Muscle weakness symptoms and conditions

I'm a 47 year old male, with no medical problems except high colersterol. I took lipitor for a few months. After the first month, I noticed the general weekness in my legs and stiffining of my achilies tendon. By the third month, these problems continued to worsen. My achilies tendon would be so tight, I had to stretch my foot for a few minutes before getting up in the morning. Then, after getting up, I'd walk like Frankinstein for awhile. My achillies tendon was sore all day, and my legs were weak. My legs felt like there wasn't any blood or strenght in them; I felt like an old man who's leg were atrophing.

Anyway, I was playing tennis one night, and a friend noticed I wasn't moving. My wife remarked that I was on Lipitor, and we think it's hurting my legs. This friend knew of several people, including his father, that had experience the exact same problem. I quit taking Lipitor that very day. Since then, I've talked with others, and many have had this same side affect.

Please note, two guys in my office are taking Lipitor with no problem, so, it not universal. However, I believe it more common that the medical establishment is reveling. From what I've briefly read, Lipitor block the production cholesterol, but also blocks the production of CoQ10, dolichols and other vital liver biochemicals needed for healthy muscels and tendons.

I've been off Lipitor for a couple months, and my legs and achilies tendon are good. Not a 100%, but good. I still experience moderate stiffness in my achilies tendon the morning after playing tennis and very stight stiffness otherwise. During the day, my achilies tendon feels fairly normal, and my leg strengh feels normal.

I'm not a hypochondriac; however, I have no doubt, this drug is dangerous and causes muscle and tendon stiffness and damage.

