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Statins Side Effects - Diabetes, Rhabdomyolysis & Cardiomyopathy

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Statins are a class of drugs that lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Use of statins has been linked to statin side effects including an increased risk of cardiomyopathy and diabetes. The high-potency and best-selling statins, namely Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor, have been found to increase statin diabetes risk by up to 15 percent. Additionally, a link between statins and rhabdomyolysis has been reported.

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Statin Drugs

Statins lower a patient's blood cholesterol by reducing the amount of cholesterol the liver produces. By lowering the amount of cholesterol in the blood, statins are used to treat and prevent atherosclerosis, which can cause chest pain, heart attacks and strokes.

Common side effects of statins include headache, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, rash, weakness and muscle pain.


Drugs in the Statin Class

Altoprev(lovastatin extended-release)
Crestor (rosuvastatin)
Lescol (fluvastatin)
Lipitor (atorvastatin)
Mevacor (lovastatin)
Pravachol (pravastatin)
Zocor (simvastatin).

Drugs that Combine a Statin with another drug

Simcor (a combination of simvastatin and niacin)
Vytorin (a combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe)

Statins and the FDA

On February 28, 2012, the FDA announced that use of statins was associated with an increased risk of diabetes mellitus. Although the FDA said the risk is small, some critics argue that studies investigated by the FDA included statins that were not as potent as others. For every 167 people taking Crestor, for example, one person developed diabetes. That's compared with one in every 255 patients treated with a statin overall.

In March 2012, the FDA announced a label change to alert patients to the risk of side effects and possible drug interactions linked to statin use. According to the FDA, there have been reports of muscle injury when statins are used with fibrates (cholesterol-lowering drugs), niacin (in large doses), Ranexa (used to treat angina) or Colchicine (used to treat gout).

The FDA also noted that there were reports of serious liver problems in patients who use statins. Although those reports are rare, the condition is serious. Symptoms of liver problems include tiredness or weakness, loss of appetite, upper abdominal pain, and dark-colored urine. Some patients have also experienced an increase in blood sugar levels.

In October 2012, the FDA announced a change to the warning label of drugs in the statin class. That change was made to alert patients to the risk of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), an autoimmune myopathy, a rare condition that is associated with statin use. Symptoms of IMNM include proximal muscle weakness and increased serum creatine kinase, both of which can continue after statin therapy has been discontinued.

The FDA has not removed statins from the market, saying it believes the benefits of statin drugs continue to outweigh the risks.


Statin Cardiomyopathy Risk

Some statins have reportedly been linked to an increased risk of cardiomyopathy, a serious weakening of the heart muscle or a change in the structure of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy is associated with the heart's inability to pump blood adequately and other problems related to the function of the heart.

Statin Diabetes Risk & Statin Diabetes Research

April 2015: A study of healthy adults conducted by Veterans Affairs researchers and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicinefound that Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor may significantly increase the risk of developing diabetes. Researchers reviewed data involving 26,000 beneficiaries of the Tricare military health system. This study was unique in that it involved people who had no history of diabetes, heart disease or severe chronic diseases.

March 2015: The medical journal Diabetologia reported that a study conducted by researchers in Finland found that use of the popular cholesterol drugs like Lipitor and Zocor may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes. More than 9,000 patients ages 45-73 were followed over a period of six years. Researchers found that the risk of Type 2 diabetes was increased by about 46 percent for those taking Lipitor and Zocor. The findings were dose-dependent, meaning that the larger the dose, the more likely a diabetes diagnosis. Further, statin treatment reduced sensitivity to insulin and reduced insulin secretion over time.

September 2014: Research published in The Lancet found that the enzyme statins designed to control cholesterol are also tied to a number of factors affecting blood sugar.

May 2014: A Canadian study published in BMJ (5/29/14) concluded that patients who are prescribed strong statins like Crestor, Zocor and Lipitor are looking at a 15 percent increased risk for diabetes within two years, when compared against patients taking statins that were considered low in potency.

February 2014: A UK study published in the European Society of Cardiology found that 3 percent of those taking statins were later diagnosed with diabetes, compared to only 2.4 percent who were given a placebo.

2006: The JUPITER study (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin) found that in certain patients, the risk for newly developed diabetes increased 25 percent in patients who used Crestor (a statin drug) over those who were given a placebo. Meanwhile, a meta-analysis of six statin studies showed the risk of new-onset diabetes increased by about 13 percent when patients were given a statin.

Statin Lawsuits

More than 2,300 Lipitor lawsuits have been filed in the District of South Carolina on behalf of individuals who allegedly developed Type 2 diabetes due to their use of the statin, according to court documents. The lawsuits claim that Pfizer knew or should have known about risks associated with their medication for years, but withheld diabetes warnings from the medical community and the public to avoid a negative impact on sales and growth of the world's best-selling ever medication.

Crestor lawsuits have been filed against AstraZeneca on behalf of former users of the statin who were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Many Crestor cases are currently pending in California state court.

