Shallow Pain after stenting

Hello there and I'm not surprised that you are "scared".....

Your whole story tells me that you have statin problems... 

Never mind what the doctors tell you - cardiologists gastroenterologists - neurologists - the lot .....please just stop your statins and see what happens!   

There is nothing to lose by stopping them and I guarantee there is a lot to gain  -  so try it for a fortnight minimum...... and see if there is an improvement.   

To speed up the improvement get yourself some Q enzyme 10  capsules preferably a high dosage -as in UBIQUINOL  and see if that helps your recovery.   In Canada they're not allowed to prescribe statins without these tablets which tells you plenty!!

I sincerely hope that helps a lot ....I'm sure it will ....but from personal experiencce - the only answer is to stop your statins and what is more don't let the doctors badger you into going back onto them... or you will land up like so  many others on this forum - damaged and disillusioned with the medical profession.

I wish you all the luck in the world and my advice is - STEER CLEAR OF STATINS  - indeed any formula of them whatsoever and I guarantee you will feel a wole lot better in a few weeks - if not a few days! !!!

I wish you jolly good luck and look forward to hearing from you soon as to how you get on.

 

I agree 100% with Alzheimer. Statins may be ok for some people but not others. I was give a mild dose of several different statins following a mild heart attack. My whole body was in pain and I felt absolutely aweful. I stopped taking them about three months ago but I still have some muscle pain but nothing like when I was on Statin.

You have made some big changes to your life style which I admire you for. Continue with your healthy diet and take as much exercise as you can when you recover from the effects of Statin. You may consider taking Benecol drinks which are supposed to help lower your chloresterol. Also, do you know what your chloresterol level is?  You seem to be taking a real cocktail of pills, all of which will have side effects. Do you know why you have to take these pills.

I wish you all the best. You should be feeling great after your stent so hope you will soon see the benefits of your life style changes and reduced medication. Please let us know how you get on.

It's not rocket science, those are classic negative effects of statins.  You haven't mentioned your cholesterol levels, often statins are prescribed as a matter of routine after a heart attack or even by some doctors to everyone over a certain age as a "preventative measure".

Have you not checked out the manufacturer's own information on the internet?  If you let this continue you may end up with permanent muscle damage.

It's easy to find out if it is the statins:  stop them for a week or two and see if the different pains and fatigue go away:  I'll bet you they will!

I am slowly getting my cholesterol levels down with Psyllium Husks - 3 tsp most mornings in my porridge which in itself is good because of the fibre content.  WARNING:  Don't ever take it dry because it swells immediately on contact with any moisture (eg saliva) and can choke you, and don't take your other medication within an hour or so of the powder because it can prevent absorbtion.

I also try and eat beetroot as often as possible because it also can lower cholesterol levels.   I tried various other "alternative" remedies, in particular capsicum, but they did nothing.

I found life not worth living with the statin effects, but that's up to you.  

It's normal to have a bit of chest discomfort after a stent has been inserted, but what you're experiencing is in my opinion 100% due to the statins.  I don't know what CPK levels are, all I know is that my life is 100000% off statins.  I'll give you  one example:  when I was statins I had 2 cm of firewood delivered (this was last winter on a low dose of statins) and it took me two weeks to get it stacked out of the weather.  Off the statins, the next identical sized load was dealt with in TWO DAYS ... that was enough to convince me!

I also had severe depression on statins AND almost total loss of libido, which is referred to as "erectile disfunction" on the manufacturers' info sheets - I had no success in informing them it affects women too!

Your friends are right, but it's up to you what you do about it.   

About the blood pressure, I got mine down to totally normal levels with exercise (hard when you're so fatigued) and meditation.  I'm considering reducing the Coversyl I was prescribed for my BP down to every second day and seeing what happens:  I have a small BP unit I'll use to monitor it.

All the best, stay in touch with this forum, it's really helpful and empowering.

One last comment, in the 70's the cholesterol level classified as too high was lowered considerably by a US committee, the majority of the members being from guess what?  The pharmaceutical industry!  Sorry I can't give the internet reference for this info, I had it written on a piece of paper which I can't find, but it's quite well know, although apparently not to your doctors.

I hope this helps.and all the best.  Do whatever you think is best for you, but at least give yourself a break from the statins and see what happens.

Glad you are feeling a little better already. Give it a few weeks but it would be good to steer clear of the statin, irrespective of what your doctor says. Good luck and keep walking.

Hi All,

Here is an update.

I saw a doctor who is also a family friend and he suggested that symptoms which I am having can also be side effect of beta blockers but most likely culprit is statin and he suggested I should get off statin for couple of weeks to be sure.

I am off statins now for 5 days now and my shallow pinching pain is almost gone.

I still have fatigue and little pain in some areas but its very bearable and is decreasing every day.

Thanks for suggestion. I will keep this thread posted with events related to this. Hope this will help some one else as well.

 

Hi nikhil..... And once again I am not surprised at the result of your confab with your GP friend!

STATINS who needs 'em  - -  nobody in my book!

I am very happy to hear that you're feeling that much better already even after just five days ...great stuff..... keep up the good work and do let us know how you progress.