My 14 year old daughter received the gardasil shot on 8/31/2009. Her side effects are: seizure like activity-shortness of breath-irregular periods-hair loss-headaches-pale/yellowish in color at times-stomachaches-muscle weakness-chest pain-generally feeling unwell-swollen glands- very fatigued and weak ( she sleeps about an average of 15 to 20 hours per day). My daughter loved to cheer and do hip hop dance, swim , snowmobile, dirt bike riding, loved jumping and flipping on trampoline for hours on end and now we have no life for anyone because we have to be with her 24/7 because we are worried where this will lead us and when and if our daughters life will ever be normal again, She cant even have a teenage life because of her last episode that you will read about below we no longer allow her to go any where without one of us, the bathroom door has to stay open, she has to sleep with one of us or her sister, cant go to the movies with boyfriend or friends w/o us tagging along, we are constantly checking on her through out the day to make sure eveything is ok, Where does this end or does it? Does it get worse? Does anyone know? I am afraid for my daughters life, and she is tired of attending dr. appointments because she says that they think she is lying and that there is nothing wrong with her> I told her that hopefully we will find one that will listen and help. If anyone has any information to help us please email me at loganpaige@aol.com .She started having seizure like activity at school on 9/9/09. Called Dr. and he stated it was not seizure like activity it was probably her vasovagal syncope. She again had another seizure like activity at school on 9/14/09, school called squad because she was not responding. ER did ekg, bloodwork and ct scan all normal. She was treated and released because we had a eeg set up for the following month. Called Dr. he stated no seizure like activity involved it was fainting due to syncope. We went to ER 9/20/09 for chest pains asked if it had anything to do with Gardasil, ignored again, told she had Costchrodritis, sent home.She had another seizure like activity at school on 9/22/09, I got to witness episode on my own for the first time very scary and definetly seizure like activity with hands clinching, body jerking, eyes rolled back in her head and unresponsive. This went on for over an hour. When we arrived at Childrens ER I again for the 20th time told them that she had the gardasil shot but again they skipped right over and went about their way. She had all the same test ran, EKG,CT scan,bloodwork, all came back normal except that she had a hemoglobin count of 8.0 (borderline of needing a blood transfusion). They did another urine test to see blood was in urine, normal. Checked fecal and normal too, asked about bleeding of gums, normal too. They could not give a reason for the hemoglobin to be that low because she did not have heavy periods and they only lasted a day or two. We were admitted to hospital this time for seizure like activity, had 12 doctors over the course of 4 days, cardiologist, and nuerologist, general medicine and no one could give us a reason for thses events again sent home. She started getting these sores under her under arms that had puss like fluid inside that they say happens in girls, they are very sore and have stuff like mersa that just pours out it is the grosses thing that I have seen, we are going to ER again tomorrow to have one of these absesses removedf/lanced and drained. The fourth one sense the shot. 10/01/09 school called having another seizure like activity, called pediatrician he said to prop her feet well above the head because she was just having a fainting episode after 20 minutes of no response, called ped. back told him she was still in seizure like activity he said to get her straight to NCH(NationwideChildren's Hospital) , Father rode to NCH in squad and when they arived she was still in the seizure like activity, they put them (father/daughter) in ER room and left them, father finally got tired of watching this and pushed Emergency button and told them that they better get in there and do something for her, the ER dr. came in and started hooking up monitors, they found irregular brain waves but says that they thought it was psuedoseizures, but admitted anyways for video EEG. 10/2/09 another seizure on vEEG, said irregular activity but still think psuedo seizures so set appointment with psychologist. so now we have cardiologist for syncope, hematologist for unexplained severe iron deficiency anemia, and a psychologist because these are stress related and brought from the stress, adolesent dr because periods are now coming every 4 or 5 days and heavier than usual. 10/28/09 another seizure on the bus, we took her home to come out on her own like the dr told us to do. taken out of school because way to tired and all the seizures was just to much for us all, I was worried about her health. 12/27/09 another seizure while having a nice night with friends, taken to hospital, oxygen dropped to 80%, treated and released. 1/2/10 had another seizure but a few minutes in she stopped breathing, 911 called, CPR performed and she was brought back after 2 minutes, before seizure started she was complaining of tongue feeling swollen, the whole evening of New Year's Day. When came out of seizure (3 hours later) was crying because she had no feeling in her left side, this lasted for about 10 minutes, she then tells us that before she went down her face felt numb and she couldn't feel it. NCH was called for the hospital to transport her this time because they did not know how to treat her but they refused and told the ER DR. that they would have the nuerologist call us later in the week to make an her an appointment to see them in the next week or two. so we were again treated and released. Here it is the 14th and still no appointment or phone call. I have since called other drs and got her to another nuero dr but she wouldn't listen to what I had to say about Gardasil even with all the paperwork and stories that I printed and took to appointment, wouldn't even look at research that I brought. So again we are starting all over with the testing that she has done in the past.

I am a 31 year old female who was diagnosed with Endometriosis about 3 years ago. After my Lap procedure and consulting with multiple doctors....they all recommended I take the Lupron injections. My husband and I are not sure about a 3rd child so the Lupron would buy us some time instead of jumping into a hysterectomy. Well, it's been a week and a day (I've been counting) since the injection and it has drained me of life. I lay around all day lifeless....unable to care for my 2 children who are 5 and 1. I have pelvic and lower back pain far worse than my endometriosis symptoms, difficulty urinating, dizziness, muscle weakness, joint pain, nausea and headaches. It seems as if I remain in a "daze" all day...unable to "snap out of it". This was my first and last Lupron injection. I will take my endometriosis symptoms anytime over these side effects. I am aware that this drug has helped many women....it is just not for me! No thanks to Lupron!

