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| 1 | High Cholesterol | I am a 61 year old male with a history of heart disease. I had a quadruple by-pass in 1987. I have not had any heart related issues since. My nurse practioner put me on Lipitor about 4 years ago. I have been experiencing pain in my right hip and right calf muscle for about 3 years. I have mentioned this on numerous office visits and was | M | 61 | 4 years | 8/5/2004 | 1 | lower cholesterol | Extreme back pain, nerve damage, breathing problems to the point of hospitalization stiffness all over body, muscle damage, hugh black and blue marks 6 in., hair loss, dizzyness, vision problems, close to blackouts, sinus problems,temperature, heart palputations, abdominal problems, bleeding, gas. Wore braces on calf, ankle, full knee brace and two small braces and crutches, wrist locked up on me, wore a brace for months, just to mention a few of the problems I had on all Statins. | Doctors left me on Statins for seven years. My advise is not to go on any Statins I still hurt after 2 years off them. | F | 55 | 7 years | 8/5/2004 | 1 | high coloestrol | severe depression, anxiety, sore joints, sore back, lack of energy. I recently went off it after I lost some wheight and felt great. did a 220 ldl reading and Dr. put me back on it. Depression came with a vengence. I have never gone for therapy, but had no choice. they suggested a connection with the Lipitor, so I went searching - wow what an eye opening - I am not the only one. As of now, never again will I take lipitor. | M | 44 | 2 years | 8/4/2004 | 1 | High cholesterol | Leg cramps and pain. Contracted Peripheral Neuropathy. Have lost most of my feeling in feet, legs and hands. Tingeling in fingers and feet is painful. Difficult to walk and keep balance. Difficult to sleep due to burning and pain. | Took 20 mg for about a year. Doctor moved dosage to 40 mg. Very slowly over four months I began having leg cramps, noticed I was having difficulty picking my feet up, itching (tingling) around toes of right foot. Doctor suspected Neuropathy when Athlete's foot couldn't be detected. Neurologist said stop taking Lipitor immediately. The damage was done as it spread to my hands and up my legs. Have been off Lipitor eight months and still have problems. From what I read I fear this will be with me. This is dangerous as doctors are handing this out like candy and are not monitoring their patients closely. The dark side of Statins far overshadow the benefits. | M | 65 | 2 years | 8/3/2004 | 1 | For cholesterol | Muscle pain, muscle twitching, fatigue, | I have been off of this med for almost 3 years and still have some of the side effects. this is a very bad drug for some people | M | 55 | 2 years | 8/2/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | Leg and toe cramping, leg pain, fasciculations (muscle twitches), muscle atrophy, memory problems, peripheral neuropathy . . . | I took Lipitor for 2 years and 9 months before I finally made the connection after a myriad of tests showed no other reason for my array of symptoms. Since then, I have done extensive research on statins and would warn anybody on them to watch out. Make sure you take supplemental CoQ-10 along with a statin. If you start to have any muscle problems, quit the drug while you still have a chance. My life has been changed completely for the worse and I will probably never completely recover from the damage caused by Lipitor. | 62 | 33 months | 8/1/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | I took Lipitor for about a year. I had vague muscle aches and almost overnight developed low back pain where I had to roll out of bed in order to stand up without pain. I told my doctor I took myself off the drug. I know my own body after 65 yrs and I NEVER had muscle pain before. What else could I attribute this pain to? Why is there such denial as to the damage this drug can do. I admit cholesterol went down but so did my muscles and stamina. I feel somewhat better and it is two months that I am off the drug. | Do Research before taking. | F | 65 | 1 years | 7/31/2004 | 1 | inherited cholesterol | This drug is NOT fit for human consumption in my opinion! I was taking it about 4 months ago and let me tell you, I suffered the worst side effects of the drug. I had