Several Lipitor lawsuits filed in April 2013 are seeking to consolidate all similar federal actions in the U.S. District of South Carolina. After speaking with a Lipitor diabetes lawyer in March 2013, a South Carolina woman filed a Personal Injury and Product Liability lawsuit against Pfizer. The lawsuit claims that Pfizer promoted and marketed Lipitor as safe and effective and that Pfizer did not adequately disclose this risk to its consumers. Plaintiff Evalina Smalls claims that prior to taking Lipitor she lived a healthy and proactive lifestyle. She was not overweight and had a healthy diet. But she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after taking Lipitor for about ten years to decrease her risk of heart disease. (Case Number 2:2013cv00796)

See Lipitor Litigation up to October 2013

See Crestor litigation up to October 2013

Lawsuits filed by US women diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes increased from 56 to almost 1,000 in a period of five months, Reuters reported in August 2014. The diabetes lawsuits began shortly after the FDA in 2012 warned that statins, including Lipitor and Crestor, were linked to incidents of memory loss and a "small increased risk" of diabetes. Women face a higher risk than men of developing diabetes from using Lipitor, and gain fewer benefits, according to plaintiffs' lawyers.

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Zetia and Vytorin Continue to be Controversial
Zetia and Vytorin Continue to be Controversial
August 28, 2017
Washington, DC: There is little doubt that the cholesterol-fighting drug Zetia (ezetimibe) has travelled a rocky road since it was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002. And while several years have passed since the controversial delay in releasing study results into potential Zetia side effects, issues involving Zetia and its cousin Vytorin (Zetia in combination with a statin) continue to lazily percolate like water at a gentle boil. READ MORE

Concern Over Crestor Side Effects Is Old News
Concern Over Crestor Side Effects Is Old News
November 18, 2015
Washington, DC: AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Crestor, recently released its third-quarter (Q3) results for 2015 during which the company referenced various patent and personal injury lawsuits for the benefit of investors and analysts concerned, as they are, about all aspects of doing business. And a Crestor lawsuit, for a pharmaceutical firm, is simply part of doing business. However, various Crestor side effects have not only been fueling lawsuits, but have also been raising the ire of health advocates for some time. READ MORE

Crestor Lawsuits Still Percolating
Crestor Lawsuits Still Percolating
September 10, 2015
Not that Americans could be accused of popping any medication like candy. But there are times when consumers have become so desensitized to medications, that popping a pill such as an aspirin or a statin to rein in bad cholesterol is rarely given a second thought. However, with statins, and specifically Crestor, a second thought might be warranted with regard to Crestor side effects. READ MORE

READER COMMENTS

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I have been to the ER and to my PC twice since the new year. I have pages and pages of symptoms that came on overnight. Started with a leg cramp. then I became immobilized and felt as if my Achillies tendon was rupturing. Within 24 hours pain radiated all over my body. Every single muscle was being affected. Not just muscles but my tendons and joints as weel. My kidney levels went up and so did my blood sugar. I have been dismissed as unknown causes. Being tested for lupus and other diseases I have no history of. I took myself off the drug and everyday feel some relief. I am almost two weeks and still feel a lot of pain all over. Stiffness, weakness, spasms, mostly settled in my hands and feet. I am scared of permanent damage as I read all these comments. There is no one to diagnose me with SAMS. Just rule out everything else. So upset and hurting.

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Friend given statin 2004 (no high cholesterol) only as a precaution because of a blood clot. Subsequently (four years later) developed diabetes II but was continued on statin for yearsuntil year 2021 had a couple of amputations to foot. Still kept on statins until took himself off of them in 2022. Is lawsuit possible?

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Its been years since I made a claim for compensation and I haven't heard anything. I'm still taking Simvastatin and I' still acquetly diabetic . I would like to know whats going on. I have included my web address.Would you please let me know whats gooing on. Thank you,WDS

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The doctors put my mom on Lovastatin, she ended up with peripheral neuropathy, memory loss and many other side effects; there's far too much to her story for me to type out, anyways, she died from it all at the age of 55. Her official cause of death was "Heart Failure", but I know it was from the pills and doctor negligence. Her legs were black from the knee down the day she died. Her body was rapidly decomposing even after embalming, due to the doctor prescribed drugs in her system & I had to have a closed casket service... for "heart failure".

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I have been taking pravastatin for over 10 yrs. I am 43 yrs old and have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy in over 90% of my hands and feet. This is ridiculous. Had I been aware of 5hese side effects I would have never taken it. Now I am in pain all the time. What can be do e about this?

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I was told by my Dr. My Pravastatin 40 mg taken off due to muscle pain. I was using it since 2011..not knowing these side affects were goin to make me feel as I do today. I was diagnosed with two different exams and both neg..a blood flow and showed no issues on 7/12/2021and one before 6/3/21 bone density that was negative.

