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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 1  For high cholesterol Aches and pains in joints, then 3 months after starting loss of hearing in right ear. Also weight gain and swelling in upper part of belly. Have never felt so bad, like a 100 year old woman (I am 63) . Have been off 5 days some hearing coming back in rt ear and pains in joints getting a little better. Never ever again will I take this drug or recommend it! F 63 6 months
20 mg. 1X day
9/16/2012
 2  Cholesterol levels Extreme lethargy, dizziness, joint pain, weight gain. I don't believe I noticed side effects when I first started taking this drug. But after years on it, I began to suffer from the side effects. I was even seen by psychologists and psychiatrists due to apparent "depression," but I now believe that my symptoms were solely from the Crestor. I even ended up retiring from my job because I was having trouble getting through the day. Over the past six months or so, I've experiment reducing and eliminating Crestor. I felt much better and even lost weight both times I suspended the Crestor use. Each time I resumed taking the drug due to cholesterol levels, but I'm positively convinced that Crestor is the source the side effects. I have got to find a substitute treatment. M 67 5 years
30mg 1X day
9/14/2012
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 1  high cholesterol Immediately experienced nightmares followed by insomnia. Unable to sleep more than 3 hours per night. The cure feels worse than the disease. F 61 5 days
5 mg 1X day
9/8/2012
 1  High Cholesterol (Genetic) TERRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS!!!! In the beginning, it was great. The Crestor brought my cholesterol level down after taking it for only 3 months. NOW IT'S TERRIBLE! I am 64 and have always been a "bull" of a worker. I am not overweight, I am strong and have only ever been fatigued due to a long work day. I am terribly sore all over, all my joints are swollen and the back of my calves are on fire! I'm up for maybe two hours in the morning and am ready to go back to bed after breakfast. I am so tired and sore. My knuckles are so tight that I feel like my skin will split. I have always had the hands that could squeeze my own weight but now I feel tingling and numbness and I have no strength in my hands at all. Have a hard time pushing the button on my deodorant can and did not have the coordination or strength to clip my nails. It's horrible! I am off this stuff forever! M 64 9 months
10MG 1X day
9/6/2012
 1  High cholesterol Ok Always been a big strong man, !!! age 45 thought I better get my bloods checked moved to new area new doctor ,came back with high cholesterol ,Doctor recommended, I take Crestor 10 mg a day . I am about 6,3 surfer, cyclist, swimmer, jogger, generaly a fit guy ,but slightly overweight ,As I write this I'm lying on the sofa after just about walking, a course I used to run!!. This crap just didn't agree with me, after the first day ,bad headaches, so tired, dizzy spells, and just generally feeling strange,believe me it's really scary !!!! Finished taking it one day ago now feeling slightly better ,but still need to rest after pathetic exercise. I know I need to lose a few kgs, I have done it easily in the past, I enjoy keeping fit. IM going to try the natural way, nothing can be as bad as this!!! M 45 3 days
10 1X day
9/2/2012
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 2  High cholesterol I had been on 5 mg/day but my arms felt like I had over done bicep curls. I cut back to 5 mg every other day, which helped. Cholesterol and Tri-glyceride drop was dramatic. I recently obtained 10 mg and began taking every other day. I now have issues with dizziness to the point that I don't like to stand anywhere where I can't touch a solid object for fear of falling. I've decided to stop Crestor hope the dizziness will go away. I can't see living life like this. F 53 10 weeks
10 mg 1X O
8/28/2012
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 1  High cholesterol Severe body ache, flu like symptoms. Took medication twice. Going on the 3rd day now and I'm still suffering so much from body ache. It hurts so bad to move. Never again will I take this. I had no problem with Vytorin, I'm goin back to it. Dr. Told me ,vytorin breaks down muscles well this med is much worse, I can barely function any longer and I only took it twice. Beware people. Horrible medication with so many complaints from others this med should be outlawed. Truly needs to be OFF the market! M 60 2 days
10mg 1X day
8/25/2012
 1  high cholesteol Got severe shoulder pain so bad I had to take pain killers.I cut the dowager to 10 milagrams after 4 days the pain was 70 % gone. I'm going to stop taking altogether and bet it will be gone. I didn't have that pain before I took crestor M 58 7 months
40
8/1/2012
