Treatment of Creatine Kinase

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My husband is suffering from severe muscle pain after taking Lipitor

for about a month. He stopped taking the medication six weeks ago.

His CK levels were tested four weeks ago and were 257. A subsequent

blood test two weeks later showed a CK level of 284. He is in a lot

of pain. He is trying to deal with it by taking 3 Advil tablets when

it gets really bad and he just finished a 10 day round of Prednisone.

He also takes 100mg of CoQ10 daily. Although he's been told by the

doctor it should get better, it has been six weeks since his last

Lipitor pill and he is not seeing any improvement.

 

Is anyone aware of alternative treatments for this muscular

inflammation? For example, I wonder whether taking aloe vera juice

would help or harm. If it couldn't hurt and might even help, how much

should a 6'3 " , 225 pound man take?

 

Any other thoughts on what he might try?

 

Thanks very much.