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What Causes Pain And Tingling Sensation In The Leg While On Lipitor?

I recently started taking Lipitor, generic 1/5. Quickly developed muscle pain, left sided, tingling in left leg and left side of foot numb. I didn t realize the Med was the cause until 2/23 when it just dawned on me it could be a possibility. I immediately stopped the med, however symptoms got a little better but numbness continues. Will this improve on it s noon or are there supplements I can take?
Mon, 10 Apr 2017
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Most people complain about muscle pain and weakness while taking drugs like atorvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin or simvastatin. ... The same holds true for other statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs.
The symptoms will improve as the drug metabolites are cleared from body. The nerve and muscle irritation was because of the statin.
So nothing to worry Godspeed.
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What Causes Pain And Tingling Sensation In The Leg While On Lipitor?

Most people complain about muscle pain and weakness while taking drugs like atorvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin or simvastatin. ... The same holds true for other statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs. The symptoms will improve as the drug metabolites are cleared from body. The nerve and muscle irritation was because of the statin. So nothing to worry Godspeed.