Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors can cause side effects including muscle aches, erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, and memory problems. — Whalespan
Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors can cause side effects including muscle aches, erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, and memory problems.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you think a Statin is a benign drug you haven't talked to someone that's been on a Statin and maybe you're not on a Statin because when I worked with patients in cardiology so many patients way more than the drug companies would lead you to believe had muscle aches erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction memory problems these are not benign drugs”
“we know these medications cause a decline in quality of life I can tell you Mike when I was a physician assistant before I went back to medical school I was working in cardiology and I saw people all the time taking statins I prescrib these drugs to people who had memory loss who had decline in libido sexual function erectile dysfunction muscle aches”