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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 4 | Poor HDL/LDL Ratio | I was originally prescribed 10 mg dosage. Took the dose before going to bed. Had quesy stomach in the morning. | The Crestor lowered my total cholesterol from 205 to 117. My HDL remains at 34. Doctor recently cut my dosage to 5 mg and my stomach feels a whole lot better in the morning. | M | 51 | 20 months | 8/21/2007 | 4 | High Cholestoral | Virtually none And all my lab tests are nomal except Havn't reached optimal goal for LDL | Was on Lipitor Had achey feelings and my teeth hurt.Asked Dr.for more samples but he was out.He had samples of 10mg of crestor.I started taking it and and the muscle and teeth pain subsided.Neither drug gets me to my targeted cholestoral level.and i will not take a higher dose.Dr added Zetia will have too see how this works | M | 51 | 2 years | 9/1/2007 | 4 | high hdl | none | M | 51 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 5/24/2022 | 3 | to lower cholesterol and LDL | Recently I was diaggosied with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)or Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) ! I am not sure it the diagnose was accurate or it is durg induce vasculitis. Older generation of cholesterol lower medications were reporeted to induce vasculitis. the GCA and PMR are normally occur in older population. My Physcians were surprised to see me develop either PMR or GCA becuase of my age and no previous inducations that lead to either. High Sedmination rate, pain in one side of my throats, ear, and night fever. After two mnoths of 40mg prednisone the pain disappear. I am currently on low dose 5 mg of prednison the pain came back on the other side of my head (Ear and throat!) | I have previosly tried lipitor low dose I had sever reaction and my physcian stopped the medication. Crestor was the only one that lower my cholesterol and LDL at 20 mg. | M | 51 | 5 years | 1/5/2009 | 3 | elevated cholesterol (genetic) | Leg pains (mainly left side) from thigh to ankle , on and off. | Lipitor and vytorin beat me up so the Doc wanted me on 5mg crestor. High cholesterol runs in the family. I'm typically around 235-245 level. Haven't had follow-up bloodwork yet to check the numbers. | M | 51 | 60 days | 12/30/2008 | 3 | Cholesterol | Stabbing pain under feet, occasional deep burning/pain under balls of feet and heels. Hypersensitivity to toes, ankle swelling and pitting edema on calves. Felt like plantar faciatis. Also painful initiation of walking after sitting or sleeping. Often have trouble completing a sentence. | Stopped Crestor and all symptoms are going away. | M | 51 | 10 months 5mg 3X W | 5/8/2014 | 3 | High cholesterol and triglycerides | Depression, lack of motivation, loss of libido, muscle aches. Cholesterol down from 300 to 200! Symptoms much worse on original dose of 10 mg/day but still there on 5 mg 3xweek. | Had muscle aches with Vytorin that occurred very gradually over 18 months. Felt like I was age 95. No change in CPK or liver functions. 6 months for symptoms to go away completely. Stopped Crestor 1 week ago; hoping they will go away sooner this time. | F | 51 | 6 months 5 MG 3X W | 4/22/2011 | 2 | Cholesterol High Ratio Bad | Headachy- maliase, severe depression, agitated easily | I know other people taking Crestor and have no adverse effects and are lowering their cholesterol. It just didn't agree with me. I was taking no other medications while taking Crestor, the only thing I can imagine about the depression was that I just ended taking aspirin for a year and a half?? The depression stopped approximately a week and a half after I stopped taking it. So did all the other symptoms. | F | 51 | 18 days 20mg 1X day | 1/21/2011 | 2 | Cholesterol at 235 | severe, frequent muscle spasms in upper back, neck and jaw | I have been off this medication for 3 days (Dr. recommended) and the symptoms have not subsided. They began on the 4th day of dosage and quickly became more severe. My doctor did not recommend anything to help with the pain, just a different statin (Lovaza) which I will not take because my triglycerides are within normal range. | F | 51 | 6 days 10 MG 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 2 | Cardiologist recommend, Cholesterol | Within 3 months began to feel fatigue, overall weakness, muscle aches, cramping in calves and abdomen. Recently have become lethargic, foggy, slurring sentences and no energy. | Total cholesterol was 150 and LDL was 100 but doctor pointed to the Jupiter study and indicated I needed to be at 70 to 80 LDL and put me on 5 mg of Crestor. Starting feeling side effects after 2 months and became steadily more noticeable. Cut the pill in half to 2.5 mgs but no improvement in symptoms. Blood pressure has lowered to 125 over 75 and I thought the lack of energy and weakness was due to my heart not having to work as hard. Going to discontinue the drug completely and have my internal medical doctor perform new blood and liver tests. would rather live with