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 1  High cholesterol More crestor nightmares! 2 guys I know have come down with diabetes and cancer!!! Both had low cholesterol, down below 120! Both took statins...neither smoked nor drank and both exercised.....Statins are killers, do not take them! I got off of them after 8 months, Will never get back on them again, and will never go back to the doctor who prescribed them to me! It's the worst drug on the market! M 49 8 months
10 1X day
7/29/2012
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 1  cholesterol same as all the complaints of others, it causes all types of problems, I believe it caused my neuropathy. a friend believes it caused his diabetics. F 74 3 years
10 1X day
7/26/2012
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 1  cholesterol I have a few things going on that I think I can attribute to Crestor. My right shoulder joint is on fire to the point where it hurts to get dressed. I know I already have some arthritis in this shoulder, but the pain is far worse now. I easily scrape skin and bleed like crazy on the top of my arms from the elbow to the wrist. I never had this previously. If not that, I get large areas of blood under my skin if the skin does not break, in the same area, some as large as a quarter. I am also extremely weak and exhausted most of the time--I feel OK for about 3 hours in the morning each day, then the yawning begins. Short-term memory and focus is also a big problem, and I was just never that way. I recall years ago going off Lipitor and all symptoms I had then went away. I am going to go off of this now on my own, no matter what the doctor says becuase I can't live with the pain and exhaustion. I will report back, but am sure I will feel much better. M 60 1 years
10mg 1X day
7/12/2012
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 1  High Cholesterol (genetic) Tingling hands, sore, stiff ankles, hands, fingers, wrists. Sore shoulder blades. Basically, all joints stiff and sore esp in morning or after sitting long time. Mild loss of memory. Ringing in ears. I complained when I initially went on this drug but my doctor told me to stick with it because the soreness in joints would lessen after getting up in a.m. I have stayed on it for 4yrs but lately have noticed slight weight gain in belly and ever worsening hand stiffness and ankle soreness, now lasting most of day. I think my body was telling me ENOUGH of this drug. My doctor finally told me to stop it for two wks even though he doesnt think its the Crestor. One day later, my hands feel better and no ankle soreness. I can lift things again without screeching in pain! Thats with me only taking 2.5mg day! I was actually googling diseases like Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis b/c of the joint pain (although I had no other symptoms). I was desperate to figure out my joint pain because I didnt think it could be the Crestor b/c of the small amt I was taking. It obviously doesnt matter the amount. Any of this drug is tooooo much for my body to deal with. F 54 4 years
1/2 5mg 1X day
7/11/2012
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 1  high cholesterol swollen knuckles I was so happy to have my cholesterol now at 197 from 269..ldl down, hdl up, but blood sugar up and hands getting hard to use. Also tired and dizzy and confused at times.(I am active, work, and am normally alert) hope this will get better..off Crestor now. Will take supplements F 70 2 months
5 1X O
7/9/2012
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 1  High cholesterol Started on 5, started having terrible ly smelly urine, Then stiffness, some weakness. Recently was upped to 10 mg for high CRP, then, frequent Charlie horse cramps even in thigh and calves, bouts of exhaustion, stumbling. Stopped on own, symptoms got worse, then went away, including years of very stinky, dark and cloudy, dark and weird smelling pee. Doctor told me to go back to 5 mg and symptoms are now daily,: pain, cramps and legs stiff, feet burn and itch (sugar levels ok), sometimes foggy thinking, several night times up to urinate, no energy very stinky urine is back Would prefer to not take it or anything like it if possible. After second week of cold turkey stopping of the 10s, I felt better, pee smelled normal...just felt better. I hate being back on it, even at lower dosage. F 65 5 years
5 1X day
7/8/2012
 1  Cholesterol too high. I too had serious joint problems in wrist, elbows, knees. I put on weight. I was getting lumpy. My vision was affected. Hard to focus at times. I came here. I stopped taking Crestor. Improvements are very obvious. I do not blame the doctor that prescribed this, as it was in good faith to try and help me. Doctors do the best they can to help us. I appreciate them. No doubt that as time goes on more doctors will become acutely aware of some of these serious side effects. This just didn't do enough good to outweigh the bad. M 4 months
5 mg. 1X day
7/7/2012
