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What Causes Severe Neck Pain?

I STARTED TAKING THE GENERIC VERSION OF LIPOTOR (AVASTORSTATIN) ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO AFTER HEART ATTACK, AND RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING NECK PAIN (MUSCLE PAIN) BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT ARM, ALMOST AS THOUGH I STRAINED A TENDON LIFTIONG WEIGHTS AND I HAD A CHARLIE HORSE IN MY RIGHT CALF MUSCLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE (I M 50). THE HOSPITALIST PUT ME ON 80MG AVASTORSTATIN ONE TABLET A DAY IN ADDITION TO EFFIENT, MOTOPOROL AND LISINIPRIL. I STOPPED TAKING AVASTORSTATING LAST NIGHT UNTIL I CAN TALK TO CARDIOLOGIST. ANY ADVISE WOULD BE HELPFUL
Fri, 17 Nov 2017
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Dear patient
you are suffering from acute cervical radiculopathy due to nerve compression at the cervical disc. Atorvastatin is not related to this. this may have happened during weight lifting. I would advise to avoid any further weight lifting. Start tab pregalin x 75 mg two times a day plus tab medrol 4mg twice a day. This wl help I'm reducing inflammatory pain. If not relieved with this medicine , visit to neurophysician is recommended.
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What Causes Severe Neck Pain?

Dear patient you are suffering from acute cervical radiculopathy due to nerve compression at the cervical disc. Atorvastatin is not related to this. this may have happened during weight lifting. I would advise to avoid any further weight lifting. Start tab pregalin x 75 mg two times a day plus tab medrol 4mg twice a day. This wl help I m reducing inflammatory pain. If not relieved with this medicine , visit to neurophysician is recommended.