niacin and muscle weakness

Recently, I stopped taking all statin medications due to severe muscle pain and weakness getting worse. I am concerned about my cholesterol levels and triglycerides. I am on a strict diet, but high cholesterol and triglycerides are genetic. Is it safe for me to take Centrum Cardio Vitamins (with plant phytols) to help lower my cholesterol? Also, does buffered niacin (or non-flushing niacin) work equally as well as regular niacin in helping to lower cholesterol?

CPK is found in skeletal muscle and myocardium (heart muscle). Lipitor can cause various levels of elevation and associated symptoms like muscle aches, weakness and atrophy. The elevated CPK may be of no consequence or it may cause serious problems depending upon the degree of elevation and the symptoms. A severely elevated CPK can cause liver damage. I would consult with your physician to determine if this is a new finding.

Are they muscle spasms? Do you just have them at night? I recently had an episode of neuropathy that caused horrible pain that started in feet and went up my legs. See physician.

When you already have conditions in your body like we have, this can already pretty much explain any muscle or body weakness and in many cases people simply have to live with it and live healthy as possible to counter-act it. My peripheral neuropathy symptoms can have my autoimmune thyroid as a cause and my D, E deficiencies and B12 insufficiency. Replacing these usually helps a lot but longterm deficiencies can leave some permanent nerve damage, especially in regard to E (mine was at "0.

Since beginning Lotrel in 2007 I have had a recurrence of severe muscle pain and weakness. I also suffered heat exhaustion in 2006 and now cannot tolerate more than 6 hours in, 90degree plus, heat. I sometimes have night sweats, and chills. My feet are so painful that I take Advil to sleep. My doctor tells me that it is just aging. This is not accurate because otherwise I am perfectly healthy mentally and physically.

I have been taking Simva Statin for the past 3 years to lower my cholestreol which it has done. However I have also suffered from bad muscle spasms in my legs in the evening and at night. I decided to stop the statins and the spasms have gone immediately thank goodness ! I will never take this statin again but I know I have to still control my cholesterol. Does anyone know of a statin that will not give me leg spasms ?

If you are taking any statins, niacin, or fibrate medications to lower cholesterol and you get symptoms of muscle weakness or pain you need to 1. stop taking them and 2. go to your doctor to see if the medication is truly the cause of your problem, or if its something more serious. However, it is also important to note that as people age, they naturally loose muscle mass even with regular exercise. Only a doctor can determine what is causing the problem!

But my best lipid results ( raising HDL, lowering LDL and Lp(a) ) came from taking RX Niacin which I take with the 10 mg Crestor and 325 mg aspirin at bedtime.No problems with Niacin either.I take RX fish oil also as I am in big time prevention mode due to cardiac microvascular dysfunction.Fortunately my lipids have never been bad and my larger coronaries are clear but the lipids are only a piece of the total cardiac picture and the possible side effects of meds far outweigh my other risks.

Fenofibrate in combination with a Statin drug can cause severe Rhabdomyolysis. I know because I have gone through it. My muscle pain got so severe that I couldn't even move my arms and I wound up in the ER with kidney (also a muscle) pain so severe, I was climbing the walls.

Testing patients for elevated muscle enzymes helps doctors determine the cause and can help to evaluate muscle pain, weakness and inflammation. According to iVillage, testing can also be beneficial when monitoring how a patient is responding to therapy for certain diseases. Muscle enzyme tests are used to check the blood levels of muscle enzymes, particularly specific muscle enzymes. elevated muscle enzymes often indicate muscle tissue damage.

Hi iam 30 a week ago my body stated twiching and muscle weakness had MRI blood drawn nothing what is happening but a week ago I was strong no symptoms than this what is this please help

The short answer is that all of the above - hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or other can all cause muscle weakness. Muscle weakness in the muscles you are talking about feeling weakness in, like from pushups (triceps, deltoids, maybe biceps and trapezius) are associated with hypo and hyperthyroidism though, so I think you're on the right track to look in to your thyroid hormone level as a cause, but I can't say it is definitely one of those, or which one it is.

