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Neuropathy pain caused by Statins.

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Vegman1441

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Hi All,
I was given Statins and after only seven days my feet where in pain.
I was told at an ESA assessment after a total knee replacement that I did not have Neuropathy,
now eighteen months later I can hardly stand or walk without pain. ESA lies.
It seems the ESA will say anything to get everybody off benefits.
I have now had no income since August 2016 and rely on my wife. If I was not over 60 I could not afford my insulin or other meds and would die, just what the NHS and the government wants.
 
Vegman1441 said:
Hi All,
I was given Statins and after only seven days my feet where in pain.
I was told at an ESA assessment after a total knee replacement that I did not have Neuropathy,
now eighteen months later I can hardly stand or walk without pain. ESA lies.
It seems the ESA will say anything to get everybody off benefits.
I have now had no income since August 2016 and rely on my wife. If I was not over 60 I could not afford my insulin or other meds and would die, just what the NHS and the government wants.
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Firstly prescriptions are free for people with diabetes treated with medication. So no worries in that dept.

Your ESA assessment was not a medical and the person doing it is not qualified t say whether you have a condition or not.
So you need to reapply for ESA
As you have established it's the statins causing your pain why are you still taking them?
 
You've had a tough time, @Vegman1441. Did you appeal against not getting ESA? If you had, you would have put your case to a tribunal panel consisting of a legal chair and medical doctor. Exact diagnoses are not important, but effects on ability to do certain activities are what counts. You can also apply again.
No UK citizens have to pay for insulin - in England, people who need medications to treat diabetes (and some other conditions) have Medical Exemption Certificates.
Are you getting any treatment for your leg pain? If your GP can't control it, then you need to request referral to someone who can help.
 
If you believe it is the Statins causing your leg pain, you should discuss this with your Dr. It may be that an alternative statin would work better for you, or as Sue suggests you may decide that the pain associated with them does not balance their theoretical benefit for CHD prevention and decide to stop taking them. In either case - it sounds like you should make an appointment to discuss things with your GP.

Hope you get a successful outcome.
 
Hi again,

I told my then doctor after seven day I will not take them and got a mouthful from her, I changed doctors as soon as I went back to reception.
I did appeal but just got a letter saying the report still stands, nothing about a tribunal panel.
I am claiming again as they said I never had it then but I sure do now problem is I will not get any payments but I MIGHT get NI paid for a few months, WOW you only need 30 years for a full pension and I have 45 so that's a great help.
 
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I only took statins for a week but they reproduce in the body for many years so its like I'm taking them without taking them.
 
Vegman1441 said:
I only took statins for a week but they reproduce in the body for many years so its like I'm taking them without taking them.
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Where did you get that impression? Many members here have checked their own experience of statins by stopping taking them - pain goes away - restarting - pain returns.

If you have recurrent pain which you are associating with statins, it *might* be that they had nothing to do with it. You should probably check with your new GP. Worth remembering that in some of the clinical trials for Statins there were as many reports of side effects on the 'placebo' arm as on the statin arm. That's not to say that I do not believe there are profound side effects for some people - because I absolutely do. It's just that you may have a cause of pain that needs to be investigated and was not connected to the statins you took, but just happened to occur over the same period, which naturally led you to believe they were the cause.
 
Vegman1441 said:
Hi again,

I told my then doctor after seven day I will not take them and got a mouthful from her, I changed doctors as soon as I went back to reception.
I did appeal but just got a letter saying the report still stands, nothing about a tribunal panel.
I am claiming again as they said I never had it then but I sure do now problem is I will not get any payments but I MIGHT get NI paid for a few months, WOW you only need 30 years for a full pension and I have 45 so that's a great help.
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In that case, you didn't appeal - you requested a mandatory reconsideration. The next stage, after MR, is an appeal before a panel. Can I suggest that you collect ALL papers / letters you can find and take them to a benefits advisor to get advice.
 
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