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 |
| 2 | Hiperlipidemia | Leg Cramps, Elevated liver enzymes with 5mg daily | The drug worked, but I was really scred about the side effcts. | M | 48 | | 5/7/2005 | 2 | Slightly elevated cholesterol | Loss of feeling on bottom of both feet and feeling in ankles of severe arthritis like symptoms. Slightly blurred vision. Weird dreams. | Dosage was only 5 mg every other day but still had significant size effects. Had also tried Lipitor, 10 mg dosage every day, but it also caused numerous serious problems. | M | 77 | 4 months | 5/23/2005 | 1 | Cholesterl | Nausea daily, muscle aches, dry mouth. severe joint pain, general ill feeling 24 hours. | I feel Crestor is a dangerous slow acting poison, and would seek second opinion if your MD prescribes it in any dosage. | M | 71 | 90 days | 6/2/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | periferial neuropathy, muscle pain, muscle twitches, bad dreams | take the rest of your medicine and leave it in the garage for the rats | M | 48 | 6 months | 6/7/2005 | 3 | High Cholesterol-over 300 | Elevated liver enzymes, that have continued to go up since taking Crestor. | M | 2 years | 6/21/2005 | 1 | hyperlipedemia | I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy shortly after taking this drug . I am in pain 24/7 . | This drug should be banned , or people that are susceptible to serious adverse effects should be at least warned ! Dr's are very defensive about the statin drugs, and almost always deny the adverse events were caused by the statins . The cardiologist I went to got into an awful argument about this drug causing my neuropathy, and told me | F | 59 | 2 days | 6/23/2005 | 1 | to lower Cholesterol | Intense sciatica attack, damage to nerves. Drop foot and numbness in left foot. Needed crutches and walking stick to move around in first 6 months. Now after 2 years just about better still with some numbness. | This poisonous drug should be thoroughly investigated for its side effects on older people. It's all very well to test a drug on a healthy 30 year old | M | 63 | 5 weeks | 6/24/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | The prescription was 10 mg Crestor. Extreme pain in both shoulders. This was not like a muscle pain - there was no position to minimize the pain. Could not sleep at night. Tendon pain. Could not do a bicep curl even with minimum weight. | M | 61 | 4 months | 6/24/2005 | 5 | to lower chlorestrol-LDL is now 71 | I have shoulder aches, occasional leg cramps I blamed on lack of potassium but now I wonder, weight gain that I don't know what caused it. Started taking it because four other drugs had caused elevated liver enzymes. It has worked for the chlorestrol but...I wonder if it is causing my other problems. | I had four by-passes following a heart attack. I was taking Lipitor at the time. Needed something. | F | 70 | 10 days | 8/7/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Muscle wasting; weakness; fatigue; pain in calf; neck pain and pain at the base of the skullà | Asking Dr. for another option -- I don't like the way I am feeling | M | 40 | 4 weeks | 8/15/2005 | 5 | Cholesterol | None | After having bad side effects with zocor (stomach pains & extreme tiredness) switched to crestor 10 mg. after 5 mos cholesterol dropped from 240 to 140, LDL from 155 to 66 and Hdl rose from 38 to 50, with only a modest change in my diet. very satisfied with the results of this medicine. | M | 65 | 5 months | 8/24/2005 | 5 | Hypercholesterolemia | Bad dreams- | I take it the way they advise doing it in Asia, I started on 2.5mg every other day to | F | 58 | 6 months | 8/25/2005 | 5 | High Tryglycerides/Unstable angina | None | My LDL is 49, yes my LDL is 49, I know that sounds low, cardiologist says | M | 59 | 2 years | 8/25/2005 | 1 | High Colestrol | Foot numbness,weak legs,needles and pin pain from knees down. Been to scores of Dr`s and even been tested for high blood sugar thinking that was the cause of peripheral neuropathy. I think it was Crestor. I had a bad reaction to it and it allmost killed me. | Law suit would be nice to get to the bottom of this killer drug! | M | 48 | 6 months | 8/30/2005 | 3 | Doctor switched from Lipator to Cre | After a 4 year period, I had a stress test and new doctor who switched me from Lipator to Crestor. My internet reading of Crestor is extremely negative and I am debating with the Dr as to why he thinks Crestor is Ok. Ive been on it for 2 months with no particular side effects noted.... | M | 67 | 2 months | 8/31/2005 | 5 | none | Glad there are no side effects as of yet! Will be retesting lipid levels soon. | M | 3 months | 9/5/2005 | 5 | High blood Lipids | None | Glad there are no side effects as of yet! Will be retesting lipid levels soon. Started with 5mg, now at 10mg. Lipitor made me nauseous and had flu like symptoms. | M | 41 | 3 months | 9/5/2005 | 2 | high LDH | first dose: swollen troat, musle aching, flu like simptons, weird feeling, I need to call my DR. | F | 33 | | 11/1/2005 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Diahrea EVERY DAYand increased anxiety. Other than that, nothing else really noticeable. Better than the side effects from Zocor for sure... | I hate the fact that I have to take any cholesterol drugs, but having been through Zocor and Lipitor, Crestor (10 mg) was the least bothersome of the three to me. I only take these drugs because I have to - not because I want to. In general I think Statins are all bad news and dangerous in some way. | M | 35 | 30 days | 11/22/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Weak knees. After a month on the drugs all of a sudden I discover my knees give on me. I teach stage combat and that is a real problem. No other reason for this to happen. I will stop the Crestor and see if the problem corrects itself. | My bad cholesterol numbers are down but now my son, a chiropractor, tells me there is no scientific evidence high cholesterol causes heart disease and some may be genetically disposed to high levels. He suggests the norms are not necessarily accurate for all. I already have high blood pressure and there is no doubt if I stay on these drugs I will need additional drugs before long to combat the symptoms they cause. Pretty darn frustrating. | M | 57 | 4 weeks | 12/5/2005 |
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)