Statin drug and PMR
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I am currious of those of you who began having PMR, had it after being on a 'statin' drug.
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Notes on Statin drug and PMR
tpaggs francie74926
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Anhaga tpaggs
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julian. francie74926
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I wasn't on statin when I contracted pmr. I "read somewhere" (didn't we all) that pmr increases the risk of coronary events by about the same amount as diabetes. I had a coronary stent inserted about a year ago (pmr now2 1/2 years) having had no symptoms but blocked artery showed in stress test. No apparent adverse effects from the statins. Corelation does not imply cause.
I suspect changing dna may be getting a bit fanciful.
I'm suspicious of "public health big statistics" approach to medicine which can show massive cost benefits from very small changes in risk if enough people are counted but is difficult to justify at an individual level where we are all vary by so much.
Thus, I avoided statins for prevention. Hence the stress test. However, once a breakdown occurred their use became part of maintenance.
As to whether I really required a stent .. there's an interesting (to me) article in a popular science magazine this week listing 10 popular medical procedures which may not be as necessary as once thought. Something about the increased need for evidence based medicine (along with everything else).
The side effect of the stent was rehab. I believe exercise in controlled environment helped my pmr progress lots.
EileenH julian.
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Interestingly - both the 2015 recommendations for PMR and those for GCA recommend a tailored exercise programme to avoid the risks of the effect of pred on muscles - in the case of PMR it should be part of the treatment. In fact, the Leeds group are currently undertaking a clinical study in which they are introducing an exercise programme by giving the participants a pedometer and encouraging them to build up their step count slowly to see how it impacts on their progress.
Have to say - don't see it ever becoming part of NHS management of PMR but exercise in a controlled environment as is used for cardiac rehab is the only way most older people will learn to exercise more.
FlipDover_Aust francie74926
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I took statins for a about a month - had terrible pains in my thighs. That was about 6 months before I got PMR - I don't think I can blame the statins given the short time I was on it, but who knows!