Drug Ratings for LIPITORAverage Rating: 2.1 (1048 Ratings)
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| 1 | High cholesterol | Sudden knee pain 2 week into it, horriable crippeling pain hit both knees at same moment, progressed to odd painful, lumpy swelling on both feet in same place on each and a sudden horriable grabbing pain in one ankle, gas, indigestion, acid reflux, no energy, confusion, stumbeling, vertigo, memory loss, frequent sudden urges to go pee that came out with a force that sprayed everywhere.(Off of it I now have to force it out). Getting off cleared most up but woke up every morning with horriable pain in a different joint making it useless until it passed days later and suddenly landed in right shoulder. MRI shows arthritis, tendonitis and burscitis when there was never any problems in that shoulder before. Been suffering with that for almost a year. Sudden grabbing pain in ankle comes and goes..HORRIABLE pain that almost throws me down. Have days where confusion comes back also. Also my last colonscopy turned up 5 precancerous polyups. Before statin drugs, I never had a one of them, 5 year | This medicine is posion! We do not know if the damage it does to us is permenant or not. I feel like I have been cheated out of growing old naturally and will question every ailmant I have from now on as natural or statin induced. In my whole life, I didn't see a doctor as much as I have since I started Lipitor drugs and since I have been off of it. The doctor always brushed off my complaints or would write me a RX for another dangerous drug! WHEN are doctors going to listen to the people are paying him to treat them and quit believing those who PROFIT from the sale of their drugs they push on unsuspecting people. (What happened to "DO NO HARM?").They have killed my faith in drugs, doctors and the FDA. DOCTORS! WAKE UP!! THEY ARE MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE FOOLS AND IDIOTS that can be bought for a free lunch or a plate of cookies! I also say, get those darn drug ads OFF of TV! | F | 61 | 6 years | 3/1/2008 | 1 | heart attack | extreme constant pain, legs, hips, fuzzy headed, muscle loss, possible permanent damage. | I am totally convinced this stuff is dangerous, it does lower cholesterol, but to what end? Found more natural fix which is more effective, excellent results, better quality of life, and better health overall. Blood test was 8.06 total, now 3.05 without using Lipitor! Had around 25 angina attacks per week, now 0. Was totally disabled, now active. | M | 50 | 15 days | 2/16/2008 | 1 | doctor wanted my LDL lowered. | Indigestion - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin. Chest pains waking me up at night - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin. Neuropothy in right hand & arm - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin. | I believe it is totally unnecessary for healthy people. We NEED cholesterol. In trying to reduce it, statins stop a whole cascade of addditional enzymes and proteins that are absolutely necessary for healthy bodies. It took three years of statins (2 on Zocor then 1 one on Lipitor) at 40mg per day to finally cause the above reactions to the destruction the stains were doing to my body. | M | 59 | 3 years | 2/12/2008 | 3 | cholesterol | severe pain in buttocks and left leg Sciatica like symptoms | I don't know if it helped anything. Felt no difference except sudden onset of pain after one month. Couldn't sleep. | F | 69 | 1 months | 2/8/2008 | 1 | high choleserol | within 2 hours started having heart attack symptoms | Had to go to ER. I was in ER within 3 hours of taking 1st pill. It was scary trying to make sure I had proper observation and not over-reaction because of the symptoms. I had to slow people down several times. Now convinced it would have had serious health risks for me had I even tried taking a second pill the next day or even continuing taking them. It took a while (months) before I started to feel normal again. | M | 47 | 1 times | 1/29/2008 | 5 | High cholesterol, by-pass, angiop. | Most of the side effects everyone else has: weak legs, muscle and back soreness, ears ringing, feel bad, all usually in the mornings. | However, it lowered my cholesterol, tryglycerides, and blood pressure, along with a lot of exercising. I had by-pass surgery in 1986, angioplasty in the mid 90's, started on Zocor, then my doctor switched me to Lipitor and have not had to have either since I started on the statins. (started with 20mg. then 