CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)

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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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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
 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
 1  High ldl Severe muscle cramps. I’ve never had cramp to speak of before - these cramps were widespread and crippling. Cramps stopped after discontinuing drug. Tried stopping drug for 2 weeks then restarting . The result was the same except worse on the 2nd occasion. The cramps affected thighs.calves,back ,arms and hands. I would not like to experience the pain again. M 72 7 days
5mg 1X day
7/15/2022
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 1  Genetic high cholesterol Started with night time leg cramps and progressively worsened. Doc said I had to increase dosage to get it down. My cramps became severe nerve and shin / lower leg pain. Excruciating pain, and I'm tough after 3 spine fusions. I couldn't walk and sweating with weakness. Scared as I live alone. Crawled to my bathroom in the middle of the night. Had to lie on my bathroom floor for hours before I could move. I'll take my chances with a heart attack before I take Crestor again. . Will try Repatha injections. Horrible side effects! F 64 4 weeks
5 and 10mg 1X day
6/13/2022
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 1  Have high cholesterol,had 2 TIA's After having 2 'tiny' TIA's, in addition to very high, familial, cholesterol my heart Doc put me on this drug. I have a long (30 yr.) history of bad reactions to statins. Crestor was one of them. He felt the risk of not taking it outweighed the risk of taking it. So I tried. At the 25 day mark I quit. Why? 1. Cold dull ache moves up & down both legs and both arms. Feet ache. 2. Arms feel like lead. 3. Increase in GERD symptoms. Constant acid in throat & stomach. 4. Constant, serious brain fog, can't focus or concentrate, easily frustrated, angered. 5. Off balance, floating, visual disturbances. I should not be driving. I was off the drug for 5 days, the symptoms went away. As a test, I went back on it and in 2 days the symptoms returned. I am now between the proverbial rock and a hard place. I don't want a more serious stroke but I can't function while on Crestor. I think it is unconscionable that the drug companies produce any drug that carries serious side F 79 25 days
5 mg 1X day
6/11/2022
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 1  High cholesterol Rash .poison taste on tongue F 59 3 weeks
10 1X day
4/25/2022
 1  High cholesterol Itchy rash on face and neck,bitter taste on tongue F 59 0 months
20 1X day
4/14/2022
 1  High cholesterol Didn't realize this medicine was causing a lot of my symptoms over the yrs. Mostly in legs and dizziness when I sometimes get up to walk legs go numb now having severe pain. Been off only two days. No relief yet. My heart doctor doesn't think that's the cause but we will see. F 70 0 months
10mg 1X day
3/12/2022
 1  High cholesterol The first night I took Crestor no problems by day two I experienced a slight headache which progressed throughout the day, then started to feel weakness in my hands and muscle spasms in my legs. Then I started to feel feverish and notified my doctors office. They told me I couldn't possibly been having that reaction as it usually only causes sore muscles. They said it sounded like I had Covid or the flu. All test were negative! I stopped taking the medication on the 4th day and before I even had the negative test results back the headache and fever stopped! I was only on this medication 4 days and stopped using it! F 67 0 days
10mg 1X day
1/16/2022
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 1  High cholesterol Headache, abdominal pain, depressed, but worst of all fatigue and muscle weakness after only five days of 5 MG daily. I tried a statin ten years ago and said never again, but my MD thought I should try again….well, never again. I finished only five days. That was five days ago and still have zero energy. I tried to research how many people with “high cholesterol” need to be treated so that one stroke or heart attack could be prevented and could not find it. Is it one patient in a hundred, five hundred? At my age I’d rather live an enjoyable ten years without it, than fifteen years taking this stuff. Instead, I’ll continue to exercise. I’m also beginning to think this is a Big Pharma scam and scare. M 74 5 days
5 MG 1X day
12/8/2021
 1  High Cholesterol Stomach pain. Lethargy Flu symptoms but worst of all severe mood change irritability depression. Been taking different cholesterol drugs for years with awful side effects Stopped taking them, so my doctor referred me to a Specialist in the hope I would be nominated for a new drug which is given by iv every 2 weeks. At the consultation I was persuaded to try Crestor 5mg first and if it doesn't suit they would give me the new drug. 3 weeks in i feel so unwell physically and mentally. F 67 3 days
5mg 1X day
11/8/2021
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 1  High cholesterol Worst headache of my life every morning. Trembling, shaky weakness, knee pain, abdominal pain. But the headache. It was indescribable. I felt like going from the bed to the chair in the morning, that I would collapse and be found there on the floor. Two urgent care visits, an ER visit, multiple doctor visits, a cat scan -- no one suggested it may be my medication. I discovered it by finally realizing that I felt better when I accidentally missed a dose or two. It's poison for me. Even seeing the bottle makes me feel sick. F 54 3 months
10 1X day
11/4/2021
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 1  High cholesterol Headaches & migraines, depression, insomnia, constipation, joint pain I had been on Crestor for high cholesterol for several years, and along with it, I was on Wellbutrin for depression, Trazodone for insomnia, and Topamax for headaches. Over the course of last year, my headaches got steadily worse. By the beginning of this year, I was on 4 migraine medications, and nothing was helping. Then my doctor took me off Crestor because my liver enzymes were off. She started me on Zetia instead. Within a few weeks of being of Crestor, I started falling asleep in the evenings before I had even taken my Trazodone. Then I noticed my headaches were less frequent and I was in a better mood throughout the day. I was eventually able to stop taking 6 medications — my antidepressant, my sleeping medication, and 4 migraine medications — because almost everything I was taking a medication for was a side-effect of Crestor. I had been on so many medications, and I still felt awful all the time because of Crestor. I spent thousands of dollars in therapy trying to figure out what was wrong with me and why I was so depressed. My relationship with my husband was stressful, because I had absolutely no sex drive. Crestor cost me dearly for the past decade — financially, emotionally, physically. I would never, never, ever recommend this drug to anyone F 44 9 years
5 mg 1X day
7/19/2021
  

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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