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 |
| 4 | high cholesterol | My Dr. increased my dose from 10 to 20mg. Have been taking for about 4 years. my liver readings went up' am constipated and bloated with loss of appetite. Went off Lipitor for 2 weeks and felt great. Now, I'm back on 10mg plus another drug. Bloated again with headaches. Am not a headache person. Will wait out this week before I contact the Dr. | F | 79 | 4 years | 10/31/2004 | 4 | Lower Cholesterol level | Ringing in the ears, memory loss | M | 50 | 4 years | 2/14/2009 | 4 | high cholesterol | mostly i suffer restless leg syndrom 30 min. into taking it. otherwise, first dose i felt better. | be careful if you're on lipitor and your doctor begins to try and put you on medications for high triglycerides. i was put on tricor and it was extraordinarily horrible. side effects you can't believe. we summerized it as a conflict between the lipitor and tricor. if you must take another med for triglycerides and you begin to feel flu like, cramps in chest, legs, rashes appear, sleep very heavily, sleep alot or feel fatigued consider keeping tabs and if the side effects don't improve or there's more added in 2 weeks time, discontinue doseage. side effects may increase IE: gums swelling, visual anomalies, numbness in muscles, sore throat, soreness in mucous membrane areas... | 38 | 4 years | 3/15/2008 | 4 | To lower my cholesterol | Lipitor is the only prescription drug I take and have taken it for four years now. I have noticed I am gaining excess weight even though I am not eating more. My stomach is bloated, with excess gas (although could be the weight gain?). I also am experiencing increased memory loss, and fatigue, but then I rarely sleep well (due to night sweats) since I went through menopause ten years ago. | I think some of my symptoms are related to being post menopausal rather than from the Lipitor. | F | 62 | 4 years | 3/27/2005 | 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 | 3 | Diabetes 2 | Calf muscles (and foot) tire very quickly. This often leads to leg/foot cramps. Comparable to fatigue after a long workout. I have been taking Lipitor for about 4 yrs - the muscle tiring has become worse with time and now will 'act' up very soon even with a short slow walk. This has severely hampered my ability to excercise. I first thought this was a response to the diabetes but was recently made aware that Lipitor may be causing it. | Lipitor did lower my chloesterol soon after starting it. It doesn't seem as effective now. I'm going to stop taking it because of the muscle fatigue/cramping - hopefully this condition will reverse. | M | 47 | 4 years | 8/17/2004 | 3 | high cholesterol | none | ldl is still too high. Dr. has added zetia and I will switch to vytorin in August and have the blood work in October so see if its working. Heart attack in 1991 and quadruple bypass in 2002. Started with 10mg in 2001 and increased to 40mg after the bypass surgery. | F | 64 | 4 years | 7/14/2006 | 3 | cholesterol high and risk for CHD | I have been taken for approximately 4 yrs. I have some difficulty with digestive system and some muscle pain and joint pain. Lipitor did the job on my cholesterol both LDL and HDL. I have quit taken recently to see if it affects above problems. It probably is a trade off. | I feel that the drug is too expensive. I do think that it will do what it is used for, but I think your body pays a price. Again I think it is a trade off. | M | 74 | 4 years | 8/29/2001 | 3 | LDL was 98 Doc wanted it lower (72) | drive is knocked down including sex drive. After stent (LDL was 72) Doc increased my dose to 40MG. LDL is 44 and it lowered HDL. | One size does not fit all, if you are 50 or over and your family has heart issues, this may help. CHANGE YOUR LIFE EAT LESS FAT (NO RED MEAT) and watch your diet, exercise. We goofed off until now and now do it for the kids. | M | 57 | 4 years 20 1X day | 3/23/2013 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Was doing fine on it for years. I unfortunately was diagnosed with Colin cancer and had to start chemotherapy. The combo of chemo and Lipitor caused my liver enzymes to rise, muscle and joint stiffness as well as sore ribs. I have been off Lipitor for two days and find the muscle stiffness starting to subside. | M | 47 | 4 years 5 mg 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 2 | Elevated cholesterol | Joint pain, back and shoulder pain, arm pain, numbness and tingling in the hands. Edema of hands and ankles. Blurred vision and memory loss. Arthritic type pain in all joints. I could barely get out of bed in the morning or walk up stairs. I was depressed that | I realized that I felt better in the late afternoon and evening. I had been taking the Lipitor at night. Therefore, I knew that its effects were wearing off at that time. I've stopped it for 3 days and feel 100% better. Very scary drug. | F | 58 | 4 years | 8/21/2005 | 2 | high cholesterol | I only took Lipitor a short time then was switched to Zocor Leg cramps, fatique, overall weak feeling. | I quit taking the Statin drug 2 years ago. I went to American Heart lung ass. website and put in my 10 year risk factor. By