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What Causes Weakness And Pain In The Knees After Taking Pravastatin?
I have been taking a10mg dose of pravastatin for 4 years. During that time both of my knees have become weak and sore and lately enough to bother me. I am a 70 year old male slightly over weight (175 at 5 8 ). Otherwise in good health. Could the use of pravastatin be causing my knee problems? I walk about 2 miles almost everyday.
Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome. It seems to be due to Pravastatin induced myopathy.
"Statins" like Pravastatin are cholesterol lowering medications known to cause myopathy, liver injury and stomach upset.
Myopathy (disease of the muscles) is characterized by weakness, pain or tenderness. 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.
Since your calculated body mass index (BMI) is 41 which is very high, you need to reduce your body weight by exercise, dietary restriction of high caloric diets such as fatty meals, refined sugars such as ice cream, soft drinks, alcohol, etc.
Hope this will help.
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What Causes Weakness And Pain In The Knees After Taking Pravastatin?
Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome. It seems to be due to Pravastatin induced myopathy. Statins like Pravastatin are cholesterol lowering medications known to cause myopathy, liver injury and stomach upset. Myopathy (disease of the muscles) is characterized by weakness, pain or tenderness. 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. Since your calculated body mass index (BMI) is 41 which is very high, you need to reduce your body weight by exercise, dietary restriction of high caloric diets such as fatty meals, refined sugars such as ice cream, soft drinks, alcohol, etc. Hope this will help.