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Does Simvastatin Cause Weakenss In Legs?
Question: iam on simvastatin 20-40mg for 7yrs. have progressively had leg weakness cramping pain and inalility to walk more than 200 ft.have diaphoresis with minimal activity and need to sit down . can barely walk up or down steps. balance is off .
could these s/s be caused by the statin ? also developing diabosity.
could these s/s be caused by the statin ? also developing diabosity.
Brief Answer:
Simvaststin might be contributing.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Simvastatin might be contributing to your current symptoms.But more likely it is due to reduced blood supply to leg muscle.
This should be checked with color doppler.And diabetes and obesity can surely contribute or lead to blocked vessels leading to such symptoms.
Check out for other symptoms like feets turning blue or feeling cold on physical activity.
So ideal would be to get clinical evaluation done, then get doppler done and if needed modify simvastatin requirement.
Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts.Regards.
Simvaststin might be contributing.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Simvastatin might be contributing to your current symptoms.But more likely it is due to reduced blood supply to leg muscle.
This should be checked with color doppler.And diabetes and obesity can surely contribute or lead to blocked vessels leading to such symptoms.
Check out for other symptoms like feets turning blue or feeling cold on physical activity.
So ideal would be to get clinical evaluation done, then get doppler done and if needed modify simvastatin requirement.
Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts.Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
hi, my feet do not turn blue, pulses are great, no history of diabetes in the family, weight has been 140 or less until taking statins, no pain in legs and no history of diaphoresis or activity intolerance. Please note Dr. Hymans study on statins and post menopausal women. Very concernedhi, my feet do not turn blue, pulses are great, no history of diabetes in the family, weight has been 140 or less until taking statins, no pain in legs and no history of diaphretes or activity intolerance. Please note Dr. Hymans study on statins and post menopausal women. Very Concerned
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Brief Answer:
If there are no such symptoms, then stop statins.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If there are no such symptoms, then stop statins.Statins are known to cause activity issues.
In fact there are good number of doctors doubting actual benefits of long term statins.So discuss with your doctor about all together stopping them.
Get a base line nerve conduction studies done, just to know if at all there is any issue with nerves and to rule out peripheral neuropathy.This can be considered if symptoms persist or regress partially after stopping statins.
Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts.Regards.
If there are no such symptoms, then stop statins.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If there are no such symptoms, then stop statins.Statins are known to cause activity issues.
In fact there are good number of doctors doubting actual benefits of long term statins.So discuss with your doctor about all together stopping them.
Get a base line nerve conduction studies done, just to know if at all there is any issue with nerves and to rule out peripheral neuropathy.This can be considered if symptoms persist or regress partially after stopping statins.
Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts.Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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