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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 4  cholesterol Lower body stiffness andlower left pain. Is crestor causing these problems for me. Do not want to take statin. Is there any other supplements Ican take for cholesterol? F 54 2 months
20mg
5/16/2016
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 1  High cholesterol After being on Crestor for 5 weeks I broke out in urticaria. Insanely itchy skin and lumps which started like a mosquito bite but over time spread into welts. Also the muscles in my legs started to lose their muscle tone. After three weeks working with the doctor trying to control the rash which he thought was eczema I lay awake one itchy night and read the patient leaflet about Crestor and it said a known but uncommon side effect was extremely itchy skin with raised red lumps, said it's an ellergic reaction and stop taking immediately. I continued with this medication for three weeks before realising I was allergic to it. I now feel like I've poisoned myself. It's only two days since I stopped taking Crestor and I'm much improved. No more feeling like hoards of ravenous ants are racing under my skin at night and the rash is diminishing. In a few more days it should hopefully be all gone. NEVER AGAIN. F 55 2 months
10mg 1X day
4/19/2016
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 1  Cholesterol Debilitating abdominal/back pain, exacerbated my acid reflux, body aches, bladder pain, bloated, cloudy urine, malaise, muscle cramps in legs, constipation, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, insomnia, dry mouth, foul taste in mouth, pounding in the ears, shortness of breath. After taking Crestor for only three days and off for 3, I still feel horrible. Have had to stay in bed, unable to work or function. I am in otherwise good health; no serious medical problems. I will never take another statin again, as quality of life is more important to me than longevity. I will continue with a healthy diet in lieu of medication. F 60 3 days
20 1X day
4/19/2016
 1  Elevated cholesterol & triglyceride Panic attacks, severe pain to front of ankles, worse with activity. F 47 4 days
25 mg
4/10/2016
 1  High cholesterol and LDL Muscle pain, spasms and cramping Loss of appetite (to point of nausea) Cognitive dysfunction and memory issues Headaches Unexplained skin lesions and sebhoreic dermatitis Can't sleep and nightmares Put on Crestor 3.5 months ago. Typical dose was ineffective so quickly raised to max dose. I feel terrible all the time, have muscle spasms and cramping all night long, and can barely function cognitively in order to work F 53 3 months
40 mg
4/6/2016
 1  High cholestrol and triglycerides Muscle spasm, joint and muscle pain, depression, tiredness, headaches, stomach pain M 61 2 months
20 1X day
4/4/2016
 2  high cholesterol/tryglicerides fatigue, pains in arms legs, shoulders, neck. back. insomnia, shortness of breath, hair loss, palpitations, temperatures. unfortunately in the 1970s big pharma found a way of making billions out of one single illness, as it has many symptoms and can be treated by one single drug, they decided in the UK to change the blood test levels so it would be almost impossible to get a diagnosis. One of the many symptoms is high cholesterol among others that have all gone on to be treated individually in most cases. That illness is Hypothyroidism please do your research if you look at Stop the Thyroid you will get a great insight into most of your suffering M 60 3 months
5mg 1X day
3/17/2016
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 1  High cholesterol and triglycerides Chronic memory loss, severe muscle pain in upper back, chest pain with edema in legs and abdomen, kidney failure, stuttering, chronic cardiomyopathy & a heart attack in August 2015 Just changed cardiologist as my Cardiomyopathy has become serious and I can no longer work or do simple tasks. I am in constant pain. Cardiologist states all of my symptoms are due to the large dosage of Crestor. Just started COQ10 regimen and are hopeful for relief if not reversal of symptoms. F 49 7 years
40 MG 1X day
3/13/2016
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 1  Very high cholesterol/ heart attack Depression ,terrible pain in joints, sickness, can't sleep at night, This drug should be banned ! Cholesterol came down for a while now it's back up ! Damned if you do take it and damned if you don't ! Surely not all these people can be wrong ? Surely this day and age they can make some drug to lower cholesterol without all these side effects .......? F 47 3 days
5mg 4X W
2/20/2016
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 1  high chlestrol The answers are here...all of the statin drugs are POSION..PHARMO MAKING MILLIONS POISONING US F 70 7 days
5
2/17/2016
 1  hyperlipidemia muscle pain in shoulders and arms, tachycardia, type 2 diabetes, foggy brain, elevated liver enzymes, early cataracts Refused statins for years, was convinced to go on them 7 years ago, tachycardia started soon after beginning statins -did not relate the two until I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a month ago (with NO risk factors except age, not overweight, no family history) and began to research. Liver enzymes are now elevated and cataracts have been found. All of these can be long term effects of Crestor. F 54 7 years
