If you take a cholesterol-lowering medicine, contact a healthcare professional if you develop persistent or unexplained symptoms such as:
- New muscle weakness
- Significant muscle pain
- Unusual exhaustion
- Dark urine
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes
- Severe abdominal symptoms
Severe muscle injury from statins is uncommon, but significant muscle symptoms should be evaluated.
Your clinician may review the dose, look for medication interactions, perform blood tests, or consider switching to another statin or cholesterol-lowering treatment.
Should You Take Supplements With a Statin?
Not automatically.
Using several supplements “just in case” can create its own problems. Supplements may interact with prescription medications, and excessive doses of some nutrients can cause toxicity.
A better strategy is to:
