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| 2 | high cholesterol | After a physical and discovering my cholesterol was high, my doctor prescribed Atorvastatin calcium. While at the Dr I also complained about muscle and joint pain. After 2 weeks of taking this med, I've noticed my pain is worse and now my right side/back constantly hurts. I've experienced blurred vision as well. At work I find myself in a brain fog, a lot. I've only been taking it two weeks so I was not contributing my symptoms to lipitor. I'm going to stop taking it for a couple weeks and see if it's the cause. | 52 | 2 weeks 10 mg | 4/16/2016 | 2 | Heart Attack/stent fitted | Had a heart attack at 49 years old. Never smoked and fairly fit. Anyway one of the drugs i was told to take once leaving the hospital was Lipitor 80mg daily. I was fine for the first week then pain started in chest muscles. Twice these pains put me in hospital thinking another heart attack. ECG and tests showed all clear. After 7 weeks went to dr and she straight away said stop taking them. So i have. I still have chest pain around the breast bone area that feels like its in the rib tissue and under the left breast area that again feels like its in the muscle/tissue between the ribs and around the back. Its like an ache that gets worse until i lay down and rest for a while Its been 8 days now and still getting the pains. Never had any before the heart attack? Anyone else had painful rib muscle/breast bone areas? How long stopping Lipitor did it take for your pains to go. Also on Ramipril 1.5mg and Bisoprolol 2.5mg. Never had any pains before taking all this medication. | M | 49 | 7 weeks 80mg 1X day | 3/26/2016 | 2 | Very high cholesterol . | Already expressing right arm pain scared of heart attack ,what should I do ? | F | 52 | 1 days 20mg | 1/2/2016 | 2 | Elavated Cholestrol | Extreme insomnia, dizziness, loss of libido, anxiety attacks, moodiness | Hate this drug. Why was I put on 80mg for elevated cholesterol? | M | 42 | 5 days 80 1X day | 1/1/2016 | 2 | Cholesterol-200 | Headache, hoarseness, and body pain | I had tried to take a month earlier and had quit after a few days because of headache. Not common for me to have. My doctor talked me into trying again. Have discontinued and symptoms have subsided | F | 75 | 10 days 40MG | 3/4/2015 | 2 | High Colesterol | Well I already had arthritis in the hips, I had no idea that my sudden deteriation into a world of pain may have been due to this drug. But its a bit strange how it suddenly go so bad so quick. | So I spent $22k on arthropscopy on both hips, with mix results. Still getting a lot of pain. Just stopped taking the Lipitor 2 days ago. Lets see if the hips get better. | M | 48 | 8 months 10mg 1X day | 2/17/2015 | 2 | high cholesterol | past 30 days i have stiffness in both my hands and fingers. the stiffness is continuous and not just in the morning. its difficult for me to make a fist. i am not sure if this is caused by medication, however i am going to go off it to see if the stiffness gets any better. i have changed my eating habits the last 6 months in hopes that will help lower my cholestoral. | still on lipitor, but going to stop today. | F | 55 | 18 months 20mg 1X day | 6/23/2014 | 2 | High cholesteral | well been of this drug for nearly 3 months and the side affects have mostly gone.Just slight stiffness sometimes in feet.Next is now go and see my GP and see wot he has say about my finding when after being tested for any problems which were supposed to be normal.Never again will i take this drug. | M | 47 | 20mg 1X day | 11/21/2013 Patient History | 2 | High LDL Cholestorol | Unusually fatigued in afternoon. Felt lazy and unmotivated to do anything. | Went off them cold turkey early May and rededicated myself to a low carb/paleo diet. Now focusing on TRIG/HDL ratio, TRIGlyceride levels, and keeping blood sugar in acceptable range. Ratios and numbers have significantly improved and weight has dropped another 15 lbs although LDL has gone up (probably due to increase in dietary saturated fats). Will retest (out of pocket) in a few months to see if my numbers improve. Fatigue and laziness is gone and afternoon energy levels are high (as indicated by no yawning!). | M | 38 | 1 years 10 1X day | 6/20/2013 | 2 | high cholesterol | became more anxious about EVERYTHING, and noticed words would not form in my head during conversations, was disturbing and couldn't figure out why these things were happening...made me think i needed antidepressants or something to deal with constant anxiety/fear (which i have taken before and are horrible to get off of) have noticed slightly more tingling and weird pains, so I think this is a perfect time to stop taking this. I agree with another post...what are they doing to us, in the interest of "healing" us? I did take the actual "lipitor" for several yrs, and it did lower cholesteral, but started experiencing the muscle tingley thing and stopped , then started with the Atorvastatin, where i noticed the above side affects. | be very aware of any physical/emotional changes | F | 58 | 3 months 10 1X day | 1/1/2013 | 2 | High cholesterol | Very bad mood swings - rage. Joint pain. Extremely tired. | My husband has totally changed in the past 2 months. HUGE changes in his mood and physical activity. | M | 56 | 2 months 1X day | 11/28/2012 | 2 | Lower high cholesterol | At the beginning I didn't experience any side effects at all on 10 mg. It did lower my cholesterol. In my 2nd year I started having very bad leg cramps in the night and spinning head when laying down. In the 8th year my sugar started to go up which I am tested for every 6 months. In my 11th year I have now developed Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) as well as still all the above side effects. When I did research I read that all of the side effects I am experiencing have most likely been cause from taking Lipitor for a long time. I have now decided to stop taking Lipitor before something else happens to me. Too bad all of this showed up after so many years. | M | 68 | 11 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/13/2012 | 2 | to lower cholesterol | Since taking