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What Causes Pain In The Hips And Legs While On Lipitor?

I am 65 and have walked approx. 4 miles a day for 6 years. I have taken Lipitor for approx. 7 years. I am female, approx. 138#. approx. six months ago my legs /hips started to hurt. also, my legs feel weaker and I feel much more tired than ever before. the pain is perhaps a 7-9 on the ten scale. both hips and legs satared at the same time. could this be from Lipitor?
Wed, 16 Aug 2017
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dear mam
I see we have a bad muscular as well as jont pain.
First of all, yes some of our patients do complain of similar problems. Although we can have muscle, jont pain in this group of drugs(atorvastatin and other statins),at this juncture let us check our lipid profile to ensure that we are not over corrected.
Agan let us relax our calf muscle, ankle joint with a warm water therapy or fomentation for a while
plz do consult your treating physician for any orher joint related investigation as well, like uric acid,serum calcium..

hope this helps you
most welcome for further discussion.
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What Causes Pain In The Hips And Legs While On Lipitor?

dear mam I see we have a bad muscular as well as jont pain. First of all, yes some of our patients do complain of similar problems. Although we can have muscle, jont pain in this group of drugs(atorvastatin and other statins),at this juncture let us check our lipid profile to ensure that we are not over corrected. Agan let us relax our calf muscle, ankle joint with a warm water therapy or fomentation for a while plz do consult your treating physician for any orher joint related investigation as well, like uric acid,serum calcium.. hope this helps you most welcome for further discussion.