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 | cholesterol | sometimes I get cramps in thigh | Have taken the above since 1996 -- Can I begin to have side effects now, after all this time? | F | 73 | 8 years | 4/24/2004 | 3 | High Cholesterol (240) | Mild muscle pain and burning. My symptoms grew dramatically worse after adding Tricor 145mg on advice of physician. | Took Lipitor for about 8 years to reduce cholesterol from 240 to 160. On advice of physician added Tricor 145mg to reduce trigycerides from 330. Combination was very effective - cholesterol to 140, triglycerides to 150. Side effects increased noticeably a few months after starting tricor. About 4 months after starting tricor, spent a day of heavy physical exertion (shoveling snow). Immediately afterward side effects increased dramatically, severe muscle pain, burning, cramps, exhaustion, mild nausea, inability to concentrate. After two weeks of decline, contacted physician, who directed me to stop both medications. One week after cessation and I am starting to feel a little better. Belatedly reading on the web about this combination (I was never informed that physical exertion can bring on these side effects) I recommend extreme caution with this combination. | M | 50 | 8 years 10mg 1X day | 3/7/2010 | 2 | elevated LDL | Sudden, very severe urinary tract infections. | It took me 8 years to figure out why I was getting these very sudden and very severe infections every 3 - 5 months. WHen I stopped taking Lipitor, the infections stopped, too. | F | 58 | 8 years | 11/30/2006 | 2 | High Cholestrol | Brain fog and decreased cognitive skills. | Does wonders for reducing LDL Cholestrol. Short term memory and brain fog were brutal. Since I also have anxiety issues, I was not sure if Lipitor caused side effects. Stopped liptor and improved diet and memory improved. | M | 49 | 8 years | 12/27/2009 | 1 | hyperlipidemia | Kidney failure, difficulty swallowing, persistent pain in calf and knee, short term memory loss, peripheral neuropathy, constipation, sleep disturbance, mood change, rage | I took 80mg of Lipitor for 8 years. My symptoms got so bad that I had to stop working. Recently I was diagnosed with kidney failure and also put on zetia. I immediately started to feel even worse, but took the drug for a year until my symptoms got to be unbearable. My doctor dismissed the leg pain and said that kidney failure was unrelated. Do not take statins! They will rob you of your mind and ruin your health. The medical community will try to convince you that you'll live longer and avoid heart attacks by taking this. Read the facts. I stopped all statins and am starting to see improvement in swallowing. Leg pain is gone. My memory is getting better. I'll never recover from the kidney failure, will need dialysis or transplant. Will explore alternative natural remedies. | M | 58 | 8 years | 6/21/2008 | 1 | high chloresterol | My husband was on 10 mg for several years...increasing muscle pain in legs, right hip, depression. Went to 20 mgs and had heart palpitations and more severe pain. Thank, God, we went on a 10-day vacation. He forgot his Lipitor and pain decreased dramatically.We were able to make the connection. I want to shoot his doctor. | When we returned from vaction he tried to start his dose and experienced flu-like symtoms and all-over muscle pain. Get off of it if you can. | M | 53 | 8 years | 5/10/2005 | 1 | My total cholesterol was 220. | Muddled thinking, loss of strength and stamina. | F | 56 | 8 years 10 mg per 1X day | 7/11/2013 | 1 | to lower cholesteral | Numbness in feet, leg, hip, neck cramps, eyes running, itchy and watery all the time like I was crying. Depression, itching all the time. Makes you feel 25 years older. | I quit taking it most problems gone in 3 weeks. I will try to control with diet and exercise, and omega 3 fish oil, will never take a large dose again would rather eat nothing than take that poison. | M | 58 | 8 years 80 mg 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | Started out with fatigue/depression and was diagnosed with fibromalgia. Then came the extreme knee pain followed by hip pain. On top of this perpetual pain, I started having the irritable colon acompanied by three years of diarrhea that was diagnosed as colitis. I recently was totally dibilitated by swelling and pain in my hands. My family convince me to stop takng the Lipitor