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I was told I had to take a cholestero reducing drugs because my levels were too high. I took Mevacor, Lovastatin and had after about four months would be awakened from sleep by cramping in my arms and legs and I would have to stretch them to get comfortable to go back to sleep. My feet felt like pins were prickling the soles of both feet, and the pain progressed from the cramps and my feet felt so painful I could not get to sleep until five in the morning. I would rock at my bedside and cry until I was fatigued and fell asleep. My doctor was consulted several times, and I had appointments for her to asses the effects I told her started when I started the Lovastatin. She gave me wrist splints saying it would help with the hand pain and put off the time for carpel tunnel surgery. I told her I never had carpel tunnel. My wrists nerve hurt so badly that I could not turn a door knob and had to use two hand towels and hold hand on each side and turn my body to open the round door knob. I learned that the nerve fibers along the wrist are covered with cholesterol and when the cholesterol level is removed the nerve is against the muscle, that make the pain so excrutiating. My muscles felt weak and ached and I had to take medication for pain that required I close my Assisted Living Home that I operated for eight years. The pain, fatigue and medication made it unsafe for me to take full responsibility for my patients. I would fall asleep. I am a registered nurse and was so disappointed at how I was not give any information about the effects I was having. I asked pharmacists if they had heard of the side effects and they all said they had not been told about it.
My urine started getting darker and was brown tinge and had a different scent and that was what I read was the beginning of rabdomylosis. Since my doctor and her staff told me to quit bothering them and calling with my pain I knew I had to stop the medication. I wish I had demanded a urine test, but the doctor told me to quit calling and would not read the material I found in the Scandinavian Journal.
I was just was so busy with my patients and was told I had to reduce my cholesterol that was in the 300's. A doctor from Ethiopia told me that my cholesterol was not a problem when she took other factors into consideration and had a computation she did.
The problem is that now it is progressed above my ankles and the doctor said that it would progress up to my thighs. I have a type of axon result in blood tests that is considered more painful I have never been diabetic. My father had diabetis but my blood sugars always in the normal range. I had a fall yesterday when outside walking my dogs on my property. I went down on my knees and my head nearly hit the ground. I did have a fall when I fell like an ironing board when I tried to kick a pebble off the driveway. I went down on my face and bruised my eye pretty badly and my knees. My muscles are weak and it is hard for me to get up by myself. I have had several falls, once fracturing three bones in my hand, bones displaced when I put my hand out to keep my head from hitting the ground. My legs are weaker and my muscle mass has atrophied in my legs and my arms. My hands had also pin prickling sensations but that went away when I quit the Lovastatin, bu tthe pain in my feet never went away after quitting the medication. I have had neurological tests that confirm peripheral neuropathy. Now my hands have become weaker over time and I have problems opening tops of jars and I drop things because I do not realize I am not holding them tightly enough.
All the medications have side effects adn the only things that helps the pain is Oxycodone, and I am treated like an addict. that people do not realize how painful it is. I also have to take a muscle relaxant, diazepam which helps with my anxiety and an antidepressant, Elavil. I get frequent cramps in my muscles and sometimes a sudden charlie horse cramp from my foot to my thigh that is long lasting and excrutiating. I had a very active life and used to hike in the Cascades and been to top of Mt. St. Helens, and Camp Muir. Now walking through the grocery store requires I have a nap and it is hard to keep going to put the food away when I get home. I have had food delivered a few times. I am now 77 and this started when I was 65.
They did not disclose to doctor and pharmacists that Lovastatin caused peripheral neuropathy and had they informed them I would not have continued if they had given me proper care.. I don't have a lot to look forward to I have to say. Swimming is the best thing for me and trying to sell my house so I can move to a climate with a pool nearby will help me get stronger and keep some muscle tone.
I have always been healthy but this will take years off my life, and my enjoyment of my retirement years I planned for have not been experienced. My future is not something I like to think about.

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Cracked two ribs in november 2018. Within days I was bedridden with sever pain in all the back muscles. The opioids made me sick,would take half pills. Now end of August, still in pain and weak muscles in legs. Cannot do
my house chores more than five minutes at a time. No more shopping or cooking dinner, no more leaving house except to doctors.
My quality of life has been taken from me by taking Lovastatin.

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With no family history of Diabetes, and no lifestyle habits that point to the disease, I checked my medical records to try to figure out why I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
As I followed my bloodwork for a 4-year period that I was prescribed Zocor (statin). Each quarterly lab work showed an increase in my glucose level, until my doctor diagnosed me with Type 2 Diabetes. At that time, I did not request copies of my lab reports and had to request a CD in order to see them.

I immediately stopped taking Zocor and have refused any statin since then. Still, my doctor asks me every appointment if I would consider taking a statin. I refuse and he now refuses to order a cholesterol test for me "since I don't seem to care about it." I stand firm. I was never given information regarding side effect of statins, but I study all of my medications carefully now and make sure to get a copy of my labs.

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I took Pravastatin for approximately five months) to help lower my cholesterol. I felt better pretty quickly after starting this drug but then began having many problems that at the time I didn't know were side effects of the medication. I began having headaches and bloody noses, congestion, muscle aches, weakness, numbness and severe foot and ankle pain. My feet felt like they had been run over by a steam roller and all the bones were crushed, it was excruciatingly painful to walk. My arms also began going numb and there were times when I couldn't do simple tasks such as open a bottle of water. I felt like an ageing 90 year old woman rather than a 54 year old. When my hands stuck in a really weird position upon waking every morning, and I couldn't move my fingers for at least ten minutes, it occurred to me that it might be from the medication so I abruptly stopped taking it. I noticed a difference within just a few days but still have issues with a few of the things I mentioned above although my feet are feeling much better now. I didn't know anything about statins and the harm they do to people until I took one myself and experienced such horrible side effects. I wish someone had told me about them, especially my doctor- who should know better than to prescribe such a debilitating drug!!

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After many years on zocor (lipitor) a statin drug, I developed muscle cramps all over my body, from my jaw to my toes.

I have been diagnosed with Cramp Fasciculation Syndrome (CFS) which has now progressed to Isaacs Syndrome (Neuromyotomia).
I live with still joints, tight cramping painful muscles, and ataxia.

