Statins, cholesterol and side effects: do statins cause muscle problems?

[RodneyMurray]

I know that statins reduce LDL but show me the studies that show it reduces death from heart attack.

[renomont]

I took them for 18 months. Muscle pain and cramps progressively got worse. I felt like I had a creatine build up in my muscles as well. Brain fog as well. Stopped cold turkey, and a month later felt like I did before using them. You do the math.

[Sock]

This is BS, it’s not 1% more like 50%.

[LK-bzsk]

How about in my case within 5 days of 40mg of rosuvastatin I had leg and arm weakness. As in going from being in the gym a lot to having trouble picking up a gallon milk bottle out of the fridge. I know this is rare but when it happens to you statistics dont matter

[BalletShoes-ck]

Statins & muscle pain lead to ALS???

[JaneDoe-vvvu]

Statins are poison...a stubborn Mayo Doctor put my father on Statins, over 20 some years ago with no history of heart disease or diabetes. My Dad had problems from very start, muscle cramping and weakness. Mayo Clinic Doctor refused to take him off...just put him on different statins. Now on atrovastatin 20mg.

My Dad has statin induced permanent/ and or adverse condition could be directly linked (Documented Studies) to statins:

1. Hearing loss
2. Dementia
3. Can't speak full sentences/Difficulty in speaking
4. All over muscle atrophy
5. Difficult breathing/on oxygen last hospital stay first time ever
6. Can barely walk
7. Dying Liver
8. Non functioning Kidney
9. Frequent urinary infections that land him in the hospital
10. Gastrointestinal bleeding that land him in the hospital
11. Now Heart Problems
12. Shakes, constant fatigue

Mayo Clinic Dr. refuses to take him off of atrovastain 20 mg, even after family request. Mayo Clinic Dr said no. Statins are killing him and robbed him of 15 good years.

They took a perfectly healthy non-overweight man with just "pharmaceutical company determined" high cholesterol levels, poisoned him, turned him into a frail old man and robbed him of 15 years of his life.

My Dad's parents lived without statins Father 91 and Mother (over weight) 87 with diabetes and both could run circles around my frail Dad.

Statins are killing him and Physicians need to wake the hell up!. Same goes for all Cholesterol lowering drugs....poisons.

Mayo Clinic/Mayo Clinic Medical School/text books & physician continuing Education, research hospital receives bulk funding from the Pharmaceutical Companies, NIH, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. etc.

Mayo Clinic's former CEO was also simultaneously on the Merck Pharmaceutical Board of Directors. Both former Mayo Clinic CEOs support the World Economic Forum as Health Partner Governors.

[clive]

But they woud say that, wouldn't they.