Questran Statin Drugs, Medication, Triclycerides, Fibromyalgia, Panic and Anxiety
I was started on Questran over three months ago since I had reacted badly to statin drugs. I was taking 1 scoop twice a day. With that dosage I had some nausea and other similar feeling, but not unbearable. However, after three months of usage my overall cholesterol came down somewhat, but my triclycerides went up and my HDL came down. Very disappointing. My Dr. told me to take a double dose each day--before long I had what felt like a cessation of intestinal function---very constipated and a feeling of rawness in my inestine---and felt quite ill, along with having a lot of pain in my gut. The Dr. had assured me that this medication had NO side effects, but I think he lied. They do that a lot in my experience. Why they feel they cannot tell you the truth is beyond me, but they do it all the time. Especially if you are a woman. Besides that I have panic and anxiety disorder which I developed early in my life due to a bad home life and a marriage into more of the same stuff; however I am over that, but I think once you have it you are looked on, especially if you are a woman, as forever being in the control of those disorders. I also have fibromyalgia, and have had a lot of pain in my life, so am no stranger to it. Also I had seven children, without any anesthesia whatsoever with any of them, so I think I am not a baby when it comes to pain. However, in my experience many doctors overlook that sort of thing. I have now decided not to take any more questran until I get some answer as to what is going on here. On reading the message above I see that I am not the only one having this result from this medication. That helps, since I don't have to feel that I am crazy or something. ... more »
I was started on Questran over three months ago since I had reacted badly to statin drugs. I was taking 1 scoop twice a day. With that dosage I had some nausea and other similar feeling, but not unbearable. However, after three months of usage my overall cholesterol came down somewhat, but my triclycerides went up and my HDL came down. Very disappointing. My Dr. told me to take a double dose each day--before long I had what felt like a cessation of intestinal function---very constipated and a feeling of rawness in my inestine---and felt quite ill, along with having a lot of pain in my gut. The Dr. had assured me that this medication had NO side effects, but I think he lied. They do that a lot in my experience. Why they feel they cannot tell you the truth is beyond me, but they do it all the time. Especially if you are a woman. Besides that I have panic and anxiety disorder which I developed early in my life due to a bad home life and a marriage into more of the same stuff; however I am over that, but I think once you have it you are looked on, especially if you are a woman, as forever being in the control of those disorders. I also have fibromyalgia, and have had a lot of pain in my life, so am no stranger to it. Also I had seven children, without any anesthesia whatsoever with any of them, so I think I am not a baby when it comes to pain. However, in my experience many doctors overlook that sort of thing. I have now decided not to take any more questran until I get some answer as to what is going on here. On reading the message above I see that I am not the only one having this result from this medication. That helps, since I don't have to feel that I am crazy or something.
I appreciate any information I can get on this question. I am not taking any more of this stuff until I get an answer, and I know I won't get it from the Dr. He is new to me and I to him--the Dr. he replaced was my Dr. for about 15 years---we grew to know each other well and he respected what I told him. However, he has become very ill and apparently will never be able to come back to practice. So I am now stuck with a new one whom I don't know and who does not know me. Nuts.
Thanks for any help.