My cardiologist wanted me to try a statin and i took it for one day recently, and my body cramped up like a pretzel. I had to stop it of course.

I wonder if these statin drugs caused my disability.

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I took lovastatin for about a month when my hip started hurting. I thought I injured it. Started physical therapy and started noticing my shoulders were hurting. I then realized it was the medicine. I have stopped taking it. And my pain has never gone away. I am scared that something is seriously wrong with my muscular system from taking this medication. I don't want to live in pain for the rest of my life. The pain is slowly showing up in other areas of my body. I'm only 40 years old. Please someone provide answers and some type of reversal for this damage.

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I took statins for about 2-3 months and experienced extreme muscle pain. During the 2-3 month time period I took a couple different versions because of the pain. I quit because the muscle pain was so excruciating. It's been about 10 years and I have never recovered. These drugs are bad news!

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Statins are terrible. I was put on them by a doctor when I was 30. Took them for 6 to 8 years before I realized
I was aging very rapidly and always had muscle pain.
Now age 48 I’m still not in optimal health and so
tired. Feel like I’m age 68 .
Don’t take these horrific unnecessary drugs!!

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I have Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy as a result of being on generic Lipitor. I also went from being on pills for T2 diabetes to insulin. I was diagnosed March 2017 and after IVIG and predsinone. Both were decreased over the the last16 months and am now on Imuran at a daily dose of 50 mg. I have nerve damage and pain as a result of a nerve being damaged during biopsy of my thighs.
What can we do about this?
Beverly Oliveri

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My mom died a year ago, but only after suffering terribly while taking these drugs for around 15 years. First she lost the ability to walk and then slowly her memory, ability to speak, use her hands.....I watched her turn into a blob of flesh. I'm now finding that cholesterol is good for you. Especially the elderly. Can you imagine how pissed I am at this moment. Mom had longevity in her family and she died 20 years younger than her mom and grandma. Drug companies know about what these drugs do...they want to make us sick so they can sell us more drugs.....it makes perfect business sense.

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I have taken atorvastatin, after I began it, my right arm became sore, todate I cannot completely raise the arm, the soreness remains and each day it becomes more useless.

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I was originally put on Zocor first, 20 mg first and then bumped up to 40mg. Not too long after I started I noticed increased edema all over my body; muscle aches. I decided to get off of that and try another statin. I tried Lipitor and after reading and doing research on all of these statins I want NO part of this drug AT ALL!!!!! I too would like to be added to a class action lawsuit :( Shame on this manufacturer. They are nothing but murderers!

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After being on a low doze of generic Lipitor for less than a month I developed severe pain in the right knee. I was told to stop the Lipitor. Over the last 2 months I have had 1 cortisone injection it the knee where the pain is. This did not stop the pain. I had xays taken and a month later I had another cortisone injection in the knee between the joints. This did not stop the pain. The pain is very severe and now in the left leg as well but not as bad. Next month I am going in for a xray guided cortisone injection in hopes it will work. I have been on numerous pain medications and they don't stop the pain. The pain is horrible when I am in bed and can't bend the knee at all due to pain when trying to straighten it out.

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In Oct 2010 I had a heart attack resulting in cardiac arrest. I had stents installed and put on simvastatin. I complained of chest pain( I could not walk to the mailbox. After 3 years of tired fatigue chest pain in the middle of my back. I kept complaining was called a liar thrown out. Finally sent to another cardio he did not believe me echo stress test. Then he taps me on the chest and says might be your heart wanna gon in and look. YES! Wakes me up gotta see this. 98% blocked left side. Stents. After a few months I complained to the cardio about chest pain in my back. He put his hand on my shoulder and said "NO I fixed you". He refused to listen. 4 years later still suffering from chest pain in my back I went to new cardio. He took me off the simvastaten. After some time my chest pain cleared up A LOT I was able to walk to the mailbox again but not back. I have a great deal of muscle loss arms legs back hips and weakness hard to climb stairs. Still have leg pain and so on. Cant keep a job nephropathy in my feet. Is there any help?

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I was on Simcor 20/1000 and developed congestion, pain and spasms in thighs and calves, followed by slow loss of muscle volume, tone and strength after taking myself off the drug after two or three years on it*.

I have increasing problems walking due to loss of leg muscle strength. Experts say there is no evidence of muscle or nerve damage and assure me the atrophy of leg and arm muscle volume, tone and strength is age-appropriate, but they do not have a baseline of leg muscle volume, tone or strength upon which to gauge normal vs abnormal age-related loss of structure or function.

Is there a class action suit for patients experiencing long-term loss of muscle structure or function from the use of relatively low doses of Simvastatin or Simcor for an extended period of time, e.g, two or three years.

Has anybody had success slowing or reversing this abnormal muscle atrophy using supplements, e.g., CoQ10?

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20725809


*I continued 1000 mg/day niacin and then reduced to 500 mg/day for another three years until new GP convinced me that niacin had more risks than benefits and I stopped.

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I was prescribed a statin and because of the muscle pain I literally had to crawl up the stairs. I told the doctor this and he put me on another statin and again the same problems. I decided on my own that I would discontinue using the statins. I have never recovered from the muscle pain and it has been over 6 months. It gets worse never better

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I complained about muscle pain yrs. ago after starting statins -only shrugged off by medical folks ...left leg is nearly totally crippled now = hasn't stopped shrinking in circumference..What can I do ? = can't walk anymore..

