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Does Consumption Of Certain Medicines Cause Muscle Pain?

taking many medications, metformin, propanolol, plavix, lexapro,rosuvastatin, provigil, folic acid , enalapril, pramipexole, antihistamine nose sprays and flonase Just started having strange muscle pains only when moving, usually when relaxing from the movement also immediately following a cough, makes no sense, doesn t follow a specific dermatome, not related to exercise, ? a side effect
posted on Sun, 13 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Yes,muscle pain can be a side effect of Metformine.
I suggest you to consult with your doctor about this side effects because is very rare.
Meanwhile you can take painkillers like ibuprofen three times a day.
You can also use creams that contains anti-inflammatory medication.

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Does Consumption Of Certain Medicines Cause Muscle Pain?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Yes,muscle pain can be a side effect of Metformine. I suggest you to consult with your doctor about this side effects because is very rare. Meanwhile you can take painkillers like ibuprofen three times a day. You can also use creams that contains anti-inflammatory medication. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.