Maintainance symptoms and conditions

Went off simvastatin in March, all pain went away within a couple of months, but muscle weakness in legs remained. In October, found out my cholesterol is sky high, over 325. So Dr. wanted to try Crestor 5 mg. Within 1 week, I had overwhelming fatigue, could hardly stay awake during the day and the weakness in my legs was getting worse. So I just went off Crestor. Frustrating!!

I posted earlier but just wanted to make note of the following. Advair does make breathing easier for the COPD impaired like myself. I am using it, probably AMA, only as a maintainance drug as it definally causes thrush of the throat even if you rinse and gargle. I might also add that this medication is manufactured by the German pharmaceutical conglomerate, Glaxo/Kline/Smith. It cost me $130 per disc here in the states. About the time I found it could be pruchased for half that amount in Canada, the Germans at the bequest of American pharmaceutical interest refused shipment to those Canadian internet pharmacies who were shipping it to the states. It should also me noted that this was accomplished through the vast lobbying campaign aimed at GOP congressmen. Glaxo donates several million dollars per year to the GOP campaign fund so it is obvious why we are getting screwed on the price. I am a regesitered Republican and this is very disturbing. I also find it disturbing that every other TV commercial is hyping some new medicinal miracle and that Drs. across the U.S. must be on the take in some fashion as most ignore the multitude of side effect patients mention and prescribe Advair as the drug of choice.