Re: how long do side effects last?

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> THANKS SO MUCH IN YOUR TIME IN READING THIS MESSAGE. KEEP US IN YOUR > PRAYERS AND ANY REPLIES WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.> KIM

Kim, I'm so sorry for your dad's misery, and so angry at that Dr for being responsible for his misery , that is criminal , putting him back on a statin when she knew what was happening to him already ! I can't say that my neuropathy has improved , and that was April that I went off the statins . Les

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> My father has been taking meds for about 4 years. For the first

few

> months it was Baycol which was banned so he had to stop taking

it.

> Then until 8/03 he was taking Zocor. He had muscle pain, bakers

> cyst, and joint aches constantly and still does. To make a long

> story short his CK (muscle enzyme) count has been extremely high

for

> a year now. Normal level is less than 200, but Dad's has been over

> 700 and consistantly 500-600. The lowest reading in this year was

> 300. The doctor took him off Zocor in 8/03 after the initial high

> reading, then in 12/03 she put him on Zetia. It seems like he

never

> feels good anymore, always aches and pains of different joints and

> muscles. Also, the bakers cyst I mentioned earlier, which is

usually

> not even a problem for most people, bothered him so bad that he

had

> to have that surgically removed. It was extremely calcified.

>

> He has had apparent swelling of his rib area, knees and other

areas

> throughout this time.

>

> The doctor initially said that Dad's elevated CK level may just be

> because he always carried a high level and basically was born that

> way. I did not buy that. I finally was able to get him to a

> neurologist. In 3/04 he had a cervical discectomy with fusion due

to

> stenosis and calcified spurs. I think this was unrelated.

>

> I have noticed a definate difference in his pain levels and

amounts

> when the CK enzyme was down to 300, which to me is way too much

above

> the average.

>

> CURRENTLY WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH A GENERAL SURGEON

TO

> DO A MUSCLE BIOPSY.

>

> I just wondered 2 main things:

> 1. Are these problems permanant since he is no longer taking the

> statin drug?

>

> 2. Does calcification(deposits of calcium on the bone) masses

have

> any coorelation with this drug?

>

>

> THANKS SO MUCH IN YOUR TIME IN READING THIS MESSAGE. KEEP US IN

YOUR

> PRAYERS AND ANY REPLIES WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

> KIM

Hi,

For me it's been almost 2 yrs. Some things have improved, many have

not.

Be well

Art

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Les April till now is not that long to recover from

neuropathy. It's taken me 12 months to repair the

dropped foot but my left foot still has discomfort

after walking for a reasonable time, still feels

somewhat numb, still get odd pricking sensations, but

thank God the sciatica pain left after about 3 months.

--- LesinAZ@... wrote:

> In a message dated 9/14/2004 9:04:04 PM US Mountain

> Standard Time,

> artp3377@... writes:

> > THANKS SO MUCH IN YOUR TIME IN READING THIS

> MESSAGE. KEEP US IN

> YOUR

> > PRAYERS AND ANY REPLIES WOULD BE VERY MUCH

> APPRECIATED.

> > KIM

> Kim, I'm so sorry for your dad's misery, and so

> angry at that Dr for being

> responsible for his misery , that is criminal ,

> putting him back on a statin

> when she knew what was happening to him already ! I

> can't say that my neuropathy

> has improved , and that was April that I went off

> the statins . Les

>

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Les April till now is not that long to recover fromneuropathy. It's taken me 12 months to repair thedropped foot but my left foot still has discomfortafter walking for a reasonable time, still feelssomewhat numb, still get odd pricking sensations, butthank God the sciatica pain left after about 3 months.

Thank you so much, for that encouragement !! I had given up hope of ever recovering ! I also have sciatia among all the rest of the problems , but LOL I can't blame mine on the drugs, I had it before I ever went on them . I've just started on Benfotiamine , after researching it a lot , it is supposed to show good results in three weeks, anyone else on this ?

Les .

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It is somewhat positive to know some of you have at least received

some relief after many months off Lipitor. It has been 6 months

since I discontinued Lipitor and I still have severe neuropathy, but

the muscle spasms, cold sensations, sharp pains, and burning have

disappeared. I look forward to the day I can be " normal " again.