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 |
| 1 | PAD | Woke up after just one 10mg dosage and was near vomiting disoriented and had cramps in my arms , My Internist took right off as I don't have heart disease .no more statins. | M | 73 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/14/2015 | 1 | High cholesterol | Over the course of the past year I've experienced, short term memory loss, extreme fatigue,joint pain, especially in my knees. I also had reflux, that until I found this site, thought it was unrelated.Doc put me on Lipitor, when I complained that Tricor was making me tired...Lipitor was 10X WORSE !!! | I WILL NEVER TAKE ANY STATIN EVER AGAIN !! Since I found this site--I thought all the symptoms were caused by other things..Now I know that Tricor started the problems, Lipitor made them much worse....NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS ARE THE WAY TO GO !! Just Google "Natural Alternatives for Lipitor"....I've been off this killer drug for 6 weeks, and feel great !! No fatigue, memory is back, knees still hurt, but hopefully, they rebound too..Doctor is PISSED-----I'M THRILLED !!! | M | 45 | 1 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | Within 1 month time developed severe depression, inability to pull myself from bed, headaches everyday, and felt like I was coming down with flu. | I will never take statins again. My doctor referenced Lipitor as a | F | 39 | 1 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | lower cholestrol | migrane headaches, very very blurry vision, at times felt like i'm going blind, severe muscle pain and dizziness. | call your physician to change medicine immediately if you've side effects like mine as this is what I did. | F | 55 | 1 days | 1/19/2005 | 1 | high cholestrol | Extreme muscle problems and joint pain. | In only one day of taking lipitor I nearly died. I was 45 years old when I took lipitor. Terrible mistake. My son almost died after taking lipitor for two months. His liver was functioning at only 50% and he was saved by being admitted into the hospital for 3 days. His cholestrol went up dramatically not down. | M | 40 | 1 days | 2/21/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | Side pain-both..after a check up was informed I had a non alcoholic fatty liver which is a side effect of taking lipitor...i was not told until after the blood test...stopped lipitor at once | Lipitor supposedly helps lower cholesterol but can damage other organs... That's horrible | F | 1 days 20mg | 8/10/2016 | 1 | Very high cholesterol | very very hungry all the time even if I ate something | F | 62 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 9/7/2017 | 1 | High cholesterol and tri-gs | Extremely scary reaction after only one dose. Terrible and I do mean terrible stomach pains after about 45 minutes. Almost called the squad because something major had to be going on. This was followed by muscle aches all throughout my upper body and finally just a grogginess with a headache which I'll take any day compared to the first things. | I most certainly will NOT be taking this again. Once was more than enough. Will try diet, exercise, vitamins, etc. | F | 55 | 1 days 40MG | 6/22/2018 | 2 | Elevated Ldl | Tired, insomnia, weight gain, short term memory loss, fatigue, low blood pressure(seizure), mild headaches, loss of balance, loss of appetite and debilitating lower back pain making it hard to walk | Nothing I was able to learn about the side effects mentioned what I have experienced! | M | 68 | 0 days 20 mg | 6/24/2020 | 1 | High cholesterol | Nausea | Horrible decision to take Lipitor. Stay away. | F | 43 | 0 days 10 MG | 2/24/2020 | 1 | Achy legs, joints, and back | Been on it a year and symptoms got worse Doctor is not sure why that would happen so much later after you taken it. I said what else could it be. No answer | F | 56 | 0 days 20 | 5/5/2018 | 1 | Borderline cholesterol / history | Ear ringing, anxiety feeling with heart palpitations, lightheadedness, insomnia, and muscle and joint aches especially if my shoulders and elbows. | I have been taking 10mg as a precaution for a couple years. Went and saw a cardiologist just for family history and he upped me to 40 mg and an aspirin. I had no problems with the 10 mg but as soon as I was up to 40 and the aspirin within a couple weeks I started getting heart racing palpitations, anxiety feeling, ear ringing and lightheadedness. Talk to my GP and he said to discontinued Lipitor and aspirin for a month to see if side