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| 4 | high cholesterol and tri. | after visiting this site it is like looking into a mirrow.i have had most of the problems many are having,infact it is 4 am can not sleep for just turning in bed is painful. decided to do a little research on LIPITOR it has dropped cholosterol from 395 to 187 and tri from 1100 to 300 but i wounder if it worth the side-effects. | before medication had mild heart attack was put on lipitor, at first i felt good but now back pain and tiredness is at a high level, my wife complains that i need exercise but she does not understand i hurt just as much now as i did with the heart attack, i guess it all boils down to if i could get some rest, but seems impossible for just moving in bed is painful. | M | 46 | 1.5 years | 9/8/2002 | 4 | high cholesterol | greatly reduced cholesterol levels. But I've been experiencing muscle/joint pain, mostly in legs, thighs /calves. Some in arms. At times pain so bad I can hardly move or walk with a limp as I favor the bad leg. | Works for cholesterol, but if these are the side effects, I think I'll take my chances with the cholesterol - doesn't make sense to have low cholesterol if I can't move or do anything else. | M | 58 | 30 months | 8/29/2002 | 4 | very high cholesterol | After about 1 1/2 years of 40mg my MD upped the dose to 60mg. Shortly afterward I began noticing hip soreness and leg soreness. It feels like my joints don't want to work. Also noticed increase in level of fatigue. | F | 43 | 2 years | 8/5/2002 | 4 | High cholesterol | None. Doctor warned of possible muscle pain but none was experienced. | Cholesterol was 240, 10mg reduced it to 190 but still developed Coronary Artery Disease. 20mg and 30 mg reduced it to 160 but did not reduce triglycerides until 40mg. Conclusion: drug will lower cholesterol but not CHD risk. Diet, excercise, niacin all help but have stress test and know heart attack symptoms regardless. | M | 56 | 3 years | 6/20/2002 | 4 | very high cholesterol | None noticable | M | 51 | 180 days | 5/10/2002 | 4 | high high chostral | charley horses,back and neck pain--actually an ache, lack of appetite.. to even a sense of nausea. veneer of sadness. | my chostral has dropped over the past few months..doc is happy with it--326 to 270 in 3 months i'd like tp dp this without pills-- | F | 52 | 3 months | 2/21/2002 | 4 | had High Cholesterol | mild flatuelence No other side effects | been on it almost two years so far so good | M | 30 | 2 years | 1/23/2002 | 4 | Heart Attack & High Cloestrol | Severe Neck Cramps, Ackey leg cramps too... Headaches off & on... Tiredness, crabby with spouse more often... Can't sleep good at night... | I started out with 10mg, and then 20mg, and then 40mg, before the Doctor saw any good results, but as the milligrams went up i got more & more symptoms, and i had even left my wife due to this drug. I felt that i was in another world, and i didn't even need her at all. I finally have been reduced to 20mg again, but still having all the aches, but i am now back with my wife, and have apologies for all of my drug reactions towards her. We really do have to PAY dearly for getting our HEALTH back people. So be careful, and PRAY alot more than normal about your health, GOD is listening to you daily... > FDWH | M | 52 | 3 years | 1/13/2002 | 4 | extremely high cholesterol | | 1/11/2002 | 4 | Hypercholestemia | Other than mild flatulance and things of this nature, I did not connect Lipitor to the terrible low back pain I have had for about 5 months. but after reading comments on this website, I am wondering about this back and neck pain that worsens. | It is a miracle drug along with Vitamin E and additional Premarin. My cholesterol was over 600 a number of years back. I've tried at least 5 other meds for this condition but this one is most effective. The lowest the other ones took it was to 300. My endocrinologist thought this was going to be the best it could be controlled. So, I really believe in this drug, but must consider what it may be doing to my body and my degree of pain. I have taken Lipitor since it was approved 4 or so years ago. If anyone has any experience like mine, please email me. For the past year my reading is around 170. | F | 62 | 4 years | 1/11/2002 | 4 | High Cholesterol | Muscle aches, bumps on both sides of my stomach that looks like chicken