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I took Pravastatin for about 2 and a half months and having all the same problems. almost blind in one eye.


Iam looking for a class action to join too

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I was put on 20mg of atorvastatin while in the hospital for ischemic stroke due to afib. Somewhere between the time I left rehab and got home, a dr. changed the dose to 80 mg. I basically recovered from the stroke, but a month or so after I was home, started having horrible muscle and joint pain (mostly on my left stroke side) and brain fog. I stopped taking the atorvastatin on June 15. I still have myopathy and peripheral neuropathy, and can only walk short distances. Statin clinical trials show no benefit whatsoever in the treatment of primary or secondary prevention of heart attack or stroke in women. My cholesterol, according to drug companies and FDA was only slightly high. According to me, my cholesterol should never have been touched. I never should have been put on this without discussing with me first, and I NEVER should have been put on the maximum dose! Now I am paying for this statin debacle with bad health, and extra medical bills that I cannot afford.

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I recently learned of the Colace litigation and my deceased wife 11/21/11 was given this drug when she was pregnant with my son birth 7/30/11. She had a blood clot that traveled to her brain on 11/10/11 and died of interstitial pneumonia on 11 /21/11. My son now has severe ADHD and has been treated with Adderall since 1/15/2015 to present and his ADHD has not improved since he started taking this drug. I am not sure of the time limits for litigation, but I am ready to discuss with your representative.

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I was under Pravastatin 20 mg and suddenly I was having a weird sensation in my feet , legs and tights (bursitis) I was having walking problems , thirsty and very tired so I asked the doctor to get me out of it but I guess it was to late because a month after I just found out that I am pre-diabetic I am 72 years old and this is very sad for me .............

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Dr. Put me on atoravastatin Nov 2009. In 2014 had pain in back, sciatic pain from but tuck to foot, and a heart attack. Glucose level increased and was put on u500 insulin. In 2015 had severe pain in muscles and also joint pain.

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Iam looking for a class action to join

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I have been on pravastatin for a few years and recently switched doctors in 2016. My cholestrol numbers were low for a long time so she took me off the medication. While running routine blood work my liver levels were a little high so every six months I went back to have them checked. 06/09/2017 new test results came back along with additional test she ran. She said my liver levels were even higher and the additional test confirmed I had Primary billary cholangitis which is a disease that damages the liver. I actually went to the doctor because my ankles were swollen and learned that was a side effect to the disease along with 4 other symptoms I have.

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My husband had a stroke on April 20, 2016 and on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst his was a 3. Two weeks after getting out of the hospital he was playing the piano at church. It was when we started seeing the doctors we were referred to is when they started prescribing all the medications about a month to six weeks after being on the medications he starting having trouble walking and getting up and down from sitting and lying down. We went back to the doctors and they said it was a reaction to the stroke. It got so that he got to where he couldn't even make it to the restroom. After five months I got fed up with it all and I went to our pharmacist with all the medications and he told me it was the Statin drug that was causing the problem. I called the doctor and told them I was going to take him off of all the medications. And I put him on supplements to take the place of all the medications with the exception of his blood pressure medication. All the muscles in his back were deteriorating from the statin drugs and all the times we went to the doctors and they did not know what was causing this pain he was going through and all they did was give another statin drug. Without the muscle in his back it weakened his vertebra and now he is going to have surgery on his back. Thank you STATIN DRUG!!!!!!!

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I took Crestor for 3 months and then stop taking it because I stop receiving it for a month. My insurance company stop sending it because Walmart was selling the generic one. Since I stop for a month my cholesterol went up and my Dr gave me a stronger dose. from 10mg she went to 20mg.. 2 or 3 days later I tore my calf muscle. I have very strong calves.. It didn't make sense and I felt it was so odd. I decided to research the meds... So I agree...the medicine is no good...

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I have used avostatin for about 8 years and it has slowly symptoms developed muscle aching joints ache stiff and eye problems and last blood test shows a pre diabetes,low red blood cells and anemia. So I have been off statins for a week and a half been excerising for two months trying to build muscle in legs and arms riding an excerise bike for 30 minutes and lifting weights. Legs feel somewhat better stronger and arms. I go to the doctor tomorrow.

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There is no proven link between cholesterol and heart disease. Therefore these drugs do not work. Under this premise your case gets much stronger and more profitable. Regards. JR

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I took a statin for about a week in 2014 due to hih cholesterol. I had to quit the med after 7-10 days because my knees doubled in size and I could hardly walk. Ithasbeen two and a half years and my knee hurts so bad all the time. It never hurt beFore I took a statin. My doctor says she has never seen a case Like mine with a statin. Thats why I tell my doctor I dont want your pills, not with all the lawsuits and fabricated research results, cant trust big pharma, they can keep their crap.

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I was dx with necrotizing autoimmune myopathy in 2015 induced by lipitor. I have been in treatmetn since May 2015 and had severe decline in ability to work and perform ADL's I had to cut back work hrs. and apply for Social Secuirty way before I wanted to. After high doses of prednisone and IVIG treatment i was some better. After decreasing the medications and stopping the infusions I relapsed and found myself back on Prednisone and doing infusions....which are very costly! I looked for lawyers willing to take my case but they g=have stopped taking rthe cases except for those getting diabetes. It is so frustrating and unfair. My life has been ruined and turned upside down due to lipitor! Is there any recourse with this??? I am i a category where only a small percentage of people get this diagnosis.