40mg., and now 80mg.) Its not perfect, but it keeps me alive. I am now 65 and I thank God every single day for my doctor and my medicine. I just gut it up and make my self jog a mile and walk a mile 4-5 times a week, pain or no pain. I have lived to see my grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Life is good. Think positive! | M | 65 | 12 years | 1/26/2008 | 5 | heart attack and high cholesterol | None. | I have taken 80 mg per day for three years, and have had no side effects and my LDL typically measures between 40 and 45. This drug -- when combined with lifestyle changes -- certainly works well. | M | 43 | 3 years | 1/22/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Read the following Business Week article businessweek.com magazine/content/08_04/b4068052092994.htm | M | 37 | 10 days | 1/22/2008 | 1 | high cholesterol | fluids pooling in my lower extremeties - especially my feet, general muscle soreness | I take several meds for rheumatoid arthritis and none of these medications have affected me in this way. My rheumatology office suggested I check with my PCP immidiately. | F | 58 | 4 weeks | 1/21/2008 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTROL | MY MUSCLES ACHED AND I DEVELOPED DIFFICULTY IN WALKING | IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY BALANCE | M | 69 | 547 days | 1/17/2008 | 1 | high cholesterol | hair loss, weight gain, muscle pain | After suffering form real bad side effects (hair loss, weight gain, blurred vision) I decided to stop all the chemicals. I am fed up with all those medications which ALL induce side effects, for which your doctor will prescribe more and more medications. That is when hell starts. My hair was falling off, I could not lose weight even exercising and eating healthy food. When I stopped Lipitor, my hair stopped falling immediately and I lost 4 lbs the 1st week, without doing anything different. You completely destroy your metabolism absorbing chemicals. Now I stopped all that and I am going the NATURAL way with good results. I recommend acupuncture, homeopathy, natural supplements (I highly recommend Apple Cider Vinegar and raw honey, those made my blood pressure go down by 30 points!), good nutrition and exercise are much better and you will not enrich those pharmaceutical companies which are after your money, just trying to erase the symptoms but NOT the cause. Take charge! It is time | F | 53 | 9 days | 1/11/2008 | 1 | High Cholestoral | Weakness in both legs, hip pain, knee pain, feet and ankle pain.Lower back pain. Muscle weakness from the pevis down to my toes! Could not stand comfortably for 5 minutes. | Started seeing a chiropractor for relief-did not work. Stopped taking Lipitor 40 ml. and side effects started to go away after 5 days. Have some lingering aches in legs. | F | 44 | 6 weeks | 1/5/2008 | 3 | To lower cholestrol | On 10 mg. didnt seem to have any side effects and my cholestrol went from 256 to 190 in 30 days-I was amazed but then after another month my cholestrol went back up to 235 and my doctor decided to bump up my dose to 20 mg. thats when the severe muscle pain started and very debillitating-I went to a rheumotogologist thinking it was lupus or fibromalgyia as i felt like I always had the flu and she took a blood test and said I had muscle damage from the Lipitor. | Do the benefits outweigh the severe side effects-Pfizer says it's rare but serious side effects-I know many people that have had the same problem with muscle damage so I would not consider the side effect to be "rare" and now since I'm off the drug wonder how much permanent damage to my muscles is their due to this awful drug | F | 48 | 120 days | 12/31/2007 | 2 | High Cholestoral | Depressions, lack of energy | Side effects seemed to sneak up on me, it wasn't until I ran out and stopped taking it that I discovered how much better I felt. I know several others that take Lipitor without these effects. | M | 49 | 10 years | 12/30/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Acid Reflux, stomach pain, muscle pain, trouble with liver count | I took this drug and it did the job - lowered my cholesterol - at first. But then the other stuff started. At first indigestion all the time, stomach pain, muscle aches - Dr was testing my count for liver problems - suddenly count was so high it put me in the hospital, yellow skin, eyes, urine dark brown. Scary. Ran all kinds of tests - surprise - can't take Statin drugs. Personally I don't think they are worth it after that scary