CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CRESTOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | high cholesterol; prediabetic | I'm no longer taking this medication. | M | 53 | 10 mg 1X day | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 2 | Hereditary | I'm no longer taking this medication. Muscle weakness, soreness, forgetfulness! Had to quit due to ab cramps along with leg cramping! Elevated blood sugar and now I'm t2dm! Great! | Now diabetic due to Crestor! I wish i had known beforehand! I never would've agreed to that poison! | M | 65 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 5 | High Cholesterol | Absolutely no side effects...taken at bedtime so if there are any side effects, I don't notice them while sleeping. | Bad cholesterol went from the 120's to 58 in 3 months | M | 66 | 6 months 5 1X day | 1/22/2024 | 1 | High TC and High LDL | Pain in hand, back pain and progressively higher A1c over time. Now I’m pre diabetic with a recent A1c of 5.7 even though I’ve worked out daily for last twenty years and I’ve never been overweight and my diet is Mediterranean and fairly low in carbs. | Is there an alternative statin that doesn’t raise my A1c and reverse my pre diabetes? | F | 78 | 2 years 40 mg 1X day | 1/21/2024 | 3 | High cholesterol | Fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, pins and needles right hand, brain fog, depression, lack of interest. | The muscle weakness came on gradually but it made me try stopping. Fatigue, muscle pain and weakness went away quickly. Brain fog and mild depression took a bit longer. I like what it did for my lipids so I'll probably start it again but take breaks. | M | 53 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 11/10/2023 | 4 | high cholesterol | none this is a small dose. | M | 53 | 1X day | 8/18/2023 | 5 | Moderately elevated LDL | I have had no side effects at all. I go to my doctor regularly and get my blood work as she orders it. Not one problem. I am a nurse and if I had muscle aches I would take the supplement CoQ10 which sometimes helps but I have not needed to do that. This is effective for lowering my cholesterol, it is completely normal. | I am happy that I am not building plaque in my arteries. I am not interested in having a stroke any time soon. They run in my family strongly. | F | 63 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 5/9/2023 | 1 | previous stroke | Constant chest tightness, getting bad out of breath, dry eyes memory problems. All heart and lung testing came back normal. It is the drug | Lack of warnings on all effects, especially hidden information that would be important to know. I had all kinds of tests done on my heart including 30 day monitor, pulmonary functions tests, ekgs, ct scans and x rays, it is the drug | F | 67 | 2 months 20mg, 10mg 1X day | 5/8/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol 7.2 | Swollen hand fingers and arm . Burning in chest . Headaches | Used tablets before got my cholesterol down but too many side effects | F | 60 days 5 mg 1X day | 5/8/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | I was taking 10 mg with no obvious side effects except occasional nausea. My doctor raised the dosage to 20 mg and within a month I had constant nausea and stomach pains. I told my doctor they were the same symptoms I had when I took Synthroid, which has lactose, and I thought there was a lactose problem. He looked up the lactose amount and found that the 20 mg dose had twice the amount of lactose as the 10 mg. He switched me to lactose-free fluvastatin and I am fine now. | F | 84 | 0 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 4/9/2023 | 1 | Familial high cholesterol | Lower back pain was so too much to handle. Muscle cramp, headaches & really weird dreams. I felt better within 24 hours when I stopped taking it. | Some people cannot tolerate this drug. Even 5mg was too much for me. Change diet & walk more. | F | 62 | 19 days 10mg - 5mg 1X day | 2/21/2023 | 1 | Cholesterol=6.8 | Side effect start after 30days taken...dry cough non stop, sore throat,fever, terrible joint and muscle pain,chest tightness and fire burning sensation....after stop 2days sore throat,dry cough and fever gone...I'm already stop crestor 18days joint pain and chest tightness still have...and have allergic reaction nose pain like fire burn...better eat Vegetarian then take this evil crestor...the side effect and allergic reaction will slowly build up once the medicine control your body....i know some people won't have side effect..but long terms your blood sugar will spike,i already test once i stop crestor my sugar drop... | If no medicine can heal u...try tradisional way like 500years ago how they healing buy roots,vege,fruits and leave....don't eat