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I've been taking Lipitor for approximately 10 years due to having a heart attack upon having a heart attack since the drug I've been taking I've also encountered major nosebleeds that I have to go to the hospital to be treated for

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I try Simvastatin and gave me cramps doctor change to Lovastatin and same results then he wants me to try Zetia and boy my feet look like cucumbers and cant walk finally I am now in Pravastatin and my thighs hurt and my legs hurt so much ..........If these meds are not safe why doctors keep using them in patients ? I am 71 and sometimes I am scared of this statins that I feel like not taking them anymore !

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I had a reaction to lovastatin in 2005 and have been in constant pain since. There was no proof of the cause but it happened almost overnight after taking it for a few months so my guess would have to be the drug.
My doctor had just purchased the clinic from my previous doctor who had just retired and she directed me to stop taking them.
So I have endured the pain mainly in the back, hips, and iliotibial band. There were number of other odd reactions - fatigue, cognitive problems, rashes (which can happen with some forms of myositis).
The pain was a real myriad of sensations -
In May of 2015 on the advice of my doctor I started going to a myofascial massage therapist and have been getting relief in increments with an end in sight to all this. It is a very
aggressive working lose of the fascia - what we have found in me was a lot scar tissue, dried blood and lumps of fat that she has worked out of me. That is the only therapy I have tried that has worked for me but after reading some of these entries I think there are a number of folks that could benefit from it.
One vent I have about it is the way the medical community lack of addressing this, the research and addressing this almost non-existent from what I can tell, so we are on our own.
Any one is welcome to contact me if they have questions and good luck to all!

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I was on Lipitor 80mg for 3 years then Crestor 80mg for 2 years, then Zocor 80mg for about 14 years. I finally went to the doctor because I couldn't even climb one flight of stairs, my blood sugar was high borderline diabetic, my blood pressure was high, I have constant muscle pain in my legs and arms, and I have little strength and am always exhausted. My muscles don't heal like they should. I would like to join a class action lawsuit. I'm only 54 and am struggling to keep a job.

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I was put on Lovastatin in2012 after a neck injury did not allow me my normal active lifestyle. i stayed on them because at some point it was determined i needed surgery and I did not want to make anything worse. Because my injury caused nerves to be irritated i thought that was the leg pain almost constant, weakness ,pain in the Achillies tendon and the tendons around my knees. i could barely climb stairs or stand without pain and any exercise made the problem worse and my muscles will quiver and i can hardly lift my legs to walk. However long after i recovered and healed from the neck fusion i still am in horrible pain.
The week before my daughters wedding i was there helping her and had to stop many times to go cry in a pillow because of the leg pain.Many times the ibprophen didn't help or barely dulled the pain. Also because of the tendon problems i am still very unstable feeling like a marionette with loose strings.
i will be 68 this year and i have had to quit a job i loved and needed and now still have to work on my feet for 4-5 hours a day. in order to do this i spend much of my day in-between chores iceing and heating. the only exercise i can do is water X and i pay dearly for that with shaking hurting legs.
i can no longer particapate in actives that i did before the use of a statin and my big fear is that this will never heal.
i want to be part of a class action if there is one that fits my problems.
i got off the statins one week before the wedding and although it was better right away as time goes on i am worse and it looks hopeless.
HELP

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A year ago I had blocked arteries resulting in 4 stents being implanted. My 40 something heart surgeon put me on Lipitor which I resisted but he said that he was on it so don't worry. I took my prescription for a month. My Cardioligist changed me to Crestor because she said it was a better drug. I started having joint pains, I complained and she put me back on Lipitor. I cut my intake to a half dose for the next 6 months and exercised regularly. About a year later I started to get weak knees and had trouble climbing the stairs so I came off the :Lipitor. Next I pulled a knee tendon, then a heel tendon and now I have trouble walkingl. Before Lipitor I was an active 75 year old man, biking, daily walking and swimming. I hope I'll get the use of my legs back. My wife had a similar experience with Lipitor.

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While recuperating from a foot, and Achilles tendon injury. And have been successfully in physical therapy, and almost ready to go back to work without any surgery. I was place on Lipitor (Aotvastatin) 20 MG, for highTryglycerides. Then everything in my life went downhill from there, with intense muscle, joint and tendon pain, even causing a longitude split tear in the Peroneous Brevis tendon which was fine in previous MRI`s, along with foot structure weakness. Now I`m facing mayor surgery from which I might never fully recovery, nor be able to return successfully to my line of work as a Machinist CNC, a very rewarding trade.
Also I never suffer from Gout Attacks before, but now I do. Statin cause my Uric Acids to go off the charts causing gout Attacks for 3 painful weeks-the worst pain ever. I never ever drink alcoholic drinks, and eat very little red meat, or shellfish food which also might cause Gout attacks over a life time. BTW 6-9 cherry's a day, and 8 once of tart cherry juice reduce my gout attacks almost immediately.
Came to find out by taking the SMARTSTATIN TEST, that I`m 4.5 times unable to metabolize Statin, which put me at 23% of the population to have Statins Induced Myopathy. BINGO.
I will continue to monitor my muscle and joint pain, and will never ever stop telling people of the negligence of doctors whom prescript statins as the first response to treat high cholesterol.
I`m taking coQ10 for life which helps repair the damage statin drugs cause, and fortify the heart and muscles.
coQ10 is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to be beneficial for heart health by protecting LDL cholesterol from oxidation and by re-energizing the mitochondria in the heart cells, which is where energy metabolism occurs. CoQ10 may also help lower blood pressure. And is produce naturally in the liver, but statins drugs brings coQ10 to dangerous low levels. Not enough coQ10 in the body, its common in cancer patients, and heart failure victim's. So take coQ10 please.
Also I`m now taking Omega3 krill oil pills; turmeric pills( Indian spice found in curry which are made into pills OTC that lowers LDL and plaque built-up in arteries as well as inflamations); vitamin D3 for bone and join strengthening and B3 for inflammation and to keep cholesterol at optimist levels lowering LDL and bringing HDL up; diet free of sugar and low carbohydrates, and I hope to exersice soon after my foot surgery.

