Cholestyramine And Joint Pain

I have taken this med for almost 2 years now and have been having a lot of joint pain. Anyone else experience this? It really helps my stomach but the joint pain is getting bad.

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Hi nickel,

Sorry to hear about your situation. 2 years is a long time to take something without experiencing any adverse reactions. According to DailyMed (NIH), musculoskeletal side effects such as muscle/joint pain, backache, & arthritis are all listed as known side effects of Cholestyramine.

Ref: dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=362ddd91-a63f-4ec6-841a-75785dd208c8

As the case with many medications, the decision to continue treatment may boil down to determining whether the benefits of Cholestyramine outweigh its side effects.

I hope you find relief soon!

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Re: David (# 1)

i followed up with my doctor and found out i have a autoimmune disease, that is what is causing my joint pain, etc. nothing to do with cholestramine.

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Re: nickel (# 2)

The cholostrymine depletes your body of vitamin k. Vitamin K is the carrier for calcium and bring it to the bone. After 2 years of using this medicine I found out I have osteopenia in my hips and calcification in my aorta. Both were not there before taking this med. I'm 44

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