LIPITOR Reviews (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1269 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LIPITOR with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by length of time drug was taken longest to shortest. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 |
More on LIPITOR: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | High cholesteral level | I have been on Lipitor for approximately two and a half years. Recently I experienced losing muscular, headache, neck pain and stiffness, fatigue, memory loss, muscles pain on the left side of my chest, depression, sleepless nites and balance loss. | It work great on reducing cholesteral level, but its side effects became another problem for me. I will discuss it with my doctor in my next visit. | M | 41 | 2.5 years | 12/30/2004 | 3 | High cholesterol | I am experiencing lower leg pain that is a throbbing,burning sensation. Does not bother in a.m. but begins mid-afternoon and continues into evening. Neurologist finds no nerve involvement so think it must be drug-related. Are others having this problem? | F | 72 | 2.5 years | 3/24/2003 | 1 | High Cholesterol | depression, general malaise, nausea, taste loss, insomnia, hair loss, bronchitis and/or flu 3 times during winter and 1-2 times during summer, abdominal pain, muscle spasmns in legs and left arm, back pain. I felt always like I had a veil over my head and lead in my legs. This drug is a nightmare and should be discontinued. | I had my first child at 34 and my husband and I wanted a second one badly. Because of all the medical issues this had to be postponed. Meanwhile my husband lost his job and we had to apply for insurance coverage - I was refused due to my medical history even I had been an extremely healthy individual until I was put on this medication. | F | 38 | 2.5 years | 3/10/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Initially there were no side effects. It took the better part of two years for them to start appearing. During that time, my "numbers" were doing great! But then, very gradually, things began to change. Fatigue was the first symptom for me. It hit hard! I was retireing at 9PM when it used to be 11:30. Then the muscle and joint pain kicked in. I felt much older than I was. My family noticed the short term memory loss before I did. It was very embarrasing for me. The blisterey rash on my arms and legs had me concerned even more. What was wrong with me? Is this what old age(62) should normally bring? When my vision became blurry, I started my search. That was in June of 2007. By August 07, I was off Lipitor for good. My cardiologist tried various substitutes without luck until we got to Simivastatin which seemed to work without the side effects. | M | 66 | 2.5 years | 12/21/2009 | 1 | cardiologist recomendation | rhabdomyolosis w/cpk of 14,600 in aug./2006. 2 biopsies confirmed statin damage at mayo/rochester,mn. even then only 3of5 drs. would admit statin damage. now live w/myalgia,periphael neuropathy,tinninitus and rheumatoid arthritis. | unbelievable amount of people come to talk about their aches and pains since going on statin drugs,how can the medical community continue to deceive at such a level-{truly shameful} | M | 62 | 2.5 years | 2/9/2009 | 1 | After using Lipitor for 2.5 years, I decided to stop two weeks ago because of severe pain in my left arm. I am left handed and recently couldn’t normally do my job. Twice I told my doctor about pain in my arm and he didn’t take that seriously, ignoring my complaint. After two weeks of not taking Lipitor my arm almost recovered and I can work without any pain or any problem. It started a long time ago with tingling in my arms, they were often fall asleep, usually when I wake up in the morning. From month to month pain was worst until I almost lost all strength and couldn’t use my arm. Anyway, I think I made a good decision by not using Lipitor anymore (my doctor will be mad at me). I will try with natural supplements and more exercising. I am very “anxious” about medication that can cause myopathy, liver damage or cancer. | M | 51 | 2.5 years | 7/25/2007 | 5 | high blood pressure / heart attack | None whatsoever. | I'm taking 80 mg's a day which is the maximum dose and it brought my cholesterol levels comfortably back into the safe numbers. | M | 54 | 2 years | 8/15/2008 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No side effects | Cut my cholesterol in half, no side effects that I've been aware of. | M | 33 | 2 years | 7/20/2009 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No side effects noted while taking a 40 mg dose each day | Good Medication - Overall cholesterol dropped from 284 to 174 in one month. | M | 58 | 2 years | 5/9/2004 | 5 | high cholesterol/high tryglicerides | none | worked well on cholesterol level and even better on tryglycerides | M | 41 | 2 years | 5/6/2003 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | immediate and excellent reduction in LDLs..on 10 mg dropped from 363 to 263. Increased to 20 mg and dropped from 263 to 197 in two months | F | 63 | 2 years | 10/7/2001 | 5 | M | 54 | 2 years | 2/10/2002 | 5 | high cholesterol | I've experienced tennis elbow and plantar fasciatis before, so I can't necessarily blame Lipitor. I have also noticed slight neck pain, but that could have other causes like my varied exercise routine. | It has sharply reduced my cholesterol level. | M | 60 | 2 years | 4/22/2005 | 5 | elevated cholesterol | No side effects but greatly lowered my cholesterol. | F | 58 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/20/2010 | 5 | High Cholesterol | None | Very effective. Lowered cholesterol from 230 to 160 | M | 45 | 2 years | 11/20/2005 | 5 | to reduce cholesterol | none | it works | M | 67 | 2 years | 11/18/2004 | 5 | high cholesterol | NONE at all. NONE. | Seems to be more effective than Zocor at lower dosage. | M | 40 | 2 years | 4/28/2006 | 5 | Cholesterol | None that I am aware of. | Used other cholesterol medication and lifestyle changes, but cholesterol did not reach normal levels until I was put on Lipitor | M | 44 | 2 years | 5/11/2006 | 5 | hypercholesterolemia | I have been on this medication for approximately two years and it has been very affective in lowering my cholesterol; however, I did notice that I became depressed with intermittent muscle pain. I recently mentioned this to my physician and asked if he knew if this particular medication causes these symptoms as all my blood studies for liver function, etc. have been normal. I decided to stop the Lipitor and within a few days I felt so much better. I will call him tomorrow and ask if I can be switched to another medication. It is a very effective medication, but obviously has its problems as indicated by those patients who had very similar effects. | F | 53 | 2 years | 9/9/2001 | 5 | Cholesterol at 305 | No known side effects | Lowered cholesterol to 149-175 (several readings). Cholesterol was lowered to 149 within 30 days from using Lipitor and from the Zone Diet. | M | 40 | 2 years | 9/10/2001 |