Is there any side effects if statin tablets are taken for prolonged duration?
Side effects are there for all medicines. But rarely do they surface. However, it will far better than the consequences caused due to high cholesterol. Muscle pain and weakness are the normal side effects. Besides that the regular usage of statin tablets may affect liver functions. In few people it is found to increase the level of liver produced enzymes. In these patients once the statin is stopped lever function return to normal. In almost 5 percentage people muscle pain and weakness are found. So it is better to conduct liver function tests such as SGPT SGOT and CPK after almost 6 weeks of statin intake. 13. How is atherosclerosis related to cholesterol? The cholesterol imbalance in the blood causes fat to accumalate in the coronary arteries of the heart. This state is called atherosclerosis. Diabetes, smoking, hypertension etc accelerate the process. Increases in cholesterol level becomes the reason for atherosclerosis. This affects the blood vessels to the heart and the blockage i
