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 |
| 3 | High LDL (100) | Not aware of any side effects. | I'm currently on the maximum dose allowable... 80mg/day. In an attempt to get my LDLs lower, my doctor is considering switching me from Lipitor to Crestor. | M | 70 | 10 years | 7/2/2009 | 2 | blocked arteries and cholesterol | sore muscles, memory loss, insomnia | seems to work on cholesterol but there should be a better way | M | 10 years | 8/1/2009 | 2 | High Cholestoral | Depressions, lack of energy | Side effects seemed to sneak up on me, it wasn't until I ran out and stopped taking it that I discovered how much better I felt. I know several others that take Lipitor without these effects. | M | 49 | 10 years | 12/30/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | back pain, aching joints and muscles, flatulence and wind,hair loss | M | 10 years | 3/22/2007 | 2 | High cholesterol, hyperlipidemia | In last 6 month, calf of left leg began to "burn" Nothing will stop it. Now, severe cramping. Also have tinnitis, headaches, cannot get to sleep on my own, Just had surgery on my knee for torn maniscus, waiting to have shoulder surgery on rotator cuff, arthritis...... | I do not know if its the LIPITOR that is doing it. My doctor only increased my dosage to 60 from 40 about 3 months ago.....can we quit this med cold turkey? I have had a Myocardial Infarction in '98, have 2 stents implants, and need the med to keep my chol at least within reason, although obviously its NOT doing its job, or med would not have been increased. | F | 67 | 10 years 60 mg 1X day | 6/27/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe shoulder and upper body pain including tendonitis. Was in PT for 7 months. No relief from any pain pills. Ice gave some relief. Fatigued and worse pain by end of day. Worse when changed to Pravachol- this made all joints, muscles and tendons hurt all over my body- that's how I learned it was the statins causing my problem- doctor still doesn't believe me. It doesn't instantly improve with stopping the meds either, even though doctors may say it will after 1 month. It takes at least 3+ months for the drug to get out of your system according to pharmacists- but you still may have pain that continues after that. I recommend the website spacedoc.net for lots of info, reccommended supplements, and help on this. Recently discovered that completely avoiding all caffeine and alchohol and just drinking water durring the day helps the pain, fatigue and weakness diminish significantly. Also, warm showers help as does walking (if your legs don't hurt). | F | 46 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | Cholestoral | I did not link my problems to the Lipitor until my husband had major problems, now I know what has caused 10 years of Neuropathy, I have "Burning feet" always in bed at night, I do not have Diabetes (which would cause this) and was tested in DC at WRAMC and they found no reason that I should have this and gave me a tube of Capsacian!!! I still live with this. Four years ago I developed "Frozen Shoulder" in my left arm, unbelievable pain, within weeks the other shoulder became as painful as the first, could not raise my arms at all, tested at Bethesda Naval Hosp., no reason found, I was told it would last about 2 years unless I took therapy sessions, I took the sessions and begged for someone to put me out of my misery each time, it eventually passed in about a year but I still have shoulder pain. | Today I am stopping the Lipitor, maybe I have read too much on the subject but the one that really scares me is the Memory Loss, All the drug com. tests were done to see how well the Statins did for Cholesterol and the heart benefits, but no testing (or none that the consumer was told of) was ever done to see how it effects the brain function. Memory is too precious a thing to lose to a drug! | F | 65 | 10 years 10-40mg 1X day | 12/26/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | started having muscle pain in upper right side then shoulders neck etc. . unable to walk properly after sitting for a while but the worst is being unable to sleep. These symptoms have developed over the years | Have only just come off this drug and hope the symptoms will improve | F | 59 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 4/23/2011 | 1 | to lower cholesterol and LDL | debilitating sciatica, I wake up with my right leg( from my buttocks to my toes) tingling and numb. By end of day I am in extreme pain, and can barely walk. | F | 53 | 10 years 80mg 1X day | 7/18/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | Overall decline in life. Depression, severe and persistent musclo-skeletal pain, insomnia, gas, severe rectal bleeding, nausea, stomach pain, syncope and more. | After ten