UKS in 2020

[Susie.A]

Good grief MaryAnne, that sounds horrific and you say that a statin caused your problems, so scary. I have been putting off going on statins because I am scared of the damage they will do to my muscles affected by M.E. which are very weak at the best of times. I had no idea they could cause such destruction. I do hope that in the near future they can sort out this illness and make you well again. The stress of all of this will not be helping at all. A big Thank You to Susan and Karen for all you do. I doubt many of us realise how much work goes in to keeping UKS up and running so smoothly. A big Thank You to you too MaryAnne.

[MaryAnne]

Good grief MaryAnne, that sounds horrific and you say that a statin caused your problems, so scary. I have been putting off going on statins because I am scared of the damage they will do to my muscles affected by M.E. which are very weak at the best of times. I had no idea they could cause such destruction. I do hope that in the near future they can sort out this illness and make you well again. ...

Yes, it is a more severe triggered reaction to statins. Lots of people stop taking them due to muscle weakness and/or pain but when they stop the problem resolves. In a small group of people the statins trigger an autoimmune response and you get what I got. It never goes away and it sucks - especially given my cholesterol was not even high. I'll PM you.