gjensen Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Has anyone here been prescribed a statin, in particular Lipitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kady1010 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I used to take Simvastatin and it was the biggest mistake of my life. I used to be healthy and walk 6-10 miles a day on the weekend. Side effects from statins started 1 month after I took them but docs did not tell me to stop them. I got progressively worse and after researching online stopped them myself. I am on FMLA from my job and have been diagnosed with CFS/FM also other issues with muscles tendons and ligaments. I joined this group since dysautonomia sounds exactly like my symptoms. When I get startled like sliding on an icy patch my hands and feet get pins and needles. I am having a muscle biopsy in two days to check for mitochondrial damage. I would definitely stay away from statin drugs. I will spend the rest of my now miserable life telling people to do thorough research on statins and hopefully they will decide the benefit is not worth the risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjensen Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Statins can cause neuropathy to.I never did take the Statins I was prescribed. I did not agree with the reason it was prescribed.I appreciate you sharing your experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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