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Did Crestor Issues Stop Me Cold?

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Toronto, ONOkay, it’s time to get personal about Crestor. Full disclosure. I take it, and have for about two years now. No, I don’t have heart disease. But my doctor has been concerned about my levels of so-called “bad cholesterol” (LDL) and put me on 10 mg initially. After 10 mg didn’t appear to make a dent, I was moved up to 20 mg daily. Lately, I’ve been having some serious Crestor issues.

So I stopped taking it. I had to. And it appears that my Crestor side effects are beginning to wane.

Since the outset, I have always been concerned about the more serious Crestor issues, which can include liver and kidney damage, the onset of Crestor diabetes, and Crestor rhabdomyolysis - a rare, but devastating event where muscle tissue breaks down and winds up in the bloodstream. There can be very serious consequences to that.

As for other Crestor side effects, those that are more common such as muscle and joint pain, I can put up with that. Or so I thought. I have since discovered that my tolerance is somewhat limited. I have also discovered that simple joint and muscle pain can morph into something much larger than mere inconvenience or discomfort.

Until recently, my only complaint with this statin has been sporadic muscle pain and the odd spasm. I have experienced tiredness from time to time - something that is also in the basket of Crestor side effects. But I also work about 80 hours a week, so can I really chalk up my weariness to my medication?

Here’s where the tide has turned for me. In late June, I began to experience joint pain in my right shoulder. I’ve had shoulder pain in the past and thought nothing of it. I also concluded I had probably injured my shoulder helping my aging father with his cottage. I was doing a lot of digging and grunt work on June 19 and chalked up the soreness to that. So I rested the shoulder.

The pain didn’t go away. In fact, things got worse. In July, a planned dock project up at the lake involved a posse of family to sling hammers and haul wood. And thank goodness for that, as I was for the most part useless. Not wanting my shoulder to freeze up from complete inactivity, I contributed some limited involvement to the project, working the shoulder a bit but at the same time being very careful.

It only got worse. It hurt to type, it hurt to drive. The shoulder hurt just sitting.

Then, a few weeks ago, my left elbow joint started to hurt for no apparent reason. That complaint quickly escalated to the point where I couldn’t reliably hold a glass of water with my left hand.

At this point I am totally incapacitated. My right shoulder is screaming in pain and is only getting worse, not better, after six weeks. My left elbow joint is also proving unreliable and painful. I can’t even do the treadmill, as swinging my arms or even the simple vibration from running or walking translates to sometimes searing pain in my right shoulder and left elbow joint. My doctor wants me to exercise. But I can’t even do that now…

At this point, I’m beginning to think Crestor could be the culprit, as I really have done nothing to actually injure myself. Joint pain is part of a laundry list of Crestor side effects. Could the Crestor I’ve been taking lay at the root of my problems?

I begin reviewing my previous articles about statins. Dr. Mohammad H. Chaudhry is a noted cardiologist who practices at the Heart Center in Takoma Park, Maryland. “These drugs work by interfering with the synthesis of production of cholesterol by the liver,” Dr. Chaudhry says in a video statement, “and when [statins] do that they do it through a mechanism which interferes with the production of some essential proteins that we need.”

Well now…

Late last year, I came across How Statin Drugs Really Lower Cholesterol (And Kill You One Cell at a Time), a book penned by James B. Yoseph and Hannah Yoseph, MD, a retired GP. According to various reports, the Florida authors have spent years researching their book, and have a few things to say about how statins, in their view and according to research available to them, actually reduce levels of so-called “bad cholesterol” in the blood.

Co-author James B. Yoseph explains that statins such as Crestor interrupt the mechanism by which human cells - which die off on a regular basis and is perfectly normal - regenerate themselves.

“Some overcome the blockade,” notes Yoseph, “so the death is very slow.” He also says that many of the aches, pains and overall fatigue generally chalked up to aging may very well have been triggered by statins.

Statin use has been proven to lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. And Yoseph says that it is true, the bad cholesterol leaves the blood. However, according to the author, the cholesterol does not leave the body.

“[The cholesterol] leaves the blood and comes into the cell, and actually contributes to cell death - it’s called ‘apoptoisis,’” Yoseph notes. “These drugs kill you one cell at a time, your cells which normally clone themselves and replace themselves cannot do that under the influence of statins.”

Could this be the basis of my intense joint pain? Is Crestor robbing me of vital proteins I need to sustain myself? Are cells in my joints dying, and aren’t being replaced?

I’m not a scientist. But I do know that I’ve been experiencing muscle pain and sporadic joint pain since starting on Crestor two years ago, and now it’s gotten completely out of hand.

So last week, I stopped taking Crestor. And a funny thing happened. My left elbow cleared up. Completely. My right shoulder is still a bit sore, but it’s definitely improving. A lot.

So there you go…

I don’t advocate patients to stop medication without first consulting their doctor. And I will be doing that the first chance I get. But understand that I had to do something. I wasn’t simply inconvenienced by joint pain, I was incapacitated by it. The pain stopped me dead in my tracks. I could barely cut the grass. I could barely work, and thankfully, my job is not physical. Hell, I could barely drive, sit or even stand without substantial pain.

I couldn’t function. Sure, maybe my LDL cholesterol is probably better, but what’s the point of having a good LDL if you can’t function? And what of the other, more serious Crestor side effects, such as Crestor diabetes, that is rare but a concern nonetheless?