the smaller round tablet I have been having leg cramps. I have confirmed this by not taking for two days at a time then taking them. Usually the cramps start that night after resuming the new smaller tablet. My guess is there has been a change in method of manufacture or supplier. I will seek out a natural way to reduce my cholesterol. By the blood test results this drug does not increase my HDL, both HDL and LDL readings are less than 2. Australia and New Zealand measurement. | M | 62 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 12/24/2011 | 2 | my cholesterol high | not sleeping and geting bad swets all night only happends when i take the tab | 64 | 1 days 90 | 11/30/2011 | 2 | high cholesterol, heart attack | Severe chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, problems with memory, concentration. Severe depression. | Cholesterol went down drastically, doctors were thrilled, but I spent a year feeling exhausted and weak, unable to find words or remember names or follow the plot of a movie. All I thought about was where and when I could lie down. I was hardly able to lift things I could easily lift before. Legs would go wobbly after one flight of stairs. Everything was exhausting. Doing the shopping or vacuuming was like climbing Everest. Symptoms stopped within a week of stopping Lipitor. I can't believe I spent a year of my life like that. I will not recommend against Lipitor because some people do fine on it but I wish my Drs. had been more open to the idea that it was causing me problems. The only side effect they asked about was muscle pain, which I didn't have, and I was basically told Lipitor doesn't cause anything else. | F | 47 | 1 years 40 mg 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 2 | hyperlipidemia | Muscle weakness,lack of concentration,joint pain,abnormal liver function, ( ? ) unknown skin condition on hands. | I was living with the initial, common side effects, but after 2 years my fingertips got puffy and/or scaly. In a couple weeks the skin began to come off and the condition spread to the sides of my fingers and my palms. I DO NOT KNOW if this is lipitor related, but after using 2 prescription ointments with little relief, I quit taking lipitor and after 1 month my hands were healed and I have had no problems since (1 yr.) None of my doctors can (or are unwilling) to explain this. They want me back on a statin drug, but I will not untill I have an answer. | M | 55 | 3 years 10 MG 1X day | 5/15/2011 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Severe muscle cramping. Muscle weakness | Lipitor dropped my bad cholesterol immediately, however, I have noticed increasing muscle spasms and cramping. My hands, feet, legs, stomach and back muscles. I am trying to improve my health yet I can not sleep due to severe leg cramping. Crippling cramps. I told my Doc today that I didnt want to take Lipitor any more. She switched me to another brand that has less of the muscle side effects. My husband had to pull me out of the bath tub the other night, my thighs would not push me up! I now know I am not crazy...fingers twitching, making my mouse click on things I didnt want to click on. Legs twitching, especially in bed at night. And the awful cramps! | F | 47 | 9 days 20 1X day | 4/8/2011 | 2 | Heart disease | Severe muscle pain in shoulders radiating through the chest, cramping in back muscles, calves and hamstrings. Severe muscle pain after working out with weights, all the while losing strength. Difficulty with memory at times (i.e. remembering a name or a word). | My shoulder pain resulted in a visit to a specialist who said inflammation was present but no torn rotator cuff. Prescribed physical therapy which made it hurt even more. I first noticed the pain several months in to taking the drug. After an ER visit due to severe back spasm/cramp, my Cardiologist suggested going off the drug and in the past 10 days, no cramping, the shoulder pain has eased 80% and I actually feel good. Because of blockage issues I need to move on to another drug like Crestor or Zocar but after reading some of the comments I am concerned. The medication worked at lowering my cholesterol (127 with good cholesterol over 40 and bad cholesterol under 70) but at a steep price physically. | M | 46 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 2 | high cholesterol | Body aches, joint pain, decreased mobility, decreased testosterone and libido, difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, tingling and itchy hands,and decrease in overall strength. | I have been taking lipitor for many years. I started out on 10mgs and now I am on 40mgs. I have had hip replacement, back surgery, and shoulder surgery while on this drug. I have seen my strength decrease dramatically. I have to be on testosterone replacement. My brother is also on Lipitor and has had recent knee surgery for a torn miniscus and ACL. He is also on testosterone therapy. Im only 47 and he is 45. This sounds like alot of physical problems for guys our age. It wasnt until he mentioned that he had heard about the possible dangers that statins have on tendons that I saw all of these other people and their problems with Lipitor. This could be the reason for many things that I have been suffering physically. I am getting off the Lipitor immediately for a few months to see if some of my symptoms get better. Fish oil, niacin, vitimin c, and a healthy diet!!! | M | 47 | 10 days 40mg 1X day | 7/25/2010 | 2 | High cholesterol, hyperlipidemia | In last 6 month, calf of left leg began to "burn" Nothing will stop it. Now, severe cramping. Also have tinnitis, headaches, cannot get to sleep on my own, Just had surgery on my knee for torn maniscus, waiting to have shoulder surgery on rotator cuff, arthritis...... | I do not know if its the LIPITOR that is doing it. My doctor only increased my dosage to 60 from 40 about 3 months ago.....can we quit this med cold turkey? I have had a Myocardial Infarction in '98, have 2 stents implants, and need the med to keep my chol at least within reason, although obviously its NOT doing its job, or med would not have been increased. | F | 67 | 10 years 60 mg 1X day | 6/27/2010 |