experience! | F | 67 | 8 months | 12/26/2007 | 1 | Chlosterol | In decreasing order of severity: Extreme vertigo, short term memory loss, tendonitisis in heels, calf leg cramps, muscle loss, severe tintitinitis (ringing in ears) | On Lipitor for 4 months. Switched to Vitorin for six months with decreased side effects, Chlosterol dropped from 220 to 90 but now side effects are worsening, particularly heel tendon bruising and muscle loss. See http://www.spacedoc.net/rest_of_my_story.html for articles on side effects. Be aware and monitor side effects. Red Yeast is a statin. My allopathic docs are both taking most folks off statins and recommending slo-naicin and coenzyme Q10 with blood tests every three to six months to see if colesterol remains down. | M | 65 | 4 months | 12/19/2007 | 5 | High Cholestrol | none | It dropped my cholestrol down fast.My liver tests are good.I take 20mg a night.Cholestrol runs about 200. | F | 50 | 3 years | 12/18/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | hair fell out, insomnia, areas of fat under the skin became sore to the touch, last straw was ringing in the ears. | I took 10mg of Lipitor daily for about 5 months. It did a fantastic job of lowering my cholesterol, and improving the good/bad ratio. Eventually, the insomnia, and the ringing in the ears (tinnitus) caused me to stop it. After 2 months on nothing I tried 5mg of Crestor (one dose), and had to lie in bed with a heating pad on my legs for the aching it caused (like the flu). I know many people who tolerate statin drugs without a problem, but for me, it's just not worth the side effects. I won't try again. | F | 59 | 5 months | 12/8/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | I've been on it for 18 months and only after 15 months the muscle pain started - particularly in the glutes, calves and thighs but also in the back and neck. A general feeling of weakness. Difficulty getting up out of a chair. I've also had palpitations but don't know if that could be the cause. Also a hard to describe feeling like a very inner mild panic attack which only lasts a minute or two and is helped by deep breathing. Abdominal rash for the last 6 months - I thought it was shingles but the doctor said no and prescribed an ointment. I have had high blood pressure for the last three months too but am not sure if Lipitor could be the cause. | F | 57 | 18 months | 12/4/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | Stroke like symptoms. Numbness and tingling on left side of face and left arm. Also effected my equilibrium. | My cholesterol was at 190 just before a heart attack.I was put on 80mg of Lipitor and within 1 week of leaving the hospital I had stroke like symptoms and my doctor immediately stopped the Lipitor.Within a few days of stopping Lipitor,my equilibrium returned to normal and stroke like symptoms cleared up. | M | 68 | 2 weeks | 12/4/2007 | 3 | High LDl | Muscle and joint aches in arms, elbows, and calves. Felt worse when woke up. I'm 53 and it made me feel 83. Lots of gas. | Been taking for 7 years. Symptoms appeared first last yr - early 06 - stopped taking for two months, restarted and symptoms came back summer of 07. Dosage for past 2 yrs has been 40 mg once a day. | M | 53 | 7 years | 11/24/2007 | 2 | Cholesterol | My doctor has started me out on 80mg a day of lipitor. I have only been taking it for a little over a week. I started feeling sick to my stomach about two days ago, and I have been feeling very fatigued. My head has been twitching and today I noticed hand tremors. Also feel like I am in a fog. | Have not had blood results yet to determine if it has lowered my cholesterol or not. | M | 28 | 9 days | 11/21/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Muscle pain, depression, dizziness (fainting spells), hair loss, panic attacks. My doctor kept changing the dosage, tried Mevacor and Gemfibrozil, as well. This went on much too long, mostly due to my inability to make decisions due to statin's brain-draining effects. | After nearly committing suicide due to statin-induced depression, I stopped all statin meds. My depression lifted quickly, panic attacks stopped, my hair started growing back. Web searches turned up information indicating that women probably shouldn't be taking statins, especially older women. I'm lucky to be alive and will do everything I can to spread the word about this killer drug. | F | 60 | 14 months | 11/21/2007 | 3 | High Colesterol Level | Muscle Pain in left arm and upper back. Hair dryness, breakage