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 spazms in my lower back, eye sight changes, fatigue and weakness. | I stopped taking the drup almost two weeks ago and my back pain is beginning to go away. I would not recommend this drug even though it did work to lower my cholesterol. | F | 50 | 8 months | 10/10/2001 | 1 | High Cholestoral | Muscule aches & pains - Went to the orthopedic Dr. for a shot in the knee. Liver count went to over 600. Stopped taking & liver count went back to normal. Then I had a series of tests for pains across my midsection.Have Fatty strands in my Liver. Now I have Rheumatoid Arthtitis.I think it could be the result of taking Lipitor. | Do not take - Watch your diet | M | 60 | 2 years | 10/8/2001 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | Weakness,muscle ache,fatigue,noticible loss of muscle structure. | I would not recommend this drug,my Doctor didn't explain any risk to taking this drug,although it lowered my cholesterol some,I changed my diet and started an exercise plan,I quit taking the drug 2 months ago and have continually lowered my chol. level. | M | 45 | 14 months | 10/1/2001 | 1 | High cholesterol | It brought my husband's chol. down from 310 to 175. He had to stop taking it because it has damaged his liver. He has an ultra sound scheduled for this month. I DO NOT recommend this medication. | M | 33 | | 9/28/2001 | 1 | high cholesterol | unrelenting muscle pain- leg cramps - numbness in both legs - exhaustion - joints poping and cracking | took for 4 months - am still experiencing side effects 7 months after stopping the drug - I feel as if I have been aged 10 years and that I have been damaged | F | 52 | 4 months | 9/24/2001 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Aching limbs, muscle pain, dull chest pain, shooting pain in inner thigh, occasional pains in feet and hands, nausea, dizzyness. Even when I stop taking this for a couple of months the pains do not go away. Has anyone completely come off this and their symptoms have gone? if so, how long did it take? | F | 65 | 2 years 10 1X day | 4/27/2022 | 2 | high cholesterol | I started on 20mg per day then reduced to 10mg then decided to try 10mg every other day. The statins worked in that they lowered my cholesterol.During the three years I came off them for a few months until my cholesterol went back up. Then started again. I have now come off them completely (since about March/April) after developing severe leg pains particularly at night. In bed my legs/knees ache and I have to get up and walk about. During the day my thigh and calf muscles are tight and painful and it is difficult to walk up and down stairs. I also have some weakness in my arms/hands. I had hoped the symptoms would go once I stopped taking the statins as many people have reported. Has any one else had long term effects after stopping statins? | F | 64 | 3 years 20/10 1X day | 7/10/2021 | 2 | Elevated Ldl | Tired, insomnia, weight gain, short term memory loss, fatigue, low blood pressure(seizure), mild headaches, loss of balance, loss of appetite and debilitating lower back pain making it hard to walk | Nothing I was able to learn about the side effects mentioned what I have experienced! | M | 68 | 0 days 20 mg | 6/24/2020 | 2 | Cholesterol and Trigs High | After one week of taking 20mgs at bedtime my Marine woke up with bad pain in legs/hips. He is combat wounded but this is unlike any of his injury pain. He doesn't use pain meds much but we keep them on hand for the bad days and he rarely never takes A full dose of his pain meds but today he requested one he has been uncomfortable all day I believe this is a side effect of Lipitor and plan to call his primary care doctor on Monday he could hardly walk or stand up in addition we have pain in his lower legs but again unlike the pain he has do to combat injuries | Cholesterol 249. HDL 25. LDL 141. VLDL 73. Cholesterol HDL. 9.6. Trigs 365 Eats very healthy. No fam history of cardiac issues. | M | 43 | 7 days 20mgs | 7/15/2017 | 2 | Apparently genetic ldl | Bloating , gas/wind, one day loose bowels one day constipated brain fog broken sleep waking for frequent toilet stops even if I didn't drink late backaches ... | Basically after reading all these reviews I feel very lost and upset that doctors cannot approach a more natural method with vitamins diet exercice etc but look to follow their banks accounts ... each person is different all bodies are different we can't all be taking the same medication for one problem and have another 10 or more problems to contend with ... even though my parents have high cholesterol they are stress heads and my brother and sister had high ldl levels also and chose to go on strict first and exercice and take fish oil etc etc so that's what I'm going to do ... | F | 49 | 3 days 20mg | 3/1/2017 | 2 | high cholesterol | Terrible memory problems. Forgetting important appointments etc. All over pain upon awakening. Terrible foot cramps during the night. Blood pressure keeps dropping very low. | Seriously going to give one of the natural supplements a try. I am scared because I've had a mini stroke and heart blockage but I don't believe it's because of my cholesterol. I gave up smoking two years ago. Feeling good that I accomplished that. However my cholesterol still goes over 200 and doctor insists I take it. | F | 70 | 3 years 20 1X day | 7/8/2016 | 2 | High cholesterol | Feeling disoriented. Not taking any more until I see doctor next week. | F | 66 | 7 days 20mg | 6/4/2016 |