SYNTHROID AND DOCTOR HAS ABOUT KILLED ME, MUSCLE WEAKNESS (EXTREME) AND MY HIP JOINTS, SHOULDER, EVEN HEADACHES, FATIGUED SO BAD UNTIL I WOULD NEED A NAP TO DIE!!!! AND NO PATIENCE, CAN GET ANGRY IN A NANO SECOND , AND THEN MY HAIR HAD THE LOOK A PERSON ON CHEMO, AND A NAGGING COUGH

I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis for 6 months know. It's a neuromuscular disorder characterized by variable weakness of voluntary muscles, which often improves with rest and worsens with activity. The condition is caused by an abnormal immune response.Muscle weakness, including:
Swallowing difficulty, frequent gagging, or choking, Paralysis, Muscles that function best after rest, Drooping head, Difficulty climbing stairs
Difficulty lifting objects, Need to use hands to rise from sitting positions, Difficulty talking, Difficulty chewing, Vision problems, Double vision
Difficulty maintaining steady gaze, and Eyelid drooping. I am 39yrs old, I was in the hospital for 3 months. I was in ICU for 1-1/2 month. I was on the respirator that didn't work out for me so I had to get a tracheostomy. I had to learn how to talk, walk, and eat again.I've been going back in forth to the doctor for about a year and no one new what was wrong with me. I'm know home, and back to work full-time. I though I wasn't going to make it. I'm on 40mg of Prednisone a day I have Diabeties, High Blood Pressure, Hair Loss, Lack of Sleep, Mood Swings, Night Sweats, My appetite is out of this world, and Double chin. My hair was thick and long when I came out the hospital. I cried, my hair came out in patches, and I'm still bald around the sides of my head, hopefully since my doctor lowered my dosage my hair will grow back. I wish that I didn't have to take Insulin due to the predisone. There are so many side effects with this medication. I really wish there was another way, but I still have to take it. carlina162001@yahoo.com. If you want to reply

I have been on Lipitor for a year. I could walk ten miles without leg Fatigue before lipitor but walking a mile is killing me I know it is the lipitor I cant find a doctor who admits this plus I am limited to Medicare doctors only. Is there a doctor that can advise me how to stop the use so I can walk my miles which should be better for my heart? I can change my diet.

I don't know if I can blame Zocor on my weak thighs--my doctor says that muscle weakness as a result of the drug should include all of my muscles. I've also developed an extremely itchy neck-also not sure if this is related. Weight keeps going up in spite of increased exercise and limiting daily caloric intake to below 1500 calories.

Was prescribed avelox for bronchitis. Took it for the full ten days. began having diarrhea. It has been 5 weeks since i stopped taking the medication and have continued to have diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain. The diarrhea is a loose stool. Have had stool tests done and do not have a secondary infection from this.

I was prescribed medrol by my GP due to an ongoing rash that needed to get under control. I believe I had the 40mg dose/wein pack. The first two days I felt as though I were on speed. Day 2 at the grocery store I stopped to take my blood pressure because I was sure my heart was racing out of my chest. Thankfully, it wasn't and happened to be palpitations that I was having. I had hot flashes where my face and chest would get red like a sunburn. There were the sweats and the leg weakness/soreness. I did have sporadic headaches but, nothing a Tylenol wouldn't alleviate thank goodness. I've read here that numerous people had very bad headaches. My last day on the meds I started to experience the fatigue. Today is my first full day off and I certainly felt flu like. Sporadic lightheadedness, weakness and fatigue that would all come and go throughout my workday along with sporadic energy. I'm glad that I found this site so at least I know that this is normal and will subside in a few days. Other side effects I experienced were worsening of my post nasal drip along with a funny taste in my mouth, mood swings, insomnia, hyperactivity and muscle aches.

I forgot to mention the incessant tingling in my arms and hands and periodic numbness/tingling in my face.....but the muscle weakness and anxiety are thee worst side affects. I also just started having a cough out of no where. I am stopping this med, at 26 years old I should be able to bring down my HBP with diet, exercise, and weight loss.

I have been on Lisinopril Hctz for 7 years and have started getting numb feet and hands. Also, muscle weakness...I feel like I have 50 pound weights attached to my legs and have trouble walking. Nerve conduction tests are fine, also, blood work came back normal. Next step is the neurologist a month from now but I am going to stop taking the Lisinopril and see what happens.

