Muscle pain caused by statins takes about a week to recover, and those with relatively severe symptoms may take 2 to 4 weeks to return to normal. Statins usually refer to drugs such as atorvastatin and resuvastatin. Muscle pain after taking statins usually occurs in the buttocks, back, thighs and calves. The main effect of statins is to lower cholesterol as well as blood lipids, which is suitable for the treatment of high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease and other diseases. However, statins can cause damage to the muscles and may produce muscle aches and pains while taking the medication. When muscle pain occurs after taking statin drugs, it is necessary to suspend taking statin drugs and go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to take blood tests for creatine kinase, to clarify whether there is muscle damage or myositis. According to the test results and symptoms to determine whether you can continue to take statins. When taking statin drugs, you should pay attention to monitor the adverse effects, if there is obvious myalgia, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor to give treatment.