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Crestor, a high cholesterol lowering drug linked to muscle disorder?
Crestor (Rosuvastatin), a statin drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2003. This high cholesterol lowering drug was manufactured by the company AstraZeneca. Statins are a class of drug which millions of people with abnormally high cholesterol around the world used to lower their cholesterol level.
Since the drug’s introduction to the public, there has been quite a controversy regarding Crestor’s overall safety. The FDA has ordered the manufacturer of Crestor to put a label on the product stating that the drug has the ability to cause muscle disorders, kidney problems, and other serious side effects. There have been numerous cases reported serious drug related side effects, including Rhabdomyolysis, a deadly medical condition where muscles broken down and caused kidney damage and kidney failure.
The FDA now aware of the dangers associated with Crestor recommends that patient take smaller doses so as to reduce the risk of serious and fatal incidence.
So if notice the following symptoms, quickly see your doctor. You may be having Crestor related side effects …
l Fever
l Muscle weakness or pain in the muscles
l Fatigue
l Nausea
l Numbness in the extremities
l Vomiting
l Stomach aches
Other cholesterol drugs have also been known to place patients at risk for deadly side effects. For example, the statin drug Baycol was taken off the market as the result of its deadly side effects. The use of Baycol resulted in more than one hundred fatalities and hundreds of cases of Rhabdomyolysis.
Therefore it is in your own long term interest to seek out other natural alternative to combat your high cholesterol problem. What about other alternative treatment such as enzyme therapy, or red yeast red? What about a change of lifestyle? May be you should make an effort to reduce your stress level. Whatever, keep seeking and as the saying goes, “if there’s a will, there’s a way”. Good luck and God bless.
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