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Hi, my mums blood test has just revealed that her cholestrol is 7.8 she has been put straight onto simvastin but she is complaining of pains in her legs which seem to be the right hand side of both of her shin bones, the doc cant say whether its to do with the cholestrol yet until she has been on the tablets to get the cholestrol down, then her wants to see her again for more bloods, does anyone know if this could possibly be to do with the cholestrol or not. Thank you.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The answer is definitely yes. It happened to Mr LL on Simavastin. He has been prescribed another statin and he is fine. People all react differently to different statins. It is quite common for statins to cause muscular pains and cramps.
I have reduced my cholestrol from 7 to 4.9 by cutting down on saturated fats, using Benecol spread and having soya milk on my porridge!!
I have reduced my cholestrol from 7 to 4.9 by cutting down on saturated fats, using Benecol spread and having soya milk on my porridge!!
For Sqad, thats all i know regarding levels, she only was put on statins today, so the pains were before the statins, they come on anytime at rest and play, and the pains come in surges then go as fast as they come, she is and has been for many many years on a low fat diet due to my father high cholestrol, she has never been one for stodgy foods or high fat foods.
Sorry tamirra. Your question indicate that the pains came on when she started taking simavastin. Didn't realise she had had the pains before or that she only started taking statins today.
However, as Squad has said the significant cholesterol levels are the proportion of 'good' or 'bad' cholesterols. I have a friend whose total cholesterol levels are quite low but he had a high proportion of the 'bad' sort.
However, as Squad has said the significant cholesterol levels are the proportion of 'good' or 'bad' cholesterols. I have a friend whose total cholesterol levels are quite low but he had a high proportion of the 'bad' sort.