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It is used along with exercise, diet, and weight loss to decrease elevated lipid levels. [4] It is also used to decrease the risk of heart problems in those at high risk. [4] It is taken by mouth. [4] Common side effects include constipation, headaches, and nausea. [4]
Part of the power of statins lies in the fact that they cause few side effects. “Generally, about 90 out of 100 people have no trouble with a stain,” says Dr. Blumenthal. ... Part of the power ...
Lowering LDL cholesterol with statins can have side effects. Dietary cholesterol has very little effect on blood cholesterol. I remember growing up, we avoided egg yolks because of the cholesterol.
Side effects of statins include muscle pain, increased risk of diabetes, and abnormal blood levels of certain liver enzymes. [5] Additionally, they have rare but severe adverse effects, particularly muscle damage, and very rarely rhabdomyolysis. [6] [7]
SAAM may affect people after long-term statin use even if they had no previous muscular side effects. [4] A differentiating feature between this and more benign statin side effects is SAAM typically has a late onset. While muscle pain (myalgia) is seen in 9-20% of patients treated with statins, it typically occurs in the first month of treatment.
“Ozempic breasts” is the latest reported side effect of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic. The term is being used to refer to unexpected changes in breast size or shape as a result of extreme ...
Simvastatin: No tumorigenic effect was seen in a 72-week carcinogenicity study using mice at the low dose levels. However, at the higher dose levels (eight and 16 times the human dose equivalent), liver carcinomas and adenomas, lung adenomas, and adenomas of the Harderian gland occurred. No mutagenic effects were seen in assays.
Weight gain. Some side effects, such as weight gain, occur more frequently with certain types of antidepressant medication. Switching to a new type of antidepressant may help reverse any weight ...