CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)

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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)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTORCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  
1X day
9/18/2012
 5   none Glad there are no side effects as of yet! Will be retesting lipid levels soon. M 3 months
9/5/2005
 5  
4/22/2007
 5  --- -- Dear Sir or Madam, I am a German journalist and I am asking for your help: I work for “Frontal 21”, an investigative political TV magazine produced by the German TV station ZDF. (learn more: zdf.de) If you are suffering or suffered from side effects of Crestor, please, help me in my efforts to prevent similar cases in Germany. I am trying to prevent the impending facilitation of drug approval in our country by reporting on cases like yours. It would assist me greatly if you contacted me by email. M
1/17/2007
Email
 5  cholesterol None noticed over 5 years so far I have pleased with the results. I had been taking Zocor which was ok but began to become less effective after a few years. Switched to Crestor 10mg and have had great ldl/hdl readings since. I am very interested in the new indication of Crestor for Athero treatment M 5 years
1/21/2008
 4  Heredity high Cholesterol levels Tiredness, Weakness in the Legs, Dizziness, Hightened Anxiety levels I had been suffering high Cholesterol levels for years. Tried Astrovastatins, Simvastatins of brand names such as Zocor Provachol. Hope i spelled that one right and Liptior of some that I rememeber. Lipitor worked well for me in getting my Cholesterol level down. Unfortunately I was very intollerant to it. Being unsuccessful in keeping my Cholesterol down with adequate and effective treament without drastic side effects was not good for me. I ended up with a triple bypass. Cardiologist got me on to 40 mg Crestor since along with Lipidil. Lipidil works on my lower intestine enzime and Crestor on my Liver to reduce my Liver from producing too much of the Bad Cholesterol LDL. This combination worked great and my Cholesterol is now down to a correct level. Good for me, because I don't want another zipper down the middle of my Chest again or worst just drop dead one day. After all" I am only 53 years old and I like to hang around a little longer yet. Now Crestor is giving me trou M 8 months
9/22/2008
 3  High Cholesterol-over 300 Elevated liver enzymes, that have continued to go up since taking Crestor. M 2 years
6/21/2005
 3  High risk.cholesterol Seem to be having pains. Lowerleft stomach feeling ill Is. This drug safe M 1 months
2/28/2017
Email
 2  high cholesterol 9-8 now down to 4-2 1 days
8/29/2016
 2  Atheroschlerosis & high cholesterol Lightheaded, numbness in feet, sleep problems Had 3 stents placed this year and must work to keep cholesterol level below 200. Started Crestor 10mg a few months ago and am now feeling lightheaded and experiencing numbness in my feet. Will try taking Crestor at different time of day/evening to see if it makes a difference. Am also having problems falling asleep at night. If this continues, will ask doctor to lower the dosage. M 3 months
11/16/2008
Email
 1  High Chlestrol Have been taking Crestor for two weeks and have developed pain in my back, arms, shoulders and pains in my left chest. I am 61 years old and this is not normal for my body since I worked out and got sufficient exercise. IF the pain/etc continuse I will definately stop taking crestor and take my chances! M 12 days
11/9/2008
 1  calestrol high
4/9/2009
 1  High Colestrol I felt like I was 80 years old (I'm 49 and never had this problem) I hurt everywhere, in my joints muscles head. I have been off this for two days and still cannot get up from a chair without hurting in all my joints. I give up, this is the 6th med that I've tried and my cholesterol just keep going up and the Meds are killing me.
12/22/2007
 1  High Cholesterol Sleeplessness, muscle discomfort in legs, trouble concentrating, short-term memory loss I was taking a low dose of lipitor on and off for about 8 months. I started to have trouble sleeping, but thought it was just stress. My doctor switched me to Crestor and told me to be more diligent about taking it. After about 2 months I thought I was falling apart due to my lack of sleep and muscle pain. I want to the doctor and my CK levels were above 500. I was taken off the crestor about 7 weeks ago. The pain has lessened, but has not gone away. I am wondering now if anything can be done to help with the pain. M 3 days
4/13/2008
Email
 1  Cholestrol poor Extreme muscle joint and aches akin to arthritis. So sore I cannto sit in my car or on a plane. My hips went from healthy to aching in a week on Crestor. My shoulders got so sore I cannot sleep and my right hand has gone numb and tingles. I am also left with a limp penis after a lifetime of excellent "stiffies"! Crestor appears to be toxic to tens of thousands of people. Just LOOK at the number of people on this site. I discontinued it yesterday. I run hard and have reduce my weight to a healthy 180lbs. I would rather live short and feel good than be debilitated and die of acute pain thanks to Crestor! M 5 months
7/21/2009
Email
 1  high cholesterol Severe depression statin scam epidemic F 60 days
7/26/2009
 1  high cholestrol tiredness muscle wastage uri.e infections congestion M 1 days
10mg
6/26/2015
Email
 1  high cholesterol headache, insomnia, numbness across forehead, dry mouth, neck pain First doctor recommended Crestor because I had high cholesterol. Took 1 10mg pill. Felt horrible. Did not take it anymore. Saw another doctor several weeks later for what I thought might be a thyroid problem. He reviewed my blood work, saw the high numbers, recommended I try Crestor again. Tried it once more. Felt horrible. The neck pain that I thought was my thyroid acting up, I'm sure now was caused by the Crestor. Right in the middle of my neck. That pain had gone away after I stopped taking Crestor (but I thought I should get it checked out). When I took the second dosage of Crestor, yep, it came back again. After reading these comments I am sitting here (at 1:30 in the morning, I might add, I cannot sleep) feeling dizzy, with my head hurting, and I'm pretty mad. Will not take this again. F 1 days
10mg 1X day
8/8/2015
 1   I was put up to 40mg 6 days ago from 20mg which id been on for 6 weeks . As soon as the dose was increased I started having violent shakes and developed a high fever as well as muscle and hip pain . I've been off it altogether now for 4 days and am still having shivering attacks pretty much all day due to my fever. Does anyone know how long the side effects take to go away after stopping it ? I'm desperate, feel so so sick and will NEVER take statins again . F 6 weeks
40mg
10/21/2015
Email
 1  high cholesterol Lowered my bad cholesterol nad raised the good, but at a terrible expense on my body. Took crestor for six months - Upper back pain, lower back pain, shoulder blade pain, chest pain, abdominal pain, burning sensation under breasts. Fired last doctor because he denied for months that crestor was the problem. Last visit I complained more about pain, he told me to quit taking it immediately. Been off it for 2 1/2 months. Most pain gone, but some still lingers. Terrible drug. I wouldn`t use it to poison a rat. I will never take a statin again. The medical community does not know enough about statin side effects. M 6 months
10/2/2007
  

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)

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