chicken,duck,cow,goat,wild animals....take fish only...if still can't heal...Pray to God | M | 43 | 45 days 10mg 1X day | 2/19/2023 | 2 | Hereditary | Overall soreness! Now the hips are affecting my exercise routine! Scans reveal nothing's wrong with the hips! I feel I've aged 30 years in the last 4! I'm not sure it's worth the pain for only another month to my lifespan! | M | 65 | 4 years 20 1X day | 2/17/2023 | 1 | Elevated cholesterol | Terrible pain in right leg practically unable to walk and i was worried i would lose my job due to so much pain and having to call sick in several occasions,finally i went to the doctor because i had blood in the urine and he told me to stop taking this terrible medication .also affected my memory and hair appears to be thinning ,not knowing what it was i started taking all sorts of vitamins and natural products ,but only work for little time and the pain returned until i stop taking rosuvastatin after 2 days the pain started to disappear and was able to walk with less pain, i hope i feel back to normal in a week from now. | F | 60 | 6 months 10 1X day | 1/19/2023 | 2 | Familial Hyperlipidemia | Was taking 10mg per day for 2 years, then doc increased to 40mg. Due to the power of suggestion, I don't typically check side effects until I feel the need to or have unexplained issues. In this case I have developed the following: thinning hair, joint pain throughout, lower back, ankle and neck pain, foggy thinking, muscle weakness in legs. | In addition to the Crestor I have drastically changed my diet and my cholesterol dropped but my doctor wants my numbers 20 points lower. Wish there was a better solution. | F | 61 | 3 months 40mg 1X day | 11/7/2022 | 5 | M | 55 | 0 days 1X day | 10/12/2022 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe joint pain. After 3 months, suddenly starting to lose hair. | Started on 20 mg, experiencing bizarre random joint pain (hip, ankle, wrist) and fatigue. Had no idea what was happening, then when I went for my first refill, I asked my pharmacist about my symptoms.. she confirmed these were common side effects from Crestor. My doctor now has me take it every other day, less pain but now after 90 days my hair is falling out. All done with this poison. | F | 70 | 90 days 20mg 1X day | 10/12/2022 | 1 | Higher LDL | Joint pain in my shoulders and neck region, terrible dreams, sore hands with shooting pains in both my hands and legs. tenderness in my arm pits. | I know my body reacts strongly to new medications. So the initial perscribed does was 5 mg. I decided for me it was best to cut the pill in half to 2.5 mg. First full day, my hands started to ache and the night before I had crazy dreams. Day two, my left shoulder was in excruciating pain. Then the following week, shooting pains in my hands and feet, brain fog in the morning. missed a day and the next day was feeling much better. Then back on, the side effects were coming back. Might be fine for people who feel unhealthy to begin with my this isn't worth dealing with borderline high cholesterol. Called my doctor and said, no more, find something else for me! | M | 59 | 14 days 2.5 MG 1X day | 10/11/2022 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Side effects crept up on me. Headaches, thoracic spine pain, achy shoulder blades and ribs. Pain between my shoulder blades like someone sitting on my back. Unable to take a deep breath. Ibuprofen helped very little. Chiropractor and physical therapist sessions helped temporarily and then my back spasms would return. Affected my ability to work. I spent a lot of time lying on a heating pad. Finally, I skipped taking the pills for 2 days and my pain diminished 50 percent. Been off 6 days and my pain is gone!! Doctor doubted it was the statin because of being on a low dose and attributed to posture at my desk job and/or my anxiety. | The medication worked very well to lower my overall cholesterol from 289 to 189 when I took 10mg for one month. I reduced to 5 mg because of constant headaches and maintained good numbers in the months afterward but seems the muscle cramps and pain developed over time. | F | 63 | 5 days 5 mg 1X day | 10/6/2022 | 2 | High Cholesterol | I've been taking rosuvastatin for only two days. The first night I started experiencing muscle pain, and a slight headache. On the second day, the headaches are the worst, sharp pains. This is terrible. | This medication is a NO for me. This Is Terrible! Asking God For Help. | M | 61 | 2 days 20 MG 1X day | 8/23/2022 |
CRESTOR (ROSUVASTATIN): Rosuvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps to prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Talk with your doctor for more details. FDA Approval Date: 2003-08-12 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)