 2  high cholestrol sternal and rib pain, upper abdominal pain, pain below R shoulder blade, tinitis, bloating, bowel movements with mucus. bilateral vitrial detachment of eyes. Most side effects decreased when drug stopped, but didn't go away completely. Return of abdominal, rib pain and bowel problems after 5 days of restarting Crestor. ultra sound detected no gall bladder problemes, unable to visualize pancrias, minor liver enlargement. slight WBC decrease. Switching to pravachol. Crestor was effectivly controlling cholesterol without the libido problems of Zocor. M 65 2 years
5 mg 1X day
7/6/2012
 1  high LDL In just 9 days and escalating daily, I now have daily frontal and top headaches and general scalp tightness, aggitated thinking with reduced concentration powers, poor short-term recall, calf muscle tenderness, weakened sense of balance, wrist joint and elbow soreness, feelings similar to kidney infection though normal urine color, sudden swelling of hands and feet, fuzzier vision, continual borderline nausea and loss of appetite, negative change in taste buds [ticks me off!], jittery feelings all day as though wound up by some breathing aide, a surprising number of dark bruises up to quarter size with no signs of clearing up soon, tingling of hand and foot 'palms' , sudden insomnia despite bodily tiredness. These folks' experiences are downright frightening. With 4 cardiac stents, I've been on all other meds for 1 or more years, so I'm positive my recent symptoms must be coming from Crestor. Having the habit of thoroughly reading the pharmacy company research reports, it sounded worth a try to control atherosclerosis which brought on the stents. I also wanted to control ascites, the swollen abdomen fluid issue, better. WRONG. Yesterday I searched the cloud for Crestor info. What a terrific site this is! I also searched natural foods which lower LDL -- and repeatedly got "EAT APPLES". One large or 2 small a day has been shown in repeated clinical tests of thousands of people to reduce LDL as much as 16% and also to help stabalize body insulin and reduce Alz risks as a bonus -- all without side effects. Apples also assist in keeping stents from clogging up and have a positive reduction effect on plaque in arteries. I'm pitching the Crestor and replacing it with those pectin-containing apples today! F 64 10 days
20 1X day
6/30/2012
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 1  high cholesterol I posted on the 26th, which showed up as the 27th. The guy with the right wrist, then elbow, then left knee, then left elbow going out. I had trouble opening a jar that had already been opened. I was in deep trouble. I googled, "crestor and joint pain," and came here. What a godsend. I have stopped taking crestor for about 62 hours now. What a remarkable recovery! I'm about 80% recovered and anticipate full recovery. It is nearly beyond belief that doctors don't warn patients going in about this. Some can take crestor with none of these effects and good for them. My wife has been on crestor and it has taken her cholesterol down with no serious effects. She has put on some pounds. That's something I forgot to mention. I put on 15 pounds with zero change to my diet on this crud. Again, the doctor didn't mention that. I had to google to find out. Since stopping I've already shed some pounds. Wow is this stuff toxic, a poison, for just far too many people. Thank God for the internet and a website like this one. This CorporaGov situation we in the U.S. find ourselves in doesn't much care for the individual. It's about $$$$$ and casualties are just fine.... especially if they start taking more med$/drug$ to try and counteract the effects of the med$/drug$ they've already been put on. Stinks. But again, happy ending. Had to post to encourage others that they too can have recovery. I understand some don't. But it appears many do. To whomever runs this website, Thank You! M 59 3 months
5mg 1X day
6/29/2012
 1  high cholesterol My right wrist and elbow started going out. Then my left knee. Then my left elbow. With associated pain. I went to braces and wraps for the joints. Looking at myself in a full length mirror was a hoot with all that bracing, wrapping. When the left elbow went wham (last night) I took stock. Something was really wrong. This all started clicking in after I started taking crestor. I googled, "crestor and joint pain," last night. I took myself off crestor today. Never again. Will avoid like the plague. There is huge and very serious disconnect for a doctor NOT to warn about these effects, which afflict a whole heck of a lot of people. If I had known I would have discontinued at the very first sign of effect. I'm glad that I've read that many have attained relief after stopping crestor. I hope to be in that crowd. M 3 months
5 mg 1X day
6/27/2012
 1  Cholesterol too high Started out with no side effects, and my cholesterol did come down. However, about 3 weeks ago, my legs began to ache, my feet swelled, and my hands soon followed suit. Then came the fatigue. I also have had a bizarre weight gain/ bloating, particularly around my midsection. I am tall and thin, so suddenly finding my clothes too tight really puzzled me. No doc tells you about that! Stopped taking it today and will not resume it. F 62 3 months
5 mg 1X day
6/12/2012

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