In November I met with my new cardiologist. I told him I had problems in the past with statins causing intolerable leg pain. He prescribed Vytorin and I took it for about a week and once again I developed leg pain. I quit taking the med and called his office and informed them that I did so. Today I met with him again and told him I discontinued the Vytorin. He was upset and insisted that my leg pain is caused by something else. I find this difficult to believe as the pain arises after I start a statin, (lipitor, crestor, pravachol and vytorin), and stops after I stop the med. He says the pain I describe is not a typical statin pain. The pain I have is best described as one similar to a tooth ache deep inside my leg usually below my knee. I have other issues with statins but the leg pain is the worst.
Comments please, thanks.

Don't Take The Meds, I Too Had The Same Pain From One Of The Statins But Luckily My Switch Went Well. Find Another Doctor.

Salut

Many people have a myopathic (muscle pain) adverse reaction to statins, and deep muscle pain, tendon and joint pain are included in that. Vytorin has simvastatin (Zocor) in it.

Now that you have had this reaction to all the statins, I think you know more about its effects on you than your physician does.

Here is information about statin side effects.

Dr. Beatrice Golomb
http://medicine.ucsd.edu/SES/index.htm
Dr. Golomb is principal Investigator of the UCSD NIH funded Statin Study
which looks at side effects of all the statin drugs. They welcome, and request, contact with those who have experienced side effects, or think they have. They will provide you with information which you can take to your doctor.

Jay Cohen M.D. discusses Crestor, and all the statins:
http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/july_sept_04/crestor_truth.html

Paul S. Phillips M.D. Ph.D
http://www.impostertrial.com (read both patient and physician pages)
Head, Interventional Cardiology
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego
Dr. Phillips is studying statin side effects, and why some people still have them years after stopping statins.

Dr. Duane Graveline
http://www.spacedoc.net
Former United States Astronaut and USAF flight surgeon has written a book about his memory loss and transient global amnesia from Lipitor. There are excerpts about this terriying little known side effect from Lipitor and other statins.


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