Statins and sore muscles

[wtg]

Help may be on the way.

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and trigger a tiny but harmful calcium leak inside muscle cells. That leak may weaken muscles directly or activate processes that slowly break them down, offering a long-sought explanation for statin-related aches.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260114084122.htm

[Mark]

I have been on 20mg of Atorvastatin for a couple of years and do not suffer from this side effect. I did suffer when on 80mg dose of and different statin. I stopped taking it for year before starting in on the Atorvastatin.

[wtg]

Mr wtg tried two different statins and had the muscle pain (and other side effects). He switched to an OTC product with plant sterols and stanols (Cholestoff Plus) that isn't a statin but that does reduce cholesterol very nicely. Problem solved!