A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a CT calcium scan, and my score was 530. My doctor ...

Statin therapy does not exacerbate muscle injury, pain or fatigue in people engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, according to a study published today in the Journal of the ...

Q. I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to another medication to control high cholesterol. It was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statin use was not associated with any greater change in exercise-related muscle injury vs. nonuse. The findings ...

Millions take statins like atorvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol, but doctors warn that persistent muscle pain should never ...

July 24 -- WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers have discovered a genetic variant that causes some people who take cholesterol-lowering statins to have the muscle weakness called ...

As the most commonly prescribed drug in England last year, a pharmacist has explained the key side effect of atorvastatin ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q. I have read about side effects of simvastatin and told my doctor about the muscle and joint pain I’ve been experiencing on ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a CT calcium scan, and my score was 530. My doctor said that this was high, so he put me on a statin (Lipitor). But it debilitated me with so much muscle pain that I had to stop.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: I had a CT calcium scan, and my score was 530. My doctor said that this was high, so he put me on a statin (Lipitor).