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Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy (SAAM), also known as anti-HMGCR myopathy, is a very rare form of muscle damage caused by the immune system in people who take statin medications. [1] However, there are cases of SAAM in patients who have not taken statin medication, and this can be explained by the exposure to natural sources of statin ...
Muscle pain and other symptoms often cause patients to stop taking a statin. [87] This is known as statin intolerance. A 2021 double-blind multiple crossover randomized controlled trial (RCT) in statin-intolerant patients found that adverse effects, including muscle pain, were similar between atorvastatin and placebo. [ 88 ]
From cold and flu to stress to post-workout muscle soreness, there are a bevy of things that can cause your body aches. Here's how to spot each one—and what you can do to make the pain go away.
muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness lack of energy or extreme tiredness and weakness fever chest pain unusual bleeding or bruising loss of appetite pain in the upper right part of the stomach flu-like symptoms dark colored urine yellowing of the skin or eyes rash hives itching difficulty breathing or swallowing swelling of the face, throat ...
When reactivation occurs, the virus travels down the nerves to the skin where it may cause blisters (cold sores) around the lips or mouth area. [25] In case of Herpes zoster the nose can be affected. [26] Cold sore outbreaks may be influenced by stress, menstruation, sunlight, [27] sunburn, fever, dehydration, or local skin trauma. [28]
[3] [5] Some of the muscle breakdown products, such as the protein myoglobin, are harmful to the kidneys and can cause acute kidney injury. [7] [3] The muscle damage is most usually caused by a crush injury, strenuous exercise, medications, or a substance use disorder. [3]
Alkaline foods like green, leafy vegetables may be a better option, but as always, consult your primary care physician before trying ACV if you have kidney issues. ACV can cause additional damage ...
Statins can be used in combination with lifestyle changes to help keep cholesterol in a healthy range. For example, people may minimize their saturated fat intake and increase their physical ...