I have muscle pain, weakness, and chronic lower back pain. Starte...

Get off it fast, see my reply posting above yours, also see my reply under lipitor side effects. I've had a total hip replacment - that I now know I did not need at the time (last Year). I was ready to go back to the doctor for a second hip replacement now 95% of that pain has gone. My arthritis wasn't to excessive for my age 54. After my THR I was on a crutch for 6 months - muscle wouldn't build up and no one knew. I regretfully now put general practioner doctors in the same wonderful respectful group as car dealers, insurance salesmen and politicians I can't believe that i have just written this but it is completely true. Have you been to spacedoc dot net yet? good luck from New Zealand

there are simple blood test to see if you are exp. serious side effects from your statin. a ck level will show muscle breakdown. sounds like you have good insurance with all the testing! most statin patients exp. some muscle aches from the drug, these usually are not harmful. less than 1% of people have serious muscle issues w/statins. the benifit of these drugs far outweigh the inconv. of the aches on exp. you very well could have other issues, have they ordered nerve conduction studies? these studies will show if there is a problem in conduction thru the nerves, causes of this could be neuropathy, ms, comp. of a nerve (cevical, thoracic, or lumbar). i would not see the chiro. until you are cleared by your mris. also hyperreflexia is not caused by myopathies, they are caused by electrolyte imb. or nerve conduction issues from the central nervous system. the muscles do not control the reflexes the nervous system does. ms does wax and wain in the early years but never recovers to the condition prior to the first "attack." good luck, hope this gives you some info. for the record i am a medical provider and not just some internet opinionated person w/no medical facts to back up what they are telling you.
david

i have been taking simvastatin for three years now. last 7month have had lower leg pain which has got worse. have had M.R.I.scan and vascular scan to see what the prob is. I think it is the statins because the pain has got worse with physio and stretching exers and ice packs. Waiting for results from scans, but will probarly be negative. Active person who now finds it hard to walk to far. right leg difficult to lift up, and if i stub my toe the pain is excruitiating i am coming of tabs to see if problems gets better before i think of going back on them.

bluefox, . . Statins can cause MANY side effects . . .I suggest that you stop taking it. The drs. and the drug co's are doing a SCAM on anti-cholesterol drugs . . .it is all about $$. In reality, your mind/body needs cholesterol to function properly.