What are the side-effects of Statins, the Cholesterol-busting drugs?

The two major side-effects of statin drugs are muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis. Here's why: -quote- Muscle symptoms are a common side effect of statins; many people experience aching in the shoulders, pain in the jaw, or muscle pain in the legs. The muscle pain is a symptom muscle breakdown that is occurring in the body due to the side effect of the statin drug.

When tissues break down, the body must eliminate the excess waste products. The waste products then overload the kidneys, causing more serious problems. Rhabdomyolysis (often called rhabdo for short) is the medical term for the breakdown of muscle fibers that results in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream.

Besides muscle pain, the other major symptom of rhabdomyolysis is dark, red, or cola colored urine. Severe rhabdomyolysis can result in death from acute kidney failure due to overload of the kidneys with deteriorated muscle tissue. If fact, the cholesterol lowering drug Baycol was removed from the market after being implicated in over 60 deaths due to rhabdomyolysis.

However, rhabdomyolysis remains a dangerous side effect of statins in general. -end of quote- statinanswers.com/effects.htm See also these helpful sites: medicmagic.net/more-side-effects-of-stat... westonaprice.org/Dangers-of-Statin-Drugs....

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