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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | high chlosterol | severe muscle pain in hips, legs and ankles. | It helps lower my cholesterol, but recks my muscles severly. I take a 6week break and resume dosage of lipitor. | M | 52 | 24 months | 4/8/2001 | 5 | high cholestrol | abdominal cramping, gas | My cholestrol was lowered from 267 to 175. I went from 20mg to 10 mg and it is still low. | F | 44 | 8 months | 5/9/2001 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe back pain, flank pain, hematuria, kidney failure | This was the worst drugs I could ever have taken and could not possibly recommend that anyone take it. Lipitor caused permanent liver and kidney damage to me and is a killer. | M | 42 | 8 months | 5/19/2001 | 3 | High cholestrol | Lipitor did help lower my cholestrol, but has caused other health problems not listed in the side effects. I have had digestion problems since I have started taking this, my pancreas is very swollen. I have been through every test possible, and they cannot find anything wrong with me. I have lost 35 lbs, and have recently just heard that this has happened to other lipitor patients. I stopped taking it, and feel better already! | Please email me if you have had similiar problems. | F | 64 | 3 months | 7/29/2001 | 2 | To reduce cholesterol level of 227 | Extreme fatigue and general weak feeling overall like I have never experienced EVER in my entire life before. In all honestly, I feel as though my sense of well being has taken a sudden decline after taking this medication for only two weeks. | I intend to phone my M.D. this morning about discontinuing this medication. | F | 57 | 27 days | 8/1/2001 | 1 | high cholesterol | I have headache, muscle ache, diarrhea, indigestion, abdominal pain, back pain, eyesight has changed sinus problems, joint pain, leg cramps..I have fibromyalgia also and my pain should be at a lower level instead of worse...I am stopping this on my own tomorrow! My doctor never even suggested diet first! | F | 47 | 30 days | 8/8/2001 | 5 | high triglycerides cholesterol | No side effects | My LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides finally where they should be | M | 47 | 1 years | 8/9/2001 | 4 | Reduce risk of second heart attack | At about the same time as I started taking lipitor I began experiencing chest muscle soreness and spazms which have persisted. I now take neurontin, an anti-seizure drug together with pain killers to deal with the muscle problems. I have had three blood tests over time which indicate that the lipitor is not damaging the muscles. | I remain suspicious that lipitor is contributing to my muscle problems (physiotherpist say there is other causes) but there is no denying that my cholesterol levels have been improved (they never were that bad). | M | 60 | 17 months | 8/10/2001 | 1 | LOWER CHOLESTROL | MUSCLE PAIN IN LEFT ARM WEAK FEELING GENERAL MALAISE | I WOULD NOT RECOMMENDTHIS DRUG | M | 76 | 28 days | 8/12/2001 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | HORRIBLE JOINT PAIN IN ALL MAJOR JOINTS, INCLUDING PROGRESSING TO ALMOST UNBEARABLE MUSCLE PAIN IN ALL MUSCLES IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES, HAIR FALLING OUT, PRESCRIBED DARVACET FOR THE PAIN AND WAS ALMOST DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. MY MOTHER HAS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS, ALSO WAS ON LIPITOR AND WAS RECENTLY TAKEN OFF BY HER NURSE PRACTITONER. | IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS MEDICATION CLOSELY WATCH FOR JOINT OR MUSCLE PAIN AND IMMEDIATELY SEE YOUR PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN FOR A DIAGNOSIS IF YOU WANT RELIEF. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION FOR THE LOWERING OF CHOLESTEROL. | F | 48 | 2 years | 8/18/2001 | 3 | to lower colestrol | after taking for about 1 yr, I noticed muscle pain and weakness in both arms on and off. I ache 24 hrs a day. This is now continous for about 6 weeks. I called MD today, he said stop taking lipitor immediately and sent me to lab for blood tests to determine if any damage done to liver, muscles or heart. I wish I had called MD sooner. Hope if any damage, it is reversible.... | F | 49 | 12 months | 8/21/2001 | 1 | high clorestrol | went to hospital with what i throught was heart attact. dr. could fine nothing wrong. head aches. muscels hurts, week. sick at stomach, tired all the time | if this is the cause why do Drs. recomemend it. i will not take it anymore | F | 49 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2001 | 4 | To lower cholestrol | Over the past three years the drug has definately worked but I have developed almost a dibilitating problem with both of my arms. I am unable to move them in any direction