And don’t get me started on Crestor rhabdomyolysis. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, at one time director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during his tenure that the risk of rhabdomyolysis linked to Crestor is 6.2 times higher than the rate of all other statins combined, and that when comparing Crestor to the statin with the lowest rate of rhabdomyolysis, the risk in Crestor is 21.8 times higher.

I won’t soon be launching a Crestor lawsuit over joint pain. However, I will be talking to my doctor about the wisdom of continuing on Crestor. As for my aging father, he’s still spry at 81, living on his own and restoring classic antique boats. All he takes is a low-dose aspirin once a day. That’s it.

There might be a lesson there as well. Maybe all these drugs we’re taking, beyond making pharmaceutical companies rich, aren’t the best response for everyone. Maybe I can control my LDL cholesterol naturally. Taking Crestor is quick and convenient. But at what cost? And what Crestor issues will return to haunt me down the road if I resume treatment? Stay tuned…

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I'm 52 and I've been on Crestor for many years, guessing about 7 or 8. Before that, lipitor, on which I had muscle pain.

I'm fit, healthy and exercise regularly, and have a careful diet. However, I hurt horribly. All my major joints are becoming exceedingly painful, and I can't build muscle at the gym, regardless of weightlifting effort, proper protein intake and proper caloric intake. I have trouble with stairs now due to severe knee pain. Not to mention crushing fatigue and lack of energy to finish a gym set.

The trouble is, nobody in my family anywhere, has joint pain or joint problems. Heart issues are a family hallmark.

The doctors have come to no conclusions. I believe it's the Crestor. I've stopped taking Crestor this week and it will be interesting to see if I improve. Healthy people just don't have weird, debilitating problems without cause.

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I started my little blue Crestor pill today. It has been a week since the medical expert prescribed it. I am hitting 50 this December and went to a private Clinique for the full check up. Contradictory results and readings have got me a little confused. The cholesterol count is way above maximum but I have not one blockage in my body, I have a heart that is functioning perfectly, excellent lung capacity and then it was thrown at me, like a brick wrapped in cotton. You're liver is fatty and you are pre-diabetic and considering your family history of heart illnesses you must take statins in addition to your lifestyle changes but first pay for a full liver screen to see if your liver can handle the pressure of this drug.
1 week to read up on the pros and cons, a BBQ on the Sunday and decided to go for it on the Monday. I smoke, I drink beer, i eat red meat and so on but not any more. I am now a vegan, vegetable eating, package ingredient scrutinising new man.
And yet I still can't get over that list of side effects. I am an IOC archery coach and I need my muscles to not pain, I need my memory to not be incomplete. I need my bowels to not suddenly need to empty themselves, I need my liver to not cease to function, I need my kidneys to not fail and so on and on.
I try to be upbeat and hold onto the thought that what doesn't kill me will only make me stronger.

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I'm a 42 year old female who had 263 cholesterol... Took Crestor 10mg for about 3 weeks... By week two I had severe muscle pain, it hurt even by simply touching me... Now more than a month I'm still in pain, no more muscle pain but joint pain as you described in your article... All blood work came back normal just last week, but why am I still in pain? I wish I had never taken this drug.... Oh, my cholesterol is now at 221... I wish I could work out to lower it, but I'm still in ok mch pain!!

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I am 65 years old, had a stent inserted last year as the result of a heart attack due to restricted artery size.
I was placed on a number of drugs and noticed various side effects such as coughing etc. and had various brand changes prescribed as a way to reduce the side effects.
Crestor is one of the drugs I am on and I have read the articles about the side effects as I search to understand what is going on in my body.
I have noticed my memory disappearing at an alarming rate which has occurred so noticeably that my forgetfulness has become a joke in the family.
My flexibility is reducing day by day and joint pain is appearing which I have been putting down to gout. This has been surprising me for I take a zyloprym tablet each day, I have been doing this since I was 25 without the need for additional medication to control the problem.
In addition I have been controlling my type 2 diabetes for more than 15 years with diet and exercise, a control I am now worried about after reading the effect Crestor can have on this affliction.
I now believe Crestor to be the reason I am experiencing these changes and the more I read about the drug, the more I am convinced it is doing me more harm than good.
As a result I am discontinuing the dose age totally and also researching the continued use of Zandip for blood pressure control.
If anyone has similar experiences I would love to read more.

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Statins are one of the biggest frauds in human history! Here is a quote from George Mann, who worked on the famous Framinghaim study:

"The diet-heart idea (the notion that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. This idea has been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and yet, for complicated reasons of pride, profit and prejudice, the hypothesis continues to be exploited by scientists, fund-raising enterprises, food companies and even governmental agencies. The public is being deceived by the greatest health scam of the century."

I tell my clients, never go on a statin without a VAP or NMR test as many small, dense cholesterol particles are caused by carbs, sugar, wheat, veggie oils, and inflammation, not fat or dietary cholesterol!

I've written extensively about statins and the fraud behind them. I'm currently uploading a 15-page article on my site about pervasive medical corruption and related drug fraud: "Medical Corruption: Don’t be a Victim!" I hope to have it done tomorrow at End Sickness Now!

The good news is that with the right blood tests and small changes to lifestyle, you can have healthy (non-atherosclerotic) cholesterol and not worry! Besides, people on statins still die of heart attacks every day!

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