severe muscle spasms and pain all over my body. My doctor sent me to the e.r. from his office and I got there I was in such excruciating pain they e.r. doc had me on morphine!!! I am still suffering from the use of the Lipitor. There is not a day that goes by where I am not in pain. My muscles in my arms and legs are very weak. I am 31 years old with 3 kids ages 5, 8 and 11. I will be disabled for the rest of my life. I will be taking pain meds the rest of my life. Please please think twice about using this and other statin drugs. | F | 31 | | 7/23/2004 | 1 | High Cholesteral | I had been taking Lipitor 10mg for 2 years. About 6 mons. ago, I decided to tell my Dr. I was having muscle pain and leg cramps. He switched to Pravachol 20mg. I lasted about 2 weeks. The pain was worse. Then I decided to look on the internet to find out what was causing the pain. It was Statin. I looked that up and found what it does to the body. So, I decided to stop taking any drug and take some Q10 to build my body back up. Two months later went back on Lipitor with the Q10. 2 months later, the pain was back. Twice as bad as before, plus a whole bunch of other side effects, you see I'm seriuosly allergic to the Statin. And I know now, why I should have known this, but no one told me about it. When you are taking Statin and drink alcohol the side effects increase dramatically. When ever I drank, sipped a little wine, by body hurt so bad, I thought I had the flu. And no Aleve, or pain killer would help. I thought I was allergic to the alcohol. But now I know it was the Statin. Here are a list of the side-effects I had, that started slowly and in two years, became unbearable: Insomina,abnoraml dreams, depression, memory loss, photosensitivity, muscle pain, leg cramps, rhinitis, bronchitis, asthma, dry skin, tinnitus (left ear) taste loss, dry eyes, weight gain and finally hypertension. | During the two years, I was on the Lipitor, all these syptoms started out slowly. First came the tinnitus. My DR. sent me to the ear Dr.. Found no problem, I would have to live with it. Second, came depression, Dr. put me on Zoloft. Then came the sinus problems, Dr. put me on Rhinocort. During all this I felt like I was 80 years old. My neck hurt, my hips hurt. We got a $3,000.00 sleep by number bed to relieve the pain. Didn't really help.Insomia was constant. I got hooked on Tylenol PM. I gained a lot of weight. Went to Lindora to loss weight, so I could get off the Lipitor. Lost 40 lbs. Dr. said to stay on Lipitor for prevention. This is when I decided to check it out on the internet. When I went back on the Lipitor, about 2 months ago, I had a small drink of wine at a wedding. That night my body aches were so bad, I could hardly stand it. Then two days later I came down with bronhitis, and asthma. I have asthma anyway, but it was the worse case I've had in 13 years. Then I had sinus problems again. My Dr. took x-rays for pneumonia and sinus infection, Came back clear. My Dr. wanted me to see an ear nose and throat Dr. Then my blood pressure went up to 198/90. I have never in my life had high blood pressure. Dr. put me on Norvasc. Then I had two horrible nightmares. I finally, went on the internet and looked at side effects for Lipitor. When I saw all the side-effects, I nearly died. I have all the syptoms. I stopped taking Lipitor that instant. That was one week ago. I'm starting feel a little better. I've gone to my Dr. and asked him if he new about the alcohol related problem. He said, no. There is no warning on the prescription bottle, to tell you to watch out for a reaction with alcohol. The Dr. is now doing tests, to see if there has been any damage to my heart and muscles. I also, asked for physical theraphy for my left shoulder and neck. My left shoulder is almost immobile. I think the tinnitus in my left ear has been caused by the Lipitor. I hope it goes away soon. I also, lost my sense of taste during this whole thing. I would recommend anyone who has experienced any side effects increased by alcohol, to consider an allergic reaction to the drug. Dr. was thinking about putting on another Statin drug. I said, don't you get it, I'm allergic to it. | F | 58 | 2 years | 7/21/2004 | 1 | high LDL/Triglycerides & low HDL | Zocor [1 yr], then Lopid [1 yr], then Lipitor [5 