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Painful side effects with atorvastatin drug treatment for lowering cholesterol?

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Med side effects: Atorvastatin is a statin. Side-effects include muscular aches , inflammation, lft elevation. Dangerous toxicity such as outright rhabdomyolosis is rare (less than 0.05%), but muscle aches can occur in 10% patients.

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Answered 9/23/2016

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