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I am a 68 year old female. I began taking statins 3 years ago for moderately elevated cholesterol. I also have diabetes for past 6 years. The first statin was simvastatin and after just a few days I developed hives. stopped the drug. A few months later I was put on Crestor and within five days I had severe muscle pain in both thigh muscles and had difficulty going up the stairs. Reported this to my MD and stopped the drug. Symptoms resolved quickly. Several months later, my MD suggested I try Pravastatin, he believed it had fewer side effects. The muscle pain returned after a few days on this drug, but I stayed on the drug for 27 days trying to be a good patient. The muscle pain became severe, with cramping in muscles I never knew I had . Like front of shin bone and top of feet. Stopped the drug but the symptoms did not resolve. I suffered for a full 2 years like this and my activity was compromised. I did finally see relief after getting very ill for 1 month after a Hep B vaccine. My muscle pain was greatly dinminished but it is still an issue. I believe that the statins caused this. I did not have a muscle biopsy or EMG because after research,patients who did reported severe pain with this and an exacerbation of their muscle pain. I was in enough discomfort and did not want anymore. I am a nurse dealing with many heart patients who take statins and I think the problem is more widespread than is reported.

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While recuperating from a foot, and Achilles tendon injury. And have been successfully in physical therapy, and almost ready to go back to work without any surgery. I was place on Lipitor (Aotvastatin) 20 MG, for highTryglycerides. Then everything in my life went downhill from there, with intense muscle, joint and tendon pain, even causing a longitude split tear in the Peroneous Brevis tendon which was fine in previous MRI`s, along with foot structure weakness. Now I`m facing mayor surgery from which I might never fully recovery, nor be able to return successfully to my line of work as a Machinist CNC, a very rewarding trade.
Also I never suffer from Gout Attacks before, but now I do. Statin cause my Uric Acids to go off the charts causing gout Attacks for 3 painful weeks-the worst pain ever. I never ever drink alcoholic drinks, and eat very little red meat, or shellfish food which also might cause Gout attacks over a life time. BTW 6-9 cherry's a day, and 8 once of tart cherry juice reduce my gout attacks almost immediately.
Came to find out by taking the SMARTSTATIN TEST, that I`m 4.5 times unable to metabolize Statin, which put me at 23% of the population to have Statins Induced Myopathy. BINGO.
I will continue to monitor my muscle and joint pain, and will never ever stop telling people of the negligent of doctors whom prescript statins as the first response to treat high cholesterol.
I`m taking coQ10 for life which helps repair the damage statin drugs cause, and fortify the heart and muscles.
coQ10 is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to be beneficial for heart health by protecting LDL cholesterol from oxidation and by re-energizing the mitochondria in the heart cells, which is where energy metabolism occurs. CoQ10 may also help lower blood pressure. And is produce naturally in the liver, but statins drugs brings coQ10 to dangerous low levels. Not enough coQ10 in the body, its common in cancer patients, and heart failure victim's. So take coQ10 please.
Also I`m now taking Omega3 krill oil pills; turmeric pills( Indian spice found in curry which are made into pills OTC that lowers LDL and plaque built-up in arteries as well as inflamations); vitamin D3 for bone and join strengthening and B3 for inflammation and to keep cholesterol at optimist levels lowering LDL and bringing HDL up; diet free of sugar and low carbohydrates, and I hope to exersice soon after my foot surgery.

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The last statin I was on I developed muscle pain and weakness in my hips and thighs. I also have fatty liver. My doctor took me off of the stations. I haven't had a statins in about a year, I still deal with pain and weakness, and liver pain (actually it's the other organs, because the liver is enlarged.)

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back in 2011 i was given 80 mg of this simvastatin and is having a lot of muscle weakness, headachs, eye problems, and joint pain etc

Doctors was given me antibiotic saying that i was having sinus infection, in which was and wasnt the case. come to find out the statin drug was causing my sinus to act up, but the antibiotic wasn't doing anything for me went to a different doctor and he took me off the statin.
Come to find out that i have the Rabdo, myopathy, neropathy
cataracts.
Now i havetype2 diabeteies and along with blood work problems feeling tired all the time

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I have been on statins over 10 yrs mainly Zocor(simvastatin)
I was having a heart rate over 170 bpm and also bad muscle pain. I have seen heart doctors and can seem to find anything.
My muscle pain was very painful I seen orthopedics doctors and have not been very helpful. I was taken off my statin and it has help me.

