The chronic, progressive illness is marked by tremors, muscle weakness and a shuffling gait.
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It can lead to muscle weakness, blindness, heart failure and in some cases can be fatal.
That's important, because at high doses drugs like Lipitor and Zocor, which are called statins, can cause muscle weakness.
Bell's palsy is the most common cause and although most make a good recovery, some are left with muscle weakness.
"It causes severe muscle weakness, feeding and respiratory problems, and the disease is progressive, " the hospital said in a statement.
Messages from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted, resulting in difficulty moving, muscle weakness and blurred vision.
Switching a patient from Zocor to Lipitor or Crestor is more likely to cause elevated liver tests or complaints of muscle weakness.
The flu never spread, but some 40 million Americans got the vaccine, which was blamed for hundreds of cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that causes severe muscle weakness.
Some of the more common side effects of weight-loss surgery can be difficulty digesting starchy foods and protein, which can lead to other physical conditions including hair loss, fatigue, swelling and muscle weakness.
For example, Lipitor tops all statins for side effects, with 76, 535 adverse-events reported from 2004 to 2011 (most often muscle pain, pain in extremities and muscle weakness), compared with 34, 938 for rival Crestor, according to AdverseEvents.com.
The heart failure is a muscle weakness.
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In that study, 53 patients on the most potent 80-milligram dose of Zocor developed serious muscle weakness called myopathy, one of the recognized side effects of cholesterol drugs, and seven developed a more serious muscle problem called rhabdomyolysis.
Pfizer said that its Lyrica, a follow-up to the blockbuster epilepsy and nerve pain drug Neurontin, has been associated with a few cases of muscle weakness, but that the company is still expecting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the long-delayed drug.
Individuals may suffer from high levels of fatigue, muscle or heart weakness, diabetes, strokes, or vision and hearing loss.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices says symptoms, in rare instances, include fever, muscle pain, and discomfort or weakness, which also typically go away after a day or two.
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