Many Americans suffer from high cholesterol, a condition
that is caused by a combination of fatty foods and genetics and can lead to
more serious conditions, including heart disease and strokes – the most common
killers in the United States. However, a series of drugs has recently aimed to
change the prevalence of high cholesterol in many patients by lowering the
cholesterol in the bloodstream. These drugs, called statin drugs, have proven
to be effective and are gaining popularity in recent years. One of the most
commonly-prescribed statin drug is Crestor.
Although these statin drugs have been beneficial to many patients with a
risk of heart disease, Crestor side effects – some of which
aren’t being taken seriously by patients or by the medical community. Crestor
and other statins can cause headache, muscle pain and weakness, nausea,
kidney or liver problems, and abdominal pain. These side effects, especially
the ones that have to do with the muscles, as well as another condition called Crestor rhabdomyolysis can be very serious.