and loss | I was able to stop the muscle pain in its tracks by taking CoQ10 supplements but the hair dryness, breakage and loss is not good. Currently trying to find a supplement to counter hair loss. If I can find something, I will stay on Lipitor. It has lowered my Cholesterol from 11.7 to 7 ! My doctor wanted me to switch from Lipitor to Lipidil Micro as I was so upset by the hair loss and muscle pain but I have stopped having muscle pain by taking CoQ10 and before I switch to another drug that may have other side effects, I want to research it (Lipidil) further. If anyone has experienced hair loss on Lipidil please let me know. | F | 42 | 4 months | 11/20/2007 | 1 | Cholesteral at 239 | Extremely dry mouth, severe joint aches, muscle cramps in lower legs, sever swelling of feet, hands and ankles, difficulty breathing, tired, memory loss, mild depression, diminished eyesight. | While these symptoms crept up on me over an 18 month period, I like many people assume "it's an age thing". I just turned 50 and family and friends would laugh about my forgetfulness. The severity of that memory failure frightened me enough to do extensive research on Lipitor. I stopped taking it the next day and within 72 hours my swelling decreased significantly, muscle aches and joint pain disappeared, memory loss is not as severe, breathing is easier, stamina is back etc. I mentioned these same things to my cousin who has since stopped taking it as well. She can't thank me enough for giving her life back! I haven't told my doctor yet, she doesn't like when I am informed...need to change doctors. | F | 50 | 18 months | 11/12/2007 | 1 | my legs and arms started going numb and tingling. extreme fatigue, some concentration problems and feeling "stupid" | doctor said no way could it be possible it was a side effect..no way, no how. after four months i stopped taking it figuring i had nothing to lose. after three weeks symptons have almost gone away. no way no how would i take this drug again. | F | 66 | 4 days | 11/10/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | Severe (burning) pain in upper and lower left arm and left hand, stiffness and pain in both knees, pain in upper back (over left shoulder blade). Pain in both elbows. Pain in left arm at night intense that I can't sleep and no position seems to relieve it. Have ceased to go to gym, as this is wholly impractical, given my loss of fitness. | Pain is so intense that pain killers do not help. I cannot understand why this condition should come on so suddenly. It started with a flu-like symptoms, three to four weeks ago, followed by pains in my left knee. I am presently being tested for arthritus, but there is no history of arthritus in my family and I am just 61. The pain has been so intense that my life is being made a misery. Will now stop taking Liptor having read the comments on this site and hope I recover. Assuming Liptor is the culprit I am really annoyed with my doctor.... and will tell him so. I went to him feeling totally OK nine months ago and he advised me to start taking this drug. Better to live ten years feeling OK and then drop dead of a heart attack, rather than commit suicide to escape the intense pain caused by a prescribed drug. | M | 61 | 8 months | 11/1/2007 | 1 | heart attack | On Lipitor immediately after heart attack. Did not realize how stunned I was mentally and physically, till I stopped taking it because of extreme muscle weakness. Mental clarity, reading comprehension, short term memory improved quickly and chest and heart feels normal again. Have been off Lipitor for 3 weeks and have not needed Nitro since. Still have soreness and weakness in thighs from walking short distances and am still not as sharp mentally as I was previously. | Suspect slip in vision related to Lipitor since vision is slowing improving. The worst thing about this insidious drug was that I did not realize how badly it was effecting me! Thought that this was how bad you felt after a heart attack and that I was tolerating the medication well. | F | 66 | 22 days | 10/28/2007 | 4 | Familial Hyperlipidemia | Had no side effects, liver tests always normal. Would give it a '5', but it isn't the best med for me. | Triglycerides and cholesterol were getting worse every year; diet/exercise did not help much. First on Lopid (Gemfibrozil) which worked OK, but had gall bladder out as a result! Doc put me on Lipitor. While it did help get the overall numbers down somewhat, I am still very high. (Untreated TG 1700; w/drug 