after my daughter found this site and after 4 DAYS - no swelling and the pain has subsided!!! I am interested in trying some of the natural options stated in this site to see if I can control my cholesterol (270 at the highest. Thanks to everyone who has "enlighted" me!!! | Time for the government to look into this drug. Don't you think it is interesting that the medical field has recommended that your cholesterol should now be 170 when just a few years ago 200 was good enough??!! Sounds as though the phamacuticals companies need to sell more statins.... | M | 73 | 8 years | 1/1/2006 | 1 | Borderline "high" cholesterol | Suicidal depression from too low overall cholesterol (134); complete loss of rotator cuffs and resulting severley limited use of my arms. | It's my belief that recent past and current treatment of cholesterol has nothing to do with patient health and everything to do with Big Pharma and doctor profits. I began taking this drug in 2003 if I remember right and continued through May of 2011 when I realized that my depression had been caused by the statin and threw it out without consulting with the prescriber, who had put quite a bit of pressure on me to take the drug and I'm still suspicious of that. The highest my cholesterol had gone was 220 and I was able to bring that down to 177 with diet. My doctor insisted I take the drug anyway because the ratio of low to high density was still off. ? Since I threw the pills away, my cholesterol readings have steadily gone down as I've improved my diet, eating nearly all organic foods, and avoiding snacks, convenience foods, and meals out. My current reading is 192 (in the middle of ice cream season - love frozen yogurt) with ideal ratios and only occasional mild depression. Unfortunately, I will never get the full use of my arms back. I consider this drug a sham and near-poisonous. | F | 74 | 8 years 20 mg. 1X day | 10/21/2019 | 1 | To Lower Cholesterol | General fatigue, aches and pains for years. Thought it was menopause. But recently--severe swolen/inflamation of the fingers/hands and wrist pain. | Have suffered with geneal aches and pains for years thinking very similar to alot of you, that it was just my age and I had to accept it! I have been suffering with severe swolen/inflamation of the fingers/hand & wrist pain for 8 months and attributed it to new blood pressure medicine or arthritis; however, after going off the new blood pressure meds for 5 weeks, I have noticed no remarkable change and have had blood work and x-rays indicating NO arthritis. But now after finding this site, I'm wondering if it has been the Lipitor all along all of a sudden after taking it for 7.5 years. I am discontinuing the Lipitor immediately to see if I can find any change and relief. I agree with so many of you in saying that no cholesterol lowering drug is worth this kind of result! Thank you everyone for taking the time to write so we aren't prisoners to just our doctor's advice! | F | 58 | 7.5 years | 4/8/2005 | 5 | elevated LDL cholesterol | none I can attribute directly to the medication. | One must follow liver function tests (e.g. SGOT, SGPT) to insure no significant injury to liver cells. | M | 56 | 7 years | 2/17/2005 | 4 | high cholesterol | I've really had no side affects what so ever. I have blood work done regualarly to check my cholesterol levels. I've had high cholesterol since I was 19, now I'm 38 and have been on this medication since 1997. My cholesterol is still high but not as high. In Canada the rating should be below 5.20, with being on this medication its still about 6.24 were in 1997 my level was 8.45. Its come down quite a bit, but I do exercise and watch what I eat as well. | F | 38 | 7 years | 4/28/2004 | 4 | high cholesterol | I think I've been ok with this medication. I was diagnosed with high cholesterol when I was 19, I'm now 38 and started on Lipitor when I was 31. Prior to starting Lipitor my cholesterol level was 8.45(Canada),in Nov/03 my level was down to 6.24. Its still a bit high,(Canada the levels are measured different then the US, levels should be below 5.20). My mother and I are both recipients of high cholesterol. I do suffer migranes, back aches sore neck. I do exercise regualarly, but still have pains. I am always tired, but I really don't know if this is caused by the medication. I have never mentioned this to my doctor, because I just thought this was