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Is Muscle & Back Pain A Side Effect Of Lovastatin 40 Mg Intake?

I have been taking Lovastatin 40 mg one time aday in the evening. I have been taking this for 90 days and have noticed I guess from the beginning that I have muscle and back pain continuously and if I do something strenuous or get jostled around it s worse. I wasn t having this problem until I started this drug.
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Hi & Welcome to HCM.
Lovastatin induced myopathy.

The cholesterol lowering medications (Statins) like Lovastatin are known to cause myopathy, liver injury and stomach upset.

Myopathy is a general term for disease of the muscles, and it is usually characterized by weakness. The onset of muscle symptoms is usually within weeks to months after the initiation of Statin treatment but may occur at any time during treatment.

You must stop taking this medication and consult your treating physician to prescribe an alternate effective but a safer cholesterol lowering medication like Ezetimibe or Cholestyramine.
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Is Muscle & Back Pain A Side Effect Of Lovastatin 40 Mg Intake?

Hi & Welcome to HCM. Lovastatin induced myopathy. The cholesterol lowering medications (Statins) like Lovastatin are known to cause myopathy, liver injury and stomach upset. Myopathy is a general term for disease of the muscles, and it is usually characterized by weakness. The onset of muscle symptoms is usually within weeks to months after the initiation of Statin treatment but may occur at any time during treatment. You must stop taking this medication and consult your treating physician to prescribe an alternate effective but a safer cholesterol lowering medication like Ezetimibe or Cholestyramine. Hope this will help.