700-1100. Chol too high to measure came down to 280-350. Cardiologist now switching me to Tricor (scary) which is working better for my particular situation, but not as pleasant to take. | M | 53 | 13 years | 10/17/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | Aches and pains everywhere. Gradually diminished mental acuity and felt depressed. | Side effects came on slowly so I did not think it was the statin for quite a while. Bad side effects took about a week to 10 days to disappear after I stopped taking it. Will NEVER take another statin. | M | 50 | 2 months | 10/9/2007 | 1 | Pharmacy Screwed UP! | I called in a refill for Lexapro and they refilled it with LIPITOR by mistake... I went through nearly that whole bottle of Lipitor before realizing the mistake. The side effects of this drug was that my MUSCLES ACHED so bad and my JOINTS HURT and I felt like an 85 yr old instead of a 42 yr old. EXTREME EXHAUSTION. | It was bad enough that I unknowingly ramped up on LIPITOR and had to suffer those side effects but I was also as a result cold turkey on my anti-depressant so I had to endure its nasty cold turkey withdrawal symptoms. I know that for two weeks I could only work a half day before I HAD to go home and PASS OUT. Then I took another week for vacation. Went to the doc after the first two weeks of the torment but EVERYTHING checked good cause we didn't know about the Lexapro/Lipitor swap. I felt like a hypochondriac but I knew the bone deep aches were not my imagination. NOW, I check the markings on my pills... Its been over a month back on Lexapro and I STILL have joints that bark at me that I never had problems with before. | F | 42 | 28 days | 10/6/2007 | 1 | hypertension | very productive cough | Doctor said it couldn't possibly b e that - I stopped in two days cough had gone | F | 70 | 1 years | 10/5/2007 | 1 | mildly elevated cholesterol | Muscle tightness, cramping in legs and back. Problems sleeping and concentrating....felt like I had the flu much of the time. Irritable. | I had no perceptable symptoms for about 6 months. Since this was the only medication I was taking, I quit it and started feeling better within a week. It took about 3-4 weeks to completely recover from this "medicine". I tried other statins, but had similar bad side effects. | M | 45 | 6 months | 10/5/2007 | 4 | cholesterol elevated | None noticed | I take 300 mg of coQ10 every day so that I won't have the side effect of muscle pain. In Canada( I think it's Canada ) they add coQ10 to the statins. My cholesterol is way down, my inflammation levels are down,and I am very satisfied | F | 65 | 1 years | 9/22/2007 | 5 | | 9/20/2007 | 4 | ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL | NONE. | I BELIEVE THIS DRUG IS AN EXCELLENT ONE. STARTED TAKING IT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN GIVEN TO ME BY MY CARDIOLOGIST. NO IMMEDIATE OR SIDE EFFECTS NOTED SINCE STARTING. HOWEVER, ON MY LIPID BLOOD TEST FOUR MONTHS LATER, WOW WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT. IT NOT ONLY MARKEDLY KNOCKED MY BAD CHOLESTEROL DOWN BUT I WOULD SAY IT WAS A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. WHEREAS TOTAL CHOLESTEROL HAD BEEN OVER 200 PREVIOUSLY, NOW IT WAS ONLY 151 AND THE BAD PORTION...I THINK HDL....WAS JUST 54. I AM WELL SATISFIED. I AM AWARE OF SOME COMPLAINTS AND SPECULATION BY OTHERS BUT I AM GOING TO KEEP TAKING IT. | M | 66 | 6 months | 9/13/2007 | 1 | post heart attack | severe pain and severe limitation in movement in upper arm muscles; memory deficits and mental fogginess; worsening cataract; parkinson's-type tremor in left hand | Two weeks after discontinuing mevacor, the muscle pain was very much improved (full range of motion took a year to recover); tremor disappeared; vision in eye awaiting cataract surgery improved to pre-Mevacor level (my eye surgeon said that he had seen existing cataracts made more severe by statins in other patients as well); noticed distinct improvement mental function in two weeks. There have been reports of worsening of gum disease as well, which I had had and which did improve. If you read the research carefully, there is reason to believe that higher levels of cholesterol are associated with lower overall mortality rather than higher, especially in older women. Cholesterol is an important part of brain tissue and many essential biochemicals, and that serum cholesterol levels do not correlate well with arterial placque. | F | 66 | 2 years | 9/13/2007 