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| 2 | high cholesterol | The last two years I have had severe pain in my feet and legs with a definite decrease in muscle strength...have spent a fortune on orthodics and shoes. I take a very small amount because I have always been hyper sensitive to drugs...I am now convinced it IS the Lipitor and am going to stop immediately as a test. | It definitely lowers cholesterol.....my LDL cut in half....The research is still out though. | F | 59 | 8 days | 5/1/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol, Stent Placement | After taking 40 mg/day of Lipitor for a couple of years, I started to notice foot pain, diagnosed as a neuroma in the right foot, then a hammer toe, then left heel pain. I didn't connect this with Lipitor and continued to take it. I saw a podiatrist who made no mention of the connection between foot pain and statins. One day a pharmacist told my husband that there was a "huge" connection between taking statins and foot pain. I dc'd Lipitor 6 mos. ago, and my foot pain improved a lot, but I still have some daily pain and discomfort when I walk. My cholesterol numbers have shot up, but I won't take statins again. I'm afraid I'll become a "cripple." I'll pay more attn. to diet & exercise, try Vit. C and prescription Niacin. | If you have foot pain while on a statin, assume a connection, and assume that family physicians and podiatrists are largely unaware of this connection. | F | 58 | 2 days | 4/13/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | back pain, aching joints and muscles, flatulence and wind,hair loss | M | 10 years | 3/22/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol and post bypass | Severe pain in both calfs and thighs. I became unable to lift my legs to put on my pants or even get in the car. This developed after being on the Lipitor for about 5 years. I was on 10 mg and complained about discomfort in my legs but my cardiologist just said it was old age and even upped my dose to 20 mg. That really made things a lot worst and now I just stopped it and within 24 hours could see an improvement. Incidently I am a physician and was aware of the myalgia with Lipitor but I suspect it is much worst than the drug company would have you believe. This is really a very toxic drug and should be used with caution. | This is a drug which is very effective in lowering cholesterol but also affects many metabolic pathways in the body and is potentially dangerous. | M | 68 | 6 years | 3/1/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | Pain in shoulder and arms and hands. Hands are often numb and very weak especially in am. I thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome. Having difficulty opening jars. I ran marathons in 01, 02 and 03. and I have been a regular at the gym until about a year ago when I started lipitor. Recently, I noticed that I could not do a single push up without severe pain. Playing basketball has become impossible. Even a simple pass causes significant pain. The pain in my arms interrupts my sleep. | I thought that I was just aging and/or out of shape, but it might be the lipitor. I am going off the medication and trying CoQ supplements and vitamin C to see if this helps. | M | 55 | 1 years | 1/3/2007 | 2 | elevated LDL | Sudden, very severe urinary tract infections. | It took me 8 years to figure out why I was getting these very sudden and very severe infections every 3 - 5 months. WHen I stopped taking Lipitor, the infections stopped, too. | F | 58 | 8 years | 11/30/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Very sore and achy joints, especially ankles and knees. Mild headache that rarely goes away. Feel foggy like in a slight daze. Many muscle cramps in legs and left arm. Muscle spasms all the time especially right leg constantly feels like a buzzing sensation all over it. The spasms rarely go away as muscles are constantly quivering - more at night time. Makes me restless at night and hard to sleep. | I have only been on Lipitor for 3 weeks so I don't know how it has worked on my cholesterol but the muscle cramps,spasms, and joint pain are soon going to force me from taking the drug. | M | 39 | 21 days | 11/29/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol | insomnia, muscle aches | It's 1:00am, taking 10 mg, haven't slept in over a week. Plan to stop taking Lipitor tomorrow. It did lower my cholesterol tho. | F | 42 | 8 months | 11/12/2006 | 2 | cholesterol levels | Extreme fatigue, muscle aches, cramps, MEMORY problems, balance problems, cold toes and feet (with NO circulatory problems) cold hands, dry throat/hoarseness, slurred speech. | Lipitor works, but for me it was at a terrible cost to my quality of life. At first, I had no problems. Problems began gradually and I never put it together until my GYN said "STOP taking Lipitor!" Over this time, I gradually began to feel like an old, old lady and I was taking medication for arthritis and being tested for sorgren's syndrome. I was also joking about developing alzheimers but was really terrified of my memory problems and slurred speech! My internest never suggested it could be the lipitor. I've been off 1 month and it's been like waking up from a bad dream. Every day has been better. I hope it continues!! I took CoQ10 along with it. NEVER Again!! | F | 58 | 3 years | 10/24/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Heart attack Nov 2001,no surgery. Quit smoking,retired June 2002. Dec 2003,started 1/day 10 mg Lipitor after Zocor CRIPPLED me and Powder stuff did nothing. Best blood tests ever,low dosage,felt great! Dec 2006,started mild diarrhea,maybe once every three weeks for a day or so. Thought it was previous nites dinner. Became more frequent. Started taking surface streets to work,so I could find bathrooms. Had "2 step trots", if I could not get to the pot in two steps, it was in my pants! Could NOT HOLD IT! Lots of brown water. Got more "explosive". Just terrible. I'd get to work, then crap my pants walking across the parking lot. Was as often as every other day. Would crap on and off for 2,3,4 hours ! Started carrying big wad of toilet paper in my back pocket. April 2006, quit Lipitor. 