but the normal motion. It has got to the point where turning over in bed wakes me up because of the pain it causes. I have had a blood test to determine if Lipior is causing this serious problem and the results said no it wasn't. However, I even went to an orthopdetic surgeon and after he checked me out, he looked at the drugs that I take (i am also a type 2 diabetic) and he said "ahh, Lipitor..more people taking this drug come to me with problems like this". I have an annual physical on 8/27 and am going to tell the doctor I'm stopping the Lipitor to see what happens. | M | 58 | 3 years | 8/24/2001 | 1 | High Cholesterol/ Heart attack | I have been taking Lipitor for 4 years and was part of the original study. And ever sinse then I have headache, muscle ache, diarrhea, indigestion, abdominal pain, back pain, eyesight has changed sinus problems, joint pain, leg cramps..every joint in my body is in pain some times the muscle and joints in my angles hurt so much I cant walk in four years time I have gone from an active agile person to an artritic old woman I have to take codine/4 every night just so I can go to sleep. I quit taking this medication 3 months ago and still have not gotten any better. | In the four years Ive been taking this medication noone has every told me about this side effect. I even went to the doctor and told him of all the pain and he said it could be arthrites. | F | 44 | 4 years | 8/25/2001 | 3 | cholesterol high and risk for CHD | I have been taken for approximately 4 yrs. I have some difficulty with digestive system and some muscle pain and joint pain. Lipitor did the job on my cholesterol both LDL and HDL. I have quit taken recently to see if it affects above problems. It probably is a trade off. | I feel that the drug is too expensive. I do think that it will do what it is used for, but I think your body pays a price. Again I think it is a trade off. | M | 74 | 4 years | 8/29/2001 | 1 | High cholesterol | I experienced severe pain in my left shoulder and neck. Unable to raise my left arm. Am still in physical therapy after 1 year, and my arm and neck are still unable to move very well. I am also seeing an orthopedic surgeon, who took x-rays and cannot see anything on them. He diagnosed it as "frozen shoulder." Funny, that it only began when I started the Lipitor. I took myself off it 4 months ago, and am still in pain and cannot sleep well at night. | My doctor never warned me about eating grapefruit, which I had every morning while taking the Lipitor. | F | 60 | 1 years | 8/29/2001 | 3 | Cholesterol | Knee and hip joint pain. Had experienced knee joint pain in past, but never hip. stopped taking lipitor ten days ago; joint symptoms were gone within four days for first time in six weeks (been on it four months). Remaining issue is chest spasm -- have been through tests ruling out heart, GERD, pneumonia, etc. Spasms persist although less and less. Last 48 hours, epsiodes seemed to increase again but may be attributable to some combination of muscle weakness and heavy non-stop rains we've enjoyed for several days. Cholesterol news is great -- two days after I stopped, cholesterol was measured at 172 with excellent HDL, LDL and triglyceride levels -- down from 295 in May, consistent with the last ten years of cholesterol readings for me. Tests also showed no calcium build-up on my arteries one week ago. Was on a dose of 40 mg. Will see how muscle symptoms are in a month and try to resume at 10 mg. Does anyone know how long they think it should take symptoms to go away? | M | 49 | 120 days | 9/1/2001 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Muscle cramping, fatigue and depression. | Wondering if anyone else has experienced depression? | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 9/1/2001 | 1 | cholestrol | the muscle spasms in my legs were so bad I had difficulty climbing 4 stairs - highly unusual for me. | you need to keep on top of these drugs because the dr. doesn't always monitor enough. I wouldn't have known what was wrong with me if I hadn't seen an ad on t.v. for this med. describing side effects. Dr. said it was vitamin C deficiency. I stopped the lipitol and the symptoms went away. I would have believed the dr. if it weren't for a kind pharmacist who said I should get a second opinion. | F | 54 | 3 months | 9/4/2001 | 2 | High cholesterol | Suffered from depression after taking lipitor but did not realize connection. Stopped taking lipitor and depression left within days. | I wouldn't take lipitor in any dose at any time. It made me realize the dangers of drugs. | M | 57 | 27 months | 9/7/2001 |
LIPITOR (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM): Atorvastatin 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: 2000-04-07 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)