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Swelling connected to Statins ?

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kerryanne01439
kerryanne01439

I`ve noticed that since taking statin I`ve experienced a marked swelling in my right leg and also my foot. My leg is visibly larger than the left and it`s also the one with all the tendon pain, so I wonder if the two are connected. Plus my foot is so swollen I can bearly bend my toes due to the sking being so tight. I`ve had to go up a shoe size as I can`t get any of my shoes and boots to fit. If I press my finger into it, it`s like dough-the dent remains for quite some time. I`ve been checked out by the GP in case it was DVT and also the nurse during a recent diabetic review but both say it`s nothing to worry about, but have yet to explain what the hell is going on. Curious to know if anyone else has similar problems regarding swelling of limbs and fingers. 

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  • mary98491
    mary98491 kerryanne01439

    Posted

    I have swelling of the ankles and lower legs and sometimes in fingers, have to remove my wedding ring etc....I am on several heart pills, but do take water tablets every day Furosemide, which takes the fluids down.....
  • marco
    marco kerryanne01439

    Posted

    I would give up statins for a while to see if swelling goes down
  • ranjitp
    ranjitp kerryanne01439

    Posted

    My suggestion would be: check up if any such side effect is listed for all other medicines you take. If not, give up statins for the time being and monitor. Secondly, do find your risk level for heart problems by taking the CVD 10 yr risk calculator to see if you need statins at all. Any score below 7 does not need statin medication at all.
    • kerryanne01439
      kerryanne01439 ranjitp

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. I`ve ceased the statins and am now into my third week without them. The swelling in my right leg and foot only began after I began taking them. As I am diabetic I was concerned it could be connected to that, but a recent review has cleared any problems with my kidneys or diabetic complications. My original non statin reading was 5.4, so I realise I`m pretty normal regarding cholesterol. I just hope that all the pains that made me decide to cease the statins ease up soon. Thank you again for your advice.
  • mrbob84
    mrbob84 kerryanne01439

    Posted

    My post and the discussion that followed has been deleted and I don't know why.  I followed all the guidelines properly, as far as I can tell.  Didn't have any links, I believe I might have mentioned America's FDA - Food and Drug Administration - , which should not be any infraction.  And which would not explain why comments from 2 others were deleted...
    • loxie
      loxie mrbob84

      Posted

      I didn't include any links either. I have no idea why my post was deleted. Guess i'll never know.
    • mrbob84
      mrbob84 loxie

      Posted

      Mr Moderator, would you like to enlighten us?
    • loxie
      loxie mrbob84

      Posted

      I think I used an exclamation mark or two and one or two words in bold to emphasise, is that considered unacceptable?  I do wish they'd let us know why posts have been deleted, then we can avoid the same pitfalls next time, otherwise how do we know what we did wrong?
  • kerryanne01439
    kerryanne01439

    Posted

    So I have continued without statins ans the swelling in my right foot finally seems to be decreasing at last. I can bend my toes with feeling that the skin is going to split. Also my right leg isn`t so painful or tight, so whatever the swelling was, I think it`s finally righting itself.
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