Sammy Margo is a chartered physiotherapist based in London
Says 40% of her patients who take statins suffer muscle aches and pains
Some suffer pains so badly they can no longer move - which is worrying
GPs often dismiss their concerns as drugs effectively lower cholesterol
This month, a study revealed up to a fifth of people who are taking statins have to stop taking the drugs because of muscle pain.
And for years, the debate has raged - are the risks of these cholesterol-lowering drugs worth the pain?
As a physiotherapist who treats patients day in day out, I can tell you the phenomenon is extremely common - and that people's pain is genuine. Over the past few years that there’s been an upscale in statins, and people as young as 50 are taking them.
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