Shoulder Joints Hurt / Calf Pulls

  Help - Question by Anonymous

Does lifting weights ever cause injuries or sore shoulders for anyone else when they are taking statins for high cholesterol?

Answer - Anonymous

It definitely caused all kinds of injuries for me, everything from arm curls to running on treadmill was causing tweaks and pulled calf muscles that I never had before. I took crestor and tried 2 other statins, and even tried lower amounts, same result on all of them. I had to stop taking statins and when I did, everything got better and the injuries stopped reoccurring. The shoulder joint pain on me was really bad, everytime I reached for something the joints would hurt. The thing that made me realize it was that (even though the doctor said it wasnt related) so many different weight lifting injuries were occurring when this never happened to me ever before. It wasnt just once thing but many different injuries. Amazing how fast they all disappeared when I stopped taking them, my shoulder joints were back to normal in within that same week and all the pain was gone. Statins definitely will affect you, or at least the statins will definitely affect some people different then others.

Answer - Anonymous

Pulled calf muscles definitely occur with some people taking statins. I know someone that was always running and was constantly getting calf muscle tweaks after he started taking statins even though he did this his whole life with no issues before.

Answer - Anonymous

Dont trust everything your doctor says as if its 100% right always. I can tell you MANY times over the years they told me stuff that turned out to be wrong, whether its blood pressure pills or cholesterol pills they act like they have all the answers but I'm telling you they dont. Find a different doctor if they are not open to discussing it and being open minded.

Answer - Anonymous

I hate to think how many people in the past had shoulder surgery or something like that because they didnt realize statins were causing the joint pain! Mine was hurting so bad I was thinking it was rotator cuff and that it was age related and maybe I need to get the shoulder checked out by a doctor, but then when I went off the statin the joint pain was gone that same week!

Answer - Anonymous

Calf pulls are common injuries when you take statins, I dont think I pulled a calf muscle in 20 years, but I pulled it 3 times in a year when I started taking statins. I had to stop taking them, and what a suprise ... I haven't pulled a calf muscle since. A friend of mine also told me he was getting constant calf pulls also and he had started taking a statin months before that, he was shocked when discussed it and told him my scenario, I think most people just assume its not related.

Answer - Anonymous

Statins will definitely cause shoulder pain on some people, especially if crossing over your arms like reaching across left to right etc, not sure why that is, some type of inflamation in the joints occurs with statins is my guess. That shoulder pain will also quickly go away within a few days once you stop taking the statin, so if you want to verify its easy to find out. I had switched doctors and showed him a list of issues I had after taking statins and he was shocked when I told him the previous doctor told me its not related to the statin and said clearly it was.