oa
Good morning, I have had oa in my left hand and left knee for quite a few years but was recently put on 20mg of a statin for cholesterol. Within a couple of weeks my oa was getting worse and now 4 weeks later my feet, ankles, knees and hands are flaring up. Hard doing stares my feet burn and my hands are very stiff and ache on and off. Is this normal when you start statins?
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Hello @albrightkathy1 and welcome to our friendly online community.
I have just done a bit of research on this and it seems like there could be a link between statins and the effect on arthritis. I would speak to your rheumatologist; there may be an alternative you could try. Here's other threads which discuss this issue;
Is it my arthritis flaring up or side-effect of statins? — Versus Arthritis
Statins and Arthritis — Versus Arthritis
All the best, Claudia
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