Patients often ask if their statin (simvastatin, atorvastatin, etc) is causing muscle pain

June 2012

Patients often ask if their statin (simvastatin, atorvastatin, etc) is causing muscle pain.

Up to 30% of statin patients get muscle pain, cramps, or weakness...usually in the larger muscles, such as the thighs.

Having muscle pain and weakness doesn't always mean the statin must be stopped. In many cases, the dose can be changed...interacting drugs can be stopped or switched...or a supplement might be tried.

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