years of misery I stopped taking lipitor/atorvastatin, on the advice of my doctor, for a week to relieve severe shoulder pain, which I extended to ten days when I noticed an amazing improvement in my general well-being and after the ten days felt so much better I stopped taking it altogether. For those who feel a long life is preferable to a good life, this drug may be worth taking; for those who have enjoyed life and would prefer a slightly shorter one to a longer miserable one, stopping it is not a bad idea. Trust me - I get up every morning feeling a thousand times better, stay busy and active all day long and feel as I used to feel before I started taking this drug...and ALL of the symptoms have completely disappeared.. | F | 73 | 10 years 20 mg 1X day | 11/12/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | Leg, arm, shoulder, and foot pain. Neuropathy in feet... Constant pain! Loss of energy. Difficulty thinking and speaking in a glib fashion. Disturbed sleep patterns. Difficulty urinating. Increase in blood pressure from below normal to slightly above normal, lack of sexual desire. Less muscle mass even though I force myself to work out at least four times per week ( usually five). Decreased energy and constant lethargy. | Although it lowers wy cholesterol levels appropriately, it seems to have given me debilitating side effects that have decreased my enjoyment of life in general. I fear stopping the lipitor because I fear a heart attack... Bt I hate the side effects! I take vitamin c, fish oil capsules, CO Q 10, eat well, am allergic to red meat and have not eaten any in more than 35 years. I eat salad everyday for lunch, eat fruit and vegetables daily, and take many vitamins and supplements ( astaxanthan, MSM, alpha lipoid acid, vit. B complex, 500mg of time release Niacin, and more). One would expect me to be healthy and have a ton of energy, but instead, I feel Ike I have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. I attribute all the negatives to the Lipitor. The worst of all the side effects is the horrible pain in my feet ( I have professionally prescribed orthotics in my shoes at all times). | M | 59 | 10 years 20 mg 1X day | 7/31/2012 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe B/L shoulder pain, general weakness, malaise, and slight memory loss. | I started out at 10 mg every day for 7 years, 20 mg for 1 year, 40 then 80 for over 1 1/2 years. Over the past year, B/L shoulder pain to the point of wearing a sling because it hurt badly when I walked. I read about the shoulder pain in assorted sites on the web. Discussed it with my PA and cardiologist. My PA stopped the Lipitor. The pain lessened but did not stop. Went to a Ortho MD who gave me 3 Steroid shots and PT. It seemed to help but pain would not stop. Narcs were ordered which helped somewhat but wasn't the answer. MRI showed a slight linear tear in my Rotator Cuff which he wanted to do surgery. Decided against surgery. Both shoulders started to feel better but still couldn't sleep on my left side. My LDL's were through the roof. After almost 10 months off Lipitor, my general MD talked me into starting Sinivastatin 40 mg every day. Well, guess what happened. My shoulder pain suddenly worsen, especially left side. I am going to speak with my Cardiologist again and explore alternatives and will be stopping my Statin today! Moral of the story.....Stay clear of Statin medications. | M | 54 | 10 years 80 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 1 | High cholesterol | sever muscle weakness with nerve damage,memory loss,red spots all over my body,hair loss,slowed speach,aphasia brain not sending messages to my muscles,shufflihg gait,unable to get out of chairs without help | Itook Lipitor for ten plus years 10mg then Dr. raised it to 20mg and about 2 weeks latter raised it to 40mg I took 4 pills and Icould not walk,get out of a chair, put my hand up to my mouth,ringing in my ears, sinus problems,I was told the pain in my back was galblader when I had it removed 20years befor. I ask my Dr. about my hairloss and spots on my body&was told [Your age]whenI lost my ability to walk very far I ask my pharmacist what drug if any would cause this she said stop the Lipitor and get to your Dr. a.s.a.p. I stopped the drug 5weeks ago and have been in physcle therapy for almost 5wks with some help but the weakness comes & goes from one side to the other& back again .I have aphasia intermittingly, My eyes get blury My brain is going on overload right now so I pray that someway some how this killer drug gets off the market befor any more trusting souls get simptoms of unsuspected side effects. After reading all the side effects and looking back on all my proble | F | 67 | 10 years | 8/28/2006 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe edema of lower extremities that got worse when walking/exercising/sitting/standing, vision problems, muscle weakness (lift weights every day but couldn't open a bottle of water), shoulder pain (every morning regardless of sleeping position), numbness on left side, rapid pulse, productive cough, poor coordination while walking (kept bumping into things), light-headedness (hurt to hold my head up or turn my head from side to side and that made driving real difficult), 25% weight gain (due to doctor-recommended eating to relieve light-headedness) | diuretics taken to relieve edema caused cholesterol to go higher and M.D. recommended more Lipitor which made the edema worse and so on; got off that downward spiral 2 months ago and cholesterol went right back up to 300+ within a week but I'll take my chances and try to find some way other than statins so I can get some quality of life back | F | 52 | 10 years | 6/3/2007 | 1 | Severe plantar faciitis; debillitating leg pain; severe leg muscle weakness; hand weakness (constantly dropping things); palpitations; tachycardia; irrecular heartbeat; throat tightness; difficulty/shallow breathing; fatigue | Began on 20 mg, ended on 40 mg. Taking Lipitor might very well be the biggest mistake of my life. | F | 40 | 10 years | 7/11/2008 | 1 | Family history/cholesterol test | Sheer misery | I posted my original comments on 11/12/2012 as female 73 years old which was only a few weeks after I stopped taking lipitor. I have since 'fired' my doctor, haven't taken lipitor since my first post (in fact I don't take any drugs at all) and 18 months later am as fit as a flea, can do anything I set my mind to which is mostly looking after a large garden almost single-handed. I feel about 50 which as I am now 75, is fantastic! My hair is thicker, my skin is clearer, I have no aches and pains (unless I have overdone some activity I enjoy). Stay away from this filthy stuff is my advice to anyone who wants to keep on enjoying a healthy, happy life. | F | 75 | 10 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/14/2014 | 1 | high cholesterol | Been taking Lipitor for over 10 years. The last 5 years muscles have started to really hurt, problems walking, weakness pain all over. Cant concentrate feel like im in a fog. Also fasting glucose was 104 got it rechecked 2 weeks later now it is 106 and I've lost weight. I watch what i eat no drinking smoking or drugs. Going to doctor about this. Tried quitting cold turkey I became a zombie couldn't get off the couch felt almost unconscious. I worry what will happen if I miss 2 days of it. It was very strange. I don't recommend this drug. I even exercise and just doing a 20 minute walk is painful for me. I want off this. My doctor said satins really help well I won't take any if I feel like this even though my cholesterol levels are excellent great I'll just waste away. | F | 32 | 10 years 20mg | 5/31/2014 | 1 | Family history/high cholesterol | Sheermisery | I have posted here before but lately it has occurred to me that, since stopping taking Lipitor, I am also finding my mental capabilities are returning to their once excellent level. I had put my decline in those mental capabilities down to aging (I'm 75) but I now know that not to be true. I wonder now how many of the people being diagnosed with afflictions such as Alzheimer's are in fact simply showing the result of having taken Lipitor for years. | F | 75 | 10 years 2-0 mg 1X day | 5/29/2014 | 1 | high cholestorel | muscle or nerve pain. loss of balance when walking. constant fatigue. foggy brain | Complained to MD about symptoms. ASked to be taken off. He said no. I stopped taking on my own. but symptoms persist after 2 months. | F | 80 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 5/27/2015 | 1 | Doc said I was at risk | The effect on me was not immediately felt, but soon had some pains in my arms and legs, then vivid dreams, head pain, poor toilet and many other things you just got used to, the constant discomfort and so on. I had also been taking Q10 for abought 3 years that helpe a lot with muscle pains, but my new Doc refused to give me Q10 so had to buy Q10 or suffer more pain then usual. | Started taking Statins following 2 (two) Stents, Doc said I was at risk, I was put on Zocor for some time, then it was changed for Simvastatin, witch was very unpleasant = more discomfort, then I was given lipitor statin, about that time I had also been taking Q10, but my new Doc refused to give me Q10 so had to buy Q10 or suffer the pain. All of them gave me pain some more then others, BAD STUFF! HAVE NOW STOPED TAKING STATIN. Pain all gone, Feel like a teenager. I WILL NEVER TAKE STATINS EVER AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT DOC SAYS. | M | 67 | 10 years 20 | 12/6/2015 |