He said if a patient on statins does report muscle pain, then it should first be assumed that the symptoms are not because of the statin and are most likely down to other causes. "Statin therapy ...

“Although it is not known exactly how many of the 500 million individuals who take statins experience muscle pain and weakness, muscle symptoms are generally considered the most common side ...

For example, Zocor (simvastatin) may be more likely to cause muscle pain than other statins. Lescol (fluvastatin) may be less likely to cause muscle pain. If you have liver disease, or are ...

Medically reviewed by Dale Garber, MD Juvenile myositis (JM) affects those under the age of 18 years. JM is known for causing ...

It has been a long-standing theory that statin-associated muscle pain (myalgia) is caused, or at least partly contributed by, a reduction in CoQ10 levels in muscle mitochondria. One of the main ...

However, up to a fifth of people stop taking them due to side-effects such as muscle aches, fatigue, feeling sick and joint pain. Reality Check: Who should take statins? More over-75s 'should take ...

Even though high cholesterol usually itself ... and those who do not report symptoms may likely be physically inactive or ...

All patients who were considered to be intolerant to rosuvastatin EOD therapy (27.5%; 14/51) reexperienced the symptoms of their prior statin intolerance. Conclusions: Treating patients intolerant ...