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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high cholesterol | leg pains,balance off,back pain (Lower and upper) finger pins and needles,brain vague. stomach pain, palpitations and feeling desperately miserable | off medication after 15 yrs of suffering..I feel a lot better but still have leg and back pain .. I did this myself after consulting the doctor and taking him a print out of a web site with all symptoms listed.. he tore it up .. I will look for a new doctor and hope I am doing the right thing..don't take this its poison. Take raw oat meal sprinkled on your meal..... | F | 68 | 15 years | 8/22/2009 | 1 | yes | tremors and tingles although the body | F | 62 | 14 years | 7/24/2008 | 5 | lower chol. due to heart attack | While taking 10 mg I have experienced no adverse side effects. It was only when increased to 20mg/day that I experienced increased bone and muscle pain. | I have been taking Lipitor 10mg per day since 1997 with no adverse effects. The only problem I experienced was when one DR. increased my dose to 20mg per day to lower LDL to prevent another infarction. I have never had real high cholesterol, 218 at tops and now am around 158 total, triglycerides are also excellent. I have found that when using substitutes for this drug, I experience adverse effects, so I only take the name brand now. Good drug if you are started with a low dose right off the bat. Many Docs want to start you at 20mg or above, too much for the body to take, I think. | M | 55 | 13 years 10 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 4 | Reduce Cholesterol | Immediatly reduced my cholesterol. Over the 12 years my health has weakened in many ways that I noticed some of you other posters have mentioned. Is it because we are aging? Or the drug? Symptoms... here goes. Depression. Back surgery but the afterpain was unexplained? Maybe Lipitor? Hips are sore and lower back pain. Vision reduced greatly. Hair loss. Tired most of the time. Can't get to sleep and then can't get out of bed till late morning or midday. No strength. Loss of breath. | So if a person goes off this, what is the drug alternative to keeping the cholesterol down? I am thinking of stopping the lipitor and going on a diet to prevent the cholesterol from rising. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Good luck to you all. | M | 53 | 13 years | 11/18/2005 | 4 | Familial Hyperlipidemia | Had no side effects, liver tests always normal. Would give it a '5', but it isn't the best med for me. | Triglycerides and cholesterol were getting worse every year; diet/exercise did not help much. First on Lopid (Gemfibrozil) which worked OK, but had gall bladder out as a result! Doc put me on Lipitor. While it did help get the overall numbers down somewhat, I am still very high. (Untreated TG 1700; w/drug 700-1100. Chol too high to measure came down to 280-350. Cardiologist now switching me to Tricor (scary) which is working better for my particular situation, but not as pleasant to take. | M | 53 | 13 years | 10/17/2007 | 2 | Hyperlipidemia | Back, hip thigh, knee pain, which is affecting my gait. Memory loss. I almost forgot(did I say memory loss?)...fatigue. As the dose increases the pain has worsened. | I have been on Lipitor for probably 10 yrs. Have tried nearly all statins with similar side effects. 10 mg no real side effects, no real benefits either; 40 mgs- fatigue, muscle aches but able to tolerate it though not happy and still no appreciable change in cholesterol. now on 80 mg and feeling extremely uncomfortable. Why am I on 80 mg? because the insurance company required a trial at this high level, before I can switch to an alternative and reduce the dose back to 40 mg. Since when did the insurance company go to med school so they can dictate what I should be on. sorry for the rant. | F | 51 | 13 years 80 1X day | 6/4/2010 | 5 | High cholesterol, by-pass, angiop. | Most of the side effects everyone else has: weak legs, muscle and back soreness, ears ringing, feel bad, all usually in the mornings. | However, it lowered my cholesterol, tryglycerides, and blood pressure, along with a lot of exercising. I had by-pass surgery in 1986, angioplasty in the mid 90's, started on Zocor, then my doctor switched me to Lipitor and have not had to have either since I started on the statins. (started with 20mg. then 40mg., and now 80mg.) Its not perfect, but it keeps me alive. I am now 65 and I thank God every single day for my doctor and my medicine. I just gut it up and make my self jog a mile and walk a mile 4-5 times a week, pain or no pain. I have lived to see my grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Life is good. Think positive! | M | 65 | 12 years | 1/26/2008 | 4 | High Cholesterol | First I was having cramps in my fingers, which is now not apparent. Recently my eyesight is not good, very blurry and my back pain has increased. My shoulders are inflammed and I am now going to the physiotherapist. My neck right down to my right shoulder blade is very very sensitive and very very painful. The pain has not subsided. I am depressed because of the pain, I can't do what I want to do, I have headaches and can't go to work. My concentration is poor. I also have heartburn and indigestion. I am taking pain relievers and anti-acids. | Lipitor works to reduce my cholesterol from 8 to 5. My doctor says not to stop, however I did stop for nearly 6 months and I was well. When I got my cholestoerol measured however it went up and I was concerned so went back on