pots, depression, forgetfullness and severe mood swings. Constipation and stomach aches. I also have Type II Diabetes. | My doctor called me Saturday night to tell me that the Lipitor may be damaging my kidneys following ongoing blood work. It did lower my Cholesterol from 299 to 249 and counting. | M | 39 | 1 years | 1/6/2002 | 4 | High Cholesterol | I thought I was having a heart attack - went to emergency room. Problem began while sitting at this computer...quick, sharp pain in center of chest, followed by a hot/heated flushing sensation that began mid-torso and continued up to the top of head (top of scalp started tingling and burning). Oddest feeling that I've ever experienced - very scary. Lasted approximately 45 seconds, followed by feeling of weakness and impending doom. By the time I arrived at the hospital I was shaking with chills uncontrollably. After tests were run I was told that it wasn't a heart attack or shroke. They said it was probably related to stress or a panic attack -- ridiculous because I haven't been stressed and have never had any problem similar. | Definitely helped lower my cholesterol from 263 to 164 -- amazing, but I'm afraid to continue taking due to experiencing same severe side effects. Will discuss further with my doctor. | F | 53 | 2 years | 11/8/2001 | 4 | High Cholesterol and Triglycerides | Muscle spasms, joint ache, loss of muscle structure especially in the calf muscles, feel tired and ache. | It lowered cholesterol and triglycerides. Had to take a second medication to lower triglycerides more. | M | 49 | 2 years | 10/16/2001 | 4 | To lower cholestrol | Over the past three years the drug has definately worked but I have developed almost a dibilitating problem with both of my arms. I am unable to move them in any direction but the normal motion. It has got to the point where turning over in bed wakes me up because of the pain it causes. I have had a blood test to determine if Lipior is causing this serious problem and the results said no it wasn't. However, I even went to an orthopdetic surgeon and after he checked me out, he looked at the drugs that I take (i am also a type 2 diabetic) and he said "ahh, Lipitor..more people taking this drug come to me with problems like this". I have an annual physical on 8/27 and am going to tell the doctor I'm stopping the Lipitor to see what happens. | M | 58 | 3 years | 8/24/2001 | 4 | Reduce risk of second heart attack | At about the same time as I started taking lipitor I began experiencing chest muscle soreness and spazms which have persisted. I now take neurontin, an anti-seizure drug together with pain killers to deal with the muscle problems. I have had three blood tests over time which indicate that the lipitor is not damaging the muscles. | I remain suspicious that lipitor is contributing to my muscle problems (physiotherpist say there is other causes) but there is no denying that my cholesterol levels have been improved (they never were that bad). | M | 60 | 17 months | 8/10/2001 | 4 | high chlosterol | severe muscle pain in hips, legs and ankles. | It helps lower my cholesterol, but recks my muscles severly. I take a 6week break and resume dosage of lipitor. | M | 52 | 24 months | 4/8/2001 | 5 | High cholesterol | No side effects | Brought my cholesterol down | M | 52 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 3/28/2023 | 5 | control cholestoral | None that I can directly attribute to it. It is possible some minor pains and other occasional feelings like numbness are related, but they are occasional and in NO way can be linked based on my personal knowledge. I am almost 70 now...who knows what may be causing little things here and there? My cholesterol is under control (BUT I can't even be sure this is due to meds..) and I am pretty healthy overall. I have been an active exerciser for 30 years. | M | 20 years 10 1X day | 3/24/2016 | 5 | High LDL and total cholestrol | Slight headaches. Need to check with neurologist is reading is now too low. Have a cerebral aneurysm. Taken from 243 to 129. LDL from 163 to 56 and HDL from 70 to 59. Cannot risk a hemorrhage at this point. Will be checking with Neurologist this week. | When taking Liptor you need to supplement with K2 and CoQ10 200mg each to avoid muscles and joint problems. | F | 62 | 1 months 80 mg | 2/14/2016 | 5 | high cholesterol | Sweets | F | 57 | 1 months 80 | 4/13/2015 |