effects go away. This is crazy and I hope no one else has to go through this. Now instead of being able to sleep in I also wake up at like 4 or 5 a.m. every morning. | M | 45 | 0 days 10 then 40 1X day | 11/11/2020 | 1 | To raise my Low HDL (GOOD)/B -150 | I've not started the drug, but it was perscribed to me by my DR. for having low HDL (good). I've talked to a lot of people and researched this drug and I've found nothing GOOD about it. I am going to try alternative (herbal) medications to rise my good HDL levles. | Afraid of side effects and I don't want to jepordize my health by adding a drug to my system that can harm me! | F | 31 | 0 days | 7/2/2006 | 1 | High Cholesterol | None | Had to stop taking due to extreme Muscular pain in my ankles and I couldn’t walk to work | M | 55 | 0 days 40mg 1X day | 5/24/2021 Patient History | 1 | I refused to take it | Thank God, I found this site | Pfizer Inc. (maker of Lipitor) AMOUNT AT ISSUE: $$$ Pending Cholesterol-Fighting Drug Tied to Liver, Kidney Injury The Kahn Gauthier Law Group is investigating possible legal actions against Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin), to recover for liver or kidney damage suffered by patients prescribed Lipitor. Like other drugs in its class (the statins), Lipitor can cause elevated liver enzymes. In clinical trials, this occurred in 0.7 percent of the patients, but the rate was much higher for those taking the 80 mg dose. Another serious side effect of Lipitor and other statins is a condition called rhabdomyolysis, in which muscle cells break down and release potentially toxic cell contents into the bloodstream. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include muscle pain, tenderness and weakness--most commonly in the calves and lower back. Malaise, fever, dark urine, vomiting and nausea can also be symptoms. The most feared consequence of rhabdomyolysis is acute kidney failure, occurring in 30-40% of the cases. Some of the warning signs of liver failure are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark urine, and generalized skin discoloration. For more information on this case, you should become a member of ClassActionAmerica... | F | 46 | 0 days | 4/5/2005 | 1 | Recommended by doctor | You've all been instrumental in warning me away from statins, so I didn't take up my doctor's recommendation to begin using them. Zero days usage, so no side effects. | Huge thanks to all who have shared their pain here. I'm a 61 year old male who just returned from an annual physical exam. My blood pressure was 120 / 70, pulse was 67, normal respiration, yada - yada. My last blood work showed cholesterol of 186, without 'benefit' of any medication. Despite all the above, he suggested putting me on a low dose statin!! I backed away slowly, then broke and headed for the nearest exit. Thank you for sharing the lies you've been told and the funky effects of the cure! Dennis | M | 61 | 0 days 0 1X day | 12/23/2015 | 3 | Cholesterol | I have had several boughts of severe muscle cramps that lead to dehydration. I have had these while on Lipitor and Zocor. There is no way I can be dehydrated because I am now aware of the problem and drink water and gatorade consantly when I am outside. This site has been amazing to me. I am 37 and have been on statins for 13 years. Other than the cramps I also have fatigue, muscle twitching, foot pain (10 x-rays), and numbness and tingling in the hands and arms. | I went to the doctor last week about the cramps, and he took me off Zocor and I am going to wait and see how things are doing. The drugs do lower cholesterol. | M | 37 | 13 times | 9/4/2004 | 1 | to lower my cholesterol | I had muscle cramps and muscle pain. I had muscle pain in my chest. After I quit taking Lipitor for 3 days the pain was almost gone. | M | 54 | 7 times | 2/2/2004 | 1 | Tot. chol 200+ Bad HDL/LDL ratio | Nagging muscle pain between and just below my shoulder blades, persistent fatigue, moderate insomnia, increasingly unable to focus or stay | I took 20mg/day for over four years before the totality of the side effects and their likely root cause finally hit me over the head. The adverse effects were insidiously gradual in their development which kept the alarm bells from going off sooner. Like many, I attributed each individual symptom to | M | 47 | 4 times | 2/25/2005 | 2 | Hyperlipidemia | Not sure if related, but increase in burning sensations in legs and hands started around the time this drug was added to my list | F | 48 | 2 times | 7/19/2004 |