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | Taking 80mg. Really lowered my LDL to 70. Don't feel better or worse on it but the angiogram was scary so I'll keep taking it until some real Drano comes along. Expensive out of pocket, though. And this is Canada. | M | 37 | 18 months | 9/4/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe leg pains | M | 72 | 3 years | 8/26/2007 | 1 | elevated cholesterol, post stent | Severe headache, joint and muscle pain, anorexia, extreme gas, memory loss, mood swings | I had a LAD artery 100% blocked a couple years ago and suffered a miocardial infarction. The pain was unbearable and the pain from the headache Lipitor caused was WORSE! I've taken Zocor, Crestor and had similar problems with side effects, but i thought Lipitor was going to cause my death. NEVER again! | M | 46 | 1 months | 8/23/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | I have been taking lipitor for 3 years. I though the side effects was just me. It wasn't until I talked to a friend and she told me about her boyfriends side effects, it was like she was talking ab out me. Memory loss, joint pain, swollen feet and hands, sore ribs, inability to sleep well, no sex drive, moodiness, always tired, lack of energy, increased heart rate, headaches every day, and dry joints. This all became worst when my dose was increased from 40mg to 80 mg 3 months ago. | I have now decided to try other methods to reduce my cholesterol. (Mine is hereditary). I have a wonderful chiro whom suggested I try lecithin, with Omega 3, and Vit C. Here goes, I hope to be to get back to my walk of 6km a day. | F | 41 | 3 years | 8/17/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | For as long as I could remember I've always had perfect cholesterol (from a percentage perspective anyway). It's always been right around 120/120. For what ever reason my LDL shot up to 175 so a (not my normal one) Dr. just prescribed me Lipitor. I didn't notice any problems for just over 2 months then all of a sudden one day I stared feeling horrible like a severe flu just hit me. For the next few days I couldn't get enough sleep I was incredibly week and had pains throughout my upper body. I saw my regular Dr. and decided to stop taking the drug, she also drew blood. Luckily most of the tests came back normal but there was a small spike in something with my liver which was normal before. My Cholesterol was LDL 95 HDL 109 (which I thought it is advertised to raise?) and my triglycerides were great as well. I can't say that the drug doesn't work but compared to how I feel it's not with it and I'll never take it again. I've been off it for 3 days now and only feel slightly bett | M | 38 | 2.5 months | 8/14/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | feeling in a fog, memory problems; muscle weakness in mouth area causing speech difficulties like pronunciation, and chewing/swallowing difficulties like biting my tongue and inside my cheek; muscle weakness in my right hand causing me to lose grip and drop things; balance problems when turning around or standing to walking movements | I was not informed by my doctor to look out for these symptoms, in fact she did not feel they were connected to the Lipitor. I know my body and this is not me. I am going to stop and see what happens. | F | 53 | 7 months | 8/8/2007 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No significant side effects. Slight muscle aches in my back in the morning when I first started taking it, but that passed with time. I've been taking a 40 mg tablet before bedtime every day for four years. | Combined with a low fat/low cholesterol diet, the drug helped lower my cholesterol to 125 from well over 200. | M | 4 years | 8/6/2007 | 1 | Colestrol | I am a Gym Junky, pretty athletic, attend 4 times a week... took lipitor 40mg and that ended my gym aspirations...loss of muscle strenth, mainly calves.Have stopped taking lipitor, changed my diet, and life is slowly getting back to normal.. awful drug. Maybe the people not affected by Lipitor lead a non physical life or do not have any muscle, and therefor do not notice the effects.???? | Did a great job in lowering colestrol... down to 2.7 . | M | 1 years | 8/6/2007 | 1 | cholesterol | Cramping aching muscles in legs and back. Flu-like symptoms and fatigue. Foggy, out-of-touch feelings and unable to concentrate. | I started out with zocor, but developed these adverse symptoms after 3 months. I stopped taking it and they went away. The doctor switched me to lipitor and the symptoms