Statins

[TimG]

I've been taking 0.125 mg pramipexole since 2011 I take it as needed when I have restless legs. Thankfully this has worked successfully for about 8 years. Mostly symptoms are mild, occasionally moderate and infrequently severe. I also find that moderate regular exercise helps.

I have a medication question . Are there any reports that statins adversely affect RLS? I am on my third statin trial. The first two caused muscle weakness and muscle pain. I did not notice increased RLS.

[badnights]

A quote from https://www.nextavenue.org/case-against-statins/

"Doctors often fail to recognize the side effects of statin drugs and prescribe additional drugs to treat those problems, which could be resolved more simply by withdrawing the statins. When I see a patient who has been prescribed ropinirole (Requip) or another drug to treat restless legs syndrome (RLS), for example, I’ve learned to immediately check to see if there’s a statin on board. Nearly always there is." The rest of the page is worth the read.

[stjohnh]

I took Lipitor briefly about 10 years ago. Didn't make RLS worse, but caused MARKED increase in night leg cramps. Extremely painful. Stopped the drug after a few days.

[Polar Bear]

My sister in law was prescribed Lipitor and had no difficulties. Then she started to receive the generic and had problems with her legs. When she went back to Lipitor leg problems went away. However, somewhere along the line she started to receive the generic again and when the leg problems started again she stopped taking the generic. In fact, she no longer takes a Statin at all.