8th August 2007
Yesterday I spent the whole day and part of the night in the ER room because my cpk mb was elevated to 100. My doc thought I was having a heart attack because of this and that I couldn't breath right. So after a 100.000.000 dollars in testing and never seeing a doctor until the last minutes to tell me theres nothing wrong and sent me home. I call the doctor in the morning and told him. He said something is wrong cpk shows muscle damage. But I found this on the internet.
Lipitor (atorvastatin and Related) - Rxboard
Re: Baycol and "other Statins"
Date: Friday, 24 August 2001, at 10:15 p.m.
In (Dr. Mark Allen)
Sorry,I should have made myself clear.There are two factors. 1.CLINICAL SYMPTOM
(WHAT THE PATIENT SAYS) & CLINICAL SIGN (WHAT THE DOCTOR FINDS OUT) 2. LABOR-
ATORY FINDINGS.
The first one NEED NOT go along with the other (I am using medico-legal
language here).When the patient says he/she has SEVERE muscular pains(on
Statins),the Doctor AFTER excluding OTHER factors like Rhuematoid Arthritis,
Osteo-arthritis.....,SHOULD consider stopping/reducing the dosage/changing over to another Statin/changing over to severe dieting and excercise + other drugs based on the INDIVIDUAL case,EVEN IF CPK IS NORMAL OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. If the CPK level is elevated,WITHOUT any symptoms or signs,the Doctor SHOULD exclude OTHER factors which increase CPK (like even an intra-muscular injection given prior to the blood test,could elevate CPK,as the injection does some muscle damage),consider the degree of elevation AND use the same options as given above (assuming the patient is on Statins). If the CPK is increased (on Statins)AND the patient has symptoms,the Doctor, SHOULD use the options noted above.
The Doctor's actions WILL depend upon the severity of the symptoms and the
degree of elevation of CPK (after excluding other factors).
I suppose you agree,we are dealing with a set of complex variables and it is the Doctor who has the final say. This does NOT clear the marketing guys of Cos who promote the Drugs to Doctors. They SHOULD give ALL info (good/bad) about the Drugs they promote and not hide the facts noticed in the extensive Clinical Trials done,before the Drug enters the market.Usually,ALL defects of the Drug are noticed during the
period of Clinical Trials (lasting for years).
Lipitor and other "statins" are safe so long as CPK levels aren't elevated, regardless of "muscle pains" occurring during Lipitor use.
My question is so can irrepairable muscle damage occur only with elevated CPK's? And how long after taking statins does the side effect stop and then will any damage to the muscles repair themself?
Thanks
Lipitor (atorvastatin and Related) - Rxboard
Re: Baycol and "other Statins"
Date: Friday, 24 August 2001, at 10:15 p.m.
In (Dr. Mark Allen)
Sorry,I should have made myself clear.There are two factors. 1.CLINICAL SYMPTOM
(WHAT THE PATIENT SAYS) & CLINICAL SIGN (WHAT THE DOCTOR FINDS OUT) 2. LABOR-
ATORY FINDINGS.
The first one NEED NOT go along with the other (I am using medico-legal
language here).When the patient says he/she has SEVERE muscular pains(on
Statins),the Doctor AFTER excluding OTHER factors like Rhuematoid Arthritis,
Osteo-arthritis.....,SHOULD consider stopping/reducing the dosage/changing over to another Statin/changing over to severe dieting and excercise + other drugs based on the INDIVIDUAL case,EVEN IF CPK IS NORMAL OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. If the CPK level is elevated,WITHOUT any symptoms or signs,the Doctor SHOULD exclude OTHER factors which increase CPK (like even an intra-muscular injection given prior to the blood test,could elevate CPK,as the injection does some muscle damage),consider the degree of elevation AND use the same options as given above (assuming the patient is on Statins). If the CPK is increased (on Statins)AND the patient has symptoms,the Doctor, SHOULD use the options noted above.
The Doctor's actions WILL depend upon the severity of the symptoms and the
degree of elevation of CPK (after excluding other factors).
I suppose you agree,we are dealing with a set of complex variables and it is the Doctor who has the final say. This does NOT clear the marketing guys of Cos who promote the Drugs to Doctors. They SHOULD give ALL info (good/bad) about the Drugs they promote and not hide the facts noticed in the extensive Clinical Trials done,before the Drug enters the market.Usually,ALL defects of the Drug are noticed during the
period of Clinical Trials (lasting for years).
Lipitor and other "statins" are safe so long as CPK levels aren't elevated, regardless of "muscle pains" occurring during Lipitor use.
My question is so can irrepairable muscle damage occur only with elevated CPK's? And how long after taking statins does the side effect stop and then will any damage to the muscles repair themself?
Thanks