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About how many days after stopping statin should thigh muscle pain go away if its from the statin?
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Varies: half life of statin around 14 hours. so probably cleared out system by 1 day. the muscles soreness might go away by a few days. is your doctor aware you are coming off the Statin?
Answered 7/16/2020
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