dropping my total cholesterol from 259 down to 200 only reduced my risk factor by 1%. I showed this and other info to my Doctor and she understood and said it was my choice. I feel normal today and will never take these drugs again. Here is site to check your risk factor. http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/problem.html Also I found out you should report side effects to FDA at. http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/problem.html They estimate only 20% to 30% of drug side effects get reported. I encourage everyone to report their experiences with these drugs. (We have to the Doctors don't). These Statins are dangerous over perscribed drugs. | M | 70 | 4 years | 5/10/2008 | 2 | cholest | I am female, age 55 and generally in good health. No smoking or drinking and work daily. Wt is 15 lbs more than it should be. Cholesterol has been high for years despite diet. Taking 40mg daily for 1 year, took 20mg previously. Lately I realized everything hurts. It crept up on me. I am an RN and still did not put it together until this week when I decided something is not right. When the aches and pains were mild I thought it was arthritis or too much activity. Stopped the Lipitor and the generalized aches and pains are fading after just 3 days. Will explore other options but these drugs have not been around long enough to confirm long term effects. | Looking at this site, I will begin to ask my patients that are on statins about their history. | F | 55 | 4 years | 5/30/2005 | 1 | hyperlipidemia | right hand tremor, affected gait--small steps, hunched over position, slowness in movement, | I think lipitor therapy of 4+ yrs cauased parkinson's diagnosis. i wonder if there is a genetic component related to this--if some people with genetic variability suffered an interaction with statin (as the environmental agent) to produce this neurodegenerative disease. however rarely this occurs, given taht there are millions of people taking this class of drugs, if it is due to genetic variability, there could be enormous numbers of people suffering from neuro symptoms. i have heard from people who think their amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is due to statins, and from people who think their parkinson/s is due to statins. others have questioned the diagnosis of alzheimer's and the use of aa statin. given taht these 3 neurodegenerative diseases are thought to be due to the same underlying molecular pathology, it is not a far fetched question--do statins indue neurodegenerative diseases in susceptible individuals????? | M | 61 | 4 years | 5/26/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | vertigo caused by cramping neck muscels,all the leg symptons noted on thi sight,arm and total muscel weakness, could not walk for three weeks,depression,excessive sleep reqmt,hair loss,memory (sht term)loss,loss of sex drv | been off it 10 months,drs spent fortune 160 k looking for additional cause found none,i believe i know how to treat it and what other factors contributed to my severe reaction but it would take a book...still feeling a lot of the effects..but strong improvement since quit taking the poison | M | 74 | 4 years | 7/21/2007 | 1 | cholesterol | loss of muscle, weakness, liver disfunction, exhaustion | F | 63 | 4 years | 3/3/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Trouble walking, hard to pick up feet and balance is off at times. Pain in muscles of both upper arms. Arms feel HEAVY and hands are tingling and somewhat numb. Have trouble holding on to things. | I have been off Lipitor 1 year and 2 months. Have been to several specialists. I feel Lipitor has taken away my life. | F | 71 | 4 years | 6/11/2008 | 1 | High BP | I took this drug for 2 years before onset of joint pain (knees)and painfull welts on bottom of feet (had to use cane to walk). Initially, my quack MD put me on anti-inflam. drugs. Subsequently, I quit the drug and the MD. All symptoms subsided completely. However, I had a milder reaction to Zocor; dizziness with Pravachol; now on Zetia (mild joint pain). I believe that Lipitor left me with permanent joint damage and would join any class-action lawsuit relating to this crumby drug Lipitor. | M | 61 | 4 years | 7/1/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | dosage was increased from 10 to 20 mg and the tingling and numbness in my feet and shins escalated. I even went to a podiatrist because my toes ached and my feet hurt. I've tried simvastatin, provastatin, and lovastatin. Each time the side effects return. I can't even sleep at night because of the sensations of tingling in my legs and feet. No more statins for me. Does anyone else have the pain in their toes, feet and shins? | F | 62 | 4 years | 1/5/2010 | 1 | Stents and cholesterol | Confusion, forgetfulness, instability, gum weakness, loose bowels, muscle pain and weakness. , all joint stiffness, lower back pain, severe leg cramps and pain. I've experienced and suffered through four miserable years of taking Lipitor. I stopped taking it on 9/27/2015 and I feel like a new person. All symptoms are going away. I've suffered for way too long. | Avoid this drug! | M | 51 | 4 years 40 mg | 10/1/2015 |