My daughter was prescribed Crestor and has developed a very painful side effect - her arm and shoulder are aching … she’s stopped taking Crestor but we wonder if there is a cure for related muscle damage?
Many thanks, Dr. Gardner for your advice.
Crestor is a bisphosphonate that blocks the conversion of triglycerides into cholesterol, but also into Coenzyme Q10 (Co Q10). There’s where your daughter is getting the severe side effects.
Co Q10 is the most important step in the major energy production pathway in the body called the electron transport chain. When Co Q10 levels go down, energy production goes down.
The muscles require the most energy, so they are the first organ to feel the effects of poor energy. The deaths associated with the taking of bisphosphonates have all been related to muscle protein breakdown obstructing the kidneys, causing kidney failure and subsequent death.
Have your daughter try taking Co Q10, 100 to 200 mg per day and see if the aching disappears. If not, perhaps the muscle weakness has permitted a strain or tear in the muscle or shoulder joint. This could be worked on by a massage therapist or energy therapist (acupuncture, Jin Shin Jyutsu, craniosacral). Ultimately, she may need to be seen by an orthopedist who will do X-rays and/or other radiologic procedures to see if joint damage has taken place.
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
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1 Sharon // Jul 14, 2010 at 8:56 am
A good site to go to to learn more about statin drugs is spacedoc.com. I have researched a lot about them after suffering serious side effects. I will no longer take statin drugs. I take niacin.
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