Yee ha, dodged the Lipitor bullet again!
Had my yearly a couple days ago. The telephone rings yesterday, and it's the doctor's PA. "Mr. M we have the result of your lipid panel. Your cholesterol is 272 which is high. Your LDL is 170, but you...
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Yellowboat. wrote:What did they put you on??? Simvastatin? That is what they have me on. 1/2 of a 40 MG tab per day. It works for the cholesterol, but the triglycerides are still high in the mid 300s. Tried to cut out white bread, and processed foods, and gluten but it did not help. VA doesn't seem concerned about the numbers. Not seeing a Endocrinologist, just a PA.
My doctor started me on Lipitor and I started having muscle cramps. I had a cramp so bad that it tore a muscle loose in my theigh. I told my doctor and he didn't think it was Lipitor causing my cramps.
I started going to the VA and they assigned me to an Endocrinologist. The Endocrinologist changed my cholesterol medication and the muscle cramps went away.
