Statin Drugs Attack Connective Tissues and Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, and Fascia

6/5/2013

STATINS ATTACK MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS, FASCIA, AND TENDONS

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STATINS ATTACK FASCIA.....
& LIGAMENTS & MUSCLES & TENDONS & BONES &................

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"To our knowledge, this is the first study... to show that statin use is associated with an increased likelihood of diagnoses of musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies [arthritis], and injuries" Dr. Ishak Mansi from this month's issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.

It's not news that STATIN DRUGS cause muscle pain. In fact muscle pain is their number one side effect. However, it's critical for you understand that referring to what is going on simply as "muscle pain" is missing the bigger picture. The 'trust us' side-effect warnings for Statin Drugs refers to this muscle pain as Rhabdomyolysis ----- a problem that most people have never heard of. Let's take a minute and break it down into bite-sized chunks that are easy to understand.

Rhabdo means "with stripes", Myo means "muscle", and Lysis means "rupture". So, in a nutshell, Rhabdomyolysis infers that striped muscle (skeletal muscles --- i.e. biceps, triceps, quadriceps, gluteus, etc, etc) are actually breaking apart at the cellular level and releasing their contents into the extracellular fluid, which eventually make their way to the blood stream. The chief breakdown product of Rhabdomyolysis is something called 'myoglobin'. Myoglobin is an oxygen-carrying protein in the muscle that is analogous to hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein found in the blood.

SYMPTOMS OF RHABDOMYOLYSIS

How do you know whether or not you have Rhabdomyolysis? One of the classic findings is going to be dark or "Coke-colored" urine. But it is usually found via blood test long before the urine ever gets to that point. The main symptom is pain. Because muscle tissue is actually being broken and destroyed at the cellular level, people suffering with this problem are going to have muscle / joint pain, weakness, point tenderness, and even swelling of the affected muscles. This means that patients / doctors can easily be fooled as I have several times over the years.

Rhabdomyolysis can look just like artrhritis, a Rotator Cuff Problem, FIBROMYALGIA, a knee problem, or any number of other painful conditions. This is why I always find out whether or not someone is on Statin Drugs (or for that matter, other drugs) before I do anything else. By the way, certain other things like HYPOTHYROIDISM, DIABETES, AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS, CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS, ANTI-DEPRESSION DRUGS, HARDCORE WORKOUTS, and drug or alcohol abuse can all contribute to the development of this problem as well.

WE ALREADY KNEW ALL OF THIS
WHAT IS THE NEW EVIDENCE FOR STATINS
DESTROYING OTHER TISSUES AS WELL?

A study was published in this month's issue of JAMA Internal Medicine (Statins and Musculoskeletal Conditions, Arthropathies, and Injuries) showing some extremely disturbing evidence. Dr. Ishak Mansi and his team of researchers, working out of the The North Texas Health Care System (Dallas' huge VA), showed that musculoskeletal adverse events and diseases are significantly higher in those taking Statins than in those not taking Statins (study size was over 46,000 individuals).

The study concluded that, "Musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies [Arthritis], injuries, and pain are more common among statin users than among similar nonusers." They went even further and clarified the term "muscluloskeletal conditions". They included, "all musculoskeletal diseases, arthropathies [Arthritis] and related diseases, injury-related diseases (dislocation, sprain, strain) and drug-associated musculoskeletal pain". Stop and think about this for a moment. Not only are injuries to the MUSCLES, FASCIA, TENDONS, and LIGAMENTS significantly greater in those taking Statins, but so are the diseases affecting these tissues (not to mention bones), as well as adverse side effects of a wide variety of drugs.

Interestingly enough, the main reason that this study was done in the first place was to "prove" that Statin Drugs had anti-inflammatory powers that could actually help people with arthritis and musculoskeletal pain. Probably why one of the authors disclosed associations with AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elan, Forest, Ortho-McNeil Janssen, and PFIZER. It would be safe to say that these companies are now in full "Damage Control Mode". Fortunately for us, it is getting harder for Big Pharma to BURY STUDIES LIKE THIS. To learn more about CHOLESTEROL, just click on the link.

19 Comments

Louise Collins

1/2/2015 01:17:31 pm

I have read your article above and this is as I suspected. My father is on Warfarin and is suffering debilitating ligament pain in his bicep. What should he do? Get off the Warfarin? If so, is this safe? Thank you.

Dr. Russ

1/3/2015 05:10:31 am

Hello Louise,

Warfarin (Coumadin) is actually a blood thinner and not a statin drug, although it is associated with plenty of side effects as well. As to what he should do; only he and his physician can answer than question.

