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Are There Any Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Which Do Not Cause Muscle Pain, Have Tried Tricor, Diovan, Crestor, Lipitor?
Are there any Cholesterol lowering drugs which do not cause muscle pain and or weakness. My Dr. has had me on Tricor, Diovan, Crestor and lipitor in the past. I am currently on Crestor and my legs ache so bad it is hard to walk. He took me off of it for a while and the pain went away but my cholesterol went way up, So, he has put me back on it along with Co-enzymeQ10, but the pain came back in 3 days. Is there any drug out there that does not have this side effect?
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According to your query first you have to see what kind of cholesterol is increase. if your low velocity triglyceride or ratio of HDL/total cholesterol is increase then Roseday5 after meal once a day is preferred tablet which has least side effects.But above all you have to reduce fat consumption to reduce your cholesterol, ie oily food.
if you have severe pain in your legs, for that you can have pain killer with muscle relaxant SOS.
thank you
welcome to HCM
According to your query first you have to see what kind of cholesterol is increase. if your low velocity triglyceride or ratio of HDL/total cholesterol is increase then Roseday5 after meal once a day is preferred tablet which has least side effects.But above all you have to reduce fat consumption to reduce your cholesterol, ie oily food.
if you have severe pain in your legs, for that you can have pain killer with muscle relaxant SOS.
thank you
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