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different type of statin since the elevated bilirubin showed up when I began taking Lipitor? I should note ...I have been taking Lipitor (10 mg) for a couple of years, and since that time my bilirubin... View answer
Answered by :Dr. ANANTHaramakrishnan
( Cardiologist)
I'm 59 female, my Total bilirubin is 1.5, my direct bilirubin is 0.34, I had an ultrasound and it ... change my statin to Crestor and upped the dosgae to 20 mg. My PCP wants me to see a... View answer
this Ibili is .70H - my question is - .70 is that scary high or really high or in the moderate range of high or how serious is .70H - don't know what they can do for me if I need a statin .... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Raju A.T
( General & Family Physician)
A recent blood test showed a total bilirubin level of 1.8 mg/dl while alkaline phosphatase was 46 ... to follow up but I'm wondering if the statin I began taking a year ago at 10 mg ( Atorvastatin ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Michelle Gibson James
( General & Family Physician)
for 14 months already . Is this statin the cause of my high readings ? If so , should I continue ...I just received my Liver function tests results . My Bilirubin total result is 1.5 mg/dL And my ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta
( General & Family Physician)
hi, may I ask a question about statin? I have used rosuvastatin 10mg/d, then after a month, T-bilirubin 36umol/L, D-bilirubin 10umol/L, other liver function are normal. what should I do? take some... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Hardik Sanghvi
( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
I have been on 10mg. lipitor for 6 weeks and my blood test indicates that my bilirubin has gone up since I started the statin and is now .1 above high normal. Before statins my bilirubin was... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Matt Wachsman
( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
only talks about high levels. Any idea what this means? I am 74 years old on a statin drug, and high ... normal range but I noticed that the Bilirubin, Total was dropping. It was 0.9 before I... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Michelle Gibson James
( General & Family Physician)
. I get spots on my chin(mostly) and upper arms when i take the statin. If i stop the statin they go. What else can i take alongside the statin to stop the spots. I hate the spots so much that i want... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Zubayer Alam
( General & Family Physician)
Yes, thank you. I am on a statin called rosuvastatin and I am almost crippled with muscle pain and .... Is there a statin tha does not have such crippling side effects. I have ceased taking the... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Mersila Qahajaj
( General & Family Physician)
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