AboutNigel Simmons Expertise I am happy to answer general questions on medicines and hospital care. If possible, please use approved / chemical names rather than brands which are not internationally recognised.
Like all health professionals I am bound by a duty of care which prevents me giving detailed information about medication or treatment of people other than the questioner.
I will endeavour to help wherever possible or point towards more appropriate advice. If however your question crosses too far into patient confidentiality, I hope you will understand why I cannot answer your question.
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Experience Registered as a UK pharmacist in 1982 and have worked in a number of hospital and health management posts around the UK. Formerly Chief Pharmacist for a 440 bed general hospital in Cambridgeshire.
Past/Present clients Previously Sysop on CompuServe UK Professionals forum.
This is very interesting because my 87 year old Father has had exactly the same problem and so have I (aged 56 years) with another Statin.(though no steroids were prescribed to me).
Dr Le Fanu of the Telegraph Newspaper has been running a series long information and comment about many many other people who have found the same problems with Statins.
My Father had symptoms of severe muscle pain and weakness and considerable anxiety, as he lives alone.
After 2 and 1/2 years of treatment for Polimyalgia Rhumatica and simply stopping his Lipitor ( with advice from his GP) has, over time, very much reduced the symptoms.
I have much reduced my own symptoms by taking a time-release statin.
Good Luck to this Gentleman and I hope with help from his GP he soon feels much better.
