What Causes Lack Of Energy, Gradually Increasing Weight And Muscle Pain?

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015

Question: Good day doctor

I have attached my history and my needs.
I need your kind attention and careful support.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Stopping statins will help.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have studied your case in detail. The lack of energy, gradually increasing weight and muscle pain can be due to the lipid lowering drug that you were having. The blood pressure lowering drug can cause a decrease in libido. Restriction of fat and salt are an easy way to keep your problems under control.
Stopping the statins will help in decreasing the muscle pains and you can resume your light exercise in next 2-3 weeks.
Sudden increase in exercise can cause a stress on the back causing a back pain. You can get your Vitamin D 3 levels evaluated and see if it is the cause of feeling low energy.
Starting aerobics and swimming will help in easing of the tensions and will keep your muscle tone intact. Do take a multimineral and multivitamin supplement regularly to help.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (9 hours later)

Thanks doctor.

1. Is the outer limbs getting sore or heavy during a excercise, a significant clue for any underlying issues ?

2. Also during walking, the crushing or heavy feeling, has any meaning.

3. Also why the muscle pain is obvious when getting up in morning ?
Is it has any neurological reasons, sensory reactance issues ?
On move, brain is able to mask the pain.

4. Also in terms of BPM, do you have any comments. ?

5. What happens to the skelatal frame, if you load 15 kgs in 2 years ? What kind of adverse effects it causes ?

6. Why climbing up stairs is not a issue ? But climbing down is slow. What kind of muscles are in play for climbing down.

7. The stiffness has felt in outer limbs in hands and legs. What do they have in common, any common blood supply vessels or there has to be a reason.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Details below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
1. The heaviness of limbs during exercise can be due to lack of Vitamin D3 or fluid and electrolytes. You can take fresh fruit juice during exercise.
2. The heavy feeling can be due to being overweight. This is not indicative of any serious issue.
3. The muscle pain more obvious in morning is due to statins or osteoarthritis. It becomes more prominent after rest. It is not related to a neurological issue.
4. No comments. Metabolism will increase as you increase the exercise.
5. It increases the osteoarthritic changes in weight bearing joints like hip, knee and spine.
6. The pain while climbing down is likely to be due to decreased joint lubricants due to osteoarthritis. Not a muscle related issue.
7.The stiffness in limbs can be due to low levels of vitamin D3 or vitamin B12. It is not related to blood supply.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (5 hours later)

Thanks doctor

3. As for as the Pain due to statins is due to what reason ?. Does statins destroy muscles or it is only a nuisance. What kind of pain killers can decrease this pain ?. Is there any treatment other than dropping statins which can cause other issues.

7. Yes. after a dose of Vitamin D, the stiffness has gone.

8. What is the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Statins do cause muscle destruction.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Statins do cause muscle destruction as a side effect. This muscle destruction causes the pain and stiffness.
Hot compress and mild pain killers like ibuprofen can help with this pain. Stopping statins is the best way to get rid of pain.
The treatment options for osteoarthritis include pain killers, hot fomentation, lubricating agents like glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin , dycerin, etc and some life style modifications and physiotherapy. You can get these prescribed after consulting your orthopedician.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar