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Writer's pictureMaria Gautam

Statins & Immune-Mediated Necrotising Myopathy, IMNM

Statins, Autoimmune IMNM


I am sharing a client's personal account (with permission) to shed light on some of the lesser known damaging effects of prescription Statins. Statins are the most commonly prescribed medicines not just in the UK, but the world.


Here is a snapshot of the immune mediated (autoimmune) muscle damage, to an otherwise healthy female in her late 40's prescribed Statins...


"As a 47 year old healthy female, I was diagnosed with high cholesterol.

My father had high cholesterol, and the Dr. said with my healthy diet, exercise, but genetic background, he wanted me to start Lipitor". ( a commonly prescribed lipophilic statin).


Some background info:

Lipophilic statins are easily absorbed by all cell membranes in the body, they are able to cross the blood brain barrier.

As a result of this easy absorbability, this class of statins have adverse metabolic consequences, impaired insulin secretion and increase in insulin resistance being one of these consequences.

These statins cause damage to the muscle tissue, leading to myopathy.



Continued:

"In August 2023, I started taking it and in October I developed some body aches l never had before. l ignored until late November when the pain became unbearable, I could not do daily activities. The Dr. immediately stopped the statin.

I am still in pain 9 months later!

I have been referred to a Rheumatologist and he suspects my issue is autoimmune. I don't know what to do".


Statins & IMNM:

Statins can cause immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM).

Unlike patients with the commonly described statin-induced toxic myopathy, who typically improve after discontinuation of Statins, most patients with IMNM develop persistent muscle weakness and elevation of inflammatory markers that progressively damage the muscles including the heart.


What is my treatment approach?

What tools do I employ to undo some of the damage from this devastating Immune Mediated Myopathy, statin-induced IMNM wreaking havoc on the entire body?


  • Recalibrate the Immune system

  • Repair Gut-function

  • Reset Liver function

  • Ease immediate muscle pain

  • Restore core


It takes effort, patience, commitment & lots of consistency to get to a place of a better quality of life, less pain and improved energy.

It can be achieved by changing old behaviour patterns and old mindset.


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