LIPITOR Reviews (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1269 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LIPITOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | M | 74 | 3 years 20 mg 1X day | 3/20/2010 | 5 | high LDL | No side effects. lowered LDl by over 50%. itis now under 70 | M | 63 | 10 years 80 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | lower chol. due to heart attack | While taking 10 mg I have experienced no adverse side effects. It was only when increased to 20mg/day that I experienced increased bone and muscle pain. | I have been taking Lipitor 10mg per day since 1997 with no adverse effects. The only problem I experienced was when one DR. increased my dose to 20mg per day to lower LDL to prevent another infarction. I have never had real high cholesterol, 218 at tops and now am around 158 total, triglycerides are also excellent. I have found that when using substitutes for this drug, I experience adverse effects, so I only take the name brand now. Good drug if you are started with a low dose right off the bat. Many Docs want to start you at 20mg or above, too much for the body to take, I think. | M | 55 | 13 years 10 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 5 | Cholesterol control | None | Maintains my cholesterol levels at normal. | M | 55 | 8 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 5 | High cholesterol | None | Quick reduction in LDL. No side effects. | M | 55 | 5 years 80 1X day | 2/23/2011 | 5 | High Colestrol 518 | None | My levels went from 518 down to 175 to 190. No muscle pain or side effects. I also take 2000 MG of Niacin a day. Liver functions normal. | M | 65 | 15 years 80 MG 1X day | 11/30/2011 | 5 | None | M | 68 | 80 1X day | 6/2/2013 | 5 | hypercholestremia | i develop cataract some time muscle ache | great drug to control cholestrol | M | 50 | 25 years 40mg 1X day | 8/18/2013 | 5 | high cholesterol | I am experiencing severe hip joint pain, thigh pain, severe thigh fatigue upon minimal exertion which is drastically impairing the ability to walk anything beyond a relatively short distance. The question is.. is lipitor causing this? I am taking 20 mg a day and have been taking this for 6 years. This has been a huge problem for the last 2.5 years. | I read this website and feel that lipitor is causing my pain. I have been to numberous orthopods, rheumetoligists, neouroligist, and others who cannot find any problems. So, when I read about all these people who seem to have figured this out ... I have hope. But are they correct in thier assumptions? We are all desperate to find an answer (the cause) and ultimately a cure. But is lipitor the answer? That is the question (DP 2/02/06 | M | 58 | 6 years | 2/2/2006 | 5 | Some added gas/wind... | (Cont’d – Pt.3) I’ve been on 80mg/day dose for one year+. I was more 'windy' but this seems to have subsided. I have no other side effects, but some fatique (I’m 57). I EAT ~NORMALLY~ folks! I eat a balanced diet - no sugar, butter or cream, rarely coffee, but gallons of English tea with skimmed milk - I do eat margarine, red meat (cut the fat off) 2-3 times per week, and some cheese. I drink maybe an average of 21 units of alcohol weekly (ale, red wine). I rarely exercise, am 5ft 11inches and weigh 12 stone 10lbs (or 178 lbs). I suggest getting your liver function test done with your cholesterol test every 6 months. Dr's are not Gods and they don't know everything - some don't know much at all - talk to the experts – cardiologists and heart consultants!!! Take everything with a pinch of salt; be healthily sceptical; go slowly and be wary, but don't cut your life short by raging against a drug that may be saving/e | M | 57 | 8 years | 11/15/2006 | 5 | High Cholesterol | None | Very effective. Lowered cholesterol from 230 to 160 | M | 45 | 2 years | 11/20/2005 | 5 | M | 6 years | 9/28/2005 | 5 | cholesterol control | none | M | 8 years | 11/19/2006 | 5 | Hereditary High Cholesterol | None. | Lipitor dropped my cholesterol from the 260-280 range to the 160-180 range. | M | 25 | 8 years | 2/8/2006 | 5 | Familial hypercholesterolaemia | Some added gas/wind, otherwise I put down the extra tiredness due to my age of 57; I know I'm not 21 anymore! | Common sense here folks please; accept that everyone's different and drugs will affect us differently; put any chemical down your throat and you've got to accept that there could be consequences, sometimes not so good, sometimes awful - and sometimes blinkin' marvellous. Don't preach to others that this (or any other) is an evil drug; go slowly and carefully and get a second opinion if desired. Here are my experiences of taking Lipitor and Zocor statins over ~NEARLY 30 YEARS~! This length of time on statins has probably never even been logged before over such a long time. Thankfully statins have done me a POWER OF GOOD so far. High cholesterol is in my genes; it killed my dad died at age 58 when I was just 14. I'm now 57 (male) and hope to go on a bit longer :o) Note: I live in the UK and Europe has a different cholesterol measurement system of mmol/litre versus the USA system of mg/decilitre. Conversion rate: mmol/L x 38.5 = mg/dL. According to my 'GP' (Dr), th | M | 57 | 8 years | 11/15/2006 | 5 | Some added gas/wind... | (Cont’d – Pt.4) , but don't cut your life short by raging against a drug that may be saving/extending lives of thousands like me. | M | 57 | 8 years | 11/15/2006 | 5 | Some addedd gas/wind.... | (Cont'd - Pt.2) According to my 'GP' (Dr), the UK male 'desireable target' is 5.1 mmol/litre or 196 mg/decilitre. Docs now actually like you to be lower than that if possible. In 1977 (at age 28) with a 'count' of 10mmol/L (385mg/dL), a VERY careful low-chol. diet made virtually NO difference to my count. So I went onto Zocor (new-ish then) and remained on it for 21 years, finally on a dose of 40mg/day with no real side effects - it lowered my count to 5.6mmol/L. As my count started to rise again to 7.8 in 1997 (at age 48), I switched to Lipitor, starting with 20mg/day and then 40mg/day which dropped my count A LOT to just 5.1mmol/L and with an HDL 'good cholesterol' count of 1.6. After a 3-week holiday without pills, my count rose to 10.4, so I went back onto 40mg/day of Lipitor - but my count was still only 6.7, so I put myself onto 80mg/day Lipitor and my count went down to 5.5 - this is the highest dose recommended. I’ve been on this | M | 57 | 8 years | 11/15/2006 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No side effects. On for 3 years so far...feel great. | 20mg and working fine. | M | 51 | 36 days | 4/2/2007 | 5 | High cholesterol | None. | M | 53 | 5 years | 8/22/2005 |
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)