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 |
| 5 | 1X day | 9/18/2012 | 5 | | 4/22/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol & Tryglcerides | At first, (5mg daily) nothing. Then the doctor upped the dosage to 10mg daily. Within days I began to experience stiffness and (Rheumatoid arthritis-like) pain in left hand. Muscle pain shoulder. | I have been on medication for Osteoarthritis for a year. Then the Cholesterol problem entered the picture. The first doctor put me on Crestor (5mg) which I took for 6 months. He left town to establish a practice elsewhere. I was assigned a new doctor who said that the 5mg Crestor wasn't doing enough with the Tryglcerides levels. He upped the dosage to 10mg daily and the Rheumatoid Arthritis pain and stiffness began. Great, so now I have no knees due to the Osteoarthritis and losing left hand to Rheumatoid Arthritis. As you can guess, I am not completely sold on this drug. I am going to ask the doctor if I can try something else. | 71 | 6 months | 11/9/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol 9-8 now down to 4-2 | 1 days | 8/29/2016 | 2 | High cholesterol | Very bad pain started after 3 months in hands fingers and legs | 56 | 5 months 10mg 1X day | 8/17/2020 | 2 | High LDL | At first, no side effects. It works very well at reducing LDL. After increasing my dose from 5, to 10, then 15 and lastly 20mg, Insomnia, post nasal drainage, cough, fatigue, depression, irritability. I reduced dosage to 10mg. The post nasal drainage and cough stopped, but insomnia, depression and irritability continued. I stopped taking crestor two days ago. Wife takes Crestor, 5mg with no negative side effects. | It worked really well to reduce LDL level. I just could not tolerate the negative side effects. | 67 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 9/27/2021 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe abdominal pain right out of the gate. | 68 | 1 days 20mg 1X day | 4/29/2021 | 1 | doctor prescribed as precaution | Thought I was going mad painful stomach, rashes, joint pain, palpitations, sore backache, sore joints, uncontrollable weight gain. ANGER LIKE YOU WONT BELIEVE. Stopping this stuff now always felt better when I forgot to take my meds. Now I know better | 48 | 6 months 202 | 9/18/2014 | 1 | High Cholesterol 300's | Back pain, sleep disturbance, feelings of despair, lethargy, energy loss, | Trouble with other statins, tried Crestor when chloesterol exceeded 300. Lots of aches and pain. Don't want to get up in the morning, can't sleep through night, lots of waking. Most alarming is the creeping up of multiple effects before one gets smart and stops taking it. When the feeling of despair set in I knew it was time to stop. Off only 3 days and much beter already. | 57 | 45 days | 7/20/2009 | 1 | My Lipid profile was flipped. | Weight gain due to dramatic increase in appitite. Leg cramps, so severe could not walk. It was like I was dehydrated after running. No Sex drive, and very stiff and sore joints especially in my hips. Bloating in stomach was horrible. | Starting taking Nicin time release and all symtoms have stopped. I even starting to lose the weight I gained. | 62 | 120 days | 1/8/2010 | 1 | Doctor recommended it/ cholesterol | Pain and hypersensitivity in feet and toes++ Paraesthesia in lower legs-walking like walking in Wellington boots. Severe Pain in buttocks, quads, hamstrings,back, shoulders Fatigue and difficulty climbing stairs or slopes. Not able to walk up Hills. | I know several others with similar symptoms who have not reported them, nor have their GP's! I believe that Crestor ought to be banned. | 74 | 28 days 10mg 1X day | 2/6/2014 | 1 | High cholesterol | memory loss, couldn't finish a sentence; distended stomach; vivid, weird dreams, abdomonial pain; feelings of depression even though I'm generally a happy person; feelings of anxiety; insomnia even though I'm tired | Symptoms were not noticable until the last few weeks. The emotional stuff that was happening was horrible. Have now stopped (it's been five days) and will not take any statins anymore. | 42 | 58 days 5 mg 1X day | 2/18/2014 | 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 | calestrol high | | 4/9/2009 | 1 | Cholesterol | 2nd time taking it - two years apart. Leg cramps, passing out, dizziness, anxiety...told doctor had bad reactions before...prescribed it anyway. He should have to take it! | I stopped taking immediately and plan to find new doctor. One who will listen!!!! | 49 | 6 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | 1X day | 10/10/2012 | 5 | High Cholesterol | Some foot and shoulder pain, however I have occasionally suffered these pains before taking this drug and it may be a coincidence. These discomforts only occured for several months and I have had no more problems. | It lowered my cholesterol to within normal levels which a strict diet did not do. Have had no other side effects and it has reduced my risk of cardiac infarction which can only be a good thing. I also try to maintain a good diet and exercise daily. | F | 60 | 9 months 5 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 5 | high cholesterol | Extremely bad headaches, hard to work or sleep thru them. shoulder tension and pain, possibly connected to the headache or vice versus. I have a family history of high cholesterol, and in my teen years had high cholesterol, but thru diet and exercise involvement in school, my cholesterol was within normal limits for years, until this year when it shot back up to high levels. My Dr started me on Crestor, which I don't take any meds and am pretty healthy so I was skeptical. I want to be healthy though I am a single mom of a 2 year old and he needs me, but I am no good to him if I am missing work, and miserable, and I mean honestly I started to feel depressed and angry and it's Xmas time, and now reading the comments am thinking perhaps I am experiencing those in addition to these horrible headaches that OTC meds are not touching. I am stopping taking this med asap, hoping there is a better med with less side effects or I am going to have to try diet and exercise again. | F | 31 | 14 days 20 mg 1X day | 12/15/2011 | 5 | High cholesterol (260) | None | My cholesterol level has been about 160 since I started taking this drug. Personally, I believe a person can imagine they're having side effects if they really think it's going to happen. This drug, as well as others I take, have helped me tremendously. I'd like to live a long life and drugs can help me do that. | F | 51 | 2 years | 7/1/2006 | 5 | High cholesterol (260) | None | My cholesterol level has been about 160 since I started taking this drug. Personally, I believe a person can imagine they're having side effects if they really think it's going to happen. This drug, as well as others I take, have helped me tremendously. I'd like to live a long life and drugs can help me do that. | F | 51 | 2 days | 7/1/2006 |
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)