A 26-year-old male asked:
started on crestor (rosuvastatin) 1 month and a half ago. after 1 month i started having headaches, muscle aches, and malaise. is this likely due to the crestor (rosuvastatin)?
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Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Could be: These symptoms are consistent with side effects from statin medications like crestor (rosuvastatin) and a simple lab test called cpk, if elevated, makes the diagnosis of muscular inflammation certain. Additionally liver function tests also should be done to detect possible liver inflammation,another recognizable side effect of statins. If these tests detect statin intolerance , you may tolerate a lower dose.
Answered on Feb 2, 2016
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
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Possibly: This is very early for statin related muscle pain to occur but anything is possible. Stop the Crestor (rosuvastatin) for 3 weeks and see if the pain r ... Read More
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
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No: It is very likely the muscle pain will return if Crestor (rosuvastatin) is restarted.
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Dr. Peter Ihle answered
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Not necessarily.: Some r combinations of meds, some r only 1 statin. Trial ; error. If u switch, report immediately any such symptoms. Also don't start until the aching ... Read More
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