came right back. I will never take another statin type drug under any circumstances. | M | 50 | 3 months | 8/4/2007 | 1 | After using Lipitor for 2.5 years, I decided to stop two weeks ago because of severe pain in my left arm. I am left handed and recently couldn’t normally do my job. Twice I told my doctor about pain in my arm and he didn’t take that seriously, ignoring my complaint. After two weeks of not taking Lipitor my arm almost recovered and I can work without any pain or any problem. It started a long time ago with tingling in my arms, they were often fall asleep, usually when I wake up in the morning. From month to month pain was worst until I almost lost all strength and couldn’t use my arm. Anyway, I think I made a good decision by not using Lipitor anymore (my doctor will be mad at me). I will try with natural supplements and more exercising. I am very “anxious” about medication that can cause myopathy, liver damage or cancer. | M | 51 | 2.5 years | 7/25/2007 | 5 | mild elevated cholesterol | none-taking it for 6 years | My cholesterol is in 110 range on Lipitor | M | 70 | 6 days | 7/22/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | vertigo caused by cramping neck muscels,all the leg symptons noted on thi sight,arm and total muscel weakness, could not walk for three weeks,depression,excessive sleep reqmt,hair loss,memory (sht term)loss,loss of sex drv | been off it 10 months,drs spent fortune 160 k looking for additional cause found none,i believe i know how to treat it and what other factors contributed to my severe reaction but it would take a book...still feeling a lot of the effects..but strong improvement since quit taking the poison | M | 74 | 4 years | 7/21/2007 | 1 | cholesteral | imence pain in legs,calf,feet,cramping in legs and feet,even toes,,armpain,swelling,extreme heaviness in limbs,backache,bloody noes, high cpk, my short term memory is terrible,confusion.tingling,buzzing in limbs,big time depression.The list is endless. I seem to get a little relief and wack. Right back again. I have been off it approx 5 weeks. I have been to neurologists and had emg,bone Dr.for xrays primary Dr. And now the major hospital to the big guys. I will have a more intense emg and then they will do biopsies on my limbs and thigh. not one Dr will blame Lipitor.I guess it's the forbidden word to say if it's something negetive. This stuff is definitely for everybody.By the way I was only on it approx 4 months.Sad to read so many people are suffering from side effects of this but good to know I am not nuts and I am not alone. | A huge money maker so I doubt it will ever be taken off the market.I've read short term and long term users of this stuff. I am beginnig to wonder if it's just a matter of time for everyone who's on it. | F | 56 | 4 months | 7/19/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | After taking 3 or 4 times I started having very intense muscle pain with burning from the middle of my back and around my ribs to the center of my chest. It would last from a few minutes to a couple of hours and then fade away for awhile. I had the same intense muscle pain with intense burning in my arms, neck and sometimes my legs. I stopped taking it for a few days and tried it again with the same results. I stopped taking it but it took at least a month for the muscle pains to stop completely. | My doctor had me try 2 or 3 other similar medications before this one with the same results. When I told him that I was still getting the muscle pains occasionally a couple weeks after I stopped taking it he said I was crazy. I'm now afraid to take any of the Cholesterol drugs. Every one that I've tried has had some really bad side effects. | M | 48 | 21 days | 7/17/2007 | 1 | High Choleserol | After 1 year on Lipitor, I experienced severe pain in both hips & legs, would wake up with so much pain at night that I would get out of bed for relief. Even after 3 months of nonuse, I still have stiffness, weakness & pain in both legs/ hips, especially right side & now limp. I have started physical therapy, massage theraphy & pain medicine. | M | 51 | 1 years | 7/15/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol | A few years after the dosage was raised to 40 mg, I began to have a sharp pain in the ball of my right foot, diagnosed as a neuroma. (It seemed more like metatarsalgia to me.) Then the left foot started hurting also. I nearly stopped walking for 6 months, hoping to get better to avoid surgery. I stopped Lipitor as an experiment, and