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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceedy" data-source="post: 179533" data-attributes="member: 20665">Re: STATIN QUESTIONS and ANSWERSBeen a type 2 since 2009  and seems to be under control  at the moment ..I went on simvastation 1 per day for  about a year,along with 2 metaformin ,  but did get  the tingling in the hands.Gp moved me onto Pravastatin.  and  although the tingling has reduced , I have now been suffering with weakness in the arms and hands, can't even open a jar nowadays.Also the tendency for my fingers to lock up when gripping  increased a lot too.A few weeks back on GP's advice  I stopped the prava, and within a week  all the problems had dissappearedMy Vice like grip  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />   returned and the fingers rarely lock up . all the aches and pains in the arms and other odds places have disappeared or reduced greatly .. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Dunno about the Cholesterol though ?? ..Back on them now , tinglings has returned ,and i expect the finger problems withh return soon ,  off to see the GP next Week ..C.</blockquote>

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