Inflammation causes a lot of health issues. I have Hashimoto’s & I have been on thyroid medication for 50 years. I have read a lot, and I know that some people believe it can be addressed without medication. I respectfully disagree (at least for me - I’ve tried alternatives). That said, I do believe that there are health issues that can be managed by finding and addressing the underlying causes rather than masking with medication (for me, blood pressure creep is an example). Reducing inflammation through proper (targeted) nutrition, exercise and stress reduction can result in improved health outcomes for some health issues. I always tell my doctor that I want to begin with targeted lifestyle changes first, when doing so won’t have an immediate negative impact on my health. It’s important to find a doctor who will listen to your concerns and work with you. You may have an entirely unrelated issue going on, and trying to uncover the root cause should be important to your doctor.
That should be a totally different thread IMO! Different meds, different process, different results and side effects!
My husband feels like a 95 year old man at times also. He has a lot of stiffness. It stinks!
It’s sometimes important when speaking with doctors to be very specific and illustrate your problems – just as you have done here. How often do you experience a symptom, how does it effect ADLs, why is the doctor not concerned, what are the choices going forward. I’ve also found the phrase “it is not acceptable to me” when asking for help.
My A1C went up when I was started on rosuvastatin; my doctor was sure it was unrelated but I asked if we could trial a lower dose and it helped.
What you are experiencing is not optimal and perhaps not Nothing. Ì think you are right to pursue answers!
First off have this discussion with your doctor. Listen to “only “your doctor. Saying that the Zetia combo is very affective. I am on that also. Your blood pressure is two measurements. Just stating the top number alone really doesn’t mean anything. There are many studies showing the lower the better with cholesterol numbers. Many doctors are considering entering statins even when the number are slightly elevated.
Keep your weight down and yes easier said than done. Excerise daily. Take your medications that your doctor’s prescribe. There is proof of certain diets being helpful. Talk to a dietitian.
Have your legs examined maybe by a vascular doctor. Varicose veins and such can cause pain as a slew of other things.
Good luck m
Internal tibial torsion. See someone and maybe have orthotics made to help with this.
I had terrible leg cramps at night that would wake me up (I’ve also suffered in the past from restless leg syndrome). I went off the Statin to see if it was the culprit and it wasn’t. I started hormone replacement therapy (the patch & progesterone) and the cramping stopped.
Interesting timing on this topic. I went on them earlier in life because of being high/normal and having bad family history (father died at 49 and mother had heart attack in 50’s). Now I am getting comments from “some people” same as I get when I drink a diet coke (about 1x per week).
I’m amazed that people are so quick to share their thoughts about things that aren’t their business.
Oooops, responded to the wrong post.
I think HRT or whatever they call it today would be helpful for a lot of things but I turn 70 in a few months and my GYN doesn’t recommend it. I wish I had tried it while I was younger, honestly think that would have helped me through the weight gain and muscle weakness.
It’s OK. We’re friendly here. Lol
One thing to ask your doctor about is testing for lipoprotein(a). Mine didn’t test for it until I asked. It is a form of LDL that is highly inherited—and there really isn’t a treatment that targets it specifically. You can have “normal” LDL numbers but still have high LP(a) numbers, which is a risk factor for heart disease. Doctors deal with it by focusing on making your LDL exceptionally low. For example, my total LDL is 53, with a small dose of Rosuvustatin. Before the statin, my LDL was not over 100, but my doctor wanted to cut it down drastically anyway because I have genetically high LP(a).
Yes, I had heard of the lipoprotein(a) and that they don’t typically test for anything they could not treat. However you could ask for it. Wasn’t sure I wanted to know. I heard recently that they do in fact now have a treatment, not sure if it is for public use yet, but it’s out there. I will ask my doctor for the test. My LDL was low 90s before statin but boy did it drop…that stuff really works!
Yes, my doctor says they are starting to come out with some drugs that target LP(a)—hopefully something I can switch to soon. I figured it was better to know and be aggressive about the rest of my cardiovascular health since I know I have high LP(a) working against me. I get the hesitation though… it isn’t fun to have an inherited condition that can’t be treated.
Yes, they definitely have drugs that lower the high lp(a) now, thankfully. I asked my cardiologist last week if I should go on one, but he said no and raised my statin dosage. My latest LDL reading is 87, HDL is 105, triglycerides low, healthy, no blockage (based upon my last angiogram), no family risk factors. But he wants my LDL below 70, like @threeofthree’s doctor, as my “very high” lp(a) is a major risk factor. Aren’t we lucky to have that risk passed down from our families? 
I imagine threeofthree’s doc wants her LDL below 70 because of a major risk factor. It is well worth everyone knowing their lp(a) levels, because you can change your fate with knowledge. Inexpensive test, ones PCP can test for it.
I have been getting physical therapy for tennis elbow for awhile. It’s really been plaguing me. Now I am reading that statin users get this injury more often. Ugh!
I have been off for 4 weeks now and I do feel less achy overall. Maybe it is my imagination, but I’m going to stay off for a while. I won’t have another set of labs until Sept so well see if everything goes crazy then.
Interesting. I have been suffering with tennis elbow (I call it pickleball elbow) since last November. I’ll have to look that up. I attributed mine to bad form during play, or playing too much.
I took a low dose of statin many years ago. After 6 mos my numbers looked better, so I asked my doc if I could go off. I did go off them and didn’t go back on for several years. Now I’ve probably been taking them for maybe 2 years. I take half the lowest dose every day. I could take the lowest dose every other day, but this was easier for me.
My husband’s family has serious heart issues. He just started Repatha a couple of month ago and his LDL is now 19. Not a typo. He’s also on some other drugs, but doc took him off of some too.