Weaning Off Pravachol Statins

expecting this to be the first of my 3 free follow up questions. Is there a statin drug other than pravachol that is labeled for raising low HDL (my problem) and which of the statins have you found to be... View answer

taking Zocor 10 mg twice a week for 6 months. I was trying to reduce or wean off statins because of the ... apparent reason, except I believe the years of daily statins. I have tried numerous statins... View answer

I take Pravachol 40 mg daily and want to take Metabo 379 that has Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana. Is it ok? ... View answer

Hello, I've been taking 81mg of aspirin , one each day for several. I take it with 20mg pravachol . My arms and hands bruise very easily at 69 this is not unexpected ,but does the aspirin make bruising ... View answer

Female age 77 wo was on various statins for about 20 years. stopped taking statins a year ago after ... effects from taking statins Can muscles recover if damaged by statins? thanks ... View answer

My husband s bilirubin level was slightly elevated. Our PCP recommended he stay off pravachol for six weeks, then repeat the level. He has been on the pravachol for 18 years and his lipids have been ... View answer

Should Fosamax be taken with Pravachol? It seems as though my mother-in law has been experiencing more muscle pain since taking both medications. I told her that statins are famous for causing muscle ... View answer

I had a problem with leg pain, then increasing weakness and finally stopped taking statins. It took ... suggested that I try Pravachol (sp?) since it has had the lowest incidence of problems. Now in my second... View answer

In the past, I have taken Pravachol, Zetia and Lipitor. My experiences with those drugs (statins ... that I have already had problems with and am concerned about the downside of statins. What would you... View answer

my brother started 40mg of pravachol 8 days ago. Within two days he developed flu-like symptoms ... told him to stop the pravachol and let the doctor know Monday morning. Is it ok to abruptly stop the ... View answer