Heart Palpitations, Unable to Concentrate, Bloated Face and Abdomen, Bad Acne, Menstrual Periods that Last for Weeks, Weakness and Difficulty Breathing with any Exertion, Anaphylactic like Reactions to Citric Acid & Citrates leading to Digestive Troubles and Muscle Weakness, Heavy Painful Muscles especially in Arms and Legs, Throat Swelling from Strong Smells, Insomnia, Lip Swelling, Painful Raised Spots on Tongue

I have used Lipitor and/or other satins for many years. I had to get off a generic a year ago and went back to Lipitor. I believe it caused my tinnitus and muscle and nerve issues all over my body. I recently stopped taking it and now 4 weeks later I am getting some relief. I did find something that has really lowered my triglycerides and my cholesterol. It is a brand new diet supplement that contains a new source of omega 3 and antioxidants. contact me and I will give more info on this wonderful all natural wellness product. It really helped me.

Not for sure, but I cant sleep due to getting terribly hot if I lay down.
If I lay on my side, and even eventually on my back. The hotness will come on and feel like an oven has been turned on inside and I feel the heat radiate in the covers under me. Very bad and cant sleep. Also get dry mouth and throat. Also muscle weakness pretty bad.

Lamictal with lithium was the latest sentence for a lifetime of depression. Not only did the depression then intensify over anything I've dealt with for the last 40 years, but anger, rage, weight gain, memory loss, difficulty communicating, (could this be dementia at 60 yrs?) and loss of taste especially coffee and chocolate were now defining my life. I had been a happy, productive, exciting, witty, professional self-employed woman. So, I've been reducing my 250 mg dosage for the last 6 weeks with Dr. oversight. My last dose of 25 mg was last Wednesday. Throughout this experience, I've experienced confusion, head aches, zombie days, spatial disorientation, muscle weakness, muscle spasms, jumbled speech and thinking, and THE FOG. But, guess what? Today, I'M BACK. My head is clear, I have a plan for the day and I'm 4 pounds lighter than I was last Thursday. The surprise about the weight is that we went to dinner in restaurants twice in this last week and I haven't taken any special steps to lose the pounds. I knew it was time to evaluate myself without medication when the Dr. wanted to add just one more medication to level off the mood swings. Of course, this is a continuing drama, but it's great to be able to see me without the drug-colored lenses. I would not have done this without Dr. supervision, and I'm so glad he co-operated with my wishes. Sometimes you just have to throw the project away and start fresh. Have a beautiful day.

This drug fools you as it doesn't always start to give you the stranger side effects until days later.
I took 3 days worth and my eyes got hot but I never thought it was the Bactrim. 3 days the fever, sore neck & joints started. I took it until day 8 and my muscles were so weak I couldn't walk, get out of bed, type on the computer.....I stopped it but I wish I had known how toxic this stuff was.
I still have the muscle weakness and can't do anything and it's over 6 weeks. My doctor says I have to wait it out. I'm so depressed

Been taking Lotrel (at least 5 years), then generic without connecting the dots. Constant back pain, easly fatigued, leg muscle soreness, occasionally a swelling in the inside of the mouth over a couple of days until a layer of skin flakes off and goes away (to return many weeks later), light spotted rash on topside of forearms, muscle weakness in arms with arms elevated, definite loss of sex drive, no endurance, easily prone to heavy sweating, back muscles extremely tight and rigid causing pains when exerting with repeated constant motion, blood work showing muscle damage, possible short term memory issues and ability to concentrate, periods of times with the feeling of constrictions on the body compared to a inflated balloon walls stressed with pressure. Exercise (walking) causes a drop in blood pressure to normal (110-125/68-84) compared to 140/90+/-.

