Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Thanks Barb, I am not sure what it is here is a link on statins and leg pain. http://www.spacedoc.net/muscle_pain_statins.htm But then it can be my back I do have 2 small bad disks in my lower back and hurt it moving something last March. I was in pain for about 4 weeks then it was fine. I am seeing a Dr. Monday and going to try Therapy. Co-Moderator Phil > From: Barb <baba@...> > Subject: Phil's Back/Leg Pain > > Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 12:43 PM > I'm wondering if your pain is a > perfect storm of all three things you mentioned it could > be: HGH, statins, and sciatica. I don't know > anyone on HGH, but the people on statins I know with > problems don't mention pain so much as no feeling. FIL says > it's like walking in two feet of snow all the time. > His feet just feel heavy. My dad was also in a walker > from statins and was very slow to walk, almost shuffling, > like he couldn't pick his feet up. But that's not > quite what you're describing. > > I had sciatica, and the pain was excruciating, but ONLY > when I rose from a sitting to standing position. > Laying flat in bed or sitting still was ok. But once I > tried to stand, it was like someone took a hot poker to my > back and ran it straight down to my ankle. But once the > nerve had fired, I was completely ok to walk, legs worked > fine. So this is also not quite what you're describing. > > Sciatica will respond to physical therapy. They > taught me exercises to get my piriformis muscle off my > sciatic nerve. But I bet you already know those > exercises. > > Just wish I could help more. > > Barb > > > > > > > > > > > Right now I can't walk I have a lot of pain > in my > > > lower back and down my legs. I am using a walker > right now > > > if it is not better by Monday I am seeing a Dr. > again. > > > Last week I seen my Family Hormone Dr. told him > this was > > > going on he told me to go into therapy I told him > it dose > > > not work. And that it is different this time > dose not > > > feel like it's my bad disks in my lower back. I > also > > > seen my heart Dr. last week he thinks it's from > being on > > > Crestor and told me to get some COQ10 he said if > this dose > > > not get better in 3 weeks call him. I don't > think I > > > can take this for 3 more weeks. > > > > Co-Moderator > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Phil so sorry to hear about your pain; two thoughts, building on Barb's discussion of piriformis muscle impingement--common in men who carry their wallets in back pocket--the back pocket with a wallet compresses that muscle right onto /and causes sciatic pain--another thought--do I recall correctly you went on Synthroid? That can cause huge muscle aches/pains..been there myself--hope you get it sorted out quickly--El > > > > > > > > > > Right now I can't walk I have a lot of pain > > in my > > > > lower back and down my legs. I am using a walker > > right now > > > > if it is not better by Monday I am seeing a Dr. > > again.� > > > > Last week I seen my Family Hormone Dr. told him > > this was > > > > going on he told me to go into therapy I told him > > it dose > > > > not work.� And that it is different this time > > dose not > > > > feel like it's my bad disks in my lower back.� I > > also > > > > seen my heart Dr. last week he thinks it's from > > being on > > > > Crestor and told me to get some COQ10 he said if > > this dose > > > > not get better in 3 weeks call him.� I don't > > think I > > > > can take this for 3 more weeks. > > > > > Co-Moderator > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 I never heard this about Synthroid generic is what I am on been on it some time doing good on it labs look good we just added T3 5mcgs 2x's a day. It is rare that I have a wallet in my back pocket. I did figure out one thing just now when I got up I stayed bent over no pain. I think it's my back seeing Dr.'s Monday to figure this out. Co-Moderator Phil > From: mbmom123 <lathe30248@...> > Subject: Re: Phil's Back/Leg Pain > > Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 5:43 PM > Phil so sorry to hear about your > pain; two thoughts, building on Barb's discussion of > piriformis muscle impingement--common in men who carry their > wallets in back pocket--the back pocket with a wallet > compresses that muscle right onto /and causes sciatic > pain--another thought--do I recall correctly you went on > Synthroid? That can cause huge muscle aches/pains..been > there myself--hope you get it sorted out quickly--El > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Right now I can't walk I have a > lot of pain > > > in my > > > > > lower back and down my legs. I am using > a walker > > > right now > > > > > if it is not better by Monday I am > seeing a Dr. > > > again.� > > > > > Last week I seen my Family Hormone Dr. > told him > > > this was > > > > > going on he told me to go into therapy > I told him > > > it dose > > > > > not work.� And that it is > different this time > > > dose not > > > > > feel like it's my bad disks in my lower > back.� I > > > also > > > > > seen my heart Dr. last week he thinks > it's from > > > being on > > > > > Crestor and told me to get some COQ10 > he said if > > > this dose > > > > > not get better in 3 weeks call > him.� I don't > > > think I > > > > > can take this for 3 more weeks. > > > > > > Co-Moderator > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Some of us can't take statins. I was on Crestor and had terrible shoulder and bicep pain. Could not sleep. Stopped the Crestor unilaterally and the pain went away after a few weeks. THEN I told my quack. In your position I would stop the Crestor. If the pain goes away, try a gentler statin with 400mg of CoQ10. ( use a Canadian Red Yeast Rice product with .4% statin). If the pain comes back, you are not a statin candidate. If the pain stays away, you can play with lower CoQ10, but with your heart condition ...... well, I am shocked that your cardiologist does not have you on at least 1000 mg CoQ10 per day. Be well friend, we need you. You may look at Stopped_Our_Statins/?yguid=140455981 Ihor > > > > > > > > Right now I can't walk I have a lot of pain in my > > > lower back and down my legs. I am using a walker right now > > > if it is not better by Monday I am seeing a Dr. again. > > > Last week I seen my Family Hormone Dr. told him this was > > > going on he told me to go into therapy I told him it dose > > > not work. And that it is different this time dose not > > > feel like it's my bad disks in my lower back. I also > > > seen my heart Dr. last week he thinks it's from being on > > > Crestor and told me to get some COQ10 he said if this dose > > > not get better in 3 weeks call him. I don't think I > > > can take this for 3 more weeks. > > > > Co-Moderator > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 It takes a while Phil As I understand it - and the doctors here can chime in - statins stop not only cholesterol but other essential products from the liver. Some of us produce so much that it does not hurt. Some of us produce just enough and the reduction damages the nerves and the muscles. It takes time for the production to resume and then it takes time to repair the damage. Some of the damage is permanent. I still get the occasional nerve pain in my biceps. I call it nerve pain because it has been my experience that an injured muscle can be put in a position that does not hurt or hurt as much. With this pain, no matter what you do, the pain is the same, bad. I got some relief within a month. The major relief took a couple of months. Wish I had better news. Here is another, perhaps better group.... Lipitor/?yguid=140455981 > > Thanks ihor n, > > I stopped statins durgs 7 weeks ago started on COQ10 Doctor's Best Best Ubiquinol Featuring Kaneka's Qh (100mg), take 3 a day been on them 4 days now. Do you know how long this takes to work. > My Heart Dr. told me to get this also been on them 4 days also. > Now Foods Lecithin, 400 Softgels/1200mg > > And I will never take a statin drug again I had pain from day one on this yet I never had high Chol. levels in my life. > > Thanks for the link I joined it waiting for approval. > Co-Moderator > Phil > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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