If you are taking Statins and have muscular problems, ......

​I often ask my patients to check the side-effects of the medications they are taking because their symptoms can be caused by the side-effects. Common side-effects are headache, dizziness, nausea, stomachache, etc.

I want to share a side-effect of a medication that I heard and was very surprised at. 

Statins are known as medications to lower the level of LDL or so-called "bad" cholesterol. If your are diagnosed as high cholesterol, Statins are the most commonly prescribed medications. 

One of Statins' side-effects is muscle breaking down. If you need to stop walking and sit down for a while, that can be caused by the side effect.

When you have spinal stenosis, you also need to stop walking, but you can walk again after bending over and supplying blood to the nerve, no need to sit down because your legs have strength since there is no muscle breaking down.

If your urine is reddish, substance of melting muscle is in urine. That also can cause kidney failure.

If you are taking Statins and severe muscle related health issues, it is recommended to consider the side-effect and consult your doctor.