Muscle complaints and fatigue from cholesterol drugs

1. The number of people who use Cholesterol-lowering statins in the Netherlands is no less than 1.5 million. Zocor, Simvastatin, Selektine, Lipitor, Canef are well-known brands. But such drugs often have side effects, such as nausea, fatigue, muscle and intestinal complaints. Muscle complaints (muscle weakness, cramps, muscle pain, fatigue) are particularly common and are experienced as bothersome side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs. While there are several scientists who fight the usefulness of such cholesterol-lowering drugs, because according to them too high cholesterol is not a cause of arteriosclerosis.

Medicines containing statin

1. Simvastatin - brand name Zocor Pravastatin - brand name Selektine Atorvastatin - brand name Lipitor Rosuvastatin - brand name Crestor Fluvastatin - brand name Lescol