I have been having intermittement muscle weakness and joint pain for about 2 months now. Have had a spinal tap (negative) and two MRIs - some lesions seen but neuro says they are "insignificant". MS has been ruled out. The only blood tests that have come back abnormal are for active epstein-barr, vitamin d deficiency (level is 10), thyroid underactive and cortisol underactive. I am extremely exhausted and anxious alot of the time.

Been looking for answers for over a year now as to why my muscle weakness has not subsided. My muscle weakness is generalized, my arms, legs, neck, and back. First noticed the weakness when I was washing my hair in the shower, I could barely hold my arms up without feeling over exerted. It all started with lymph node swelling in the left posterior and supraclavicular regions in my neck. The swelling lasted for 5 months so my ENT had one biopsied.

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Been looking for answers for over a year now as to why my muscle weakness has not subsided. My muscle weakness is generalized, my arms, legs, neck, and back. First noticed the weakness when I was washing my hair in the shower, I could barely hold my arms up without feeling over exerted. It all started with lymph node swelling in the left posterior and supraclavicular regions in my neck. The swelling lasted for 5 months so my ENT had one biopsied.

I keep checking my sugar levels before and after I eat to see if there is any significant difference and spikes. The weakness after eating comes and goes for me, but when it does happen it is like you just want to go to sleep..

s my body is still lean and athletic looking, like its always been BUT the signals my brain sends to my muscles are erratic, so a signal to the muscle could one minute be constantly firing and the muscle will spasm or the opposite of that and not get any signal at all so the muscle is not aware its needed and doesn't respond as you expect it too.

from all the information I have read, muscle weakness and hypothyroid are linked and one dr said a lot of fibromyalgia patients were misdiagnosed by not threating the underlying cause, thyroid. Yes I do think if my medication was higher, the muscle pains would have went away. I only became recently aware that my plantar fascitus, joint aches etc was linked to undermedication of thyroid for over a year.

Hello everyone, for the past 8 years or so I have been having muscle strength issues and it's getting worse and affecting more parts of my body. Here are some of those issues. Having issues with arm strength, and hand strength. It's hard to hold my arms out or carry heavy items. My hands are really bad, I have a hard time grasping things and typing. All of which includes pain. Now my jaw is having a hard time opening and my tongue is having movement issues with pain.

I've read that the thyroid can effect the muscle, giving weakness. My questions are these: Can the thyroid affect the hand? For instance, if I am doing a repetitive movement or holding something for a long moment, would the cramp I am experiencing be related to the thyroid situation? Yes, this has happened in the past but more so or quicker recently.

The doctor will assess the strength and the muscle, the muscle itself and ask about activity levels. Lisa alludes to multiple reasons and she's so right - it really can be a combo platter (w/out the shrimp, lol).

hello, i have one question i realy hope someone can help me because the doctors in my country are giveing me differend advices... my child is 9 years old, he got weakness in legs, arms and the right side of his breast is moved inside. he has to swing hes arms first to get them up and he CANT hold them straight forward, he hes no appetite for food. so please if someone has an idea or and advice share it... thanks in advice.

When I first came on this forum, I had terrible muscle pain, members here advised the Vitamin D and Mag. and it worked like a charm. Be sure to get "Glycinate" two other Magnesiums that are available do nothing for you and may have a laxative effect.

My husband was prescribed generic lipitor about a year ago. Prior to this he was advised to use Slo Niacin. When he began the lipitor, his dr. did not tell him to stop taking the Slo Niacin. He has been taking them together daily. Last week he experienced more frequent, loose bowels, but did not feel "sick"..This went away and he started to have muscle pain in the chest and upper back and his legs..that began 3 days ago. The muscle pain is preventing him from getting any sleep.

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