Itchy legs, Diabetes or side effects?

[tfkeel]

Good. A few days off the med sure won't hurt, it may save you some sickness and complications. It doesn't do anything short-term, over your lifetime, you won't miss it a few days.....

beginning to feel like a hypochondriac

I understand. I had a round during the first adjustments following my bypass surgery where it seemed I was back in the ER every week..... felt silly, but I was dealing with stroke-level BP, I wanted to avoid complications.

Please feel free to use the services, you have worked for a long time and paid for them.... for you and me, it's our turn.....

[MillyMollyMandy]

Hi again
Have stopped the meds, still not called the Doc however, I may stick to the original appointment, as I have a week off work next week, giving me more time to deal with it. Plus trying to organise youngest son who is going on a school trip tomorrow, also looking after 14 yr old who has had brittle asthma since 9 mths old. He is not too good at the moment, cold weather changes having an effect.

Anyway, that was going off topic slightly, although stopped meds, still having itching, will it take a while to get itout of my system?

I wasn't aware you had bypass surgery, you certainly have had a lot to cope with, yet still find time to help others, it is much appreciated.

Thanks again, Mandy

[cregan]

I just read your posts. I was on Zocor a few years back.

It is not a good memory. I started to loose feelings in my muscles; I would pitch myself and could not feel. I got depressed, which I usually am not depressed. And now you might have answered a weird thing I had about itching my legs. For real, it would itch enough that I would scratch until I bleed. I hope we don’t have the same thing, because my itch just recently stopped even though I didn’t take Zocor more than a couple of months. I was altering from Green Aloe and Cortisone for immediate relief. Please mention your itching to your doctor.

Hope this helps

[MillyMollyMandy]

Cregan, thanks for your reply.

I'm pleased to hear your itching has finally stopped, it's shocking to think it could continue so long, if it was a side-effect. Makes me wonder why this drug is prescribed if the side effects can be so serious, and yet there are alternatives available.

I will have to pray my itching stops before too long, it's driving me mad.
Thanks again for sharing your experience.
Mandy.

[cronan5]

I also have just recently experienced itching in my lower legs. The only medication I am on is altace for high BP. Am controlling sugar through diet only at this point. Have been on the altace since last september, so wasn't sure if that was a side effect since the itching is more recent.