Statins associated with 14X increase in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (a new disease)

New Research: Statins Increase Risk of Polymalgia Rheumatica 14-Fold GreenMedInfo Aug 2012

Highlights

• 300+ adverse health effects have been linked to statins.
  • such as: Liver Damage, Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency, Type 2 Diabetes, Cataract, Pancreatitits, Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction, Peripheral Neuropathies, Mitochondrial Dysfunction

• Polymyalgia translates from the Greek "pain in many muscles," and rheumatic means "flux."

• Statin-Associated Polymyalgia Rheumatica PLOS July 2012

  • PDF is attached at the bottom of this page
• After adjustment for several covariates, statins were significantly associated with reports of PMR (ROR 14.21; 95% CI 9.89-20.85)

See also Vitamin D Life

• Statins and vitamin D

See also web

• Getting the Right Care for Painful Autoimmune Conditions NYT Aug 2019

  No mention of statins nor Vitamin D

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