Dr. Russ

James Harvey

8/15/2015 07:24:34 am

I have been taking Atorvastatin and Lisinop/HCTZ for several years and have, within the last three or four years had 3 bicep separations. Two in the right and one in the left along with rotator cuff damage in both shoulders.

8/16/2015 12:15:09 am

Unfortunately, I see way too much of this -- far more than we are led to believe.

S T

11/29/2015 06:42:52 pm

Is there any evidence that statins cause damage to ligaments in the knee? I have had an ACL tear (got reconstructed) and other knee sprains with my routine activities which I have been doing since a long time, after I started my statin regimen.

11/30/2015 04:36:18 am

Hello ST,

I have seen no specific research on the ACL, but then again I have not looked. PubMed is a great resource.

jacky

6/17/2017 12:35:01 pm

Tibialis hernias...been on lipitor 40 for over 6 years

Chris Wunsch

11/1/2017 03:54:59 am

I was on Lipitor from '99-02, was hospitalized for 28 days in 02 with end stage Alzheimer's like state, did not know my wife my parents my siblings nor my 2 year old son. I would not walk, nor speak coherently. Brain MRI revealed dozens of lesions scattered throughout, Brain biopsy revealed the lesions to be apoptoses, electron microscopy revealed Mitochondrial DNA mutations most similar to Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS). I was to be transferred to a nursing home pending bed placement. Until I was evaluated by a visiting professor from John's Hopkins, what started me in a Mitochondrial cocktail with a robust dose of CoQ10, and within 36 hours if my first dose, I began to answer simple questions, walk with assistance, be able to verbalize the need to use the bathroom (no longer wet and soil myself), and a few days later, discharge home with a diagnosis of Viral Encephalitis.. several weeks after discharge, I saw Dr Beatrice Golomb of UCSD, discussing the statin effects study she was to be starting, and my wife pleaded with me to enroll, to Which I replied, honey, I was a critical care nurse, it was.my job to know everything about the drugs I was giving,, and thanks to her persistence, I enrolled, and later found out that my use of Lipitor was the causal contributor to the holes in my brain, the Mitochondrial DNA mutations, and the peripheral neuropathy I had. Since this time, I've been pouring thousands of hours into researching the truth, and discovered we have all been conned, by probably the biggest scam in the history of the world. I have a statin effects Facebook group with more than 3200 members and would welcome anyone wanting to learn the truth or share their experiences are www.facebook
com/groups/statins

Joanne H

2/5/2018 11:57:50 am

I was started on atorvastatin 10 mg / daily June 2017. Since then I would awaken feeling like I had worked out in my sleep. I didn't feel it every morning . A few times had some muscle spasms( calfs, hands) . My grasp has gotten weak, I developed a trigger finger( saw ortho) who ordered neuro testing for weakness and numbness of my hands / fingers. He hasn't notified me as of yet! I do have arthritis of my neck and new hips because of osteoarthritis.. Saw different ortho in Dec. for R shoulder pain and decreased ROM of my R shoulder who injected the trigger finger which solved that problem. He gave me exercises to do for my shoulder. Every Dr. knew.atorvaststin was on my med list. ( lisinopril, levothyroxin, osteobiflex, CoQ10, vitamin D, atorvastatin, omega 3)
Also in Dec. I developed Plantar fasciitis pain ( R heel/ arch) ( I'm pretty sure ) and have not been to a podiatrist yet, trying not to .
In Dec. my entire plantar surface of my R foot developed a dry looking crusty surface. ( cleansed with hibiclens and foot scrub, since resolved) but plantar heel pain started after that. My dermatologist gave me anti fungal for the skin condition around my nose, not helpful.
I'm not overweight ( but have gained 8 lbs from inactivity . ( didn't want to aggravate my heel or cause any other problems).
I am out of state from my primary so doing my own researching and ran across your site.
I quit taking the statin 2 weeks or so ago . Trying to control this foot pain ( inserts, new shoes,, icing, frozen water bottle rolling, pain creams). Hoping I won't get chewed out by my primary this spring.
After reading ALOT, I can conclude it All started with the statin. Ya think?

Lorri R Fugate

2/22/2018 01:43:54 pm

Since starting atorvastatin my kidney function dropped from 60 to 20. My lumbar spine developed retrolisthesis and sudden degenerative disc disease, facet joint stuck, severe spine pain, lupus, medistinal lymph nodes, right supraclavicilar lymph node, and enlarged left heart, anyeurism left descending, peak flow 300, difficulty breathing, and breast pain. I am a 54 year old woman.Previous to starting aforvastatin I was a jogger...between 3-6 miles a day.