slightly elevated BP than live with the symptoms. | M | 51 | 6 months 5 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | Foot pain! Seems to move around from toes to ankle to top off the foot to heel. Not sure if it's the Crestor but seems like many others have similar symptoms. Have not checked cholestoral levels yet to see if it's down but even if it is, I'd rather be able to walk! | M | 51 | 4 months | 6/28/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Sore knees, always hurt. I took the medication at night to help relieve the pain, but it persisted through the day. I went to Crestor after having the same effects from Lipitor | I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago - knees still ache, left finger tips are numb - always, left arm goes numb periodically, sore left shoulder, pain in the middle of my neck. energy level ok, lower back hurts periodically - it feels like my body is a wreak. | M | 51 | 5 months 5mg 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 2 | High LDL | After taking 10mg for two weeks, I was hopeful I would be able to tolerate Crestor. On the 16th day, I started with leg cramps, muscle twitches and a sensation of somthing running up and down my legs. I have experienced extreme tiredness and assumed it was just from work demands. Strange dreams are a usual occurrence for me but they seemed more frequent. 5 days after starting the med, I experienced itching on torso. | I called my DR today regarding the leg pain and was told to start taking the med at night. After reading others experiences, no thank you. I think there has to be a better solution than Crestor for me. | F | 51 | 17 days | 3/2/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol, diabetes | taking 20 mg daily, gradual increase in lower back and leg pain, fatigue, inability to exercise more than a few minutes without tiring. 'Wobbly' legs, loss of co-ordination due to leg weakness. After about 4 weeks, had to stop taking it. Tried two cycles of about a month each to be sure the effects were caused by the Crestor. Pain relief was immediate; within 48 hours of taking the last dose, pain was mostly gone. Completely gone after a week. | Haven't yet found out how well it works. Was on Zocor for several years with no noticable effects. | M | 51 | 3 months | 11/26/2008 | 1 | diabetic, preventative measures | Upper arm muscle pain,bloating - sometimes severe, hives on belly, constipation, knee pain, foot and ankle pain, sleep problems, arthriic like symtoms, fatigue. | Had been taking lipitor for several years and new specialist put me on crestor. No noticable side effects for about 8 weeks. Had some of these same side effects with lipitor. Now my legs, hands and especially my feet are so swollen I can't put my shoes on. I can't bend my left knee. I can't sleep at night because of muscle pain and have to take pain medication. I won't be taking any more statin drugs. When I couldn't get out of the bathtub one day because of muscle weakness and took this up with the doctor, she told me I was old, fat and arthritic. (I am 51 years old, recently lost 40 lbs and have no past history of arthritis) My colesterol is now 3.5 (Canadian scale) This is below average. When I asked her if I could take a break from the crestor she said, "you will be on colesterol lowering medication for the rest of your life". No I won't. I am done with statins. I'm off to see my naturopath! | F | 51 | 10 weeks | 11/24/2008 | 1 | high Cholestrol | muscle pain weakness I wish I would of never took it. in pain for four years. I'm sure to have it till the day I die | Crestor will make your life a living hell If your takeing this crap make sure you have test for "RHABDOMYOLYS" The pain stared in my feet woke up one morning and I couldnt walk my life suck now because of a little pill called "CRESTOR" | F | 51 | 2 weeks | 5/16/2009 | 1 | Low good to bad ratio | Nightmares, bloating, irregularity, muscle wasting, sore heals, severe cognitive loss, severe memory problems, vision and hearing affected, fatigue, lack of motivation, lowered sex drive, dry mouth, 20lb weight gain while eating less, joint pain, weakness, possible kidney issues, no patience now, anxiety, some depression | Fewer side effects at start than Liptior but after 2 yrs I'm stopping this drug too and hope that the damage is reversible, works for a time but then decreases, don't ignore the slow progression of the symptoms by blaming other potential causes like your age as it is the Crestor, when they start to show up STOP taking this stuff, better yet don't start. | M | 51 | 2 years | 11/13/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe muscle pain in calves, hands, arms and especially in my feet, making it difficult and painful to walk. Heaviness in my legs. General feeling of fatigue and malaise. | Dr. switched me to Crestor after I experienced the same symptoms on Zocor during which CPK test confirmed problems. These drugs lowered my cholesterol to an acceptable level but the side effects are intolerable. | F | 51 | 3 months | 6/21/2007 |