Cholesterol Medicine And Leg Pain

How cholesterol drugs trigger nerve pain.

Cholesterol medicine and leg pain. And this leads to more lesions and screaming pain with some of the worst damage seen at. Ask a doctor online. Although statins are the most effective oral medications for lowering your cholesterol other types of drugs also are available.

You may think its arthritis sciatica or just stiffness from getting older. Apparently cholesterol meds ie. Usually this type of pain stops when you stop the activity that has caused it.

Jamil S Iqbal P. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. While these should be mild some patients can experience severe of painful.

Connect one-on-one with 0. Some people with leg pain due to high cholesterol or PAD report of feeling of heaviness tiredness or burning in one or both legs. Joint pain is considered a minor side effect of statin use though if you suffer from it it might not seem minor to you.

I was on zocor for five weeks and then I was put on Crestor and the pain started after only two weeks. Its also your MEDS. According to the American Heart Association AHA leg pain that doesnt go away when you stop exercising can be a telltale sign of the high cholesterol complication.

Sometimes these aches manifest as muscle cramps at night or more generalized leg pain at night. If you take cholesterol drugs and other medicines you might be more likely. Cholesterol can clog the hearts blood vessels but it can also affect the legs leading to peripheral arterial disease or PAD.