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What Causes Fatigue And Weakness While On Lipitor?
Question: I'm on 40mg Lipitor, but I'm having fatigue,weakness lack of energy issues.
Brief Answer:
Side effect of the medicine
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am Dr Mittal. I have read your message. I think I can help you.
The symptoms of the query are quite suggestive of a possible myalgia due to the medicine.
From the query, I am not sure why statins were started in the first place.
The solution for your problem is that you need to stop the medicine and restart it at a later date on a lower dose.
You can also try other medicines like finofibrate but they too have side effects.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal
Side effect of the medicine
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am Dr Mittal. I have read your message. I think I can help you.
The symptoms of the query are quite suggestive of a possible myalgia due to the medicine.
From the query, I am not sure why statins were started in the first place.
The solution for your problem is that you need to stop the medicine and restart it at a later date on a lower dose.
You can also try other medicines like finofibrate but they too have side effects.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal
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