You have all my good wishes, Alura . . . this is one of the things I'll be discussing with my doc too, next Monday morning. No symptoms here so far, and I know I'm on a pretty low dose, but still . . .
statin finally got me
I've been taking Crestor for months now, and I thought I was home free. The last several weeks I've had the achy, flu-ey, general tiredness, etc and have been waiting for the flu or a cold to join me....hasn't happened....but I'm really tired of all my joints hurting. Anyway remembered seeing all the people who had to quit the statins and double-checked the side effects. Low and behold, these side effects can just show up when they get good and ready. I don't have my last lipid panel handy, but as I remember the #s weren't that terrible. As of today I'm stopping the Crestor. It's time for the quarterly blood draw anyway so I'll see where I land.
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Oh my! What's this about Crestor and achy joints and flu-like symptoms? I'm on the highest level of Crestor, and the reason I found out I have T2 diabetes is because for 4 months now I have been complaining of joint pain! Let me rewind here..........
Back in July I started getting these symptoms of headaches, occasional night sweats, sore throats, extreme fatigue, forgetfulness, and terrible pain in my joints, mainly my ankles, hips and knees. So I go to the doc thinking I'm probably in menopause. Sure fit the symptoms. Anyway, he runs a check on my hormne levels. All is well. Which was NOT what I wanted to here becuse I was like 110% sure that was it! So next he checks my thyroid an again, that was good. Now, I have been on Crestor not quite a year now, and 3 weeks ago my blood test came back on the AC1 test I think it's called. The one that tells you over a 3 month period your BG level. Mine was at 7.4, so here i am learning how to be my own Good 'Well' Ambassador But I still get those aweful joint pains and still feel those flu-like symptoms.....Crestor huh? Interesting indeed. I'll ask the doc at my next visit and check those side effects of it!
Just wish my doc would have thrown that out there as a possible cause........
Back in July I started getting these symptoms of headaches, occasional night sweats, sore throats, extreme fatigue, forgetfulness, and terrible pain in my joints, mainly my ankles, hips and knees. So I go to the doc thinking I'm probably in menopause. Sure fit the symptoms. Anyway, he runs a check on my hormne levels. All is well. Which was NOT what I wanted to here becuse I was like 110% sure that was it! So next he checks my thyroid an again, that was good. Now, I have been on Crestor not quite a year now, and 3 weeks ago my blood test came back on the AC1 test I think it's called. The one that tells you over a 3 month period your BG level. Mine was at 7.4, so here i am learning how to be my own Good 'Well' Ambassador
But I still get those aweful joint pains and still feel those flu-like symptoms.....Crestor huh? Interesting indeed. I'll ask the doc at my next visit and check those side effects of it!Just wish my doc would have thrown that out there as a possible cause........
Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better soon! It is really hard to figure out if you have the flu or a drug reaction to a statin.I've been taking Crestor for months now, and I thought I was home free. The last several weeks I've had the achy, flu-ey, general tiredness, etc and have been waiting for the flu or a cold to join me....hasn't happened....but I'm really tired of all my joints hurting. Anyway remembered seeing all the people who had to quit the statins and double-checked the side effects. Low and behold, these side effects can just show up when they get good and ready. I don't have my last lipid panel handy, but as I remember the #s weren't that terrible. As of today I'm stopping the Crestor. It's time for the quarterly blood draw anyway so I'll see where I land.
Becky
Well I am now on the MAX dose of Simvastatin and have been for over a year. I am vigilant about side effects, though ...
A co-worker jsut got Crestor and lasted about a month, though.
A co-worker jsut got Crestor and lasted about a month, though.
statins
well i came off of simvastatins,(40mgs) 15 months ago , and my cholestoral has risen to 5.0 (i'm told they like diabetics to be under 4.0)..and it looks like i may have to go back on em
......i came off em because i was very scared by the side effects.
i had just been diagnosed with kidney cancer (july,09), and was convinced (rightly or wrongly), the statins had contibuted to my cancer, and i was getting a bit depressed , which was not like me, so i stopped taking em.
while on the statins i did notice that 40mgs made my sugar levels higher, yet 20mgs didn't seem to alter them .
and 20mgs did keep my cholestoral levels down , so i will only be taking the 20mgs when i go back on them , which will be the next time i see the diabetic nurse
well i came off of simvastatins,(40mgs) 15 months ago , and my cholestoral has risen to 5.0 (i'm told they like diabetics to be under 4.0)..and it looks like i may have to go back on em
......i came off em because i was very scared by the side effects.
i had just been diagnosed with kidney cancer (july,09), and was convinced (rightly or wrongly), the statins had contibuted to my cancer, and i was getting a bit depressed , which was not like me, so i stopped taking em.
while on the statins i did notice that 40mgs made my sugar levels higher, yet 20mgs didn't seem to alter them .
and 20mgs did keep my cholestoral levels down , so i will only be taking the 20mgs when i go back on them , which will be the next time i see the diabetic nurse
Don't rely on your doc. They rarely admit that statins cause trouble. Why? Follow the money. These drugs are poison and ruined my life.Oh my! What's this about Crestor and achy joints and flu-like symptoms? I'm on the highest level of Crestor, and the reason I found out I have T2 diabetes is because for 4 months now I have been complaining of joint pain! Let me rewind here..........
Back in July I started getting these symptoms of headaches, occasional night sweats, sore throats, extreme fatigue, forgetfulness, and terrible pain in my joints, mainly my ankles, hips and knees. So I go to the doc thinking I'm probably in menopause. Sure fit the symptoms. Anyway, he runs a check on my hormne levels. All is well. Which was NOT what I wanted to here becuse I was like 110% sure that was it! So next he checks my thyroid an again, that was good. Now, I have been on Crestor not quite a year now, and 3 weeks ago my blood test came back on the AC1 test I think it's called. The one that tells you over a 3 month period your BG level. Mine was at 7.4, so here i am learning how to be my own Good 'Well' Ambassador
Just wish my doc would have thrown that out there as a possible cause........
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