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Should I Stop Taking Atorvastatin When My Right Ankle Feels Sprained Leading To The Inability To Walk?

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Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2021
Question: My right ankle feels sprained.I can not walk.Sever pain. Should I stop taking Atorvastatin. I have been taking 10mg nightly for 7 days the pain started one day ago
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Atorvastatin has nothing to do with pain at ankle .

Detailed Answer:
Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel , Orthopedic Surgeon.
In my opinion ,Atorvastatin has nothing to do with pain at ankle . Atorvastatin is given to reduce bad fat in your blood .
The pain in your ankle could be due to multiple reasons, including disc disease ,ankle sprain or some muscular pathologies. If you back pain and ankle pain - then the correlation is between the two , which is very often the case.
I suggest you get Blood tests for Uric Acid ,Vitamin B12 and D , Complete hemogram and if Required MRI of lower back.

Thanks for the question. Please feel free to ask any other question.
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Should I Stop Taking Atorvastatin When My Right Ankle Feels Sprained Leading To The Inability To Walk?

Brief Answer: Atorvastatin has nothing to do with pain at ankle . Detailed Answer: Hi I am Dr Gopal Goel , Orthopedic Surgeon. In my opinion ,Atorvastatin has nothing to do with pain at ankle . Atorvastatin is given to reduce bad fat in your blood . The pain in your ankle could be due to multiple reasons, including disc disease ,ankle sprain or some muscular pathologies. If you back pain and ankle pain - then the correlation is between the two , which is very often the case. I suggest you get Blood tests for Uric Acid ,Vitamin B12 and D , Complete hemogram and if Required MRI of lower back. Thanks for the question. Please feel free to ask any other question.