muscle pain caused by statins
Muscle pain and damage The most common statin side effect is muscle pain. You may feel this pain as a soreness, tiredness or weakness in your muscles. The pain can be a mild discomfort, or it can be severe enough to make your daily activities difficult.ery rarely, statins can cause life-threatening muscle damage called rhabdomyolysis (rab-doe-mi-OL-ih-sis). Rhabdomyolysis can cause severe muscle pain, liver damage, kidney failure and death.
Side effects reported by some people include muscle pain and digestive problems. Muscle pain is the most common side effect caused by statin use. A 2005 study found that over 10 percent of people taking high-dose statins had muscle pain. Muscle pain can be uncomfortable. However, you should call your doctor right away if you have: unusual muscle pain or cramps. tiredness. fever. dark urine.