I have to agree with the July 11th comments. This medication should not be on the market. I was on Toprol XL for years and experienced side effects from that. Then my doctor recently changed my medication and put me on Lisinopril. Within days I started to experience dizziness, fatigue, muscle weakness, insomnia, racing heart ( these attacks would last for 30-45 minutes following muscle weakness ), weight gain, and oh my goodness the COUGH. That would start shortly after laying down and I would go on coughing for 2 hours. Between the cough and the insomnia what was the point of sleeping. I have been to the doctor twice complaining of the symptoms and they look at me like I am nuts. The worst part is the racing heart episodes which make me feel like I am having a heart attack. The amazing thing is, after all the tests that have been performed since I started this medication, I am a very healthy person. So why is it the doctors I have seen,who have run all these tests, at the cost of my medical insurance, never thought that maybe it is the side effects of this medication. WHY don't doctors listen more and WHY don't they take the time to inform themselves of these medications before prescribing them. They need to LISTEN more to their patients, after all
we know our bodies better than they do. My blood pressure is 104-63 with a heart rate of 110. I am 53 yrs old and my blood pressure should be between 129-142. Don't you think there should be a red flag some where?
This is where my trust factor is zero. I think the more medication doctors can prescribe the sicker it makes us. I can't speak for all doctors but I have seen 4 doctors and not one of them seemed to be looking out for my best interest. DON'T START THIS MEDICATION. Apparently there have not been enough case studies on Lisinopril. Oh by the way did you know that taking this medication increases your chance of a stroke by 60%. One more side effect. Thank you for this web site.

I have been on various cholesterol drugs (statins) including Lipitor with severe muscle weakness of the lower extremities. My doctor ordered Welchol and said since it contains no statins there would be no side effects. Within three days I experienced severe weakness and pain of the hands and wrists. It became worse as I continued taking this drug. I was unable to even hold a cup of coffee or golf. I discontinued it and it gradually subsided. I watch what I eat, go to aerobic classes six days a week and walk several miles four times a week. I am going to continue with this regime and Welchol is now my last experience with cholesterol drugs.

July 8, 2009
I took Lisinopril for 2 months and began noticing soreness and stiffness cramping in my legs. Joint pain and general muscle weakness. Biggest indicator was my inability to ride road bikes (bicycle) nearly as much as normal. I did not have the muscle strength or stamina to ride like before. On one ride I had such sever cramping I had to get pick up, first time in 18 yrs of bicycling. It also states to not use sodium or potassium supplement while on this medicine, which I was doing for cramping. Also because I was borderline hypertension I did not notice any decrease in BP while on this. I have stopped taking this medicine. nn

I have been on lisinopril for over 3 years - 5 mg/day. I am a 52 year old female in great shape and exercise daily. For over a year now I have had muscle aches, muscle weakness, heart palpitations, foggy brain feeling, insomnia, fatigue, some tingling in extremities. I also sometimes get these spells where all these symptoms come on at once. It's very strange. Been to numerous doctors including, PCP, 2 neurologists and a rheumatologist and after many tests they all come up with nothing. After reading posts at this site I think it may be the Lisinopril and with my PCP's permission stopped taking it 11 days ago. My blood pressure is fine - I am monitoring it daily. My symptoms still remain. Does anyone know how long these symptoms may continue? I am grateful for any additional information you could provide.

Less than 2 months after taking Lipitor I have been experiencing intense weakness of the legs, especially the hip area. A normally avid walker, last week really woke me up when I was unable to walk over 40 feet without having to stop from sheer leg exhaustion. I'd have to actually lean on my partner until I could manage to shuffle again- a shuffling gait is what I had to resort to just to make it back to the car.
This is bullshit because even though I've had some angina symptoms, right up until I went to the hospital I was able to hike; was still relatively strong.
So today I have spent hours researching side effects and have seen on this site alone many mentions of intense leg weakness and pain with Lipitor.
This, along with simultaneously educating myself on the truth about high cholesterol has convinced me to gradually cease taking this medication.

Instead I will replace with sufficient quantities of VitC, buckwheat combined with gingko, and of course I can never stop with the garlic because it is delicious.

