Hello all, I need your help. I am collecting some information on my own and would like everyone to respond who has diabetes and/or who were taking statin drugs prior to the onset of TM.
While on vacation last week, I heard on the Tampa, FL news of a man who reportedly had diabetes which affected his spine and one day he woke up and could not moved one side of his body. The news was reporting that someone stole his electric cart out of his truck, but my ears perked up with his illness. Also while on vacation I read a book called: Statin Drugs Side Effects and the Misguided War on Cholesterol. Very interesting information, so interesting that I am now cutting my Lipitor in half. To complete this questionnaire, please click on "forward" and then you will be able to respond to each question or statement. I will post my findings on the TMIC List. My goal is to give everyone 30 days to respond and I will send out a reminder in 15 days. I do not need or want your personal names as I do not want anyone to think that I will use this information for anything other than my own personal use. Depending on the information I collect, I may share it with my physician. 1. Date diagnosed with TM. 2. Date diagnosed with diabetes. 3. Do you have Type I or Type II diabetes? 4. What medication do you take for diabetes? 5. Date began taking statin drugs or Zetia. (Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor. Pravachol, Crestor, Vytorin, Lescol and Baycol which has been taken off the market.) 6. Which drug are you taking or did you take? 7. Have you ever had muscle pain, cramping or weakness since you began taking any of these statin drugs? 8. When did the muscle pain, cramping or weakness begin in correlation to the onset of TM? Carol in Culver, IN TM, T8-T10 June 2005
