PRAVACHOL Reviews (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.2 (228 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRAVACHOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRAVACHOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High Colestrol | Sore mussels, cracked feet and dry skin, blured vision, swollen stomach, weight gain, head aches, depresson, could hardly walk or have neck or arm movement whitout severe pain. Has gotten worse. Doctor took me off this medication today. NO ENERGY. | M | 9 years | 10/10/2005 | 4 | High Cholesterol | One side effect and one side effect only - EXTREMELY STINKY GAS. This medicine works and it works GREAT! It lowered my cholesterol just as I was told it would. I haven't had any side effects except stinky gas and more gas. I ran out and I was off my pill for a couple days before I could get another prescription and guess what? Barely any gas and when I did have gas, they weren't so bad that my fiance wanted to leave the room. I highly recommend taking this pill because it works and lets face it, we would all rather have stinky gas then be on a stretcher going into the emergency room for a heart attack. Good luck to you all! | mild body aches at first (take the pill at bedtime) | F | 25 | 6 months 20 1X day | 10/3/2010 | 3 | Hereditary High Cholesterol | None. | Pravachol lowered my cholesterol, but my cholesterol was still decently above the 200 mark. The doctor transferred me to 10mg Lipitor after a year on this. | M | 25 | 1 years | 2/8/2006 | 5 | High Cholesterol (199) | Weight loss - 186 down to 163, which is good and needed to happen, my blood pressure came down as well. | My cholesterol improved greatly on Pravachol and I have had no ill side effects except that when I take it with Celexa in the mornings, it will make my intestines do a dance for a few minutes. Otherwise, I am very happy with it. | F | 28 | 3 months 40Mg 1X day | 10/20/2010 | 1 | Reduce cholesterol | Severe back pain.... Weight loss sever diarrhea. N the list goes on | F | 31 | 2 months 20mg | 9/18/2015 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | very effective for getting my cholesterol down and HDL up at the 40 mg dose! | M | 33 | 8 weeks | 5/5/2001 | 3 | High Cholesterol | No side effects after taking this medication. I already have headaches, back problems prior to use of this medication. Haven't notice anything different since taking Pravachol 40mg. | Will watch out for anything out of the ordinary. | F | 33 | 1 weeks | 6/1/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | extreme fatigue, hair loss, muscle pain, bladder problems, insomnia, swelling joints, trouble with knees, headaches, nausea, tired, low labido, gas, metal confusion causing speech difficulties | on med for 6 months, 3 months later began with side effects, went to dr. test for arthritis, test neg., told to continue med, still have side effects, another dr. told to get off meds, waiting to see if I will feel better | F | 34 | 6 months | 3/13/2009 | 5 | high Cholesterol/tri's | no negative side effects at 40 mg/day | this is the best statin on the market; it helps prevent 1st and second heart attack, and 1st and 2nd stroke and TIA. check worstpills.org if you dont believe me. no other statin does all that. take in evening for max benefit. | M | 35 | 6 months | 4/29/2006 | 4 | High Cholesterl | Hair loss. 50 percent of my hair is gone in the middle. i hope the manufacturer would investigate this. | M | 35 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 4 | Inherited High Cholesterol | Occasional muscle aches, occasional ringing in ears. Overall benefits outweigh the side effects. | F | 35 | 30 days | 6/30/2008 | 2 | high cholestrol | Terrible pain in my right shoulder and bicep muscles was getting hard to raise my right arm. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 2/12/2009 | 5 | Cholesterol | I have not noticed any side effects. I feel the same as I did before taking meds. My bad cholesterol is way down and good way up. | I am still sceptical about the long term effects. The old phrase, | M | 36 | 2 years | 7/11/2004 | 4 | high cholesterol | Have only taken this for a week now...have had a low grade fever...and muscle aches in hips and legs....some back pain. Giving it a try for a little longer to see if it goes away. | F | 36 | 7 days 40 mg | 3/20/2013 | 4 | High Cholesterol / Triglycerides | None, except for the pains that appear out of no where when I read all of the horrible side effects on the internet. Today my back itches..... must be the Statin. I do agree there are side effects, however, I have noticed a correlation to age. The younger have less side effects. | Dropped Cholesterol from 270 to 130. Have never felt better in my life. While taking this med, I have also changed the way I eat and I exercise everyday. The pill itself is not the cure all. | M | 36 | 1 years | 5/10/2007 | 4 | High Cholesterol | No side effects at all. | Reduced total Cholesterol from 250 to 170 on 40 MG However, HDL still near 40 and TriG is still high. Doc recommends Zocor, but after reading this, I worry about Zocor. Not sure what to do forward. | M | 37 | 2 years | 10/20/2004 | 1 | LDL- 150 | at first flu-like symptoms,dizziness,fatigue and then anxiety and depression. | will not ever take again. There has got to be a better way to control cholesterol. Shame on the drug companies. They need to come up with medicine that doesn't have so many side effects!! I think my cholesterol is hereditary. I am 5ft.3in. and 140lbs. and I exercise and eat sensibly. | F | 37 | 5 days | 3/29/2009 | 5 | cholesero. | None. Works great! | The side effects you guys are complaing about occurred in less than .01 percent of the population. I think you are mistaking your symptoms after reading too much on the internet. | M | 38 | 10 years | 1/16/2005 | 3 | Hi Cholesterol | I don't know yet if these are side effecets are not.I have been having upper back pain and neck pain that seem to go to my chest.It has lowered my count from 236 to 140. So for I am pretty satisfied with it. Just wish these pains would go away. | So far so good. I think. | M | 38 | 18 months | 5/21/2005 | 2 | Hypercholesterolemia | Very tired, depressed, hard to get a good breath, racing heartbeat, anxiety. Calf cramps all day long, muscle pain, especially in shoulders and chest, GI aches, exhausted for the rest of the day after exercise. | These symptoms are with 15mg. At 10mg I did fine but doc wasn't satisfied with chol levels. Tried 20 and got severe joint pain and hand pain/numbness. Did a DIY test to see if this fatigue/anxiety was statin-related and recently quit for 2 days. By the end of 2nd day I felt fine and full of energy again. Started Pravachol again and 2 days later, exhausted again. Hmmm. | F | 38 | 6 months | 10/26/2004 |
PRAVACHOL (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM): Pravastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details. FDA Approval Date: 2001-12-18 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)