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I had wondered about how a statin drug might affect the heart since it can cause muscle cramps, and the heart is a muscle. I did ask my onc about that after he had initially increased (quadrupled) statin dose last summer. He indicated that was interesting thought but hadn't heard anything about it having any negative effect. The higher statin dose caused major leg cramps, but nothing heart related--at least as far as I was aware. I have been on the Lovastatin for over 3 years without any known negative side effects. The feeling of sudden increased heart rate that I felt, however, started just after I began taking the fish oil. Since I have been taking the COQ10, those sensations subsided.
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