caused by my job and being run down with dealing with my children. | F | 38 | 7 years | 4/28/2004 | 3 | to lower cholestral | I stumbled across this website which was nothing short of a miracle to me. I was searching for answers on why I am in such pain throughout my body, mental confusion at times and also short term memory loss which all seemed to be growing steadily worse for the past few years. I blamed it on stress (with a dying husband), arthritis, advancing age etc. and even discussed leg pain and body cramps with my doctor which he attributed chiefly to age and arthritis. I even had tests done on arteries to see if that could be the cause as I have an aortic aneurysem and thought perhaps my problems could be from poor circulation or blockage somewhere. They all checked out okay. It has been unbearable for several weeks now off and on and I suffered fatigue, lack of energy and growing depression and a feeling a fragility where I had always been a strong woman until recent years. I looked up fibromyalgia thinking I might have that but when I casually looked up lipitor the ratings leaped out at me. These people all were experiencing my symptoms!!! THANK YOU for providing this web site it may very well have saved my life. I am contacting my doctor immediately and as of now no more lipitor. | It did lower my cholestral but greatly lowered my quality of life and I guess I am going to do exercise and have joined weight watchers and see if I can control it in that manner. I am 67 and have been on Lipitor for several years with the symptoms growing steadily until now unbearable. | F | 67 | 7 years | 1/2/2002 | 3 | High LDl | Muscle and joint aches in arms, elbows, and calves. Felt worse when woke up. I'm 53 and it made me feel 83. Lots of gas. | Been taking for 7 years. Symptoms appeared first last yr - early 06 - stopped taking for two months, restarted and symptoms came back summer of 07. Dosage for past 2 yrs has been 40 mg once a day. | M | 53 | 7 years | 11/24/2007 | 3 | High LDL | Anxiety, paranoia | I went to see my doctor and told him about my discovery. First he was a bit reluctant but in the following meeting he already told me that he had read about Lipitor’s psychiatric side effects. He therefore put me off Lipitor completely and suggested a much lower dosage of 10mg Crestor. In addition, he prescribed a new medication: Niacin, beginning with 500mg the first month and then increasing to 1,000 in the second (with the ultimate aim of reaching 2,000 in the fourth monthly). Bottom line: When I discontinued Lipitor two months ago my LDL reached 165. This week my blood test indicated an LDL level of 124. So, after being helped by folks on this website I hope I can be of some help to others who suffer from statin side effects. Therefore, here is what I’ve done during the past two months: - Took 500mg of Niacin during the first months and 1,000mg during the second; - Took a total of 10 Crestor pills (10mg which are equivalent to 20mg of Lipitor) per month, i.e., one every three days. - Two natural pills of Phytosterol. - A cup of tea made of olive leafs. Now, I do believe that when I reach the maximum intake of Niacin in two months (2,000mg) the LDL will drop from 124 to 100 (the level required for diabetics). Good luck, folks! | M | 66 | 7 years 40mg 1X day | 7/7/2012 | 3 | High LDL | Anxiety, paranoia | The Niacin medication I was referring to in my posting of 7/7/12 is called in some countries "Niaspan". | M | 66 | 7 years 40mg 1X day | 7/12/2012 | 3 | heart by-pass in 2004 | headaches, pain in throat , tingling in side of face, severe bouts of anxiety and depression-loss of reason to live! nausea | does lower my cholestoral | M | 60 | 7 years 80mg 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 3 | to control my cholestrol | I Have been on lipitor for several years. I have noticed over the last few years that I have not been feeling well. The last couple of months I have been suffering with vertigo. I have had all kinds of test and they all come up negative. I decided to go off lipitor about three days ago to see if this is causing it. I have a freind with the same problem and is on lipitor for about the same amount of time as I have been on it. I'm hoping that this dizziness will go away in time now that I have stopped lipitor. None of my doctors will admit that is lipitor causing the problem. | M | 66 | 7 years | 10/3/2004 |