What to do after a statin causes rhabdomyolysis

Statin triggered rhabdomyolysis need to stop the drug immediately, to the hospital. Statin drug triggered rhabdomyolysis need to stop the drug immediately, you can drink more water to promote drug excretion, mild and severe cases need to go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to comply with the doctor’s instructions for treatment. Rhabdomyolysis syndrome refers to a series of clinical syndromes caused by damage to rhabdomyocytes, changes in the integrity of the cell membrane, and the release of intracellular substances into the extracellular fluid and blood circulation. Statin-induced rhabdomyolysis is mainly characterized by myalgia, limb weakness, and tea-colored urine, often complicated by electrolyte disorders and acute renal failure, which is life-threatening in severe cases. The treatment of rhabdomyolysis syndrome includes etiological treatment, such as correcting water and electrolyte disorders, alkalizing urine to maintain acid-base balance to ensure the stability of the internal environment in acidosis, diuresis and dehydration to promote the excretion of toxins, etc., and when the condition is serious, surgical treatment and blood purification treatment can also be carried out. Rhabdomyolysis needs to be treated under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use drugs to aggravate the condition.