Rhabdomyolysis Support Group

Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury. The result of this process is renal failure due to accumulation of muscle breakdown products in the bloodstream, which are injurous to the kidney. Treatment is with intravenous fluids, and dialysis if necessary. The main therapeutic measure is hyperhydration (by administering intravenous fluids), and if...

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Rhabdomyolysis

Shadetra39
Shadetra39

I'm a 50 year old woman who don't do any workouts but gets cpk levels over 2500. Can someone tell me why doctors don't know what's going on and can't help at all can someone PLEASE help been in hospital every 4 months I need help!!!!

judithu
judithu
That sounds horrible :( how are you? has it gotten better yet?
In my case I get Rhabdos do to a genetic disorder CPT2 (Carnitine palmitoyltransferase) deficiancy, but there are also other genetic disorders that can cause Rhabdos. I was lucky that a neurologist in the hospital, whose specialty were muscle disorders got interested in my case and managed to diagnose me. Have you spoken to a neurologist yet?
RhabdoMan
RhabdoMan
Statins are known to either cause Rhabdo or be a trigger for it. In case you don't know, statins are the medications given to many middle aged and older people to control blood pressure, cholesterol and other cardiovascular conditions.
Do you take these kinds of medications?