Baycol has some very serious side effects, including rhabdomyolysis. Liver failure and kidney damage have occurred in patients taking Baycol. When Baycol was taken off the shelves, over 700,000 Americans had been using the drug. Reports in unexplainable muscle pain, tenderness accompanied by malaise or fever, and weakness accompanied by malaise or fever are a few of the symptoms.

Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially fatal condition in which muscle cells are killed and released into the bloodstream. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include muscle pain, weakness, tenderness, malaise, fever, dark urine, nausea and vomiting. The pain may involve specific groups of muscles or may be generalized throughout the body. Most frequently the involved muscle groups are the calves and lower back. In some cases the muscle injury is so severe that patients develop renal failure and other organ failure, which can be fatal. Cases of fatal rhabdomyolysis in association with the use of Baycol have been reported significantly more frequently than for other approved statins. If you have abnormal urine color (dark, red, or cola colored), muscle tenderness, weakness of the affected muscle, generalized weakness, or muscle stiffness or aching (myalgia), contact your healthcare expert immediately.

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