They think that I have either crohns or ulcerative colitis. I have tried antibiotics, lialda, mesalamine enemas, with no improvement. After another colonoscopy they put me on prednisone at 40mgs, 30, 20, 10, then 5 decreasing weekly. Well the first week was okay. I had some of the side affects, insomnia, extreme hunger, and crazy. I could deal with that. But then when I decreased down to 30mg, my body flipped. I awoke from the middle of the night with burning pain in the knees. So bad I took 4 ibuprofen and threw myself in the tub with epsom salt. I thought okay that was weird because I have never had a joint pain in my life. I saw the gastroenterologist that day bc I was still having abdominal pain. He totally blew off the knee pain and said he had no idea what that was. I thought okay maybe it will go away. A few days went by and nothing. 3 days later and I awoke one morning crying in pain because of my legs. I called the on call doctor who also said he had no idea and go to the er. So I went crying hysterically for 4 hours. Even after 3 rounds of dilaudid I was still in pain. They suggested a Rheumatologist. So I went to one a week later who said I was going through steroid withdrawals. And there is nothing we can do but treat the symptoms of pain. I am now down to 10mgs have been out of work for 2 weeks and am absolutely miserable with severe leg pain, muscle weakness and fatigue. He also adjusted the drop down increments to 5 instead of 10. Anyway I will never take this drug again and I think they rushed to this one. Just wanted to share. I am glad I found this website because I went from a fully functioning physically fit 28 year old to a crippled crying crazy person. I think I was scaring my husband, honestly, until we both read some of your postings which were similar.

Frantee, I was a near fatal victim of statins. A few weeks ago I met a fit 70 yr old retired builder customer, who was wreaked in pain, couldn't walk to his letterbox or stay awake or do weeze etc etc. I gave him the Medsafe (New Zealand government) print out of statin adverse effects. He and his wife then knew without doubt that it was his statins killing him. They went to their doctor who put the fear of God into them "if you stop taking this medicine (statins) you could well have a heart attack or stoke and die" this fellow's golden years are painfully and avoidably ruined, end of story. This is despite Medsafe telling all doctors in NZ "... if a patient presents unexplained muscle weakness or pain to cease the medicine immediately" Undisputably criminal negligence. Like yourself I have been blackmailed, when I've gotten a bit niggly with my GP I get very very scared that my supply of oxycontin will be cut off. If I were to loose my pain killer any time in the last 14 months I would definitely have suicide out,at the worst I could not walk 500 metres without pain killer even with the medicine I came very close to suicide a couple of times. The only solution for survival is to have your blood tests etc done with your doctor, accept the prescriptions, agree with everything he says then study or visit a qualified natural path before taking medicine. There is currently major dissention at Harvard medical school where the medical students are saying "the information we are receiving is not at "pure" as it should be in such a "protected" environment. It seems like the pharmaceutical finance structure, stocks, bonds, shares debentures etc is in the top 3 or 4 finance structures on the planet. We've seen oil cause war and the largest frauds of all times in the financial banking sector I have no doubt the largest and cruelest genocidal crime has yet to be fully exposed. help yourself and help others, best for your recovery.

My mother, who is in her early 70's, is diabetic and had high cholesterol. She had been taking Lipitor and the doctor increased her dosage. She was experiencing muscle pain for some time, especially when she woke in the morning. The muscle pain worsened and her muscles became very weak. She had been complaining to her doctor for some time. It took a chiropractor to suggest it was the Lipitor. Her doctor finally ordered blood work and her enzyme levels were at 9500. She was immediately hospitalized, tests run and IV's given to flush the Lipitor from her system. She was expected to slowly recover. After weeks, her levels dropped to 6500 then began to rise. Her doctor now says her muscle damage is permanent and plans to give her prednisone to stop the inflammation. This muscle damage is a terrible "side effect" for a drug that was supposed to help her. She can hardly get up or down from a sitting or lying position, can hardly walk and her lifestyle has been severely curtailed. She is also exhausted all the time.