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<blockquote data-quote="Cap&#039;n M" data-source="post: 976543" data-attributes="member: 141117"><p>I've looked through all postings in this thread and I see no mention of the link between statins and neuropathy.</p><p>It was the teaching that neuropathy took years to develop in Diabetes.</p><p>My experience was that I developed neuropathic symptoms within 6-9 months of starting oral diabetes therapy [which included Simvastatin].</p><p>I had been aware of the Metformin - Vit B12 problem and have taken supplements throughout.</p><p>Statins are taken for granted. They are available OTC cheaply from your local pharmacist. Physicians, including Neurologists, might label as diabetic neuropathy, what is in fact, a side-effect of their statin!</p><p>Physicians should consider, before adding a diabetic neuropathy label, whether to stop the statin. There is plenty of evidence, in lower risk subjects, that statins are not much use. Better to achieve the anti-inflammatory effect with Omega-3 supplements.</p><p>My experience, and that of others I've observed, is that statin neuropathy does not improve immediately on ceasing Rx. It might take 6-12 months. Co- enzyme Q10 probably helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cap'n M, post: 976543, member: 141117"] I've looked through all postings in this thread and I see no mention of the link between statins and neuropathy. It was the teaching that neuropathy took years to develop in Diabetes. My experience was that I developed neuropathic symptoms within 6-9 months of starting oral diabetes therapy [which included Simvastatin]. I had been aware of the Metformin - Vit B12 problem and have taken supplements throughout. Statins are taken for granted. They are available OTC cheaply from your local pharmacist. Physicians, including Neurologists, might label as diabetic neuropathy, what is in fact, a side-effect of their statin! Physicians should consider, before adding a diabetic neuropathy label, whether to stop the statin. There is plenty of evidence, in lower risk subjects, that statins are not much use. Better to achieve the anti-inflammatory effect with Omega-3 supplements. My experience, and that of others I've observed, is that statin neuropathy does not improve immediately on ceasing Rx. It might take 6-12 months. Co- enzyme Q10 probably helps. [/QUOTE]
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