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Mechanism by which statins stop the production of insulin, causing diabetes: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18599549

Statins also cause arterial calcification. http://www.siliconvalleyfit.com/blog/bid/363136/Statins-Deplete-Vitamin-K2-May-Promote-Coronary-Calcification
Warfarin causes arterial calcification.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/warfarin-use-increases-risk-valvular-calcification
Vitamin K prevents arterial calcification, but also causes blood to clot. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-K
Blood clotting and arterial calcification are two different things, but trying to prevent one may cause the other.
My late husband was put on statins, had congestive heart failure, and immediately afterward, was given spironolactone and losartan-contraindicated for heart failure patients, causing hyperkalemia and kidney failure. There is a shortage of Vitamin K associated with chronic kidney disease: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847737/

He became diabetic, which impaired his ability to process potassium, in conjunction with the contraindicated drug combination. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC372558/

While in the hospital, he asked that his case history be used for teaching purposes (he had been a teacher). Little did I know what a can of worms I opened up when I researched his medications.

He died a few years later on a dialysis machine age 59. His dad died at 91, and his mom died at 67.

So when somebody dies a lot younger than their parents, something went wrong somewhere. The statute of limitations for medical malpractice is only one year. I waited too long to sue. But perhaps someone else can be alerted before this happens to them.

Look up all drugs you are taking and see what they are doing to your body, before it's too late.

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I am not able to walk due to pain in tendons in knees ,feet also cannot close hands to make a fist hard to even touch fingertips to pad of Palm.This happened after being prescribed 40mg of Atorvastatin. If there's a class action I would like to be a part of this.

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I had a heart attack on june 20th of 2011.(quadruple by-pass) I was great didn't even go to therapy. the doctor was pleased with my recovery. I had take Zocor 80 mg since I was 18 years old and had taken it for 20 yrs, lost health insurance and I stopped taking it on my own- even though it went to generic. I didn't take the generic and it took 5 yrs and I had a heart attack and by-pass surgery. after my surgery I was even up to walking 1 & 1/2 miles per day. then I was checked for cholesterol levels and my doctor raised the Lipitor to 80 mg and my middle toe started having sharp pains, I called and we swapped meds to pravastatin, 40mg. within the next 6 months I could not put shoes on could not walk, had to crawl around in the house. when I finally made my self get up n had to walk it was unbearable and was not steady on my feet and was very weak. could not work, could not cook or do anything around my house. could only wear rubber boots and would cry so hard when my husband had to pull them off,
soaked my feet in Epsom salt daily. I would lay in bed and cry because the pain would not go away. then one day leaving church my ankle popped and my foot begun to roll inward toward the ground. now Im walking in the inside of my ankle bones and still am not able to get around, these meds have ruined my legs and feet. not to mention my mental health.

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Statins but me in the hospital for 6 days. Pancreatites and all the other side effects. I was left with anemia and still take iron supplements. The iron gives me diarrhea. This experience resulted in me losing my job because of taking time off.

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After about 6 months on Pravastatin I started to feel weak in my legs. On October 16, 2015 I could no longer walk. In the hospital I could not lift either leg off of the bed. After a muscle biopsy I was diagnosed with necrotic Myopathy - my muscles were dying. A devastating reality.

I spent a month in the hospital and nursing home for physical rehab. I AM 57 YEARS OLD. I have been unable to work for 3 months without pay.

I am looking for a class action to join.

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I'm having joint pain, aching popping wrist, leg pain all over, also hair loss.

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I have taken Zocor/Simvastatin for 10-15 years. I was diagnosed with extreme Diabetes II this year (blood sugar 330) by a new-to-me primary care physician. My previous physician told me for several years that I was pre-diabetic when my blood-sugar was in the 200s. I didn't know anything about diabetes to know that was a problem. Since my lipids were high, the new doctor also prescribed Crestor instead of the simvastatin and Metformin for the diabetes. During the 2 weeks I took Crestor my blood sugar kept climbing even while taking the Metformin. I did research on the web and found articles about the link between statins and diabetes. I quit taking all statins and my blood sugar began to reduce. I still take the Metformin but it easily keeps my blood sugar within or close to normal range. I also have a high creatin number. I fear I have permanent liver damage due to taking statins for so many years.

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I have been prescribed Pravastatin Sodium 20mg by Apotex Corp. I have taken this drug daily since 11-11-14 and discontinued it because of bone pains and a visit to bone specialists who never asked what drugs may have been causing tendonitis in my right arm (tennis arm). I have been off this drug for over two weeks and my right arm is still hurting, but less. I believe I have damage to my arm because of this drug, even though my GP said you just feel it but it does no harm. I disagree with this "dismissal" of my experiences with this drug. For a time, while on this drug, I actually thought I had bone cancer since many joints in my legs and arm were causing pain to my joints.

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I took Lipitor beginning August 2006 and through 2007. I was diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 at the time I began taking it.

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I have severe joint pain and also was recently diagnosed with gout in my right foot. I am also a Diabetic. I have been taking cholesterol medication for over 2 years. My joint pain is now affecting my ability to walk, as I am now using a walker or cane most of the time. I am in constant pain and I am no longer able to do the activities I normally do, such as driving and walking for exercise. I have trouble sleeping due to the severe joint pain I deal with every day.

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