Cholesterol Medication Causes Tendon Ruptures

Painstaking analysis¹ from a French medical database is the first to clearly link tendon injuries and tendon ruptures to the use of statins – a problem that is worse for middle aged men.  How can anyone stay fit by injuring their tendons?

The finding is important because statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production. side effects are so numerous that most doctors don’t think of reporting them, resulting in gross under-reporting of problems and not relating them to the drug.  This study was able to show that tendon injuries (65% tendonitis, 35% ruptures) appeared typically within 8 months of starting a statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production., went away when the statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production. was stopped, and came back when the statin Class of drugs aka HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that are used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a central role in liver function and cholesterol production. was restarted.  The fact that these researchers could uncover any statistically significant relationship was amazing.  It is certain that the problem is far more widespread than the study indicates.

The Achilles tendon (attaching calf muscle to heel) was the most common area of injury – w ith pain, swelling, warmth, and stiffness as typical symptoms.

It is now known that statins turn on the atrogen-1 gene that destroys muscle.  As I have reported, statins are a scam gone wild – and quite a dangerous one at that.

Everyone should do everything they can to maintain fitness and health in their cholesterol metabolism.  The use of dietary supplements is a safe and effective way to not only promote cholesterol fitness but general health as well.