so ..... i won't take them anymore ( f-M all )

hydrotherapy or nutritional changes are 99%
of "my Cure" now...

Hey Buzz, don't deprive the fish
your supposed to flush those