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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High Cholesteral 265 | After one month had such severe leg pains I could not even walk up the stairs. Legs were like pure jelly, feet numb, severe headaches. I normally walk 3 miles a day, could not even get out of bad. Felt depressed, no energy. My whole body felt like it was on fire when I tried to sleep. I cannot sleep, my heat feels like is jumping out of my chest. I feel awlful! My husband says I am a different person, not the same, my whole personality has gone down the toilet. | The side affects need to be discussed with each patient in details. I took Lipitor for a while and had some of the same affects, but Crestor is much worse. The doctors just throw these Statins around without really understanding how terrible the side affects can be. I hope they go away soon so I can get back to my normal life. | F | 60 | 4 weeks | 9/8/2009 | 1 | Elevated Cholesterol | Pain and extreme stiffness in right hand. Never had this before. | M | 60 | 7 days | 9/30/2009 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | I had been on Zetia and Lipitor but both caused extreme fatigue. I'd wake after 7-8 hrs of sleep only to go back to bed and sleep in an almost unconscious sleep for another 3-4 hrs. After started Crestor I thought great no fatigue but in a short time I started having new onset joint pain first rt knee then left hip, all this came on suddenly...end result I had a partial rt knee replacement August 2008 and later total left hip replacement..all within 8 monthes of starting on CRestor. Cause of hip distruction..unknown...I know why everything change after starting Crestor 5mg..Take this drug with much caution! for hrs. | My rehab Dr. told me to stop it and said sometimes the joint complications are irreversible. I'm now experiencing rt hip pain I've had enough replacement..I haven't worked for 15 monthes due to surgeries and rehab. I attribute it all to complications of Crestor. | F | 60 | 8 months | 10/11/2009 | 1 | to lower total cholesterol & LDL | Sciatica down both legs, lower back pain, numbness in feet. I was ready to consult my neurosurgeon about further back surgery (I have an L4-L5 fusion), the pain was becoming so disabling. Normally, I am very active -- play tennis & golf, dance, take yoga and pilates classes, etc. I was only taking 1/2 of a 5 mg. tablet (because every other statin I'd tried had caused muscle cramping). | I'd had taken the Crestor for almost 4 months before I decided to discontinue it. Within a week, the pain disappeared, and I was able to return to all my physical activities! | F | 60 | 114 days | 1/20/2009 | 1 | slightly elevated cholesterol | After 2 weeks of use I began having muscle spasms but was told by my doctor it was not due to Crestor. By 4 weeks muscle spasms became severe and occured 2-4 times a day. By 6 weeks I took myself off Crestor. One year later I still suffer painful muscle spasms about 2-3 times a week. I am much better but I have suffered greatly in the last year. I only hope they eventually will cease all together. Originally, my cholesterol levels fluctuated between 185 and 205 with the bad ranging from 95 to 121. I was put on 20 mg, a fairly large dosage, really for nothing and have gone to hell and back. | F | 60 | 45 days | 8/22/2008 | 1 | adviced doctor | swollen windpipe,angioedema freguently each occasion admitted to hosp once on HDU ward,blisters on head,ulcers severe in mouth,more angina attacks,infegtion in leg veins also DVT after only 4 wks on Crestor have been told 6/12 mths recovery no need for myself to be on Crestor. | eveyone should be more aware of the side effects of this drug,even doctors are not always aware as i have been informed,my side effects were so serious it was life threatening,and still is i have to be monitered wkly by hospital. | M | 60 | 30 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I was diagnosed with shingles in Oct of 07 and in November I started having pain in my right rib area. the area cannot be touched. Over the past year I have been to 4 different specialist had all kinds of scans and sonograms with no diagnosis. I went to a pain specialist who started me on Cymbalta which I was on for about 6 weeks and then after bad side effects I went off and thought I was going crazy. Over the past 6 mo my knee pain has gotten much worse and my left small finger has developed huge arthritis. I have to make myself get up and move and even though I am very active I pay for the activity I do with pain. I went to new Dr last week and he ran a lot of blood work and it came back today showing i tested positive for muscle deterioration. He looked back at my records and noticed I had been put on CRESTOR in Nov of 97. that sent up alot of red flags for him and he has taken me off the drug to see if my symptoms go away. Since I had shingles everyone was going with the | F | 60 | 11 months | 10/29/2008 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Severe muscle (shoulder, elbow) pain, blurred vision, unpleasant breath (unknown rotten fruit, sleeplessness, day time drowsiness, depression and anxiety, restrictive physical movement (can not move the shoulder without excrusiating pain, elbow felt as if the bone was broken. | I was taking Lipidot without any side effects. Switched to Crestor at the advise of the physician. Didn't know that Asians are more affected by Crestor!!! I won't touch it again. | M | 60 | 1 months | 2/23/2008 | 5 | cholesterol to high | Lowered the numbers BUT my legs paid the price. Swollen knees and sore angles... Stop taking crestor and the legs starting to feel better. After many visits to the knee doctor no help at all from them. They don't even actknowlege the connection I don't get it. | Stop taking and find a Healtheir way to lower your cholesterol. | M | 61 | 15 months | 8/18/2009 | 4 | Heart Attack | I had some nausea at first, taking 5mg per day. I am now taking 10 mg per week, basically 1 mg per day. A very small dose with food seems to work best for me. | I found that this med helped me right after my heart attack. I had two stents placed in my right coronary artery, but since it was over three hours from the start of the ahHA, I had a dead area on my heart. I was having problems with Vytorin. Zetia didn't do anything for me. Crestor gives me stamina and energy I wouldn't have otherwise. As of February 2009, My TC is 189, my LDL is 108, my TGL is 281, and my HDL is 24. I will say, Dr. Esselstyn's book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, has made a huge difference in my continuing angina. Nothing was helping that until I began following his dietary suggestions verbatim. No Fat! So, the quality of my life has greatly improved. Good Luck, Alan K. Now, if I can find retreats that are fat free, I will be home free! | M | 61 | 26 months | 4/8/2009 | 4 | High cholesterol | Leg pain esp left calf muscle. | Effective at lowering cholesterol level, the side effect ie stiff muscles is unfortunate but managable | M | 61 | 7 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/30/2010 | 3 | moderately high col. due to diabete | Severe lethargy, unable to walk across the room, chest pains not unlike pleurasy, shortness of breath, nasal congestion,back and neck pains,muscle weakness and loss of tone, short term memory loss. | Prescribed Crestor to assist lowering moderately high cholesterol levels due to diabetes, which it has done. BUT it has left me feeling twice my age almost overnight. Am too tired/weak to do most of my noromal household activities.Am now taking prednisone to treat asthma like symptoms which totally elevates my BSL readings. After reading all of these postings tonight it has confirmed to me what my 6th sense has been telling me for some time - TOSS IT !! | F | 61 | 9 months 10 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 3 | Doc kept pushing | Pain/cramping in the calves of my legs when walking, especially climbing small knolls. On the days I don't take this drug, there is no pain. | My heart specialist said we don't have to take a statin everyday. Taking it every other day or even a couple of times a week will help and it will cut down on side effects. I noticed on the days that I take Crestor, my calves ache/cramp when I walk any distance. Other statins upset my stomach. So far, Crestor has not. I will not take a statin of any kind on a daily basis. | F | 61 | 2 weeks | 10/11/2008 | 2 | to lower LDL and raise HDL | I took this drug for 2 & 1/2 months. My doctor did not discuss any side effects to me I found out on my own never take and anti acid because it raised my blood pressure from 118/62 to 186/86. I quit taking over that weekend until I could see the Doctor. He said to remain on the drug within two weeks I was freezing all of the time with temp in our home at 76 I had to wear a sweater and still problems with stomach pain & nausea. Doctor did liver function and it was normal wanted me to remain on drug. Has any one had these side effects? | F | 61 | 10mg 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | 20 mg Rosuvastatin | headache, cramps in legs, gas, felt frozen, bloating | I've ben on statins since 1984. I have dealt with the pain, bloating, cramps but when I was put on 20MG of Rosuvastatin on Nov 10, 2010 I got cold like symtems, runny nose, headache and by January 2011 I was literally frozen. With long johns, top and bottom, flanel pajamas, 2 pair wool socks and a heating pad in bed, I was still cold. I quit the resovastatin and 2 days later I was warm. After 5 days the pain, cold symtoms, cramps all went away. Told my doctor about this and she said its not from the rosuvastatin. I haven't felt this good in 27 years only thing now my LDL is getting high. I'll have to try a new doc I guess. Been off rosuvastatin for 7wks now. | M | 61 | 3 months 20 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 2 | hig hcholesterol | dizziness, leg weakness, tingling in feet and toes,pain at base of neck, debiltating fatigue. Could barely walk across the street to get mail. legs felt like they could not support body. Felt 25 years older. | Worked great at lowerng cholesterol but made me feel like I was going to spend the rest of my life in bed | M | 61 | 3 years | 8/12/2009 | 2 | Severe pains in legs after taking 20mg for 3 mths so Dr reduced dosage to 10mg. After about a year pains redeveloped in legs as before. In addition severe pains at top of calf muscles behind knees after standing up (if i have been sitting with legs tucked under the chair). Also dizzyness frequently on standing up. Have stopped Crestor 2 days ago and leg pains have gone but pain in calf muscles persisits. | M | 61 | 12 months | 12/2/2009 | 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 | 2 | Familial Hyperlipidemia | Was taking 10mg per day for 2 years, then doc increased to 40mg. Due to the power of suggestion, I don't typically check side effects until I feel the need to or have unexplained issues. In this case I have developed the following: thinning hair, joint pain throughout, lower back, ankle and neck pain, foggy thinking, muscle weakness in legs. | In addition to the Crestor I have drastically changed my diet and my cholesterol dropped but my doctor wants my numbers 20 points lower. Wish there was a better solution. | F | 61 | 3 months 40mg 1X day | 11/7/2022 | 2 | High Cholesterol | I've been taking rosuvastatin for only two days. The first night I started experiencing muscle pain, and a slight headache. On the second day, the headaches are the worst, sharp pains. This is terrible. | This medication is a NO for me. This Is Terrible! Asking God For Help. | M | 61 | 2 days 20 MG 1X day | 8/23/2022 |