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Statin meds not at fault for triggering muscle aches, study says
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People taking statin drugs often complain of muscle aches, but a new study finds the medications are unlikely to be the culprit.
The results come from a trial involving patients who had quit taking their statins, or were considering quitting, due to muscle pain.
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The researchers found that those aches were just as likely to flare when the patients were given a placebo inactive pills rather than an actual statin.
Experts said the findings add to evidence that statin patients muscle complaints often reflect a nocebo effect. That is, people expect to have muscle woes, so they do.