5 days-regular bowel movements! Quit Lipitor! Tried Crestor, but had muscle ache/pain,not as bad as ZOCOR! On Aug 8-06 took 1,10 mg,Lipitor for 5 succesive days. Aug 12-06, practically b | Worked great on my cholesterol. Diarrehea prevents continued use. | M | 63 | 3 years | 9/24/2006 | 2 | cholesterol and triglycerides | Stomach distress, gum trouble, muscle ache, eye trouble. | I took the 10 milligram pills for almost fifteen years, experiencing stomach pains, abdominal bloating and other symptoms that I chalked off to a bad stomach. I had aches and stiffness in my hips and knees. When my doctor upped my dose to 40 mg, to treat aggressively a spike in my blood sugar, in three weeks I developed such severe stomach pain that I literally couldn't walk more than half a block without doubling over in agony. Unbelievable pain. Also, I was constipated, and I never am constipated. When I stopped takin it, the pains went away, including body aches and stiffness I had chalked up to aging. | M | 58 | 15 years | 8/15/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol | Experiencing fatigue, lightheaded and weakness. Hip, back and leg pain. Along with a tennis elbow type pain that runs down into my hand. I also have neurally mediated hypotension and since I have been taking lipitor I have had recurring fainting spells. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 6/26/2006 | 2 | Bad family history | Severe pain in right heel and related tendons. Muscle cramping in left lower leg. Took 10 mg daily for four months, then finally had to stop due to inablity to walk down stairs due to the pain (I am 41, and run a 5k every day, so this should not be the case). Under doctor's orders am to wait for full muscle recovery, then try again at 1/2 dosage... if pain returns I will have to seek other alternatives besides Lipitor. | The drug did knock my cholesteral down by 55%, so I have motivation to try and make it work. | M | 41 | 4 months | 6/4/2006 | 2 | High Cholestreol | After 3 years, I have very painful muscle aches in the neck and back, pain in my knee, severe headaches (getting worse), pain in leg muscles. | Interestingly, my new doc took me off lipitor a week ago. I thought I had a severe medical problem like fibromyalgia, brain tumor, etc. Within this week, a lot of my muscle pain has gone away. The tightening of neck muscles was causing headaches. I am now headache free!! Hope I continue to improve---will have to now address cholesterol as it worked wonders with that. | F | 52 | 3 years | 6/3/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol | Severe muscle pain. Severe knee and back pain. Several doctors suggested knee surgery. I went off Lipitor and knees are fine, muscle pain dissapeared. I tried it again because my doctor insisted the drug did not cause the problem since my liver lab tests were good. Tried a second time, severe pain came back within one week. | lowered my cholesterol miraculously. I'd rather have a heart attack than live with such pain. | F | 41 | 2 years | 4/25/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol | After taking Lipitor for several months, and gradually incrasing my dose to 40mg, I started to get EXTREMELY fatigued. I had to take a nap every day for 2 - 3 hours. After discontinuing the medicine, my energy levels bounced back to normal. It really helped lower my cholesterol, but have to wonder what it was doing to me to make me so tired. | M | 18 months | 3/16/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle soreness, numbness in arms, constant headaches, impending doom, short-term memory loss, flu-like symptoms | Thank you for this website. I have been looking for reasons why I feel this way and have started medical 101. Tomorrow am scheduled for lung scan and chest x-ray and Dr. game me # for cardiac CT scan after that. I want to cancel all appointments and stop taking Lovastatin. Being taking 40mg for 4 months now and symptoms began immediately with shortness of breath. The muscle soreness and headaches will not go away and I feel like I got hit by a truck. Will be going off it though it did lower my cholesterol. I am an otherwise healthy woman who exercises 3 times a week (walking and swimming laps)and am lacto-ovo vegetarian. Again, thank you for this website. It took a fews weeks to find it through my searching. I definitely will bookmark it. | F | 48 | 4 months | 2/24/2006 | 2 | High cholesterol, bad liver enzymes | Muscle weakness in arms and legs, blurry eyesight, hair loss, but worst of all, burning feet and painful heels | Taking the drug did lower my cholesterol and after 9 years my liver enzyme tests suddenly were in a good range. I believe a good diet can do more for me than Lipitor. | F | 64 | 10 months | 2/19/2006 | 2 | Possible angina? | I just took this drug (10mg)for the first time. After 2 hours I felt a warm sensation in my chest then pain then a headache. | My Cholesterol level is 150. Why would my doctor recommend this drug? | M | 62 | 1 days | 1/25/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol - 255 overall | I was fine for 3 weeks and then it felt like a neo-nazi skinhead gang kicked me in the gut 150 times. I quit it and felt sore but better in a week. | M | 38 | 21 days | 1/5/2006 |