after 3 days the pain changed completely. It began to heal after that. Every week since has been a marked improvement. After 7 weeks, it's nearly healed. I can again hike for miles without the horrible pain I experienced for over 6 months while taking this drug. | Lipitor did control cholesterol, but isn't it really inflamation causing heart disease and stroke, and not the cholesterol? Is everyone barking up the wrong tree here? And what is the price of all the weird side effects no one can recognize? | M | 49 | 7 years | 7/12/2007 | 1 | genetic high cholesterol | After three months on Lipitor, I started to feel like an airhead -- slightly dizzy virtually all the time and frequently unable to think clearly. I actually started to wonder if I were developing early Alzheimer's (I'm 58). After five months, I developed severe pain in my thighs and knees and I'm exhausted all the time. So far my blood tests have been normal, but now that I've read these posts, I'm going to stop taking Lipitor. | It did lower my total cholesterol from 235 to 200. | F | 58 | 6 months | 7/8/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Joint and Muscle Pain / Stiffness | I took 20 mg for 9 years and I told numerous physicians about my pain and stiffness and was told that I had arthritis and to keep taking it. I left it at home by accident when we went on vacation and within 3 days, the pain in my legs began to go away. After 2 weeks I knew it was a very dangerous medication. I went to my new physician and he wanted me to try Pravachol. Afer 4 days on it, I was in a fog and thought I had the flu. I have been off it for just 36 hours and feel better. I am an RN and should have known that I was experiencing side effects with Lipitor, but you listen to your Doctor because you trust him. I now tell my patients to trust what their bodies are telling them. Statins can't be good for anyone but the drug companies!!!!!!!!!! They keep lowering the recommended levels so that almost everyone is considered to have "high" cholesterol. If someone is 30 and on this for 30 or 40 years there is not telling what the long term effects will be. And a mi | F | 60 | 9 years | 7/8/2007 | 1 | Lower Bad Cholesterol | Very Painful feet for past 3 weeks and lower legs now starting to hurt. Can hardly walk without higher pain level. I stopped Lipitor for a few days before now and the pain did not subside. I now know from this site that it takes longer to recover then a few days. | This has caused me to miss out on my Summer Vacation with Family. | M | 41 | 1 months | 7/8/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Achilles peritendonitis and sore ankles, knees and fingers. Stiffness was aggravated by rest and better with activity. After sitting for 15 minutes, particularly with feet elevated, and then getting up to walk, my gait was like someone who could barely walk. Have stopped taking Lipitor and symptoms seem to be subsiding. | Lipitor worked great lowering cholesterol but the side effects are not worth the benefit. | F | 56 | 2 years | 7/5/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol slightly high | Took 10 mg. for two years with no problems, then started to have burning,numb feet in toe area - both feet. Also, had discomfort in right side upper and lower of stomach area. After assorted blood tests which were all normal, read an article regarding neurophathy and statins drugs. Stopped the Lipitor and slowly the stomach discomfort went away, but two years later my feet are still a mess. | Would not take this or any other statin drug | F | 77 | 2 years | 6/29/2007 | 1 | cholesterol 240 | 2 years with no problems, then toe neuropathy for two years now and other foot problems because of this I assume. | I stopped Lipitor after taking it for 2 years and toe neuropathy started. I also had stomach problems and pain. After stopping Lipitor, I thought my heart would jump out of my chest, but now stomach and heart are both OK - Feet are terrible thanks to Lipitor. I know many others that have had problems with Lipitor - feet and legs - and had to stop. All my blood test were normal. I weigh 114 and 5'2". Hike, play golf and keep busy. It is a terrible drug and should be off the market | F | 77 | 2 days | 6/25/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Ok for a while but then started having severe leg muscle pains to point could not sleep. After 3 days of not taking it, most leg pain went away. Hopefully joint pain will eventually go away. | F | 61 | 5 years | 6/18/2007 |