Douglas

3/9/2018 09:45:45 am

I've been taking Atorvastatin for well over a year and have increasing levels of stiffness and pain in my joints, tendons and ligaments. In the mornings I find it difficult to put weight on my feet; the pain is excruciating. I've been taking regular doses of ibuprofen to address the pain but doesn't really do the job.

I've attributed this to aging, lack of exercise and arthritis; while I'm sure these are contributing factors the level of pain and discomfort seems much more intense than i would expect it to be.

Any thoughts?

Dr V K Unnikrishnan

10/30/2018 09:06:17 pm

My case is very similar to Yours. I started experiencing joint swellings as well as pain and swelling in the tendons many years ago. I was actually attributing this to be age related. But recently I started investigating on it and learned that stating could be the culprit.I decided to stop statin. There was no improvement for 3 months.But to my surprise, the symptoms slowly started regressing.Now almost > 1year.Now 90% of the symptoms have subsided. Now I am sure it is due to statin. Now luckily theory about the cholesterol have come up stating that reducing cholesterol is not advocated. The problem in Coronary heart disease lies in inflammation and not cholestol.

Debbie

5/5/2018 06:58:45 am

I have read quite a few of the atorvostatin posts. My husband and daughter both have a genetic mutation that causes high cholesterol. It is called Familial hypetcholersrolemia ( I’m sure that is not spelled right). My husband has been on 80 mg of atorvostatin for 30+ years and recently in the last 2 years started using Repatha + 40 mg of atorvostatin. He is 57. My daughter had a cholesterol reading at 18 and it was almost 400 total. She is an athlete not over weight at all. We know she has the mutation. At 20 she has worked her way up to 80 mg to keep the level lower than 200. Do you know anything about Repatha? It’s very new and works great for my husband. My daughter is so young we worry about this dose. Her great grandmother died at 51 from a heart attack, her grandmother had her first heart attack at 51 and spent the rest of her life on atorvostain. She died at 84. None of the family has had any of these side effects. I sure would like a different option for my daughter.

bob

7/10/2018 06:35:36 am

rotator cuff issue since beginning statins. No event led to the pain in the rotator cuff. It does seem to coincide with when I began taking the statins. I may phone my doctor, let him know of the issue and then remove myself from this drug. I have found death occurs in both users of statins and those who do not use them. This is well documented throughout the history of mankind.

Jennifer

11/24/2018 04:10:07 am

I was wondering if you are still around as this article is very old? I have some questions.... I've never taken statins, but found this while researching another drug

Alain

12/30/2018 03:48:35 am

J ai pris des statines pendant 20 ans,j’ai une tendinopathie des épaules.

John

7/8/2019 11:49:15 am

It took decades for the statins I took to break me down. I thought it was just the aging process. Could barely walk at times, had no energy, joint and muscle pain always, and lack of clarity in my thinking. After complaining to my doctor that I felt as though I was dying, he took me off the statin that I had taken for years. All those symptoms diminished over months such that I have much greater functionality but, after three years I'm still not 100% and likely never will be. I know that not everyone is affected like I was but the drug makers could do a better job of training the doctors in how to test before prescribing statins. I've learned that some people have reactions right away while others, like me, may not have reactions for 25 years. Knowing what I do now, I would never encourage anyone to have blind faith in their doctor who prescribes a statin.

Stacy

7/9/2019 06:45:21 pm

March 2019 I was diagnosed with Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy from taking statin drugs. It was eating my muscle cells. I was in hospital for 11 days and in rehab for 7 weeks. I’m currently still in therapy. It completely immobilized me and I had to get strong enough to walk, get in and out of bed, bathe, basic daily functions. Everything I needed assistance. I was put on Chemo pills, steroids and have had 8 immunoglobulin infusions; they continue 2 days a month until the end the year. I have been off work since March and will be off at least another month. I don’t have light duty at my job so am not able to return until I’m able to stand/walk for at least 6 hours and lift 70 pounds. It has taken over my life in all aspects.

DonaldMatherly

7/10/2019 06:41:25 am

I am currently taking Simvistatin and have been since 2009 40 mg at bedtime.Yes i have muscle pain in thighs and have plantar fascitis.Should i stop taking?I have heart disease,coronary artery and had a stent placed in 2009,the widow maker.What would happen if i stopped immediately?

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STATINS ATTACK MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS, FASCIA, AND TENDONS

STATINS ATTACK FASCIA.....
& LIGAMENTS & MUSCLES & TENDONS & BONES &................

SYMPTOMS OF RHABDOMYOLYSIS

WE ALREADY KNEW ALL OF THIS
WHAT IS THE NEW EVIDENCE FOR STATINS
DESTROYING OTHER TISSUES AS WELL?

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DESTROYING OTHER TISSUES AS WELL?