Atorvastatin and Amlodipine - any side effects/problems

hi again,

usually the weakness of muscles as a side effect from statins is general and affect all muscles but not one part of the body. did you overload your arm doing a particular job repetedly.

Good point with the "... affect all muscles ...", no I haven't strained it or whatnot so that must mean... No worries I know what that is now I'm still going to see my Doctor about the Kidney area aching though. Thanks

hi House,

glad you know. that means half problem solved

luck

hi House,

glad you know. that means half problem solved

luck

Anyone getting forced my their local practice to substitute Atorvistatin for Simvastatin like I am? Would like to know if they are as effective as one another or is this just a cost issue?

my father has just had a stroke caused by the statins...this is one of the most dangerous drugs on the market that in time will be banned...Merck produced a statin drug plus coq10 but dropped it full knowing that statins deprive the brain of that enzyme...GPs should know this too but most are only interested in the profit motive..they are not doctors but drug pushers in my opinion...

Dai

As good as each other in all honesty - are you using it as a preventative or have you already suffered from heart disease ? Atorvastatin is now available as a "generic" medicine, which means that the branded version (Lipitor) produced by the original manufacturer has had its patent expired (patents on medicines can last for longer than 10 years or so). This means that any other company can make atorvastatin and predictably the cost to the NHS comes down massively. I could understand trying to switch from Lipitor to generic simvastatin as the cost savings would be great, but as generic atorvastatin is much cheaper I can't see much of a difference with generic simvastatin to be honest.

Lipitor been taking it for 15 year 80mg a day in the last 3 year I have lost one kidney I and a 72year man