Statins for CFS?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- May 2011
Summary
Pravastatin, dose unspecified, was tried by an ME/CFS patient with a history of cardiac issues after previously having some success with atorvastatin (Lipitor). After switching to pravastatin he reported that he began to slowly lose it again, meaning the energy gains he had on Lipitor faded on pravastatin. He also cited research suggesting pravastatin, unlike atorvastatin and simvastatin, lacks antiviral activity, as a possible explanation. No illness duration before the switch or severity grade is given, and no report of subsequent improvement on pravastatin is provided.
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