Re: Statins seem scary to me

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Anything that *Can* cause muscle weakness, fatigue, or nerve problems

IS scary to me. I don't need medications that have those effects and

cause havoc with CMT. Daria, like you, I have been ultra-sensitive to

the 'rare' side effects of medications my whole life.

As for the " statins " , I am grateful I don't need them and hopefully

with continued diet/nutritional watches and daily exercise, my

cholesterol will not be a problem. My Internist is aware of the

medications that can be problematic for persons with CMT (I gave him

the CMT booklet) and pointed them out. He has a big notation on the

front of my file - just in case one of his partners is on call for him.

He also has my allergy list, and allergies to medications well noted.

~ Gretchen

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In a message dated 8/18/2006 5:06:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

fijiwigged@... writes:

I have been ultra-sensitive to

the 'rare' side effects of medications my whole life.

Add me to the rare side effects list. I always get the rare side effects. My

doctor told me that CMTers don't have the muscle to absorb the medication so

it hits our bodies harder.