10mg 1X day
2/16/2016
 2  High cholesterol & triglycerides Very tired, constipation, depression, mental deficit and now I have hearing loss and ringing in my right ear. I thought it was my age. Usually I feel good I exercise and am upbeat. I have no ambition or focus. Crestor lower my cholesterol over 60 points but I feel sick. Would taking 5mg make me feel better. I would appreciate any input. F 61 5 months
10 mg
2/9/2016
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 1  High Cholesterol Severe pain on the top of both feet, shoulder, neck and back spasm. After trying all other statins and Ezetimibe this was the last one to try. Took it for 4 days and on day 3 had severe pains in feet, shoulder, neck and back. I have disc problems in my neck and back and this made it 10x worse. Stopped it for 4 days to see if it would get better and on day 2 it did. Restarted the drug to make sure it was that causing the problem and the next day my back is in a severe spasm. I will never take another statin. I'd rather live for a shorter time and have reasonable quality of life over a miserable existence on this poison!!! F 49 4 days
5mg 1X day
2/5/2016
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 1  Cholesterol was 9.3 (Australia) Severe restless nights, pain in joints, giddy, sore throat, little sleep during night, tired during day Shoulder pain, listless Fatigue My total cholesterol was 9.3, LDL very high, Triglic very high, Doctor said I could be dead within 5 years. Was put on 40mg Crestor, symptoms so severe he put me on 20, then 5 every other day, then 2 1/2mg I "chucked" the lot into the bin now! I still suffer from VERY poor sleep, average 4-5 hours a night, still get very tired during day. I rather cut out most of my food and live on VEGETABLES will also try BERGAMOT CHOLESTEROL CARE tablets. DONT take Statins, my sister-in-laws Mother took Crestor for years and now only has 20% kidney function left (stage 4) and what medication did the doctors take her off first? CRESTOR. DONT TAKE STATINS!!!! F 68
2 1/2-5 1X day
2/1/2016
 1  High cholesterol Developed unbearable pain in front left thigh, mixed in too many Advil a day to compensate, bought thigh bands, foam roller, physical therapy and no improvement. Prescribing Dr and PA didn't want to believe it, so I stopped. 3 months later pain is not gone but not debilitating. I hope I didn't permanently damage my muscles. Now my Dr wants me to try another Statin because my Lipids are up and was told I have a 1 in 5 chance of cardiovascular disease in 10 yrs. I'll give it a try for a month. If symptoms get worse, that's it. It also depresses me because my outlook for an active life is diminished. M 61 1 years
30 MG
1/22/2016
 1  High cholesterol Sore throat, wet chronic cough,muscle ache…. I am in great shape and this drug brought me down after only 2 days… I'm just going to have to try limiting my diet… I feel horrendous on this … I'll risk a heart attack thank you very much F 45 2 days
10mg 1X day
12/27/2015
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 1  Dr wants me to try again. Charlie horses in legs, thigh, severe pain in legs, heel,ends of my toes. Dizziness, extremely tired. Have tried every cholesterol drug out there. Same thing happens,except it has been years since I tried it and this time is worse. Dr prescribe 5mg every other day. Now on third week got really bad by Dec 25. I'm about ready to scream. Pain pills work somewhat. I would not recommend any cholesterol drug to one single person. I think we are being poisoned. F 64 3 weeks
5 mg every
12/27/2015
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 3  Dr. prescribed Very less sleep or almost no sleep,headache,tingling in ears,dizziness,left shoulder pain and jaw/teeth pain Blood test report shows creator helps me but because of non stop pain and zero sleep I decided to quit with this medicine M 44 2 months
10 mg
12/17/2015
 3  high cholesterol Severe ear infections, itching, tinnitus, deafness; memory lapses; fatigue, joint pains, abdominal pain; nerves on edge most of the time, with leg spasms; muscle weakness. Shortly after I started taking it, I cut down to 5mg every other day with the same side effects. Then I cut down to half a 5 mg tablet, every other day, and continued with these symptoms, but not as bad. It did lower my cholesterol, but the side effects are intolerable, and I have just gone off it. Hopefully I return to normal soon. F 62 8 months
5 mg 1X day
11/8/2015
 1  high cholesterol Muscle pain and weakness, sweating, can't walk very far without feeling need to vomit, passout or faint feeling. Depression from feeling so limited and ill, a feeling and sense of unwellness I never want to feel again. Definitely felt fear, heart elevation, omg too many side effects to try and cope with. Told effects should last a week but instead are worsening. NEVER TAKING AGAIN!!! Any suggestions to another Med that might help without all these effects? F 47 1 weeks
5mg
11/5/2015
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