Thinking about cutting my statin

caretaker

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i have been pumping for about 7 weeks now and my BG is great but i feel rubbish..
i don't no if it could be my statin
i'm not a low carber but only eat 80 carbs a day. and little fat. but the pain in my joints is terrible around about midday and i have to take pain killers.
this is the same pain that you get if your on statins and eat grapefruit .people who have done this will no what i mean .:inpain:
 

donnellysdogs

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The only way to see whether it is statins is to stop them.

How long have you been on them? Were you given a test to see intolerance 6 weeks after you started taking them? This us normally done for rhabdymolis (can't spell). It doesn't show anything though for joint pains..

I got the same. I stopped.
 
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A pump wont cause joint pains so guess it could be a side effect of the statin.
Try another type like low dose atorvastatin maybe
 

caretaker

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The only way to see whether it is statins is to stop them.

How long have you been on them? Were you given a test to see intolerance 6 weeks after you started taking them? This us normally done for rhabdymolis (can't spell). It doesn't show anything though for joint pains..

I got the same. I stopped.
I've been on them for years 10+ i could never eat citrus with them.
never been test for anything i expect joint pain as i getting older and always done hard physical work. i think i was born with a bad back..
thanks i will look up that word.
i cant spell..:)
 
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donnellysdogs

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Have you spoken to your GP?

Its not likely to be pump...
 

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Joint pain can be a side-effect of taking statins so probably best that you go and mention this to your gp (ask to see another Dr if there's more than one in the practice).
 

Brava210

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I tried two different statins....both left me feeling that I was living life in an old person's body (I'm 49) with terrible aches and pains in my joints. I had to roll out of bed in the mornings as it hurt too much to sit up. A few weeks after stopping the statins all of the joint problems eased massively. Given the choice of taking statins for their benefits versus not taking them, I know which I would choose based on my own experience.
 

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I do the LCHF and my cholesterol has reduced so much I have just stopped taking my statin, under the gidence of my HFN .. As I had been on them for around 10 years and was advised they needed to be reduced slowly ... I did this and I do feel a lot better now.
What strength of stain are you taking at the moment ?
 

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Hi diagnosed t2 13/5th/ just got back from doctors because bs was up and down like a yo yo been given 20mg tablets of atorvastatin hope i dont get any side efects as i drive for a living.