Levitra

I take Lipitor, and she's on Crestor.

In the winter, we always have grapefruit for breakfast.I work out nearly every day.

Soon after starting Lipitor, my arm muscles became sore.

I continued to work out and didn't think much of it.

I just lightened the weights that I use for the bicep exercises.A few weeks later, the muscles around my knee began to ache.

Now my lower back also hurts.The doctor said that muscle pain from Lipitor is rare, but I wonder whether the grapefruit is part of the problem.If so, why hasn't my wife had trouble?

A: Your symptoms might be related to a higher dose of Lipitor brought on by an interaction with grapefruit.

Crestor is not affected.Grapefruit can raise blood levels of dozens of different medicines and increase the possibility of side effects.

The grapefruit effect can last up to 48 hours, so drinking grapefruit juice in the morning and taking medicine at night doesn't solve the problem.For more details, we are sending you our Guides to Grapefruit Interactions and Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs.

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