yrs]. muscle atrophy, legs & Arms; pain in shoulders. Discoloration of skin [blotchy] on the neck. Short term memory loss. Flatulance. Lowered LDL & trigylcerides, but also lowered HDL. | Started taking 10mg of Lipitor. LDL raised about 5 points and Cardioligist doubled the dosage. Several years at 20mg really took its' toll. Stopped Lipitor, tried taking red yeast rice [natural statin] [1-600mg capsule]. RYR controlled cholesterol, but is still a statin - similar side effects. | M | 60 | 5 years | 7/20/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | After about 4 months of taking Lipitor, one day while walking, my left leg, below the knee, experienced intense pain and stiffness. Symtoms have persisted for a week and after reading the comments on this board, I am stopping it. While it worked well by lowering my cholesterol, I had no idea this was a side affect. | M | 40 | 4 months | 7/17/2004 | 1 | Very high cholesterol | Weakness, cramping, muscle spasms. Slurred speech and difficulty swallowing. Have recently been diagnosed with ALS. I blame lipitor. | F | 63 | 3 years | 7/14/2004 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | After being on 10 mg of Lipitor for about 3 years, I started to experience speech and swallowing problems which got worse while I continued to take it as recommended by my physician. After 6 months, my speech and swallowing were so bad that I stopped the Lipitor. It is now one year after stopping and I was diagnosed with ALS (which tests later verified was incorrect) and I think that I am beginning to improve in speech and swallowing...but very slowly and I may never get back to where I was before Lipitor. It has also affected my memory. | Had Pfizer just mentioned in their precautions that Lipitor just might cause speech and swallowing problems, I would have stopped taking statin drugs 6 months earlier and I would have been OK again. | F | 72 | 3 years | 7/14/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol/triglcerides | severe edema with swelling of limbs, vision problems, weakness, muscle pain, rhabdomyolysis/muscle loss, rapid pulse, cough, poor coordination while walking, dizziness, difficulty sleeping, increased sensitivity to other drugs, sweating, nausea, frequent headaches, numbness/tingling?aching/ heavy feeling in limps, difficulty walking due to swelling in legs and problems with coordination, fatigue, increased | I was told that what I went through was a rare experience for people on Lipitor and other statins; but I had two reactions this past year to Lipitor first and then later to the Pravachol my DR. switched me over to. I can't remember how long I was on Lipitor (maybe 8-10 months). I was on Pravachol for 2 months when I ended up with similar problems. Stopped statins 4 months ago... still having a lot of problems but there was a dramtic decrease in symptoms after stopping both the Lipitor and the Pravachol. | F | 41 | 9 months | 7/13/2004 | 1 | High Blood pressure | I'm glad someone out there is listening. This is | M | 2 years | 6/30/2004 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | After taking Lipitor for 2 1/2 years, I experienced problems pronouncing | M | 72 | 3 years | 6/26/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | 10 MG a day of lipitor and 6 months later I have extreme leg pain in the calves after just walking a few blocks, in a brain fog with memory loss, Vision is giving me problems and feel like shit all the time. This drug should have a pre-qualifier before perscribed or better yet... take all the statin drugs off the market. | This drug is dangerous... I'm almost inspired to start my own web site to warn people of the risk in taking any statin drug for a quick fix... | M | 49 | 6 months | 6/26/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Vertigo, room spinning , dizziness, nausea, vision problems - seeing two or three of everything. | F | 62 | 21 days | 6/26/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | High Liver Enzyme Counts. Muscle Fatigue. Lipitor has damaged my liver permanently. I will never be the same. | F | 51 | 18 months | 6/17/2004 | 1 | cholesterol reduction | severe abdominal cramps, leg cramps, diahhrea, after taking 10mg only 3 days. Symptoms still persist 1 week later | Don't take it. | M | 3 days | 6/14/2004 |