Question 1

any update on treatment for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies?

Accepted Answer

Idiopathic myopathy.: Idiopathy means not know the cause yet.  More and more former idiopathic disorders become well known etiology. The answer is if it is still idiopathic, the treatment should be the same of symptomatic management so far.

Question 2

m77 , biopsy of vastus laterilus muscle says "secondary neurogenic atrophy with super imposed inflmatory myopathy" which disease this may be?thanks

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Your doctor needs: to findout if you have any cause for your neuropathy.  This can be from many causes - usually diabetes or alcohol or other drugs are the cause. You need to go over with your doctor what possible things in your life are responsible for it. The secondary inflammation suggests you have a compromised immune system or slightly weakened one.  People usually do not get inflammation of the muscle.

Question 3

do i have to take medicine for myopathy?

Accepted Answer

Myopathy: Myopathy means muscle pathology or disorder.  There are many causes of muscle disease, i.e. Many muscle diseases.  Whether or not medicine is needed depends on the specific muscle disease.  Consider seeing a neurologist.

Question 4

are there any treatments available for idiopathic myopathy?

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Idiopathic: The term idiopathic as you may know means that your doctors are unable to determine a cause for the problem. When a condition is idiopathic it makes it very difficult to treat because we are unable to provide treatment based on the cause as it is unknown. Symptomatic treatments for myopathy may be provided. These may include things like pain medication, anti-inflammatory medication, and steroids. Physical therapy may also help. However it would be best to discuss these with your doctor as he or she could help you with the specifics of your myopathy.

Question 5

which statin drug work best for lowering triglycerides level at the same time not affecting sugar profile or causing myopathy ?

Accepted Answer

Triglycerides: I don't rely on statins to lower serum triglycerides but, in addition to dietary measures, omega 3 fish oil,taking fibric acid deriverative medications like fenofibrate and taking high dose niacin are effective. You have to take very high doses of statins in order to effectively lower serum triglycerides. Fibrates can cause myopathy and one has to be very cautious using them together with statins.

Question 6

please could you explain the difference between idiopatic cardiac myopathy a d heart failure ? 
what is the prognosis 
is this genetic , do i need to have my child screened ?

Accepted Answer

One issue at a time: The room for a response is limited. Each of the mentioned issues requires separate discussion. For the first issue, heart failure is a generic term that describes when the heart is failing to pump blood at an adequate rate/strength to feed all tissues properly. Idiopathic = they don't know cause. Cardiomyopathy= disease causing damage to the heart muscle.

Question 7

taking pitavastatine(livalo )2mg lipid profile is good except for high triglycerides (356mg/dl) also blood sugar is borderline fbs(156), hba1c(6.57) , what is the management here and what lipid drug can lowertg without causing myopathy & affectingbs?

Accepted Answer

Need to examine: It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. The issue you described requires a multifaceted approach of diet, exercise, medication , weight loss, diabetes management etc, that is not practical to address in this forum.
Wish you good health!

Question 8

hi doctors, can you tell me what is latest medicine for hcm(highper trophic cardio myopathy-heart diseases) and psoriasis(skin diseases)?

Accepted Answer

HCM: Drugs for hcm are commonly those that are negatively inotropic such as all betablockers, verapamil and (if an antiarrhythmic is needed), norpace (disopyramide). For serious arrhythmias, often used with an icd, amiodarone. For psoriasis: sorry, not my field! if drugs fail, surgery is indicated (myomectomy/myotomy).

Question 9

i want to know what's the treatment of myopathy ?

Accepted Answer

Myopathy: Myopathy is just a general term referring to diseases of the muscle. The treatment is based on the type of myopathy in which cases there are treatments and in some cases not so.

Question 10

i want to know what's the right treatment of myopathy?

Accepted Answer

Surgery of getting -: Rid of the disk(s) or spurs causing the stenosis, to free up the nerves or the cord.
Discuss it with your spinal surgeon, as he'll give you the specific information your diagnosis requires.

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Any update on treatment for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies?

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M77 , biopsy of vastus laterilus muscle says "secondary neurogenic atrophy with super imposed inflmatory myopathy" which disease this may be?thanks

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Do i have to take medicine for myopathy?

A member asked:

Are there any treatments available for idiopathic myopathy?

A member asked:

Which statin drug work best for lowering triglycerides level at the same time not affecting sugar profile or causing myopathy ?

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Please could you explain the difference between idiopatic cardiac myopathy a d heart failure ? what is the prognosis is this genetic , do i need to have my child screened ?

A member asked:

Taking pitavastatine(livalo )2mg lipid profile is good except for high triglycerides (356mg/dl) also blood sugar is borderline fbs(156), hba1c(6.57) , what is the management here and what lipid drug can lowertg without causing myopathy & affectingbs?

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Hi doctors, can you tell me what is latest medicine for hcm(highper trophic cardio myopathy-heart diseases) and psoriasis(skin diseases)?

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I want to know what's the treatment of myopathy ?

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I want to know what's the right treatment of myopathy?

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