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List, One of the members of our PD support group called me tonight to ask a question about a drug call Baycol that she was taking for cholesterol reduction. She had a fair amount of trouble with the drug and it was recalled. After discontinuance of the drug she began to experience Parkinson symptoms and has been diagnosed with PD recently. Some info on Baycol is listed below. I noticed that it may have produced high concentrations of iron and muscle related problems. Any body else had any experience with this drug? Any PD connection? ----------------------------------------------------------- Baycol Rhabdomyolysis has been associated with the use of cholesterol-lowering statins such as Baycol® and Lipobay®. Rhabdomyolysis is a muscle disorder in which muscle cells are destroyed and the byproducts released into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, these byproducts are carried to the kidneys where the body's filtration system operates to cleanse the blood. Cellular destruction to skeletal muscles generally results in the release of myoglobin into the bloodstream. Myoglobin, because it contains iron, can, in excessive concentrations, occlude or clog the pathways of the kidneys, and lead to kidney failure and eventual death. Compounding this kidney distress is an associated shift in the body's vital fluids from the bloodstream into the muscular system. Rhabdomyolysis and its severe effects are what reportedly caused the 31 deaths associated with the use of Baycol® and Lipobay®. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include: abnormal urine color - usually dark red or brownish; muscle pain, weakness and/or tenderness; fever; nausea; vomiting; general malaise. Muscle pain, weakness or tenderness often occur in the muscles of the lower back and the calf (leg) muscles. However, any and all muscle groups can be affected. Bob Martone [log in to unmask] http://www.samlink.com/~bmartone ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn