Noob here, chest pain, knife in shoulder blade

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Hi All,

I had been on Lipitor for about 2 years and gradually started

noticing a " head detached from body " feeling. I also take Atenolol

for high BP. So I stopped all my meds as I thought at least one

would be the culprit. After about 4 months off the meds, there was

no change in the way I felt, so I went back on the Lipitor, thinking

it was the BP meds. I started out 1 week breaking the 10 mg Lipitor

in half and the next week taking the full 10mg (my total Cholesterol

# is @ 245). The day after taking the 10mg I noticed pain in my

chest and back (like a knife stuck under my shoulderblade) and in my

biceps/triceps and a tingling in my left hand and foot fingertips

and toes. The doc says it's not the Lipitor and I had an EKG, X-

rays, stress test. CAT scan and bloodwork. The Stress test came back

and the doc said that my endurance was excellent (I'm a runner) and

I had no blockages. Everything else was OK as well.

I can with utmost certanty say that the pain came the day after and

was a direct result of upping my Lipitor dosage to 10mg. That's what

my BODY is telling me. I also noticed that the muscles that are

still sore are the ones that I had been working in the gym the week

prior. My chest and back and arms.

Has anyone else noticed a relationship between muscle pain from

Lipitor and the mucsles affected from working out? Also has anyone

else noticed a " head detached from body " sensation from Lipitor? I

feel like I have not slept at all.

Thanks to all and have a great weekend!

Bill