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 | 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 | 2 | high chloresteral | Muscle pain. hurts to walk. NIGHTMARES!! every time I fall asleep. | F | 70 | 4 weeks 20mg. 1X day | 1/8/2016 | 2 | To Lower cholesterol | Slight muscle weakness but biggest side effect appears to be sinus related and the inability to get over serious sinus inflammation which I've had for over 2 months. It just occurred to me that my sinus problems could be related to the pravastatin so I stopped 3 days ago. I immediately noticed that my sinuses began to drain much better and I'm beginning to feel much better. | M | 62 | 5 months 10 mg 1X day | 12/21/2015 | 3 | cholesterol | My doctor recently increased my dosage from 40 MG to 80 MG and I am suffering from severe lower back pain, pain in my hips and thighs, cramps in my calves, and nausea. I am on day 4 of no meds and feeling a bit better. I will speak to my doctor but I will not go back to taking that high of a dose. | M | 55 | 6 months 80 MG 1X day | 9/29/2015 | 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 | 3 | LDL up due to cancer med Femara | Pain everywhere, back, knees, hips, do not sleep well | LDL's went from 120 to 147 so Doc put me on 80mg. Could not walk or move within 1 week so went to 40 mg. Tired of being in pain all the time. Exercise and walking just seem to cause more pain when arising but keep on doing it. Thinking of not taking it anymore - tired of not being myself | F | 60 | 6 months 40mg 1X day | 6/18/2015 | 1 | High cholesterol | Pain started in my knee through my hip about 2 weeks after starting crestor. In month 5 I got explosive diarrhea which I attributed to some kind of bug. This lasted about 2 weeks. Then I would get diarrhea every once in a while. The pain was getting progressively worse so my doctor took my off. I had been on it for 8 months. In 3 months he put me on pravastatin. Psin in knee immediately but not as gas as the credtor. In. Onto 5 the diarrhea started again. My doctor took me off. It is now day 10 off and the diarrhea is much better and I am starting to feel myself again. I will not take a Statin. | F | 68 | 6 days 5 mg 1X day | 6/4/2015 | 1 | dr. recommendation for db2 patient | leg and foot cramps, burning/tingling in hands (not there previously), trigger finger, decreased flexibility in hands (arthritis-like symptoms), blurred vision | the dr. insists I must take this drug, and disregards all reports of pain induced by this and other drugs he (and all others in his profession) insists on. Result: almost too crippled to walk, almost too crippled to type, vision problems, sleep problems due to pain. modern medicine has turned me into a wreck and I want completely off all of it. | M | 59 | 90 days 10MG 1X day | 5/17/2015 | 1 | high LDL | Nerves gone wild. I have lived with neuropathy for 11 years and had finally gotten the pain levels down to around a 3. pravachol destroyed years of lowered levels and in less than 2 weeks I'm @ level 8 and 9. after stopping the Pravachol it's still up there. so depressed. | My quality of life is more important than low cholesterol...I'm going to take my chances & not be on any statin | F | 57 | 10 days 40mg | 5/3/2015 | 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 | 1 | high cholesterol | terrible leg, toes and feet cramping, bloating, abdominal pain, headaches, muscle pain, heart pains, tired all the time, lack of motivation, insomnia, worse acid reflux, coughing, sinus problems, back ache, bone aches | i am going off the killer drug and going to try to lower my cholesterol on my own, this is crazy, it is not worth all the pain and discomfort it causes, why can they not make a pill with less side effects? | F | 57 | 5 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/21/2015 | 1 | high cholesterol | Muscle pain. Tired all the time. Joints hurt so badly. My left shoulder very painful, feels like a cuff tear. Cant lift arm above my head because its very painful. My elbow is very painful and tight. Cant straighten it out. My toes are starting to hurt when walking. nausea. Restless night. Pain wakes me up several times at night. Hands, wrist hurt as if i have severe arthritis but I dont. I stopped tonight taking it 03-28-2015. I pray these horrible, painful, debilitating symptoms stop! so I can have my life back. | F | 58 | 20mg 1X day | 3/28/2015 | 3 | Elevated cholesterol | Toe cramps! What is with the toe cramps??! | I started on 20 mg a day and my doctor was impatient in waiting for it to bring my cholesterol down. It HAD come down from 256 to 210 in only 2 months but he upped my dose to 40 mg. After another 2 months on this higher dose, my level only dropped to 200. This is not worth it because I can't deal with these nasty toe cramps! | M | 52 | 4 months 40 mg 1X day | 8/21/2014 | 2 | High cholesterol | I have experienced weight gain and extreme bloating. I feel so uncomfortable I can hardly move at times. I am normally quite active. I've noticed some forgetfulness. I would rather try to lower my cholesterol through diet and exercise. I've never had a huge stomach. I don't want to let this go any further. My doctor suggested I get stretch pants, another said it was pretty normal for my age. Amazing! | F | 75 | 1 months 40 mg | 7/29/2014 |