My mom was a very active woman in her late 50's. She gardened and used her stationary bike and treadmill regularly. Then about 4 yrs ago her doctor put her on Baycol (a statin drug) for her elevated cholesterol. Almost immediately she began having severe muscle aches. She reported this to the Dr. and he responded by switching her to a different statin medication. This process was repeated over the course of about 2 yrs. She was put on Lipitor, Zocor and one other statin. Each time when she went off of the statin the aches improved, but never went away totally. As soon as she began taking another statin the pain increased to the point where she was almost incapacitated. Now it's been about a year since she has been on any statin and she still suffers. She and I have both been reading about fibromyalgia and agree that she has many of the symptoms, fatigue, lethargy, muscle aches and weakness, restless legs, etc. We are wondering if her use of the statin drugs, which are known to cause muscle wasting, could have triggered fibromyalgia in her.
Can anyone provide any insight or personal experience on this?
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