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 | Cholesterol | bloating, sick stomach, muscle pain, cramps,so tired.face feels weird.too many bad feelings. | I've tried these before, couldn't take them, can't now either. | F | 79 | 3 weeks 40 | 8/20/2019 | 1 | Coronary Calcium Score | Severe migraine, insomnia, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, extreme weakness- couldn’t hold my head up | There has to be a better way than all these poisonous drugs | F | 46 | 3 days 10mg | 4/26/2018 | 1 | Cholesterol | Bad body aches cannot walk good . Urt | Do not like it | F | 80 | 0 years 80 | 9/20/2017 | 1 | High cholesterol | Developed horrible pain to hips, back and thighs. Ran fever and developed a horribly sore throat. Stopped taking medicine after 7 days because the pain was too intense and could hardly function during the day. After 2 weeks off the medicine, my throat is still red and raw and will be seeing the Dr this week. | F | 52 | 7 days 10 1X day | 6/14/2017 | 1 | High cholesterol | Depression and crippling leg pain which I still have week and half later. | F | 72 | 10 days 20 | 3/29/2017 | 1 | High cholesterol | I HATE this drug! Stopping today. Worst is the distended abdomen. Upper stomach pain. Muscle pain especially in the legs and feet. Sleepless nights. Swelling of abdomen and overall puffiness. Like putting poison in my body. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 10 MG | 2/23/2017 | 1 | Began developing a stoop when walking which got progressively worse. Stopped taking them 8months ago and have only recently seen a slight improvement. | M | 61 | 10 months 20 | 2/4/2017 | 1 | High cholesterol | Prevastatin- profound muscle weakness, joint pain and persistent malaise while on it & had trouble just 'getting through the day' - so my MD thought I was depressed! So weak I could hardly drive...so I recently stopped it- and I feel less weak, more engaged and able to look forward to the day but still have no muscle tone, have new hiatal hernia, inquinal hernias, tear in rotator cuff, and random stinging pins and needles feeling in my legs. Prevastatin is the worst! I hope for an antidote - I walk everyday but feel like I still have residual effects - the contrast to my life before Prevastatin (going to the gym, working, getting things done and looking forward to life - and now actually OLD, weak, and even my facial expression is dropping at rest and was not like that before...it was taking a toll on my marriage and relationships. | FDA needs to inform physicians- drug reps push so much misinformation- and knowing the truth after the fact may be too late! | F | 61 | 9 months 30 | 5/25/2016 | 1 | High cholesterol ct calcium score | WRETCHED sore throat. I thought I had strep! Sore neck and shoulders. Pain in elbows. Some bizarre dreams. I did not tolerate Lipitor or Crestor and now I add pravastatin to the list. There are others and I will try. | I had the Boston heart health labs and I recommend it. It showed (among many other fascinating things) that I am 4.5 times more likely to experience negative side effects from statins so pravastatin is one of a few that is supposed to be better for me. Not so! | F | 60 | 10 days 10 | 5/16/2016 | 1 | High cholesterol | Racing heart, palpitations,tingling of arm,pale stool, tiredness, diarrhea, gas, belching, dizziness, giddiness,eye pain, muscle weakness, strange taste, trembling, joint pain,dry hair, skin and fingernails, irritability, nervousness/anxiety, shortness of breath, chest pain, depression, tinnitus. | I believe this medication is poison. In the short time I was taking it my life did a complete 360. Horrible, horrible effects from the medication. I stopped taking it two days ago. I am so looking forward to not suffering though the effects from taking this medication. Fingers crossed that I did not take it long enough to cause any permanent damage. | F | 53 | 4.5 months 20mg 1X day | 5/1/2016 | 1 | Hyperlipidemia | Insomnia, acid reflux, bloating, joint, muscle aches. I took qunol bid when I started it. I've tried Crestor and lipitor as well with worse effects. NO MORE FOR ME! | F | 43 | 4 weeks 80mg | 4/5/2016 | 1 | Colesterol | I was taking 5mg of pravachol a day. Experienced severe dizziness. Migraine headaches. Nausea. Chest pain. Stop taking the drug after 5 days.. May be good for others but not for me. | I am 60 years old and never had to take any type of prescription drugs.First med I ever took. Pravachol was a bad experience for me. quit taking it and I feel 100% better without it. | M | 60 | 5 days 5 MG | 4/4/2016 | 1 | Cholesterol | My respiratory system was attacked. I was horribly nauseous, no appetite, and worst of all, I was confused, disoriented, in a fog. I warned all my FB friends and family, DO NOT TAKE THIS MED. One more thing, I've never been allergic or had any adverse side effects to any other medication in my entire life. | HORRIBLE. DEATH DRUG. | F | 55 | 5 days 40 1X day | 3/13/2016 | 1 | Moderate hyperlipidemia | Chronic cough, sinusitis and sore throat. Stopping today, I have been completely miserable for over a week! I hope these symptoms go away soon. This is ridiculous. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 20mg | 3/8/2016 | 1 | for cholestrol | It started to give me terrible leg cramps and pain in my legs doctor took me off it.i no longer have severe depression or anxiety from it.no more statin drugs for me. | F | 70 | 6 years 40 mg | 9/25/2015 | 1 | Reduce cholesterol | Severe back pain.... Weight loss sever diarrhea. N the list goes on | F | 31 | 2 months 20mg | 9/18/2015 | 1 | Cholesterol reduction | Severe dizzyness, neck and joint aches and overall weakness | Dont | 57 | 2 days 40 mg | 9/14/2015 | 1 | Extra heart beat | headache ligament trouble neck spine elbow fingers shoulders hips knees toes Jaw pain confusion empty feeling elevated blood sugar diabetes 2 UTI | tried very hard to stay on Pravastatin, my body knows it's poison, that's really it! | M | 58 | 3 years 40 mg | 7/19/2015 | 1 | To prevent stroke after TIA | After four weeks on this drug, I began experiencing muscles aches that kept me awake all night. Then muscles began seizing in my fingers, wrists, neck, ankles, and generally all over. I had diarrhea almost from the start which got worse and worse, then stomach cramps, nausea, and finally soreness and pain throughout my abdomen. Extreme fatigue, going back to bed several times a day, weakness, hard to lift my limbs to reach for anything or to get in and out of the car, slight headache, feeling like I had the flu, difficulty thinking, depression. This may be the worst medicine in the world, deifnitely the worst I have ever taken. I will never take another statin of any kind ever. | It is poison, as far as I am concerned. I have been off of it for five days now and still feel sick. I just hope I can recover. | F | 73 | 5 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 6/26/2015 | 1 | chlorestrol | muscle pains....nerve pain...bulging veins in wrists...severe pain in shoulders, back sent me to ER 4 times before I realized it was the meds. l will NEVER EVER take another statin. I have no energy, severe head pain....joint pain..the list goes on. | F | 44 | 1 months 20mg | 6/20/2015 |
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)