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 |
| 1 | high cholesterol | extreme muscle pain | avoid this drug...do your research... | F | 50 | 1 years | 3/3/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |