15th December 2006
Well, I get angina when I exercise or walk up hills or stairs.
I try to keep a decent level of fitness by exercising daily and playing several hours of sport each week. Medication is 20mg Lipitor, 500mg Niacin, and for BP Avapro (Irbesartin) 150mg, all daily. My BP is about 120/70, so I can probably do without the Irbesartin now.
What I sometimes get is swelling and aching in muscles I occasionally use - when normally those muscles are not used much. For example, today I was up and down ladders a lot, and carrying stuff up and down. Now I have swelling and soreness in both leg muscles just above the knee. It disappears after a day or so. If I use tools and say strain hard on a spanner or lift something heavy a muscle can swell up later on and get sore. It's like a strained muscle but it occurs very easily and without any sign until later in the day or night. It occurred before I started the Niacin, when I took 40mg Lipitor.
Seems my muscles have a low strain threshold. This is a new thing that I've noticed recently - last 12 months or so.
Anyone else seen this or know what it is?
Beefsteak
I try to keep a decent level of fitness by exercising daily and playing several hours of sport each week. Medication is 20mg Lipitor, 500mg Niacin, and for BP Avapro (Irbesartin) 150mg, all daily. My BP is about 120/70, so I can probably do without the Irbesartin now.
What I sometimes get is swelling and aching in muscles I occasionally use - when normally those muscles are not used much. For example, today I was up and down ladders a lot, and carrying stuff up and down. Now I have swelling and soreness in both leg muscles just above the knee. It disappears after a day or so. If I use tools and say strain hard on a spanner or lift something heavy a muscle can swell up later on and get sore. It's like a strained muscle but it occurs very easily and without any sign until later in the day or night. It occurred before I started the Niacin, when I took 40mg Lipitor.
Seems my muscles have a low strain threshold. This is a new thing that I've noticed recently - last 12 months or so.
Anyone else seen this or know what it is?
Beefsteak