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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / June 2005question about lipitor and chest pain
Hi: I am a 44 year old man. I recently had medicated stents placed and was put on plavix, toprol and lipitor (40Mg). Since about 1 week after the first stent was place (I had two surgeries) I started to has short bouts of tightness and almost a burning sensation in my chest. I could breath deep but it felt labored. These came and went. I would also have anxiety at times. After the second stent placement I have had bouts of chest pain (upper chest both sides) which isn't like the chest pain I had before the stents and I still have times of shortness of breath. The upper chest pain leaves me sore and can feel like it's burning. I think its the lipitor. My doc has asked me to stop the lipitor for a few days. Has anyone else experieburning tightness and shortness of breath from lipitor. Is it possible for the stents to clog in 3 - 4 weeks? Thanks Stew > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Stew Ask your Doc about the possibility of a Gastro Intestinal problem, e.g. esophagus spasm, reflux, these can give you burning and pain. S Silas: It's not that kind of pain. It's like a pulling feeling that builds up and then becomes painful. It feels like I pulled a muscle (if my whole upper chest was one muscle) and it hurt and burned afterwards. It is a low level pain which then get worse and better in cycles all day long. Thanks for the response and I will keep it in my research. > Silas: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks for the response and I will keep it in my research. I had problems with several statins due to the GI effects. It just turned my entire GI from esophagus down to colon inside out. Pain all the way down. Silas: Thanks. I understand. I have stoppped the lipitor for a few days to see if it gets better. I am still concerned that it's not just that, but if today I don't have the pain return then I think I'll be better assured. Stew I may be way off base but here is a thought. After I had a stent placed earlier this year I suffered from shortness of breath and chest tightness also. (Which were the same symptoms I had before the stent.) I was later diagnosed with General Anxiety and was prescribed Xanix. A few hours after taking, all the symptoms went away. I still have occasional bouts of breathlessness but I am convinced it is nothing but stress and anxiety since the medication relieves the condition. Jerry > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Stew > Hi: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Stew Stew, I suggest that you see your doctor about this issue ASAP. The doctor will run some tests to determine the source of the problem. Jason  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. Jason and Jerry: I saw my doctor(s) today. I think you are both in the ball park. The doctor thinks that the riping tightness and muscle pain is possibly the lipitor. I am really sensative to drugs. anyway.. the doctor also thinks that the negative reaction to lipitor started the anxiety spin up so I am on xanix for a few days. so far (after 1 hour) the breathing is a little better. I figure a few hours and I'll be fine (hope). I stopped the lipitor yesterday evening and although my chest is a little sore in two spots the riping and tearing feeling, as well as the pain, seem to mostly gone (before I took the xanax). I know that I have every reason to get a bit anxious after this event so I am not surprised by it. I wish I really didn't have to find all this out the hard way. Anyway I still question the dosage sizes on the lipitor since my cholesterol is down from 250 to 91 and LDL is down from 150 to 46. I just don't think it's all the drug's doing. I think my exercising and diet changes have a huge impact. If I go back on statins I am going back in slow doses and having the results checked before I increase it. No need to go to 40mg out of the box. BTW my dizzyness and blurred vision has subsided also (pre xanix post lipitor stop). Thanks for all your thoughts and advice... great thinking and right on the spot so far. Stew Stew > this out the hard way. Anyway I still question the dosage sizes on the > lipitor since my cholesterol is down from 250 to 91 and LDL is down > from 150 to 46. I just don't think it's all the drug's doing. I think > my exercising and diet changes have a huge impact. > > If I go back on statins I am going back in slow doses and having the I had to try several different statins before I found one that did not upset my insides. If the pain comes back you might want to try another different statin. I eventually ended up with Lovastatin. If it weren't for that one I would not be able to tolerate the other statins. > > this out the hard way. Anyway I still question the dosage sizes on the > > lipitor since my cholesterol is down from 250 to 91 and LDL is down [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > statin. I eventually ended up with Lovastatin. If it weren't for that one I > would not be able to tolerate the other statins. I hear what you are saying Robert. But what if you were coming off a visit to CABG and not knowing what the effect on ones health was aside from being traumatized by open heart surgery. Would it not be difficult to conclude one needed a different statin now that ones health baseline had shifted ? Surgery effects me as a write this . Not so much physical but some how. I wonder if your statin use is in regards to lab results and I also wonder if lots of folks come into contact via cardiologists after surgery like me. The the above entry points are 180 degrees different. Somehow I believe you have control and I must wait to see what happens. May matter in regards to trying for best practice. Bill Bill SignatureGarden Shade Zone 5 in a Japanese Jungle manner. FAIR USE NOTICE: This may contain copyrighted (© ) material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material is made available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc. It is believed that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This material is distributed without profit. >> > this out the hard way. Anyway I still question the dosage sizes on the >> > lipitor since my cholesterol is down from 250 to 91 and LDL is down [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > had shifted ? Surgery effects me as a write this . Not so much physical > but some how. Bill surely what you say has a lot of merit...and could well be your case... however,,,as Sharon Hope and others have pointed out..."statin" induced pain is pretty different...tho hard to differentiate if your torn apart sternum is still in agony.. it may take time to decide if it is post op healing or statin induced... in either case..mention it to your doc... recovering from open heart surgery is no walk in the park!! good luck > I wonder if your statin use is in regards to lab results and I also > wonder if lots of folks come into contact via cardiologists after [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bill Robert: Did you have any tighness of you chest or pain or shortness of breath with the other statins? Stew > Robert: > > Did you have any tighness of you chest or pain or shortness of breath > with the other statins? > > Stew Well the problem I have is stomach hyperacidity along with hiatus. I have to take Zantac nightly and when I get some chest pain I take another Zantac. The shortness of breathe I have gotten my doctor attributed to hyperventilation. Keep in mind I have not had any heart surgery or any confirmed CAD. Some meds have given me heart burn to the point that I had trouble talking like a ball stuck in my throat and with rolling pain suggestive of esophagus. William is right in that recent surgery is hard to get a baseline when everything is new so it is hard to determine what is going on. The only way in my case was the stopping of the drug and starting again with the same symptoms developing. I then switched. Robert: That is just what I am doing. I am really very sensative to this whole experience. Thanks stew > Jason and Jerry: > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Stew Stew, You have a great doctor. Some doctors don't know hardly anything about the side effects of statins. One of the safest statins is Pravachal (10 mg). The most dangerous statin is Crestor (20 mg or 40 mg). Regardless of the statin, the lowest dose is the safest dose. I suggest that you read this book: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT STATIN DRUGS AND THEIR NATURAL ALTERNATIVES by Jay S. Cohen, MD. Lots of people in this newsgroup have had side effects from statins and this book really helped me understand statins. I only wish that I had read the book before I took statins. It took several months before I realized that the muscle pains were caused by statins. If you have any other questions or concerns, post those questions and concerns in this newsgroup. I am not a medical expert or doctor but there are some wonderful medical experts and doctors in this newsgroup that can help you. Hang in there. Jason SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. Jason: Thanks for the info. I am lucky to be really sensative to drugs. It only took 1 week for me to start to feel the side effects. I really pay attention to my body. That's how I saw the warning signs of the my artery blockages before I had a heart attack. Now I just hope all the issues clear up in the next few days so I can be sure. Stew |
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