lipitor. My son says he will find an alternative for me. Stay tuned. | F | 60 | 12 years | 2/22/2005 | 1 | After a triple bypass heart surgery | Muscle aches...now have fibromyalgia. Memory, learning problems, brain fog, depression, extreme fatigue. In horrible pain, I quit taking it and replaced it with natural therapies. Starting to feel better...I hope and pray the damage isn't permanent. | This medication is nothing but a pharmaceutical money maker. It should be banned!! I wish I would have known the side effects when I started taking it, instead of dealing with extreme pain for so many years! | F | 48 | 12 years 40 MG 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 5 | high cholestrol/triglycerides | headaches, face and scalp tingling, scalp itching, vibrating under scalp, tinnitus, twitching mouth, insomnia, vivid dreams, difficult swallowing/choking, swollen tongue,memory loss, confusion,stomach pain, left foot pain | 59 year old female with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholestrol/triglycerides. Neurologist, cardiologist, and internist stated my symptoms were not all related to Lipitor side effects. After trying Zocor, Provachol, Zetia and Crestor, Lipitor seemed to be the lessor of the evils with regard to side effects. However, due to heart problems, cardiologist gradually increased the Lipitor dosage from 10mg to 40mg. Symptoms have been gradual over the years with recent face and scalp problems diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia after MRI ruled out tumor or MS. After reading your comments regarding Liptior, I have decided to reduce the dosage from 40mg to 20mg for a week to see if this relieves the most recent symptoms. If improvement is noted, then I will contact my doctor for a further reduction in the dosage to determine if other symptoms abate. I appreciate all the feedback on this medication and will keep you posted on my progress. | F | 59 | 11 years 40mg 1X day | 7/30/2011 | 4 | Hyperlipidemia | Everything listed on leaflet and then some more. | Just wanted to mention that the fuzzy brain stopped when I stopped taking Fluoxetine (Prozac) together with this statin. And found quite by accident that Thiazide morning and night neutralized some of the side effects, and greatly eased the muscle pain and excrutiating lower leg pain, numbness and burning. Thiazide was added to lower blood pressure and turned out to be salvation. Have to use statin because of light stroke and family history of high cholesterol and heart attacks at early age. Incredibly sensitive to medication side effects, cannot tolerate higher dose, but totally worth it if it means I won't become an invalid and burden to my children. | F | 48 | 11 years 20 1X day | 3/17/2015 | 3 | high cholesterol & triglycerides | heaviness in the legs, foot and leg cramps at night and even long muscles beside spine, those are the worst. rashes on forearms from sun sensitivity, scarred from itching and scabs (was taking St John's Wort for depression which also causes sun sensitivity, bad combination) cannot take at night or I'm up all night in bathroom. | Less side effects from Lipitor than any other statin drug I've tried. Pravachol pushed cholesterol out my skin in boils. Lopids made me feel like I was coming down with the flu constantly, low grade fever and just felt sick all the time. Lipitor keeps me from getting sick, 3-4 days off of them and I'm up all night sick. | F | 51 | 11 years | 5/11/2006 | 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 | 5 | high LDL | No side effects. lowered LDl by over 50%. itis now under 70 | M | 63 | 10 years 80 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | Heart problems, high ldl | I have been on lipitor for 10 years for heart maintenance 20Mg...Iwas changed to 10Mg and added tricor 145 Mg because of high ldl. I do experience leg weakness and cramping...cramping relieved with Potassium | M | 67 | 10 years | 6/12/2005 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | have your liver checked regularly | F | 56 | 10 years | 11/11/2004 | 5 | high cholesterol | None | Taking 40mg daily for several years. Cholesterol much lower,HDL higher,LDL below 100 and lower triglycerides | M | 65 | 10 years | 5/4/2008 | 4 | high cholesterol | heavy aching legs, especially in the morning. Never considered it a side effect before reading about it. Certainly nothing I can't live with unless it worsens and after 10 yrs I doubt that will happen. | 4 yrs on zocor then 6 on lipitor(40mg). Cholestrol went from 300 to 200. | M | 49 | 10 years | 8/18/2004 | 4 | High Cholesterol and Triglycerides | Lethargy, fuzzy thinking, blurry vision, dull muscle pains constantly. | It has done almost nothing for my Triglycerides, nor has it elevated my HDL. My LDL and total Cholesteral, however responded quite favorably. Make sure you don't take Lopid with this. It can damage your heart and keep you short of breath and constantly weak. | M | 41 | 10 years | 8/20/2005 | 3 | Coronary artery disease | Headache. Weakness and numbness. In the feet. | After 10 years on Lipitor my side effects became worse and my feet were becoming more and more numb. I decided to stop lipitor and try holistic alternatives. I have never smoked. never a heavy drinker. Never been overweight and have always been active. I also have s fairly healthy diet. After stopping lipitor. one of my arteries went ft 0% blockage to 95% in 6 months. I now have 6 stents at the age of 60. My first stents were at the age of 49 (3 at that time). I don't understand. | F | 60 | 10 years 40mg | 10/6/2015 |