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 |
| 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 | 5 | High cholesterol | No side effects that I've noticed. | After using this drug for 3 months, my LDL dropped to 101 and my HDL climbed to 47, without any other lifestyle changes (e.g., diet or exercise). As far as I'm concerned, it's a wonder drug. Bring on the bacon burgers. | M | 47 | 7 years 4mg 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 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 | 5 | LDL too high, then had Angioplasty | None with Pravachol, bad calf muscle cramps with Mevacor. | I was on 20mg which brought LDL down from 160s to 130s then had Angioplasty & 8 stents. Dr. doubled my dosage to 40mg and that lowered LDL to 129. Now Dr. wants me to go to 80mg to get LDL down to 70 which is Kaiser's target for Angioplasty patients. Been on 40mg for 70 days. | M | 72 | 70 days | 9/1/2006 | 5 | high colestoral | i am a family member writing this review i am very disatisfied with the drug my father took it for 6 years, and when they upped his dosage, he began experiencing.. muscle loss blurred vision trembling hands back and muscle pain he is now dead his symthoms continued to grow worse resulting in loss of kidney and liver function. loss of vision | M | 74 | 6 years | 1/2/2006 | 5 | high cholesterol | None noted | My previous doctor switched me off pravachol and put me on Crestor. Within a few weeks I started having severe back problems. I went to our new doctor and he put me back on pravachol. No more problems and back to normal. | M | 66 | 6 days | 4/24/2006 | 5 | Primary prevention of heart attack | None | Never had a problem or complaint with Pravachol. No muscle or joint pain, etc. I take very little other meds, none related to cardio, and would have to believe many complaints for many drugs may be related interactions or other health issues. | M | 72 | 15 years 20 MG 1X day | 11/22/2017 | 5 | I took Pravahol for a couple of years without any side effects and it worked effectively. I switched to Lipitor only because my insurance would not pay as much for Pravachol as they did for Lipitor. That appears to have been a mistake as I'm now having a lot of side effects with Lipitor and am now considering to go back to Pravachol. | M | 68 | 2 years | 2/13/2005 | 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 | 5 | High Cholestral | None | Working Great | M | 55 | 5 years | 9/28/2003 | 5 | hyperlipidemia | None that I could recognize as specific to this drug. | My TC is 165, HDL 45, LDL 87 at last check. This drug has done a very good job of controlling the lipids at a 40 mg. dose. | M | 57 | 9 years | 9/11/2003 | 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 | 5 | Lowering Cholesterol | Painful neck in the back on both sides and back shoulders in back. Now pain on top of scalp of head, pain on neck at thyroid. Also rash on shin of leg, itchy. | After taking pravastatin seems the pain, very nervous. | M | 82 | 1 weeks | 5/1/2015 | 5 | High cholesterol | No side effects | Lowered cholesterol effectively | M | 69 | 20 days 40mg 1X day | 10/5/2020 | 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 | Elevated Bad Colesterol | None too mention. | Seems to work for me, but I do walk a lot, lift weights. | M | 62 | 1 years | 2/4/2009 | 4 | cholesteral | None noted | M | 44 | 2 years | 7/11/2002 | 4 | Lower cholesterol levels | No obvious effects, though liver enzymes analyzed as high from a blood test. Advised to stop taking pravastatin because of above analysis. | Please advise/confirm that the use of statin drugs can effect the liver. | M | 64 | 10 years | 12/8/2003 | 4 | High Cholesterol | Muscle soreness in first week. Some mild memory and cognitive thinking impairment in first year, back to normal now. After 3.5 years some body odor that could be result of liver impairment - not too sure (not enough to permantly go off the 40mg daily regiment). | In first 9 months, 20 mg daily did not lower my cholesterol levels enough so went to 40 mg and that did the trick. Due to possible side effect of body odor I am considering going off the drug - will update in a few months. | M | 42 | 4 years | 4/3/2004 | 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 |
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)