Tenderness Over Thorax Area
Posted over a year ago
I am using Lipitor for about 10 years and am also experiencing severe lower back pain and muscle pains. Lately I have tenderness over the rib cage area and I can feel several small lumps all over. Are there anybody else who experience this while using Lipitor?
Highsierra - I have been on Lipitor for 10+ years. For the past few years I get a recurrance of pain in my lower back (near kidneys) and my lower side. I also have some lumps and bumps. My dermatologist was not concerned about the lumps (they are tender but do not grow-just small fatty type lumps under the skin.). My blood work always comes back normal. I recently ran out of lipitor and have been off of it for about 5 days. It seems the lower back pain has gotten worse. Will resumé the lipitor tomorrow and see if it gets better or worse. Wondering if my cholesterol going up is causing some havoc. I'm not so quick to blame the Lipitor. It has kept my cholestorol under control for quite some time. Hopefully the side effects don't kill me :)
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